As I said in the introduction to this piece, I did not plan to take much out of this course. Instead, I am leaving with a full new insight on not only my newfound love for writing but also skills that are critical with daily communication. Every one of the outcomes learned in this class are beneficial to use while writing papers and also valuable skills that apply to many other aspects of life. For me personally, I plan on majoring in the sciences where the small exposure to writing involves research papers. Using Outcomes 2 and 3 and learning how to synthesize complex research and evidence into an argument will help me greatly as I continue down my path. All the outcomes as a whole has taught me how to actually argue and not sound like a dumbass in the process. Using all of the outcomes (except for 4 generally) in daily speech require use to argue. You can’t start a debate or an argument without knowing the context of your argument, or who it may concern (outcome 1). You CAN start a debate without evidence or facts, but you won’t win guaranteed (outcome 2). Evidence is crucial, but also doesn’t mean anything if you can’t organize it in an aesthetically pleasing way (outcome 3). And when arguing on paper, an argument won’t sound sophisticated when riddled with punctual and grammatical errors which is where outcome 4 really comes in handy. Although I believe I “knew” all of these outcomes before English 131, I definitely didn’t know how to consciously apply these outcomes to my life and my writings.

So with that, thank you for all of the hard work you put in to not only make me a better writer, but to open my mind up and learn to actually enjoy writing for once in my life.