Research Blog #6: Visual

I thought this picture spoke so much volume to exactly what my paper is going to illustrate. My research paper details the ways that commuter students and residential students differ in how they experience their college years and what challenges commuter students face that residential students may not. However, through all of these different challenges and dissimilar experiences, commuter students are still able to perform relatively well in school and sometimes come out even more prepared and mature to handle the real world. This approach that my paper will take directly parallels the message in this picture. Although everyone in the photo is heading in the right direction, the different modes of reaching their destination varies (car, biking, walking or running). Therefore, it is safe to say that each person does reach their destination but their method may be different and some may experience difficulties that others may not. One can argue that the ones in the car are better off because it is the fastest. However, one can even counter-argue that and say that even though driving the car may be faster, those walking or riding their bikes benefit in a way that the motorists do not; they become more physically fit. Also, one can argue that although the car may be faster, when you have many cars on the road, traffic results, whereas a bicyclist may not be affected by traffic and can even reach their destination before the motorist for this very reason. All in all, I think this picture truly highlights the essence of the message that I am aiming to deliver through my research paper.