Final Reflection for World Literature 2020-2021

    This semester was unlike any other semester since we had to switch to online classes and not seeing each other in person for months. I think what made this course different than any other course i've taken was that we all had to create our own blogs in order to turn in assignments you gave to us. At first I thought it was really embarrassing because usually we just write our assignments and essays then turn it in to the teacher. But no, we have to post it on our blogs for everyone to see and critique. But it was also good because we could take those comments to better our writing.

    Something meaningful to me was that even if we're learning online, you still helped us like asking if we had any questions or we could ask what a certain word meant because some teachers they get mad and just tell us, "you should know this already". Also I appreciate that you let us message you in chat instead of talking because I know some people are shy to talk. Then most teachers turn off the chat or get mad when you message them in chat and most students just end up not asking their questions which makes it really difficult for them to do their work.

    I glad that I was able to bring up some of my grades in other classes. At the beginning it was kinda difficult because I was trying to get use to the change and managing with the online classes and whatever was happening in my home in August. Of course my grades for most of my classes weren't that great at the beginning. I think I was able to manage at the end and bring most of my grades up.

    I wish I could have turned in my work on time instead of doing it at the last minute. Its really hard doing all of your missing assignment at 3 am. I also wish I could had used social media less often or just manage the amount of time I use it. The last thing I wished I could have done differently was to check the course blog more often. I used to find out what assignments we had to do the day we had class.

    One thing i learned in this course that will help me in the future is we should judge people based on their pass. Like in Les Miserables, the Bishop didn't run Jean Valjean away like everyone else simply because he went to prison.

    The book i'm currently reading "I want to eat your pancreas" used paradox right at the beginning when the protagonist finds a journal call "living with dying" from another character. The book also uses a lot of imagery throughout the book as the protagonist describes the places he and the other character went, to the food they ate. The book also uses mood because in the 3rd chapter, the protagonist and the other character often talked about how they would spend their last moments of life if they knew they were going to die soon.

    I think this semester was pretty hard, for me, but i'm glad that we're done and that maybe I will be able to manage my classes better next semester.