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I am very thankful for taking this course as I feel I have vastly improved in multiple areas of my communication. I had never taken a course that involved writing a paper and then presenting a speech on it to the class. It was either one or the other, not both. That is what intrigued me to take this course before the semester started. For myself great strides were made in my ability to convince readers through the toulmin model, learned in this course. Help was received along the way…

PADM 302 Course Reflection My primary goals for this course were to improve my writing skills in two specific ways. I wanted to be able to write with greater speed, but with apparent quality, and I wanted to be clearer in my writing. I had two strategies in mind to meet these goals. The first included becoming proficient at writing outlines and frameworks, which, I thought, would help me better adhere to my objectives for the papers I write. The second strategy was to learn methods by which…

getting on the golf course for one last game. Most local golf courses have closed for the season, but one is still open heading into the back nine. Monday afternoon, dozen of golfers were at the Mark Twain Golf Course in Elmira, taking in the last chance to tee off before the season ends. Which is a hole in one for business. "This warm weather has really made up for April and our late start and it's a bonus for us," explains the general manager for the Mark Twain Golf Course, Jay Turcsik.…

Based on the article, "Failure Rates in Introductory Programming Course," by Jens Bennedsen, the author argues that we may be seeing high dropout rates in this industry due to the level of difficulty of…

What is the most significant thing that you have learned in the course? Explain why? Will it help you personally or professionally? There were so many things I learned during the course it is tough to pick just one that is the most signifcant. However, I have narrowed them down to a couple that I believe will help me both personally and professinally. First, I learned about the benefits that I feel will be significant to me both personally and professionally. The reason why is that I feel…

In completing the course English 112 at Robeson Community College, I have found myself with a new found understanding how to write various genres, and do them well. Newly, I have experienced the handling of opinion writing, research writing, and direct analyzation writing. These concepts greatly helped me achieve the knowledge of love in writing. This class had an overall positive affect on the individual I now am, and created a way in which I read an assignment, sit down, and promptly beginning…

opinion. Grade levels k-8 should be required courses, because that is when the foundation is built for students. Once you enter high school, students should be able to pick their own courses. However, I believe the only courses that should be required are English and gym. English helps the interaction with one another, our word selection, and knowledge. Gym because people are out of shape and don't get enough exercise. Letting kids pick their own courses will give them motivation to come to…

come out a lot on the North Woods Challenge course. When facilitating a retreat for the challenge course the leader must be inclusive of everyone, there will be people who’s’ biggest challenge is getting out of the car and into the mud, and there are others who will be trying to swing from tree to tree. The differences don’t stop there, but as always the leader must be respectful and inclusive towards all of those participating. The entire challenge course is process-oriented and is done to help…

Come a little closer, I want to let you in on a couple of secrets: my first thoughts and final thoughts of my first College Composition course. My first thought midway through the first quarter was all I need is to get an A, but how on Earth am I going to accomplish that if this crazy grading scale was in my way. Little did I know that it actually takes a good team to receive the grade that each of us want. My role as a student of College English 110 was attend class, participate in class…

The poems 'next to of course god america i' by E. E. Cummings, and 'Flag' written by John Agard both the notions of blind nationalism and patriotism within the context of war and conflict. Within 'Flag', Agard uses five tercets shaped like flags to accentuate the extended flag metaphor that repeats throughout his poem. These flag shapes are a reference to Agard's own poem, and in turn, the themes Agard portrays within the poem. On the contrary, Cummings utilises a modern and free verse…