English 101

The reason I chose the title “English 101” is because I quickly realized that I knew so little about how to properly write. Although, I wrote several essay in high school, college English required more complex thoughts. The course outline seemed reasonable, however, the more I wrote the harder it became to create new ideas.  Sometimes I felt mentally drained by trying to come up with new thoughts, or to analyze literatures. It could have felt somewhat difficult for me to accomplish all assignments because I was also working full-time and managing a house hold. That’s probably the real reason I felt drained.  I am extremely grateful that I completely English 150 because I believe I would have felt overwhelmed if I didn’t take this course prior to getting into Nursing. I have no idea how many students can juggle so many courses. Maybe I’m just getting old.  This fourteen week flew by so quickly, however even in that brief time I have learnt so much. I now have a more realistic expectation of the amount of work I will be getting when starting my Nursing course, and I am definitely much more prepared.  I have learnt how to do effective research, APA formatting, and how critique a writer’s style with more complex thoughts.

                The stories I most enjoyed reading was “Women of War” and “30 Turtles”, I enjoyed “Women of War” because it addressed an important issue that needs be resolved. Although, I have watched movies about the violence that occurs towards women during war, I really didn’t know how common it was for women and young girls to be victimized and I certainly didn’t know that military man were constantly getting away with such abusive behaviour. Basically, I enjoyed reading “Women of War” because it made me aware of the situation. I enjoyed reading “30 Turtles” for the same reason, and that is because it brought awareness to me about a situation I knew nothing about. I always thought that people that worked in call centres around the world were exploited under paid workers.  The story I least enjoyed reading was “Green Winter” because I felt the author jumped to conclusion on Global Warming. “Green Winter” didn’t contain many facts.  The entire writing was based on her own theory. It was not terrible to read however, I prefer reading material that contains more facts. I enjoy reading when I feel like I’m learning about something new or getting a different view on a particular subject.

                I am still in disbelief that this course is almost complete.  I have learnt so much, however, I also feel I have so much more to learn. I definitely wish I had more time in my academic career to study more English courses so I could improve on my writing skills. Over all the course was well taught and I believe that this course will help me achieve my goal of becoming a nurse.

Do you feel college English is quite different from high school English?