https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1B1MuUKObTSu9CMmdoEqKlExy4r_nY0BsT0Fiq6ofYkQ\/edit?usp=sharing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sean Redding <\/p>\n\n\n\n WRT120<\/p>\n\n\n\n November 3rd, 2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n \t\t\t\t\tProject #2 Draft \tA lot of students arrive to West Chester University dead set on a certain major, or they don\u2019t have a clue on what they want to do in life. With a large selection of classes and gen-eds, many students are able to achieve higher learning in different fields other than their major. With classes such as public speaking and writing, students gain a learning opportunity outside their major that can help them in the real world.With all of the courses WCU has to offer, there is much more information to obtain than just inside the limits of a singular major. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \t Many majors require a vast knowledge in other subjects or fields in order to completely succeed in said major. For example, if someone were unable to speak publicly as a business major, and were planning on presenting business ideas or running their own business, they would not be as successful as a business major who were able to successfully speak in front of groups of people in order to pitch business ideas. In my opinion, having information in general fields can always aid to specific majors. As stated in the works of Percy, \u201cA student who has the desire to get at a dogfish or a Shakespeare sonnet may have the greatest difficulty in salvaging the creature itself from the educational package in which it is presented\u201d (Percy, pg 4). I believe this quote suggests that it would be hard to truly master a major unless you had succeeded in other areas that aid to said major. Another example of this would be a major in Cultural Anthropology. A majority of this major revolves around field work, and recording said field work. If a student had no strength in writing, they would not be able to accurately record said findings in their fieldwork. In fact, not being able to accurately depict findings through writing is imperative to the major. If one does field work about a foreign culture and inaccurately depicts them in their writings, that culture may be offended, and it would also be inaccurate fieldwork all together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \tAnother point to be made about students taking classes outside of their major, is that these extra classes help to prepare students for the real world. Classes like public speaking, basic math and writing classes,psychology, and yoga ultimately prepare many students who all have different majors or even just in life. Taking yoga classes as an elective teaches students different methods of stretching and meditation. Taking a psychology class can ultimately help any person understand more about people and their personalities. Classes like these can not only aid people who have already decided their major, but also aids people who are undecided. These classes teach skills that can be useful no matter what major a student may have. As stated by Perry, \u201cHas been appropriated by the symbolic complex which has already been formed in the sightseer\u2019s mind\u201d (Percy, pg. 1). This quote seems to suggest that by being close-minded to a specific major and not taking advantage of the skills learned in the elective or gen-ed classes, they may not be taking advantage of the full college experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \tIn conclusion, taking classes that aren\u2019t directly associated with a major ultimately can benefit a student in their own major, and can benefit students throughout life. https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1B1MuUKObTSu9CMmdoEqKlExy4r_nY0BsT0Fiq6ofYkQ\/edit?usp=sharing Sean Redding WRT120 November 3rd, 2019 Project #2 Draft A lot of students arrive to West Chester University dead set on a certain major, or they don\u2019t have a clue on what they want to do in life. 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