Dear future English 110.01 students,

When I started this class as a young fresh faced freshman I did not know what to expect. I had been to English classes before, but this was a whole different ball game. On the first day after I received my syllabus I knew that my life would be different after taking this class, and I knew that this class was like nothing I had ever experienced before. Over the course of the quarter there have been many different types of assignments from reading the page turner, Writing Analytically, to writing blog prompts such as these, and the awe inspiring 7 page ARP.
To succeed in this class you have to be open to new ideas and new experiences. It also takes time and effort. One must actually do the reading to understand how to write the papers and the commonplace essay that were required for this course. There were also thematic readings that went along with each class session that allowed for further study of the course material that were integral to ones success. To be successful one must actually do the work. You can get by without doing any of the readings, but why even come to class if you are not there to learn. This is not the place to just try and skirt by.

Good Luck,
Terasia Bradford

please don't hit me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think there are certain things in life that one should never talk about with friends, colleagues, or people that you even have a general interest in getting to know better. One of these being religion/faith/spirituality, I have seen many different arguments over a religious element, whether it be between two people who share the same beliefs or people who come from completely different backgrounds, there are a few things that remain constant. People think that they are being objective and not letting their beliefs color their opinions, but the fact that they decided to get in to a confrontation about religion shows their lack of ability to be objective. Another common point about religious arguments is that they tend to focus on the positives of their religion and the negatives of the opposing religion, but there is never a critical eye turned towards the religion that one is supporting. In every religion there are points that people like to keep hidden, and most of the time people hide these points that put their religion in an unfavorable light out of their minds. When in a true argument one can use the unfavorable points to make a counter argument that brings the opposition to its knees.

There is never a true winner in a discussion such as this. We all come out with the same beliefs just a little greyer. Whenever I have had a discussion and it even seems as though it could go the way of a discussion on religion I cut my losses and leave it be because I like having friends.