Goodbye Friends

The beginning of this semester introduced me to the thoughts of scholars that I had known and heard about for years, but I never truly understood what they were about. The further we moved into the semester I was able to see how the early discussion of rhetoric influenced teaching styles for writing. Learning about the importance of oration from both Aristotle and Augustine was one of my favorite parts of the semester.  The ideas on teaching about writing were intriguing to learn about because I could see how my other professors were using them. I can't remember who discussed the idea that writing is not as luxurious as talking for those who English was their second language. Overall this course was incredibly interesting, and the discussions that we had in class were very enlightening on classroom techniques. Thank you everyone for your insights. I learned as much from you as I did from Plato, Aristotle, and Augustine. Enjoy your Summer!