I really enjoyed this course thus far. I find Marlen to be humorous and very knowledgeable! I have learned how to read other people’s writing without being entirely critical. Which I feel is more important than reading critically. It is essential to put yourself in the writer’s perspective and completely understand what they are trying to portray to the reader. If you can’t do that, than the paper isn’t properly written. I feel that there is more lee-way with the blog entries being submitted online. Not that I’m complaining about that. But I would definitely have them completed if I had to turn them in. I hope to gain a better understanding of responsibility and punctuality out of this course.