December 6, 2012
Corporate
College West
25425 Center
Ridge Road
Room 301 D
Westlake,
Ohio 44145
Word Count: 912
Dear
Professor McKeever:
As I reflect
on the last twelve weeks of this course, I remember my initial fear and the
reservations I had about taking an English composition course. It had been a
long time since I had to write a paper for school. I was not really sure that I
wanted to do this. I have never considered myself to be a strong essayist. The
thoughts, feelings and ideas come easily to me, but I struggle when I actually have
to put them down on paper. But, as most students know, English is a requirement
and I had to complete this course before I could really go any further with my
education. Once I reviewed the syllabus, the schedule of assignments, the MLA
format, and only managed an 8 out of 10 on the MLA format quiz, that was it, I can
remember thinking “Houston we have a problem.”
However, from
the beginning of this semester, until now, I have grown much more confident and
at ease with my writing skills. I am able to comfortably put those thoughts and
ideas down on paper. I am even more at ease with the MLA format, my grammar and
punctuation. I found Smarthinking.com to be an extremely helpful tool. The feedback
was a huge help for me.
I really
enjoyed the discussion boards. It was nice to put my thoughts down in a
not-so-formal setting. I also really enjoyed being able to see what the other
students were thinking about a particular topic. I enjoyed reading my fellow
students thoughts and seeing their different styles of writing. Plus, it was
gratifying when a fellow student had a positive comment about my discussion
board post.
The essays
you provided us were actually quite good. I found every one of them to be
interesting to read. Without a doubt, my favorite was “Love is a Fallacy” under lesson 4, evaluating an argument. I found
it to be funny and very witty. Not to mention, it helped to really understand
the different propaganda techniques that are used today.
The assigned
text book was a world of help. It really provided me with a solid foundation to
start my papers. It was easy to read and filled with excellent tips and ideas.
It laid out exactly how my paper should be formatted. I found it to be an
invaluable tool for me. It is something I will definitely keep and refer back
to, as I continue my education.
I have
included all of my essays on my digital portfolio. Given my reservations about
taking this course, I am quite proud of all of the pieces I wrote. I would have
to say the writing I found the most pleasurable/interesting was my restaurant
review. It was a restaurant that I fondly remembered from my high school days
and I was anxious to try it again. It was a good, if not better than I remembered.
Regardless if the review was positive, or negative, I found this essay to be
the enjoyable to write. I never really struggled with what I wanted to say, or
how I wanted to say it.
The assignment
I struggled with the most was my evaluation of the Tiger Mom. It was really
difficult for me to decide if this woman was a really great mother, who would
raise very successful children or an overbearing, pain, whose children would
one day resent her. I usually don’t struggle with picking a side in an
argument, but in this case, I had a rough time.
As this
class concludes, I am grateful I took this course. I have learned far more than
I ever expected to. This course will definitely help me as I continue my
education. Everything that I learned in this class will somehow be applied in
future courses.
In addition,
I really enjoyed having you as my professor for this course. I am so thankful
for your guidance this semester. I truly appreciated your thoughts, feedback
and insight into my work. An added bonus was that you are a football fan. I really
enjoyed our football conversations. Should you ever decide to leave teaching, I
see professional scouting in your future! My decision to return to school was a
tough one. I have a family and a fulltime job. I wasn’t sure it was something I
really wanted to do, or had the time to do. However, I knew something inside of
me was not complete and I was looking for new challenges and adventures. Having
you as my professor has made me want to continue and really succeed with my
classwork. If I could finish this course, and do it well, I feel confident that
I can be just as successful with my other courses. I consider myself blessed to
have met a professor who enjoys teaching and has taken more than just a passing
interest in his students. The way you planned the lessons and your above
mentioned feedback made this class very enjoyable. My only hope is that other
students, or returning students, from the work place have a professor that can
inspire, motivate and educate with such a novel approach.
Thank you
very much for everything you have done to help me this semester. I wish you
nothing but the best. GO IRISH!
Sincerely,
Jason
Lowbridge
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