Day on campus is one of the most relaxing and yet overwhelming days of my collegiate life. The entire day is filled with tours, lectures, money spending, and of course getting the so important class schedule. At that exact moment that my advisor made my class schedule that included English, I was not so happy. English is a subject that is either loved or hated. Through my rigorous years of English studies, frustration has been the common emotion expressed. English class comes easy to some people and vigorously challenging to others. The first day of class was the low down lecture on how many papers we were going to have to complete. The worst thing about the day was that Mr. Severe said,"this class is going to be harder than every other English 106 class." It is a fact that this class was harder than most. Every other person in my major has loved their English classes for the fact that they may happen to write a paper or two that are a page or two long and have a crappy no brainier topic. It is proved that this English class has brought me a ton of new information on several aspects of grammar as well as my reading comprehension.
The way this English class changes my views about society and gender related issues would blow most people away. The ways men and women interact is seen differently by the information we have learned in class. My expectations have been met in some ways but not in others. If I could change anything about this year, it would be my lack of attention to out of class work. One of the things that I feel I have accomplished well is my writing. After comparing the first paper to the last, it is obvious how my grammar has changed.
If I could give advice to an incoming freshman, I would tell them to request Richard Severe if you want to get your moneys worth. To be honest, I hated the fact that it was English class, but, having Mr. Severe as a teacher made the class awesome. It could have been called a party instead of class. The discussions we had in class made everybody delve into themselves for their core beliefs on different topics. This class is really relevant to day to day life issues. The first day we had a discussion, I felt like the smartest person in the world. Overall, I have enjoyed all aspects of this amazing English class.