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After eight weeks of reading and writing posts, I have seen an increase in written communication skills through my posts.  My diction has also broadened since I first writing my posts, and it has helped me to look more in depth on other papers and books  I have read for other classes. A trend I have noticed in this class besides disaster is the aftermath and how people like to witness the destruction. In my very first post, I see the ground work that is put in place for people who love sight-seeing,“With more people traveling around more museums and other historical landmarks were created or preserved which also benefited future generations of historians to understand the past”.  I am not the only person who has noticed this theme throughout our readings. CLUNA3 also explains how people wanted to visit places that have been destroyed my natural disasters and how “people wanted a relic” to take home with them as a memento. even in the last book we read,that theme is still present. JUANROSASMP explains how “[p]eople that traveled to the city described a bleak and depressing scene.” but those civilians still continued to flock towards the aftermath of destruction to see it with their own eyes.

These eight weeks have helped not only me but other students to critically analyze books that we read, and help us to continue to reflect back at other peoples posts or talk in class about what  new ideas we learn. MCKENNDY21  explains “We were asked why this book was written during class and after reading this sections”, just like Mckenzie has continued to analyze books, I too have combined class lectures with class readings.

The themes throughout the semester have continued to broaden as well.  I have  learned the difference between methodology and theory, which helps to gain different aspects of writing in my second post, I only talk about how “Smith explains both the optimistic and pessimistic”. Now I can also see how Smith uses other ideas such as class, race, gender, and other themes that are presented in the text as well. Overall this semester has provided an immense help to me, by teaching me how to critically analyze stories, understand citations, and develop a better grasp on writing skills.