Kylie Smith
Marlen Harrison
English 101
8 December 2008
Final Reflective Letter
Marlen’s class has to be my favorite class that I have ever been in ever. I have learned so much about my self in this semester that it could never compare to any class that I have ever been in. I have also made so many friends from opening my funny and amusing self to the mercy of speaking and participating in this class. I would never trade this class for any other English class that Indiana University of Pennsylvania has to offer.
By taking this class I have taken many risks with my writing and with the different topics that I have chosen to write about. I definitely think that being able to write in any genre and about anything on the topic gave me the freedom to be as creative as I wanted to be. I also think that has made my essays better and has made me more aware of how much I actually like to write and express myself through not only when I speak, but when I write and express my feelings through writing. All of my friends say that they hated writing and hated taking the time to express themselves through the mundane forms of writing, but after taking this class I know what they are truly missing out on. They are missing out on a chance of a life time to show the world what they have to say. When you speak you can only make people around you listen to what you have to say, but if you take those thoughts and ideas and put them down on paper, it is a sacred document that you can share with the whole world. Having that chance to publish something even as simple as a blog, gets yourself out there to express who you truly are.
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I am going to tell all of my freshmen friends to take Marlen Harrison’s class because I think that they will gain not only a sense of English and writing, but ultimately a sense of self and self awareness from all of the essays that they will complete. Going into this class I heard that he had given a lot of writing homework but in the end it was so worth it. Taking not only knowledge of M.L.A. style writing and knowledge of genres, but I’m taking a part of my life that had made me see who I truly am and how I express myself through writing. I want to thank Marlen for showing a different and complex side of me. I don’t think that I could have asked for a better class to take than this one. This class will be forever in my memories.
