Reflection On My Rhetoric Course

Over the course of my first semester at the University of Iowa, I, like many of my classmates and friends, have changed. University is probably the biggest sweeping change that occurs to young adults of our age in America, willingly going away, sometimes hundred or thousands of miles away from your family to seek a higher education. It can be a stressful and hectic new step in life, but I especially think it will be a rewarding experience overall, not just because of the degree you get at the end of it, but because of the opportunity it can afford for many to really experience academic passion like never before in high school. This semester has taught me a lot about myself, both as a person and as a student, my abilities to work and think critically, …show more content…
These involve things like awkward phrasing at points, which can be remedied by reading my papers aloud, or just being more careful with my sentence structure, as my sentences can become jumbled at times. I would also still like to improve my use of textual quotes, being able to pick out and use quotes that truly solidify my …show more content…
If I had to pick a favorite “unit”, I would say individual poetry presentation. My friend and I did a very similar group presentation on Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “Kubla Khan” in highschool, still one of my favorite poems. This project inspired me to very vigorously read and listen to reading of the poems, and similar to the one in highschool, inspired a lot of excited anxiety and a feeling of accomplishment. Mark Strand has quickly been growing in interest for me, and I intend to take up much more of his poetry over the winter break, my current favorite being “The Mysterious Arrival of an Unusual