Personal Narrative: Time Flies

Time flies. My first semester as a freshman has ended. In my view, this is the most tiring semester I have ever had, because I have to stay up late and get up at seven o’clock; meanwhile, this is the most amazing semester I have ever had for the fantastic people I have met so far. Before I come to this class, my strength lay in reading, analyzing and understanding articles. I could always grasp the central idea of the article precisely, which is a gift inherited from my mother. In addition, I never have much difficulty in grammar usage because it is the part I have paid the highest attention to since English learning. At the same time, my weakness lay in organizing language logically. I considered myself as a person with poor logic, thus it was hard for me to give a clear and full explanation. As a result, after I came up with different kinds of opinions, I worried about making the full development of one argument. In addition, I had to spent twice as much time than my peers in finishing the journal assignment for each class, and this explains why I didn’t do well in class quiz. I thought slowly, typed slowly, and was always the last to finish class quiz. …show more content…
Looking back to all the writings that I have kept in one folder, I am surprised and proud that I can turn short paragraphs into long and complete essays. I am able to give clear thesis statement, integrate supportive evidence, and organize ideas in order. Besides, I have achieved progress in interpreting the author’s opinions and giving relevant feedback. Best of all, I have learned to analyze the quotation by referring to standard examples provided by the instructor. Now, there is no difficulty for me to write a long paragraph explaining a short