FINAL BLOG :(

At the end of high school I was always worried about one thing more than any other worries a young high school student might have. I was going off to college in the start of the fall, and was going to have to please some professor I didn’t know with the style of writing in which they liked. Having always been told that I would have to learn the likes and dislikes in different writing styles of a professor, my outlook in the fall for the sake of my English grade seemed to prove doomed. However, all of that turned to mush the day after I received my first paper back from Professor Hughes. I quickly learned that she liked my “scholarly” tone of writing and was very pleased with her as my English professor at Young Harris College.

There were a couple of errors to my writing still, even with my lovely high school education. For some odd reason I could not find it in myself to use the word “is;” it just wouldn’t happen. Professor Hughes helped me realize that the word “is” was not going to kill me if I just used it a few sparing times in a paper. I have also improved in some citing techniques which has not only been helpful in English, but also other classes that require research papers and a bibliography. As far as my argumentative skills, I don’t know that I have made any progress in them. (Hopefully they haven’t gotten any worse) When writing on a topic in which I truly take a side of opinion, I find that it is easy to write with a flowing tone without the hassle of trying to insert “fluff” sentences.
My developments in critical thinking have definitely taken a turn for the better. This is due to the eye opening influences of other’s opinions throughout the class. I found that debates and simple conversation allowed by the teacher throughout the course enabled not only me, but the others to comprehend and understand different views on different subjects from different people. This open atmosphere provided many great opportunities for learning throughout the semester. THANK YOU DR. HUGHES!!!!!!!!! Due to the great learning opportunities, I have learned that not all college professors “have to give a student in their class a failing grade in order to think that they are better than their students.”(Hughes) Therefore my first English class college experience has been one of the greatest life achievements for me and will always be remembered.