In my opinion, the most beneficial aspect of this english class would have to be the freedom we had to choose an topic that we were interested in. Often time, I find it monotonous having to write about something that I am not particularly interested in. However, spending an entire semester writing about my favorite rapper was honestly an amazing experience. I loved researching and learning new topics to apply to my artist. Additionally, I enjoyed that this class also focused on pop musical culture as a whole. I feel like our class discussions about Miley Cyrus and her crazed media appearances were engrossing and quite hilarious.
My favorite assignment was the scholarly analysis. Although it was the longest and most stressful, I really enjoyed analyzing race relations and misogyny in terms of Eminem's music. Also, I had never before written a "scholarly" paper so it was beneficial to learn the conventions of this type of paper. I expect to be writing a lot more of these in my future.
From this class, I hope to take with me my newfound understanding of Eminem as an artist and also my ability to write in a variety of forms (liner notes, argument essays, scholarly analysis). I really enjoyed my time in this class and know I will use the topics we covered in my future college writing.
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