Goodbye



Being an International Freshman, I was scared that my way of writing would be different from everyone else and that I wouldn't do well in this class. However, in hindsight, I was scared for no reason. I had a great time in this class while learning a lot as well. Coming into this class I didn't know the importance of social justice, but after this course, I have a whole new outlook on this topic. Even though I am business major the knowledge I gained in social justice is important because now I know that there is a lot of injustice in this world and that all of us should do our small bits to reduce this, furthermore through civil disobedience and  King  I learnt importance of standing up for myself regardless of popular opinion.

From a writing perspective specifically, I improved in the area of pre-writing. Before this class I had no clue what JStor or Proquest was, also my way of incorporating the research into my papers was a lot less academic. Moreover, through the peer review sessions and conferences, I learnt how to incorporate feedback into my essays as well as give feedback, this process helped me think critically and develop greater ideas for my essays.

Finally, I would like to say that I never saw myself maintaining a blog, however now that the semester is over and I successfully maintained the blog  I can say that it was a really interesting experience, but sadly it's not for me, but my key takeaway from this class is that my writing has become a lot more academic and going into future jobs and classes this is a very important skill to possess.


Thank You For A Great Semester !!

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