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Famous Last Words: Stephanie's Words on Week 2

This week I want to reflect on several aspects.

First is the reading. While I managed to finish and enjoyed the readings for this week, I managed to learn a lot from them. They also sparked my interest in my possible storybook topics, which is exciting. However, I read another article in one of my other classes this week from HBR that I found relevant to my life this week called, Managing Oneself by Peter Drucker. With the career fair coming up and senior year picking up speed, I have been really stressed out about my future. This article focused on a feedback analysis method, where you learn about what your strengths are so you can play to them. You also learn about what kind of learner you are, whether its a listener, reader, or writer, this is important for things besides just studying. Finally, it made the point about determining what your values are because when searching for a company that you want to be a part of, its important to make sure your value match, so that you can not only fit in, but grow. 

Overall, I was pleased with my writing this week, but I'm also excited to continue with it as the semester goes on. I read several people's stories that were all really well written and creative. For next week, I plan to continue researching my possible storybook topics. The main one I want to focus on this week is, the urban legends, which I am thinking of combining with a ghost story. I want to do more research on this topic because it was brought to my attention that there is something called cryptozoology, which I definitely want to broaden my knowledge of. There are a lot of things within this topic that are bringing about ideas, but I really need to narrow it down, as I do with my other topics. So, week by week I am ready to choose a final topic and begin working on it.



Image: Bigfoot with the Loch Ness Monster

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  1. JillianOctober 6, 2017 at 12:18 PM

    I definitely agree about senior year flying by way too fast! So much I wanted to accomplish this semester is falling by the wayside. I'll also have to check out the article you mentioned! Now that we are in Week 7, I hope that you are still just as excited to do the readings! I know that from reading your most recent story that you are still producing some great stuff!

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