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Joseph Brodsky said, “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” A lot of people have an apathy for reading. When you read you gain so much knowledge without even realizing it. Reading laconic books from when you were in kindergarten like, “Goodnight Moon,” taught you how to appreciate everything around you. Reading notification or fiction you could still learn something. The things that you know now, are things that you learned when you were younger. Do you…

I have learned quite a bit from the readings, research, and discussions we have had in Literature & Rhetoric II so far. Even though we have not studied a large number of items yet, I have already noticed my values that I have learned through the work that I have accomplished thus far. The theme of this class is “the wide, wide world” and, from this idea, I have gained knowledge on the subjects of individualism, collaboration, and respect for viewpoints other than one’s own. All the works that…

In English 101 this semester I have learned numerous things that have strengthened my literature skills. Coming into the active learning environment I was a bit apprehensive because I used to prefer working alone. The classroom environment was like nothing I had been apart of in high school. Actively learning has made me become more confident in my own beliefs. Although the environment has benefited me, I had some struggles in this course. One major struggle was having to balance the…

In the fall, I took the English 1001 class. I knew the class would personally be a struggle for me from my past writing attempts. I knew I had to pass this class in order to graduate, so it had a lot of importance to me. It was overwhelming to me throughout the class. Towards the end of the class, though, I saw a significant change in how quickly and smoothly I could write an essay. Before I ever took the class, I was a very limited writer. I had short essay assignments all throughout high…

If I just read the assigned chapter in economics and couldn't remember what I just read, then I would need to make sure that I understand what exactly I just read. Also, try and convince myself that the material that I am learning is important and also try to find something interesting. This is two examples of things I could do from the book. I'm not exactly sure on what a reflection is, I think it means what I would I am not positive on that, though. If I just read the assigned chapter in…

Other students at our school enrolled in TFC had feedback from their professors to use to correct their papers. This seemed to help provide direction for developing their writing skills. I am sure if I had feedback, my final grade would have been much higher. My total frustration comes from not having feedback for 5 weeks. During that time, I did email…

For the multi-genre project I chose the topic of children refugees. I chose this topic because I believe that every human being was placed on this earth to do something miraculous, that would change the world for the better. My goal is for my readers to understand that life shouldn’t be taken for granted. I believe that if the world comes together as one, these refugees will no longer be seen as outsiders, and they can eventually show the world who they and their gifts. Throughout the process…

As I am writing this journal, the exact day its due, I realize that my writing anxieties must be the result of procrastination. Putting off my writing can cause me to rush and not think clearly. This also causes me to have a case of writer’s block. Writer’s block; the condition of not being able to think of what to write on continue with writing. Although my writers block is not major, when I wait till the last minute I tend to run out of things to say as the clock is ticking. It all starts…

Observation #1, the writer describes in the observation explains are clear but didn't too much more personal ideas .Also when writer describes express feelings about “laughing at her”,the writer was using own opinion in the observation because the writer not sure what can be?. On the whole observation the description seems fine to me because the writer has a lots of ideas to puttin on the description, and I love the way the writer format the organized the each observation very well. I would…

In this essay I am going to reflect on how I have grown as a writer throughout this course. I have learned many new things such as new vocabulary, grammar, writing styles, and much more. Throughout this course I have used resources through Johnston Community College like their library resources and tutoring center. Another key thing I was taught was how to write for different audiences. Here are a few examples of the things I have learned. The main thing I was taught was grammar and vocabulary…