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Final Reflection on Academic Growth

Matthew Elyas reflects on achieving his goals for the semester in his Philosophy 25 class. He improved his critical thinking and writing skills by asking questions while reading, analyzing different perspectives, and strengthening his ability to connect ideas. His writing improved by using a clear thesis statement and supporting details. He stayed on track with all readings by limiting procrastination and reading assignments in advance. As a result, he earned an A in the class and broke his habit of procrastination, living a more productive life.

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Final Reflection on Academic Growth

Matthew Elyas reflects on achieving his goals for the semester in his Philosophy 25 class. He improved his critical thinking and writing skills by asking questions while reading, analyzing different perspectives, and strengthening his ability to connect ideas. His writing improved by using a clear thesis statement and supporting details. He stayed on track with all readings by limiting procrastination and reading assignments in advance. As a result, he earned an A in the class and broke his habit of procrastination, living a more productive life.

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Matthew Elyas

Professor Kelby Accardi-Harrison

Philosophy 25

13 June 2019

Final Reflection
I achieved a great deal this semester, and I progressed as a better person both in and

outside of the online classroom. The three chief goals that I proposed at the beginning of the

semester include improving my critical thinking and writing skills, not falling behind on assigned

readings, and finishing all assignments in a timely manner; I feel that I accomplished my primary

goals to a great extent.

To begin with, the main academic skills that I tremendously improved on this semester

are my critical thinking skills and my writing skills. The things I practiced that contributed to my

critical thinking skills include asking myself countless questions regarding the topic and

ultimately attaining the answers when reading a certain passage, viewing particular aspects in

different perspectives and putting myself in other peoples’ shoes, and persistently pondering

several steps ahead. In addition, when analyzing reading passages, I practiced at instantly

identifying the main and supporting ideas, and also thinking how various topics compare and

contrast to one another - this strengthened my ability to connect ideas from different aspects, and

to extensively understand the organization of a reading. On the other hand, my writing skills also

superbly improved throughout the semester. When working on my writing assignments, I

consistently wrote the chief point of the paper in the concluding sentence of the introductory

paragraph and I then followed it with detailed evidence - this made me more skilled in writing an
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effective thesis followed by supporting details in the body paragraphs, and writing an overall

strong paper. Also, I became more proficient in managing phrases and clauses in a sentence, and

writing lengthy essays without any grammatical errors. In essence, I evidently achieved my goal

in becoming stronger at my critical thinking and writing skills; these valuable tools that I

developed contributed to my success in this class, and they will likely assist me in becoming

successful in the near future.

Furthermore, another goal that I accomplished this semester includes staying on track

with reading the assigned chapters every week. The things that I ensured to do in order to not

fall behind on readings include limiting procrastination by reminding myself about the sense of

accomplishment I will obtain when doing well on an exam that covers particular readings,

reading a few pages of a chapter every night to prevent having a load of reading to do on the day

of an exam, and reading ahead when I am not busy. My current "A" grade represents the fact that

I covered and analyzed all of the assigned reading passages in a timely manner because I

comprehended the content from the textbook and was able to write in-depth papers accordingly.

Also, since achieving this particular goal, I do not remember the last time I experienced the

terrible habit of procrastination in any aspect of my life; as a result, I have been living a stress-

free and productive life.

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