Learning Progress for This Week

  I would say that this week is a tough week, I had a lot of homework do and I need to prepare for my next economics exam. On the other side, I felt happy and warm last week. It was Chinese New Year's Day last Sunday,  I had so much fun with my new friends from MSU. Although I couldn't celebrate it with my families, I think friends here are like my true families too.
  As for the learning progress, in this week's writing class, I have basically learned much about how to write a research paper. It was Valentine's Day yesterday, Kate used the special date as an example to teach us how to research for a research paper. My partner and I found many useful sources for the tradition and customs of Valentine's Day. I could now quickly distinguish summary, paraphrase, and quote. Before yesterday's class, I was so confused about the citation in the essay. I didn't know how to quote or cite for the sources I have found in an essay, especially the sources without authors.  However, now I am clearly about the citation and how to write a research paper.  Since our next paper is about an artifact and the community, we should do a lot of research for the paper. The class gave me many ideas and I am now confident with my topic report, which needs to be turned in next week. I like the way that Kate connected the festival with our class, it's fun. We could not only learn how to research, but also some customs about the popular festival in the United States.
  Besides the writing class, my hospitality business class goes on well too. I have learned much about the casinos last week. I found it was so joyful to read the articles which my professor provided to us. At first, my parents didn't allow me to major in hospitality management, but after they knew how much I was interested in it, they agreed. I think we should choose major by ourselves, because the future is ours. Nothing should stop your step on the way to achieving your dream.