This semester has really flown by. The beginning of the semester and the first day of classes feel like they just happened, but at the same time with learned so much since August. The beginning of the year was very surprising to me as we talked about such modern examples of rhetoric all over our lives. In high school English classes, we focused on literature throughout history including writing from the Middle Ages. This class was a pleasant surprise for me as it was nothing like any English class that I’d ever taken. As an engineering student who prefers math and science classes, it was nice to finally enjoy an English class. While I still do not 100% enjoy writing, I loved being able to write about anything I wanted. In my visual rhetorical analysis, I was able to write about one of my favorite YouTube videos, a process that included watching the “Make it Count” at least ten times. Coming into the class, I had never looked at different advertisements or other forms of media rhetorically. It was very interesting to learn how we are influenced by the world around us.
When it came time to write our researched argument, I was unsure of what topic to write about. I am still not really happy with my choice, but it was still a nice change to be able to write about a topic I’m actually interested in, rather than a book written in the 1800’s. Once again, with our multimedia argument, it has been enjoyable to walk around campus filming, rather than writing an essay about why students should choose Clemson. Overall this class has been by far my favorite English class that I’ve ever taken and has given me a new perspective on English courses in the future.
When it came time to write our researched argument, I was unsure of what topic to write about. I am still not really happy with my choice, but it was still a nice change to be able to write about a topic I’m actually interested in, rather than a book written in the 1800’s. Once again, with our multimedia argument, it has been enjoyable to walk around campus filming, rather than writing an essay about why students should choose Clemson. Overall this class has been by far my favorite English class that I’ve ever taken and has given me a new perspective on English courses in the future.