The semester has been long and arduous and that is for certain. It is truly indicative of what it takes to be considered an honors student. The superfluous amount of research and writing in all of my classes this semester on top of what was needed within this one, was nearly overwhelming at certain points. However, I have found that my writing style and succinctness has improved because of it. Whether or not this is true has yet to be determined, but in my own mind, it has definitely improved. From the beginning of this class specifically, I have come to notice the distinct lack of direction that plagues me. Most of my work consists of me contradicting myself and keeping it broad to the point of being almost unworkable. It seems to me that a majority of the writing done was simply to get by in terms of the work necessary. I haven’t truly helped myself in furthering my thesis. Which in and of itself is in a suspended state, because I have no idea what I want to pin it down to yet. A large majority of my ideas tend to focus on policing in some format or another, which is fine, but they do not have any specific topic regarding policing to discuss and review. …show more content…
This ideology was with me throughout the semester, but sticking to it was sometimes out of my control. I found myself to be constantly battling deadlines for large writing assignments while also taking care of all of the busy work assigned to me throughout my classes. I tried to the best of my ability to stay true to what I had once said, but it was nearly impossible to do so. There is no excuse in the world as to why, because many people juggle hectic lives. I have great intention to build upon my weaknesses and to force them to become my