Passage #1

The first passage that I chose was "The Shallow Pond" (pg.158-162).  This passage is relatable to life as a UK freshman. There are people here that will go well beyond out of there way to help you - but there are some people here that won't really give you the time of day.  Although the magnitude of the situation may be much less than the situations described in the book; the concept is still the same. For example Professors and TAs go the extra mile to help out students by having study sessions, and office hours. While this is much less of a "sacrifice" for the TAs and Professors, they are still spending their valuable time helping others out. What the TAs and Professors do seems to be more like an act of kindness in comparison to the intense example of "The Shallow Pond" passage.

This passage also mentions the point of helping others but not to the point where your assets become practically non-existent. The concept is that you need help others but only to the extent that you can give without putting yourself into a bad situation. The best friends that you make in college will do this for you, it is generally you scratch your back you scratch mine. However there are people here that will do anything for you, and they are your true friends, I think I have already made some true friends here.