Final Blog Post

Coming into my first semester of college I felt unsure about my major.  I had chosen to be an English major based on my strengths in high school and the overall fact that it was undeniably the only course I had enjoyed.  I wanted to be able to read and write if I was going to do anything, despite the constant criticism and questioning English majors receive of there being nothing to do with an English major.  Over the course of the semester through this class I became more and more confident every class that I had chosen correctly.  In high school I had only really ever written literary analysis essays and history essays, never exploring the different types of academic writing that we did this semester.  At first I actually felt challenged as of how to go about writing an essay that wasn't a literary analysis.  As the course moved along I began to enjoy that type of academic writing and it became more and more enjoyable.  I found that as a writer I work best when I put all of my thoughts down on paper in one instance rather than writing parts and then adding back later.  I discovered that I work best at night when I am alone and enjoying music in an atmosphere I am comfortable in.  This course has excited me to continue my growth in academic writing and to hopefully become stronger and more coherent in my writing process.