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* Think back to your first journal entry, in which you explained why you had enrolled in the course and what you expected to gain from it. Now that you have almost completed the course, what can you say you learned?
I learned a lot from this course. I learned how to transmit a message in different ways. Overall, I can say my writing skills has improved. All my teachers have appreciated all my different writing projects.

* What course materials did you find helpful? What was your overall impression of the textbook? Would you have liked to see anything else that would have helped you better learn the material?
It is pretty hard to transmit sometimes bad news, deny request or even send a negative message without hurting others. I think this
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Esai Garza: He contributed ideas for the project. Our project title is inspired by his assignment.
Justin Guerrero: He contributed ideas for the project.
Tanguy Kignima: I contributed ideas for the project.
Overall, our team did pretty good. We did work as a team to complete the project. As an example, I worked with Dulce to propose a first outline. Justin and Esai added more ideas to it.

* Did the team member meet all team deadlines?
Dulce Arrieta: Yes! She met all the deadline.
Esai Garza: Yes! He met all the deadline.
Justin Guerrero: Yes! He met all the deadline.
Tanguy Kignima: Yes! I met all the deadline.
Our team met all the deadline. Basically, the work were shared in small part with a big goal to achieve at the end of a period. So, it was easy to meet the deadline.

* Did the team member's work meet the team's requirements, or did others have to re-do the team member's work?
Dulce Arrieta: Her work met the team’s requirements.
Esai Garza: His work met the team’s requirements.
Justin Guerrero: His work met the team’s requirements.
Tanguy Kignima: I met the team’s
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In what way?
Dulce Arrieta: She exhibited professionalism throughout the project. She reviewed all our final papers and reports before we submitted it. She did also all her works in time. She was also the secretary of the group.
Esai Garza: He exhibited professionalism throughout the project especially at the end of the semester. He did the extra work such as reviewing memorandum that we forgot to assign someone without complaining.
Justin Guerrero: He exhibited professional throughout the project. He was most of the time the first to complete his duty.
Tanguy Kignima: I exhibited professionalism throughout the project. I did my best as a leader to have this group project completed in the deadline.

* Would you like to work with this team member again on a project? Why or why not?
Dulce Arrieta: I would like to work with her again because she was a useful asset for the group. She was basically the secretary of the group.
Esai Garza: I would like to work with him again because he is an achiever and volunteer.
Justin Guerrero: I would like to work with him again because he is very good in time management and also

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