Reflection

     I have been with Professor Brady for two semesters now and I never thought I would be in the position I am in now. In other words, I thought I would never have sparked an interest for the love of reading and writing. All the lectures, all the fishbowls, and all the class discussion opened my mind to new ideas. Within the past year, I feel I have grown so much as a writer and thinker. Even though I was a little quite in class, I was always thinking and brainstorming. When there was a class discussions, a memory would spark. When poems were read aloud in class, I could easily connect  ideas to a song or tv show. Everything we talked about in class, I connected to an outside source. I was never like that. My mind and soul use to be so closed off to the world but changed my freshman year of college. When you are put in the position to have expectations, you tend to give it your all. I know that statement holds true because it  happened to me. Professor Brady saw potential in all her students and I never had someone see so much in me. I know I am not perfect when it comes to my reading or writing because in reality,  no one is perfect. However, When it comes to my eloquence of speaking, you can tell I am from Long Island. I guess some things will never change.

           As I leave English 101 and 102 behind, I am feeling more confident. Though my work was written and produced by me, I owe a huge thank you to my professor for giving the push I needed to strive for success. If you asked High School Gabrielle her thoughts on reading and writing, she probably would have rolled her eyes. If you asked her the same question now, going into her sophomore year of college, opposite would most certainly hold true. Catch her at a red light as she is writing down ideas on a napkin she found on the floor of her car.