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My Midterm Reflection

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Throughout CORE115H I tried to come to class as prepared as possible, especially for our focused free writes. I read the assigned readings each night, but at midterm, the level that I understood them varied; therefore, my focused free writes were not all up to the best of my ability. However, during the weeks following midterm, I followed the tactic I described in my midterm evaluation. I continued to read the assigned readings when I had time, but I briefly reread them before class, this allowed the information to be more recent and I did not have to recall passages that I had read two days prior. Like I had hoped, this tactic allowed me to give more specific examples in my focused free writes and helped me to receive more twos rather than the ones that I had been receiving at midterm. As I look back at the written works that I completed for CORE155H, I believe I responded fully to all of the prompts and integrated instructor comments effectively. As I stated in my midterm evaluation, in the “Drug Crime” paper I received all of the points, followed the prompt fully, and was told that my essay was a “very good effort [that was] further enhanced by minor revisions.” For the “Sisters of Charity Heritage” paper, I did my best to answer all parts of the prompt fully as well; however, I had a harder time reaching the requirements in that essay than the “Drug Crime” paper. Even though I have not yet received feedback for my “Charity Heritage” paper, I believe I followed the instructions effectively. In my “Midterm Self Evaluation”, I believe I responded well to the questions asked and was able to give a clear, insightful, and accurate evaluation of myself. Lastly, for the “Good Life” paper I struggled in some areas to fully develop my thoughts. However, in that essay I was able to bring in personal experiences to develop some of my ideas and because of that, I believe that paper exemplified what CORE115 was all about; connecting our life to lessons we learned in class, specifically, lessons that lead us to live what we consider to be a good life.
Personally, I believe that my participation in CORE115H in large groups, small groups, and my project group was very good. I strove to understand the content and to help

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