My Experience At The United States Congress - 725 Words

Guide to Comp I John Beckley, the first librarian of the United States Congress, once said, â€Å"Most people don’t plan to fail; they fail to plan.† I have found this to be true in many areas of life, including my college classes. Having almost completed my first semester of Composition I, I have realized that college presents a new arena of life, and therefore demands thoughtful planning, planning made necessary by new found freedom. Freedom is a relative term in college; it is experienced in and out of the classroom, in both creativity and time management. With new found freedoms that college brings, comes heightened responsibility to prioritize and plan for classroom success. I will share specifically about my experience in Composition I. Since success begins with planning, I’ll start there. In my previous English classes, teachers encouraged my ability to â€Å"create† thoughtful essays, and focused more on the elements of voice and less on the structure of writing. 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