At the midway point in the semester I have developed a stronger understanding of my writing; what I do well and what I need to improve upon.\u00a0 Each FYS class shares the common purpose of improving students writing and reading ability.\u00a0 Therefore, we have done a lot of reading and writing in this class.\u00a0 Personally, I feel like I have not made significant improvements in my writing ability yet.\u00a0 The first large paper we wrote on Plato\u2019s Republic was difficult for me.\u00a0 The prompt was challenging and required more critical thinking than any assignment I have done before.\u00a0 What happened was I failed to organize my thoughts under a strong central argument.\u00a0 The result was a paper which I believe had many strong points and arguments but lacked focus and clarity.\u00a0 After meeting with my teacher and writing assistant I am more aware of what I need to improve on.\u00a0 I plan on spending more time constructing a thesis and an outline for my next big writing assignment before I begin to write.\u00a0 In my first essay I did not know my thesis until I was halfway done with the paper.\u00a0 Because of this my paper was unorganized.\u00a0 By making an outline I can create a main argument before I begin to writing so I stick to one main idea.\u00a0 I have a tendency to digress from the central argument of my essay, which can be confusing for somone who reads it.\u00a0 I believe this will immensely improve my next argumentative essay adding more strength and clarity.\u00a0 Despite failing to make significant strides in my writing I am now more aware of my writing habits thanks to the constructive criticism I have received from my teacher and writing assistant.\u00a0 I plan to use this new found awareness on my future assignments to make my writing is more persuasive and focused.<\/p>\n
Along with an awareness of my writing this class has helped to expand my awareness of the world in which we live.\u00a0 From studying both Plato and Moore there is a focus on the problems we face as a society.\u00a0 This theme surfaced in our visit to Chat where we saw an effort to improve an impoverished society.\u00a0 This experience along with the reading assignments we\u2019ve had have forced me to think about the many problems in our society today and how they can be fixed.\u00a0 By studying utopia, there is a visual goal to strive toward.\u00a0 This has allowed me to find a more profound meaning for taking this course aside from just reading and writing.\u00a0 I can say that I don\u2019t look at the world the same way.\u00a0 I have a better understanding of the problems that occur in a society and where they are caused from.\u00a0 For example, in Plato\u2019s republic a lot of time is spent discussing temperance and its importance in combating greed.\u00a0 The issue of greed is still just a much of a problem today as it was in the past.\u00a0 These are problems that I never devoted much thinking to but I am now starting to understand their importance.\u00a0 This class examines the true issues within a society as we read from people who provide possible solutions to these issues.\u00a0 From this I have thought a lot more about this and have a better understanding of the many problems in our world and more resolve to make the world a better place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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