This fall quarter in the Humanities
Core Course has truly reshaped my identity as an individual. I confess that
before I did not have a mere interest for War or history. My world revolved
around friends and family to discovering who I was and being successful. Now
that I survived my first quarter in this course, I have evolved as a human
being intellectually. This course has given me a taste of college course
material, improved my writing skills, time management skills, and overall
knowledge of war and how to interpret it.
In the past, I learned about several wars upon taking AP
courses of history in high school. I was exposed to world history, the history
of the United States, and to how our government functions and sustains itself.
Although some of the content covered in class was interesting, I particularly
did not show much care for it. My views were completely modified as soon as I
began to expose myself to lectures and discussions of HumCore. The material
shaped my intellectual mind in the sense that war is necessary when analyzing human
actions in order to better understand the world. As we began reading
captivating novels that dealt with various wars, I felt a change of interest. I
began to have clarity and looked forward to every discussion and lecture.
Apart from intellectual change, my writing and time
management skills were put to the test. I was forced to change my
procrastination habits when it came down to turning everything in on time. The
papers and blog posts I had to write based on my knowledge and understandings of
the course helped me to improve my writing habits. I used to previously worry
for college and the obstacles I would ultimately encounter. The Humanities Core
Course has allowed me to feel comfortable with writing a paper in college as
well as adapting my schedules to due dates.
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