My time in this course was well worth it. In general, writing has always been something that has come easy to me, but this class was a surprise to me because it was a bit of a struggle. I was used to writing freely and not having to think too hard when doing so, but with this course a lot of research was required, and that is something I did not have much experience with. I am thankful to have been able to expand my writing and research styles throughout the semester. There were three different stages of my time in this class, and those were the beginning, middle, and end. Each stage was unique and looking back, I am glad I was able to grow through all of them. I came into this course expecting to breeze through it. Like I mentioned before, …show more content…
The upside was that I was learning a lot of new things. It was somewhat exciting to pick a topic that you care about and to learn how to use databases to gain credible information on the subject. The middle portion of the course was also nice because of the meetings with the instructor to get good advice from, along with the peer reviews, which were a big help just because I could talk with people I don't normally talk with. I would also say that one of my favorite aspects of this class was the structure of it. It was so helpful that everything we did built up to the final draft of the research paper. I liked that there was no busy work that has nothing to do with the research paper. All assignments had meaning and were useful. Without even knowing it or stressing about it too much, I had almost a whole paper typed out in front of me when the outline was due. Of course with every class there are struggles throughout the semester and I sure faced them. Besides the fact that I work three jobs and had serious health problems to figure out, it was hard to balance all of the schoolwork. I had problems pulling myself together not just for class, but to do assignments as well. What matters the most is that I was able to overcome all of my difficulties and realize that I would do what I was able to so I could make it to the end of the course