English 10 Class Reflection Paper

“I met someone who can help you get an English 10 class.” Those were the words that echoed through my mind after the last day of enlistment. It was because of this person, whom my mother met, that I was able to enrol in this class. It was actually better than taking Fil 40, mainly because I have actually struggled with Tagalog in the past. What did change that language difficulty was the fact that I would have to write papers. The first week of class started well with a diagnostic essay which I was able write and get neutral feedback. But soon I realized that the diagnostic essay was nothing compared to what I had to go through in order to produce the best papers I could write for the class; this was because writing any academic paper is no joke to be taken lightly. The first major paper to be submitted was the reaction paper. I found the paper quite challenging. This was because the topic was based off whatever article I can find about my current degree; BA History. However, the article I found was quite easy and relevant, because it dealt with how the job opportunities for a major are not limited to the common stereotypes labelled. The hardest part about the paper was how I would be able to get my message across because of the different ideas I wanted to combine. In the end with the help of my classmates and Ma’am Maxine, I

This paper was the most difficult for me to come up with mainly because the idea had to revolve around siomai and how I could show it is a Filipino “staple”. What added to this level of difficulty was the question: “Where can I find sources about siomai?” It was so bad that it went to the level I had to take a picture of pages in a book to get my introduction done. My hard work eventually paid off because I was able to get the paper done. Although it is not a paper I am proud to have written because of how the ideas still do not seem to work together even after going through intensive