Time flies by quickly, and I still remember the first day of this Writing 102 class. We had to introduce ourselves to others which was very uncomfortable for me. I attended this class with fear and anxiety because this was a small class compare to my other classes in lecture halls. I knew we will be doing three major papers, which is what I fear the most. Papers are time-consuming and difficult to write. However, completing these three papers and passing the portfolio is my final goal. Luckily,  I managed to finish all three papers with fairly good grades.  Throughout the semester, I worked on writing different types of papers including rhetorical analysis, argument paper, and research paper. Since I had experience in writing all these three types of papers in my WRT 101 class, I did not have so much trouble of writing them. Grammatical issues, however, is still my weakness. I am glad that we had grammar lessons, even though I still struggle at grammar afterwards.

After attending this class for a number of times, I found attending this class to be very relaxing. This class has lots had active students who are willing to participate during the class. Unlike my WRT 101 class, I like this class a lot more. When the class is actively engaged in the conversation, we will not have those awkward moments where the entire class is silent after a question is asked to us unlike my WRT 101 class.

After spending the entire semester in this class, I feel studying rhetoric is the most important lesson that I learned. Even though other lessons such as writing cover letters or learning common grammatical errors are important, I feel they are not essential to my personal development. During this class, we went over different elements of rhetoric such as ethos, logos, pathos, and Kairos. By studying these elements, I can break down each claim into different pieces and analyze them better. By studying different fallacies, it teaches me to always question the validity of the claims that people make. By studying rhetoric, I am able to identify whether or not a person’s words are worth trusting. Rhetoric clarifies the world for me.