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English 102 that differs greatly from English 101 because of the analysis and
deeper thinking that is involved. In the future I plan on becoming a police
officer and later a detective, in order to be successful at these jobs writing
is a major factor. Police have to write up reports for everything and they have
to be in great detail because some cases are opened up years later and every
bit of information has to be in there because a summary of things cannot prove
a person guilty. I can apply this to my future and that is what helps me stay
on top of this course.
Some
of the essays that we had to read in this were hard for me to comprehend, and
often required at least three tries to retain the information and the point
that the writer was trying to get across. Although the readings were hard, I
enjoyed Winter’s Bone and the strong messages that it sends. I enjoyed the book
because it was real and took me into the cold place of the Ozarks.
I
have been able to interpret and evaluate information very well due to this
course because in order to understand the readings, it requires understanding
of what is being said and being able to analyze main points in a paper and why
the author said things, and to be able to find the significance of things.
This
course taught me not to wait until the night of to do an essay, because there
are so many things to fix with only one draft. I learned that starting a paper
earlier in the week and taking time everyday to add to it and re-read it is a
lot less stressful and is a good way to edit it. Also, utilizing the online
tutor is extremely helpful because they help greatly with editing right on the
paper so you can see what to fix.
My challenges were essays, transitioning from
getting A’s for summaries to getting a low essay grade for lack of analysis. Also, which was easy, I’d always forget about the blog comments! The easiest part of this class, and an easy way for points I would forget and miss out on easy points.
I agree! It also taught me to not wait until the last minute to do things, learning time management was alot this semester. I am glad I leared now.
ReplyDeleteThat stuff can be rough, especially knowing you missed out on freebie (essentially) points. I certainly understand the tendency to push things off till the last moment, and I tend to do the same thing. It sounds like you're well aware of all the things you should work on to excel in your future classes; and I'm sure you'll make those changes. At least you might actually do it unlike myself. I start every semester promising myself that I'll do it differently. That hasn't worked out so well in all my years of schooling. Jokes aside, you'll do great, keep your head in the game and push when you need to. Good luck in the future, and I wish you the best.
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