It is hard for me to believe that my first semester in college is quickly coming to an end. It feels like just yesterday I stepped into my English 103 class, chose a seat among the strangers that would become my classmates, and listened to Ms.Warfield present the syllabus. At the time, I did not know what to expect from this class or what new knowledge I would gain from it. Now I know that from the theories we read, blogs prompts we answered, and essays we wrote, I have a better understanding of writing, critical thinking, and the world itself.
Before this class, I never had the need to think deeply about my writing. The papers I had to write in high school were simply answering a one-sentence long prompt. There was no need for research to back up my point, no balancing …show more content…
Not every theory was easily applicable to the society we live in today at first glance. It often took looking closer and the idea the theorist was presenting, looking at the issues going on around us, and figuring out how the two combine. I have never been good at critical thinking. Instead, I think in a very straightforward way, seeing things just as they are. In high school, it was often difficult for me to find the analogies, symbols, and allegories in stories and poems. Having class discussions on the theories we read greatly helped my ability to think critically. Sometimes the theory clicked right away, but other times it wasn’t until I heard the connections that other students made that it finally connected in my own mind. I love the challenge that these theories created and the satisfaction that understanding them brings. Yes, it was frustrating staring at the advertisement that I had chosen for my first essay, trying to come up with captivating ways that it used a theory, but that made it all the more rewarding when I was finally able to make a connection between
Before this class, I never had the need to think deeply about my writing. The papers I had to write in high school were simply answering a one-sentence long prompt. There was no need for research to back up my point, no balancing …show more content…
Not every theory was easily applicable to the society we live in today at first glance. It often took looking closer and the idea the theorist was presenting, looking at the issues going on around us, and figuring out how the two combine. I have never been good at critical thinking. Instead, I think in a very straightforward way, seeing things just as they are. In high school, it was often difficult for me to find the analogies, symbols, and allegories in stories and poems. Having class discussions on the theories we read greatly helped my ability to think critically. Sometimes the theory clicked right away, but other times it wasn’t until I heard the connections that other students made that it finally connected in my own mind. I love the challenge that these theories created and the satisfaction that understanding them brings. Yes, it was frustrating staring at the advertisement that I had chosen for my first essay, trying to come up with captivating ways that it used a theory, but that made it all the more rewarding when I was finally able to make a connection between