Final Blog!!!

At the start of fall, my main writing errors were connotations and the use of semi-colons in inappropriate areas. Over the semester, I feel that I have eradicated connotations from my work and am starting to use semi-colons in more appropriate areas instead of just using them to try and make my work look fancier. My argumentation skills have also improved as the course has allowed me to look at a vast number of controversial cases in society today. In each of these cases I generally feel that I have been able to reach a decent conclusion, mainly through sound logical reasoning. The class discussions have helped me broaden my critical thinking, in order to reach these conclusions as I have been able to see other people’s perspectives of the situations in hand.

I still do not always feel at ease with engaging in class discussions as I feel that other members in the class will not understand my perspective of the world as I have experienced different cultures to them. From listening to other people in different English 1101 classes, I feel very fortunate to have been in this particular class because they have often talked very frustratingly about their classes but I have on the other hand, enjoyed every minute. The variedness of the course has been very enjoyable and interesting as I have able to expand my knowledge of language. The parts I found most enjoyable were the history of how languages came about and the discrimination between different dialects. The story of the American Indian Boarding Schools also highlighted me how contradictive society can be from its supposed values. Overall I loved the class and believe I have the correct foundations to progress with my college career as it has improved my ability to write precisely, perceptively and persuasively.