My biggest fears in the beginning of the course was to do well in the course. Writing was never my strong point, so the fact that the class was writing intensive class was a very big issue!!! The summer emails really caught me off guard because what professor emails his a month or two before school? The emails just made me more and more anxious as the first day of class came closer and closer. Writing blogs and having my own web page as well as having to read two novels was very overwhelming and did nothing for my anxiety. The first day of class only added to stress when blogs assignments were introduced as well as the “speech” to basically get the lazy students to drop the class. The blogs even though were a pain, were actually a huge life saver. It allowed me to just get over the fear of writing and also improved my writing by allowing me to express myself better and faster. My fears and anxiety I feel is what pushed me to write my paper. As the semester went by the blogs became less involved and the work load was more spaced out and easier to complete. My anxiety and fears seemed to ease up as the semester come to a close. Now that the semester is almost over, my work has been just really tweaking and perfecting the works that I have already completed. I don’t plan on having a future as a researcher, but I do writing since I am going to be a teacher. This course allowed me not only to improve my writing skills,but my reading and analyzing skills too. I would have to say one of my proudest moments in the course was getting a response back from the editor of Greek America Magazine for publishing my work. I definitely know that Anne LaMott’s Shitty first drafts will stick with me as well as taking the research process one step at a time. Doing the work little by little makes it become less complex and stressful. Overall, the stress and hard work payed off and I have come away with a lot.
