The
point of this blog is to review what I learned in class. More than anything, I
learned that a few mistakes do not define who I am or where I belong. I have
also learned how to provide a strong argument and how to back it up with the
ethos, logos, and pathos. I should just make a list of what I learned, but oh
well. I also learned how dangerous squirrels are to students on campus. We
weren’t taught it in class, but I learned that the people you meet and
activities you do in class are sometimes more important than the class itself.
I also learned how important it is
to keep your audience in mind when you are writing. Ever since mastering this I have kept my audience
in mind as I write chapters for The Soul
Circle Quadrilogy, trying to think of how they would react and what they
would think. I have also tried to apply this to the papers I have written
throughout this semester. I have also assimilated some of the tools of
rhetoric. I am still trying to master them all, but I am on my way. I may have
been a procrastinator and a very lazy student, but I now know that it is still
possible to go to class if you wake up twenty minutes before it starts.
This
was a great semester, not necessarily for my grades, but I learned a lot about
life instead. Writing and Rhetoric was one of those classes that helped me
learn about how life should be prioritized. Professor Elliott, do you remember
my first paper in this class, and how I wrote about my horrible experiences in
most of my English classes? I am glad to tell you that Writing and Rhetoric
150H was not one of those classes. It was my favorite class by far, and I learned
quite a bit. Thank you.
Signing out – Ian Lucas
