Dear Laura Cline:
I
have to say that this has been an interesting class so far. The experiences
have varied from fairly laid-back to extremely difficult for me. The extremely difficult
assignment, and biggest challenge, for me would have to be doing the analysis
paper on Bartleby the Scrivener. The reason I found this so difficult was that
I was expected to write an analysis from a point of view that I do not hold.
Though I realize that doing this expands our writing capabilities as well as challenging
ourselves to do better, I found this assignment irritating and frustrating. At
this point in time, I do not feel that I have had a “biggest success” as I have
only one graded paper and have nothing to really compare with, though having a
good grade in the class is a success in my opinion.
The
readings, videos, etc. have not had much effect on me, though “A Modest
Proposal” did make me stop and think about how things used to be and how they
are now. Since reading this I have done research and found that though there
are distinct differences in societies today versus societies back before the
1900’s there are also similarities and these similarities make me think about
what will happen to the various societies in the future.
Literary
analysis is not new to me. I was introduced to this type of writing in my first
semester at Yavapai College when I took a critical thinking class and I find
that, for the most part, I enjoy writing this way. Though it can be challenging,
it is interesting to look at something you read from a different point of view
than just for entertainment.
I
hope that as this class goes on I will find that my writing is improving and
that I continue to maintain a high grade. My goals are fairly simple in nature;
mostly I just hate to do badly at anything.
Sincerely,
Angela
Baker
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