Every single person sets an academic goal for themselves. It can be anything from a certain subject or just passing overall and moving on with life. For me, it was just to pass and not think of school in any other way. In college it is much different. You need to want to learn and gain all the knowledge you can because the present defines your future. Now I want to gain knowledge in every single course that I have this semester. I do set more meaningful goals now with my new view on this. One of them is specifically for English and I have to try my best to achieve it. My goal for English 1A this semester is to improve my reading comprehension as much as I can.
I have so many past challenges in reading comprehension that it has cost me so many decent grades. One of the greatest challenges I have ever faced in English was understanding Literature. For instance, reading "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare was a great struggle and at the time I did not care much. However, when the test came along, I almost failed miserably. The exact same thing occurred while reading a piece from "The Odyssey" by Homer. Therefore, reading novels was equally as difficult. For example, "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie and "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare. I want to grow in my understanding now by looking up words and phrases I do not understand.
I believe English 1A is going to help me to begin this prices of deeper understanding. Everything I gain from this I will take with me for the rest of my life and use this understanding for other goals as well. I know by the end of this semester my goal will be accomplished. Working at it is going to get me there, whatever it takes. It takes. Setting a goal for myself and accomplishing it is a great feeling I need to experience. It keeps us moving forward. So set a new goal for yourself as well today, and work in accomplishing it. I guarantee you will be much more content in your life.
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