Christopher
Thomsen
Dr.
Jason Smith
English
101
6/10/14
Starting at the beginning of this
semester, I was a recently turned thirty year old that hadn’t attended college
for a very long time. I didn’t know what to expect and I was worried that I wouldn’t
remember the basics. The thing was I was actually excited and motivated by
school work for the first time in my life. My goal is to become a radiology
technician and if I actually had a plan like that my first time around maybe
things would have went differently at NCC.
When I first walked into class, I was
late and stressed out and then I had to write an essay. It was really hard for
me to write even though the subject content was provided. When it was finished I
was extremely relieved. I thought it was really cool that the book was provided
and found the subject content to be interesting. Fast Food Nation was a book that I wanted to read and I didn’t find
it difficult to keep up with. It’s getting somewhat out dated, but it’s nice to
read something that was actually written recently about a topic that affects
our everyday lives.
This class has taught me how to
properly site articles as well as text and it’s about time I learned. I found
out what websites can be trusted and what I should stay away from. Through the library
lab we had I learned how to use the schools website and have found it extremely
helpful with my final papers research. I enjoyed writing my research paper
because pollution is something I’m passionate about and have found myself contributing
to conversations more when a like topic arises. I feel more confident in my
research ability after taking this class and the grade I have received will
give me the confidence I need to continue on towards my goal. I NEED to work on my comma placement and will
have that sorted out when I see you in the fall. Until then have a great summer
and thank you for your patience and knowledge. I have finished all my finals
and I’m going to get a beer, right now.
