[영문에세이]Tout yourself as a night person[1]

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미국 교환학생 시절 중 작성했던 에세이입니다. 아침형 인간만을 요구하는 사회를 꼬집고 올빼미형 인간으로서 자신감 있게 살아가는 방법을 제시한 에세이입니다. 미국인 교수님께서 직접 첨삭해주셨고 점수도 A+받았습니다.

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Tout Yourself as a Night Person!
Inny, who is a 17-year-old girl from Grand Island, Nebraska, is a night owl. She doesn’t feel sleepy and even tries to sleep when people usually go to sleep. Indeed, she prefers to study in the late night rather than in the morning, especially when she studies after 10p.m because she feels relaxed, and she can concentrate well on her studying at that time.

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While there’s a popular belief that exercising in the morning may be more effective for weight loss, we still don’t have the scientific evidence to back that up… …, there’s some suggestion that in the afternoon or in the evening, we may be able to push ourselves a bit more. Studies have shown we can exercise harder later in the day because our “perceived exertion” is lower, that is, the exercise feels easier to us” (Guelfi).

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Before now, most of us have thought people should become accustomed to being morning larks. Night people should not be considered as lazy people any more. Plus, night people should recognize the best times for them to do something is evening hours, and they should be cautious about spending their times aimlessly and uselessly.

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