Famous Last Words: Week 6


Last week was a very productive week for in this class. I managed to do a lot of writing and it really gave me the chance to decompress. However, this week has been really hectic. In light of the fact that I have 3 exams during the upcoming week, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Thus, I have had to get all of my ducks in a row this week to prepared. This has prevented from doing a lot of the writing that I wanted to do in epics. But I did get the chance to write about the stories in this week’s reading, which I really enjoyed. This made it much easier to write a blog post about on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the day of the second reading, I was unable to complete this task. But I have taken advantage of the extra credit reading to account for this. This assignment is simply too enjoyable for me to not go ahead and get points for! In addition, I think I have a great new spot for my writing in this course. It's where I have done my best work. While studying for histology Friday night, my classmates and I were desperate to find a place to study since the library closes early. After searching for an alternative, we found these amazing sound proof and spacious rooms on the second floor of the union by the cinema. They've obviously been there forever, but I just know found out about them because the doors always appear locked. Nevertheless, I completed some Learning By Heart and Growth Mindset tasks as well and it couldn't have been more tranquil. Thus, I think that I will be headed over there more often to complete some of my reading and writing for this class, if for nothing else, for the comfortable chairs.

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