The Final Goodbye :(

To begin with, I have to honestly thank God that I didn’t look at ratemyprofessor.com when selecting my first semester of classes. That site was completely wrong when it came to this class. There was undoubtedly a tremendous expectation and workload in this class, however it helped me a great deal. From the start, when Natasha said, “she plans on giving us the workload as if I were only taking her class,” she wasn’t kidding haha. I honestly enjoyed the class a great deal, and it significantly improved my writing abilities. I use rhetoric strategies and look past what the text implies, for a deeper meaning. Sure, there were days where I would dread coming to class, however I know that this class helped me in so many more ways than I could have ever imagined. It was more than an ENC 1102 class, it was a class that helped you to succeed in your career and life!
If I have to pick, just one instance, that I enjoyed the most in class, I would have to go with the section on reading literally vs. literarily. Hearing people’s interpretations showed me that things are not always black and white, as they may seem, but so much more. Looking at a story, with different aspects or different backgrounds, showed me that once I believe I know something is considered vague, I should question it and look at it from a different view point. I also enjoyed the final presentations where we had to raise awareness of seriously exploited groups in society. I learned a great deal from all of the presentations. My least favorite activity was writing the rhetorical paper. From the start, I felt lost on the situation on how to attack the paper. Even though, I didn’t enjoy that part of the class, I still learned a great deal. I now know how to attack a piece of writing and look for fallacies, and look to see how credible this piece of work is. In addition, I learned not to take everything at face value. I know that I need to question and dissect an issue before I believe something or someone.
Sadly, one of the things that I enjoyed very much, we didn’t do more than once. I loved when we had to put on a skit that dealt with different scenarios which reached out to audiences. I also enjoyed our class debate on juicy campus. I never knew about that website, but now at least I will have an idea on what the matter is next time it is ever discussed. I would have enjoyed the class more if we had done more of these activities. Overall, I enjoyed the class a great deal and would even recommend it to my friends. I won’t lie to them, the work load is extremely challenging and difficult, but the final outcome is highly rewarding. I know for a fact, that I grew as a writer, and that this class will definitely help me in my future. So on this note, I want to thank you Natasha for pushing me to the brink, and helping me grow!