Voltaire wrote a quote saying, “The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.” This quote relates to me because during this past semester I feel as though I didn’t acquire any new skills in the class. Looking back at this semester I didn’t learn anything but instead I felt that I was relearning things, such as locating information, formatting a paper and organizing details.
One of the skills I relearned was locating information. In composition and research, we had to write multiple papers on certain topics. In order to go in depth on the topic and understanding both point of views, we had to locate information. By locating information, it provided a better understanding on the topic. In English 090 we wrote multiple papers and, we learned that we had to get reliable sources. In this English class I feel as though I revisit some of the topics, while going in depth and advancing …show more content…
The reason why because my future job skills requires a lot of researching. My future job is becoming a paralegal and in that field, we must research different cases and IRAC them. Meaning write out the issue, reasoning, answer and conclusion. This is similar to a format, this is basically a format to brief a case. Revisiting different formats and what they require makes me want to brush up different law formats. The reason why because like writing there are different formats for law. English, they have APA and MLA and many more and for law there are different ways to brief a case by IRAC or writing it as a memo. When I transfer to Wilmington University this will help me when I advance in other English classes. The reason why because not only did I already know information on it, but the professor went into depth with different things. She went in depth with it on a college level, so when it’s time to transfer I’ll be ready to write multiple
One of the skills I relearned was locating information. In composition and research, we had to write multiple papers on certain topics. In order to go in depth on the topic and understanding both point of views, we had to locate information. By locating information, it provided a better understanding on the topic. In English 090 we wrote multiple papers and, we learned that we had to get reliable sources. In this English class I feel as though I revisit some of the topics, while going in depth and advancing …show more content…
The reason why because my future job skills requires a lot of researching. My future job is becoming a paralegal and in that field, we must research different cases and IRAC them. Meaning write out the issue, reasoning, answer and conclusion. This is similar to a format, this is basically a format to brief a case. Revisiting different formats and what they require makes me want to brush up different law formats. The reason why because like writing there are different formats for law. English, they have APA and MLA and many more and for law there are different ways to brief a case by IRAC or writing it as a memo. When I transfer to Wilmington University this will help me when I advance in other English classes. The reason why because not only did I already know information on it, but the professor went into depth with different things. She went in depth with it on a college level, so when it’s time to transfer I’ll be ready to write multiple