Final Paper Reflection

       While completing this assignment, I thought a lot about the importance of volunteer work on a community as well as on the individual. I chose to write the essay from a very personal point of you, describing my experience with volunteering and how it has effected my growth as an individual. I had never took much time to think about its impact on me, and I was glad that this assignment gave the opportunity to do so. 

       At first, I struggled with how to approach the essay, but as soon as I thought about it from my own perspective, it was very easy. I chose to describe one particular event in depth rather than trying to tackle it generally. I had received some peer reviews suggesting that I add more events rather than focusing on just one; however, I find the essay is much more impactful because I go in-depth into the specifics of this certain experience. Also, this account from Children of the Night was definitely the most influential on my growth as an individual. It also perfectly conveys an important message that I wanted to get across in the completion of this assignment: "that for all the differences there are between people, we are inevitably connected by our humanity."

       This was my favorite assignment in the class. The prompt was very broad and, therefore, allowed for interpretation and creativity. Because I chose to write about a personal experience, I could use my creative voice, which made the essay much easier and more fun to work on. Overall, I really enjoyed this assignment because I got to reflect introspectively on the impact that volunteering has had on my growth as an individual.