Observations on My Group Work

Working today in the dregs of Hopwood (the bottom floor) I noticed that working with a stranger proved to be a bit of a challenge. Never before have I seen the man I was paired with, but that was ok because you do not choose who you want to work with out in the real world. Unfriendly on my part, I never asked or found out the name of the guy I worked with. Why didn't I ask his name? Anyway, most importantly, I learned that my partner and I weren't well suited for each other. We both did not step up and lead. As a result we did not accomplish much feasible work for our assignment of writing a definition about character in the Lynchburg College mission statement. We eventually cracked down and got to work, but I believe the unfamiliarity of the new classroom setting, brought over laziness from winter break, and a little shyness prevented us from fully achieving our work. Now as a result, I have calculated this mistake and am prepared to step up to the plate and get this simple task completed. Effective communication will be met between us and we will finish our assignment. I just need to get over the fact that my vacation in Hawaii is over and accept that it is time to work my ass off.

Implied in this course, and in the handout given out today in class, I need to learn this semester about effective business and real-world writing. There are forms, sets of rules, and rhetoric's that must me learned and applied in order for me to do well in this class. As much as I would rather sit in a hammock in Oahu and read a good novel, I must 'get down' with English and read about technical writing this time around. Until next time Hawaii, I await you like a koala waits for the early morning to eat the nutritious eucalyptus leaves. Structured, refined writing is what I need to work at, and I believe that completing this course will help me achieve this goal.