How has the Modern Western Civilization course affected my general education?

What is
modern western Civilization? It is European history since the year 1300 and the way it has
affected the world. In this essay I will be talking about the ways that this Class has affected my
General education. First I will talk about how my point of view of school has changed, then I will
talk about the skills that this class has taught me. 

My point of view towards school has changed completely. Throughout high school I did not
really like school. The only good part was that I got to see my friends every day. However, as I
have done this class, I have started to genuinely enjoy the learning and studying process. I have
realized through this class how much I like history and think that it is a good educational path for
me. It has been amazing to learn more about the World Wars, the reign of Napoleon, and the
French Revolution. I have also found that I have skills that I never thought I would. I used to
hate writing essays, but I have discovered that I am decent at writing essays. I just need to gain
more confidence in my writing, and like with anything else, practice makes perfect, or at least
better. I have also rediscovered that my reading retention is high, even in things that most would
consider boring. Not only have I discovered these skills, but I have also been able to develop
some new ones as well.

Throughout this course I have had to study textbooks more than I thought I ever would. I
learned some ways of not studying, such as using colored tabs to mark things in order by color
using a worthless pattern. However, from that I have had to figure out a system that works. I
have also learned how to write an essay with APA formatting and how to be able to research a
subject that was a little unclear to me. I was able to discover things that I never would have
learned through the various papers that I had to do.

This course has affected my general education in many ways, but mostly through changing my
point of view. It has been enlightening to learn from the past and the way they handled the
situations they were in. I have enjoyed this class and cannot wait till I can learn more.