Michelle Expos Writ – Ms.Gokturk
Date: Jan.16th 2004 In class final essay exam
Question #2 Type of essay: definition
Type of intro: anecdote-dialogue
Wednesday: As Innocent As It Sounds?
Ring...Ring...Ring..! came the sound of the alarm, followed by the radio whose volume was turned up to its maximum. With a groan and eyes still glued shut by sleep, my hand fumbled about, hitting blunt objects until finally the horrifying racket of a noise stopped. My mom yells, “Michelle, wake up! It’s time for school.” When I didn’t respond for about a minute or so, she came into the room and mercilessly pulled off the bed sheets. I had fallen asleep just two hours ago, after finally finishing the paper that was to be handed in today – and of course, after finishing the loads of other assignments that were due as well. Somehow, I managed to get myself ready and arrived safely at school, where I joined my friends in the cafeteria at one of the tables.
“Morning,” my friends greeted me.
“Morning,” I replied, yawning. As I put my head sleepily on the table, I asked, “Today is Friday, right?”
One of my friends Julie answered, “Of course not. It’s only Wednesday.”
There came a series of groans,
including one from me. Somehow it had felt like the week was almost over,
considering all the piles of work that had been done. Friday seemed so far off
in the distance, almost like a far away dream. And the word “Wednesday” brought
a sort of a dread to all of us. One of my friends’ mom even calls it “wensoo-day” (it sounds somewhat like Wednesday, no?) which is Korean for “the
object of one’s grudge.”
Wednesday: a perfectly simple and ordinary word. It is one of the days of the week, particularly the middle day of the week, surrounded by Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. People can tell which day of the week you are referring to because all the seven days of the week are labeled with names.
Wednesday has several different connotations. Truth be told, the feelings associated with this particular day really depends on the kind of person you are. You may either be the type of a person who sees a cup as half filled with water, or half empty. Or you may be a student, a teacher, or a kindergarten child. If you were a student, for example, a majority of the students view Wednesday with a certain sort of dread. Because it is the middle day of the week, they are reminded of the painful fact that there is still half a week more to go until the weekend comes, when there is no school. But then again, there may be students in the exceptional group – optimists, who view Wednesday as a day that marks the fact that the school days are already half over. And again, teachers may have similar opinions of Wednesday. However, for children going to kindergarten, they may actually enjoy the fact that they are going to school and playing with their friends. So for them, Wednesday may be marked as “Oh no… the week’s already half over,” giving a sense of a sad connotation in those regards.
Wednesday is not the beginning of the week, nor is it the end of the week. It is, as many people tend to phrase it, “Smack in the middle of the week.” Of course Monday may be bad too, considering you have the whole week to go, ahead of you, but by Wednesday, it feels as though the week should have already been over, except that you have the sad truth of three more days left until the weekend (especially if you are a high school student).
Accordingly, the way one defines Wednesday, sentiment-wise, depends on the kind of person you are. For me, my view of the cup with the water is half empty, and I cannot say I associate good feelings with Wednesday. Now, how do you define Wednesday?