Although my work this semester may not have been my best, I acknowledge that and have worked to improve my attitude toward writing. I am still proud of what I was able to accomplish this semester, as well as the amount of effort I was able to put into my work, especially while struggling with having to adjust to my new STEM classes that were significantly more difficult than the courses that I was used to at my home high school. I am grateful to have met Dr. Vignone this semester, and I have had an enjoyable time in her class having discussions with her, and I am glad that my classmates and Dr. Vignone see the value in having fun while also getting work done. I remember the disappointment I felt when I got my first essay back as I realized I had never gotten below an A on an essay. However, this also motivated me to try harder to make my essays flow and connect back to my thesis, something that I am still working on but have made an improvement on. I think that I did my best work when it was a topic close to my heart that I have experience with, such as how I felt I was able to write a strong essay about my mother who passed away or how I did at least a decently good job of staying on track with my extended essay on the politics of language. I am going to work on my theses relating to what I am actually writing about, a great tip that Dr. Vignone told me to work on.