I have learned many things in Advanced Composition.  I have learned to make web pages.
That is something I probably would have never learned if I had not taken this class.   I learned many
new ways of research  such as the different kinds of resources in the library.  I never knew their was
such thing as a scholarly journal or so many different kinds of references.  I have also found many ways
to make my writing better.  For example, I learned new ways to read my writing as well as other peoples
writing.  Before this class I never thought to break down a piece of writing to look for such things as
accuracy, clarity, readability, and style.  I always thought that you should just read and look for mistakes.
I have been amazed at the talent of my classmates when it comes to writing.  I almost feel unworthy.
But I know that I am not a writer and I don't claim to be.
        I have also as what a manuscript is.  It is written by hand.  I know that a fools cap is a large piece
of paper and when folded it is called a folio.  If you fold a folio, it is called a quarto and if you cut along
the top it will make four separate pages.  If folded once more you will have an octavo.  Each page is
called a signature and each sheet is called a leaf.
        Editing other peoples work has been helpful to me because I have always been one of those people
who put in extra words just to make the paper longer.  I did take English grammar under Dr. Sigmon but
I feel that he tried to push to much into us.  I did not take as much from the coarse I as I hoped to.  So
advanced composition did help me in that manner.  We talk about such things as a past participle and a
direct object.  Although I remember learning about those things,  I have been out of school for twelve
years and as we all know everything can stick with.