Getting Our Bearings

The judging on Project Runway and Top Chef are the same as the ones in the essay because they are both looking for who went the extra mile who embraced this challenge or this assignment and took the time to find something that not only grabs their attention but they know will grab the majority of the people reading the paper. How these two differ is that in the shows more than not every contestant is going to put their heart and soul into the project or challenge they are given where when your typing an assignment some people may just do what is asked of them and not go that extra mile because they are taught if you follow the directions you will do just fine but in shows like Project Runway they have people always taking risks to separate themselves from the rest of the pack and sometimes they get burned but most of the time they are rewarded where some kids do not want to go the extra mile because they are nervous of being wrong and they may fail. It is assumed by each approach that the contestant or the student will give 100% when writing or taking on a challenge and that they keep an open mind and do not have a horrible attitude going into a challenge. They differ though in the thought process that goes on when writing a paper and when your competing in a challenge. I believe what is overlooked I believe is the abilities people are able to put into a project or challenge some people who are on these shows are better at some things then others and some challenges really bring out a persons attributes where some struggle. This is the same when writing a paper some people have more experience with things and have an easy time with coming up with examples for a paper. The shows like Project Runway and Top Chef focus on the contestants talents and if they are able to perform on a week to week or even sometimes a day to day basis where as a student you have to use your creativeness and even if you have no clue what to write you always are able to think of something and you can use examples from past experiences that you have had.