This past week concluded my first whole month in college and never in a million years would I have thought doing college in front of a computer. Although I would miss the opportunity of making new friends and being more inclusive in such a new community, hopefully there would be more opportunities for me in the future. This past week was a bit overwhelming, since there was a lot of things for me to do. However, this didn’t stop me from doing and completing the things that had to be done. I noticed that as time progresses, it tends to get more complicated and complex. It’s up to an individual to continue on doing such ongoing work and to not let their emotions overwhelm them.
As for this week, we were asked to do our personal narrative final drafts and incorporate an extra piece of research that would help tie up our whole narratives. This assignment in particular was one that I really liked and enjoyed in particular. Although at times I had trouble on what to put in or delete, such assignment helped me further develop my writing. Peer editing and the feedback given by the professor was really useful in writing the personal narrative as well.
This week we read “The Swimmer” by John Cheever and was a really interesting short story to read. Each week there is a new reading that is introduced that is so intriguing and interesting. I’ve always been a person who likes reading and getting the chance to explore a great variety of texts/readings. Furthermore, “The Swimmer” was such a story that was so ordinary and had its own style of how things were said throughout. In regards with the character Nelly, I was able to characterize him as childish, reckless, and inattentive. We concluded that Nelly act such ways in order to not be faced into the true reality he is living in. We noticed how he is going through such times, in which he rather forget and continue on doing the things he does throughout the story. As for when I read it, it was kind of interesting because it was my first time reading “The Swimmer” and introduced me to a new form of literature in a way.
As for the upcoming weeks, I can’t wait to what is to come and with motivation one would be able to do the things that are asked to be done and completed. I hope to read more interesting stories and get better with writing and expressing my thoughts.
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