I feel that I am progressing in this class in a sense that I am more aware of the reading and the habit of getting everything i need to done on time. I can gauge what I need to plan time for and how much better than I could initially. The beginning of the semester was difficult due to the trouble I had finding everything that I needed to find. I think that the information is much better organized at this point and I feel much less stress about finding things now.
I also feel that I am taking better notes in relation to connecting them when reading. I pick out themes I find in common and note those so my projects will be easier to form. I find commonalities in the authors lives, writing choices, era's, and religions. I think that keeping these ideas in mind also help me retain the literature.
With so much reading (page wise and option wise) I feel a little sad that I cant read everything that everyone else is. I think that The option to choose your reading is such a huge advantage and blessing but at the same time I wish I was able to read everything that my classmates do so I am on the same page as they are (pun intended). However, on the other side I like that we are able to not have all of the same information, because this makes reading the projects even more interesting.
When someone writes and essay with the assumption everyone has read it, it loses a little something for the readers who are not informed of the plot. This exercises the writer to catch the reader up on what they may not know. I feel this is a good skill to have. Long summaries are where papers and essays go to die, but a paper with no explanation loses the focus of the reader as they try to gather what the story is about or what someone is referencing to. It is almost like coming into a conversation in the middle and trying to piece together what you missed. I think that knowing that not everyone is reading the same material helps to keep this in prospective for me.
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