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High school, a milestone I have not only passed but succeeded in completing, as clearly shown by my prestigious choice of university. For me English was always a struggle, I always got the feeling my teachers and myself never fully clicked, especially in English class. Writing seemed tedious; an exertion not an expression where thesis statements and correct formatting clogged my mind. The droll of timed writings in which I spent half the time lost in my own imagination truly set the standard for my appreciation of English class. Now to be fair I always viewed myself as a decent writer, but I struggled to express my ideas on paper, and I always considered my grammar to be atrocious. I found myself scrapping for motivation in long essays over books, that I never truly read. I was stuck; beached like a whale in a sense struggling to escape the scheduled life of high school. Now begins a new chapter; gone are the days of comparing SAT scores and stressing over college admittance essays; it's surreal to think that at this point in time life may never be any better. Now I truly believe that for English class as well, a new leaf has been turned and I whole-heartedly believe that English class may change along with it. I strive to believe that in this college experience that everyone raves about I will finally be able to write in a way that I want and not by a format a teacher tells me to write. But other than that, nah hopefully college English will be a blast.
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I'm going to use this post to continue my
reflection on the current course of English 1900 that I am taking. English
has definitely changed, gone are the days of boring lectures and
analysis of books, the class so far has focused on the argumentative side of
writing much more than I expected. To me English in High school
focused much more on the reading aspect than just on the writing. In college
writing is much more frequent in the fact that there is much more actual
writing than, and when I put that fact into words it just kind of seems corny,
but at the same time it's true. I've become more accustomed to writing
frequently and I think especially as I move through both college and life that
trait will become increasingly more important and relative. The argumentative
techniques that we learn in class are much more applicable to the real world.
Especially in fight club; the arguments that I have with my fellow classmates
in fight club correlate directly to the real world. The arguments teach me more
than just the pointless discussions suggest; it teaches me how to craft a valid
argument. Even in circumstances in which I don’t necessarily agree with the
point of view that I’ve been given. This teaches me not only how to craft a
valid argument but to also be open to other points of views, because even with
some topics that I’m adamantly opposed too seeing the argument from another
perspective can really open up your mind to other beliefs. That’s how English is
going so far this year.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with your continuation of your blog post as you stated how this class has provided us with much more applicable material, while High School focused a lot on reading aspects. Although both are important, argumentation will help us tremendously throughout our college careers.
ReplyDeleteHey Andrew, I enjoyed reading your post and definitetly saw improvement and more insight. It's odd how your view of high school english can change as you proceed through college courses. I also agree that the material we learn in college courses are more applicable to the real world, and have learned a lot myself. It is good to see you are having the same experience.
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