I would have liked to spend more time on editing my papers. When I got back my papers, I realized that if I would have spent more time on reviewing them, I would have done a better job. I suppose that I didn't review them that thouroughly because I was just glad to get the paper done. I didn't want to go back and spend more time on it.

Even though I didn't review my papers like I should have, I have felt that I have become a better writer. Besides learning techniques of writing, I have gained valuable writing experience. I believe that everytime I write a paper my writing skills increase. Because of this experience, my papers will be much better, not only for English, but in all my classes.

The peer reviews have really helped me. I've been able to get goo feedback on my paper. It's helpful to get another person's point of view. Besides help with spelling and grammar, peer reviews help me with the structure of my paper. It's vital to know that my point gets across and that it flows and makes sense. It's also very helpful to know that you can get conformation that you met the papers requirments. In addition, I feel that I have helped my peers with their papers by doing the same things that they did for me. By looking at others papers, I have received great help with my papers.

I believe that I've become a better writer because I've taken some actual time in preparing my papers. Some keys to a successful paper are first of all, having an intrest in the subject your writting about. You can really tell when an author has an intrest in the subject their writting about. The difference between an interseted author and an uninterested author is night and day. Not every subject your appointed to writting about is going to interest you, but as I've found out, if you put some time and effort into a seemingly dull topic, you may find a new interest. It's important not to just give up or put liitle effort into a paper that dosn't interest you. It's critical to your education that you expand your range of study to a broad range of ideas and subjects.

What I've witnessed through my research of liberal education, is the fact that modern day culture has really gone contrary to the philosophy of liberal education. People seem to want what is easy, convenient, and fast. Even if they know what the best way is, they still fall victim to their idle passions. I believe people these days are too busy for their own good. Besides the fact that most people have families that keep them busy, everyone seems to have full-time jobs and a half dozen leisure activities they go to every week. People on the most part have chosen convience over quality. Everything has to be easy, or atleast, quick. Take education for instance, students attend trade schools, skipping a solid education, so they can get to their jobs faster. Even those who attend regular universities, just want to do the minimum so they can graduate and get to their jobs.

I've been writing a lot about liberal education. Prior to this semester, I don't believe I thought about it at all. Reading several articles, discussing it in class, and thinking about it myself has really made me open my eyes and mind to it. I believe I've learned more this semester than just liberal education. By reading those articles, I've learned how to understand and sumarize author's works. By discussing topics in class, I've been exposed to a wide range of ideas and beliefs. Those things have made me question my beliefs. And by critically thinking about topics like liberal education, I've developed my mind into thinking for itself. I've overcome challenges and answered questions.

I'm researching the uses of a liberal education. I was thinking about this topic and it dawned on me. The talk that has been going around about higher education is that education has value in and of itself, it's more than just a money making ordeal. It's good and all to expand your mind and study a wide range of topics and be enlightened but, what about the real world. The real world is a harsh place, it dosn't care about how open your mind is , it just cares about money. It"s nice to have a well rounded education , but people go to school so they can earn more money, so they can survive. I'm not saying that all we care about is money. I'm saying that we need to pay our bills, and quite frankly, a humanities degree is not going to pay those bills. And I'm not saying that we want an extravagant lifestyle. Our wants are modest. We just want enough money to take care of our families.

I haven't done any real research yet, but I 've chosen to research on the uses of a liberal education. I wasn't interested in the topic when it was first introduced to me, but after reading the articles about it, I've decided I'm interested in it. I now know why a liberal education is important for eveyone. It builds character and not just your paycheck. By exploring this topic I wish to know how you can convince someone who dosn't think a liberal education is important, and what exactly can be done in the process of changing someone's mind about it.