As a learner at Baruch this semester, I have various intentions on how to develop my skills as a writer within this course. First of all, I am looking forward to learning how to write a better essay. Since we will be writing 3 essays in this course, I am excited to learn what I can do to make these essays better and take advantage of all my sources to provide the essay with proper evidence. Additionally, I am looking forward to reading texts in a critical manner since I believe that this can assist in making a stronger paper. Aside from this, I expect myself to struggle in making my papers flow correctly. In the past, I have learned techniques on what to do to have a proper flowing essay, but it was for a certain type of essay, so I feel that when faced with writing the research paper, I may struggle on having a proper flow of ideas and may not be able to get my point across. In my opinion you can show us how to format our papers and give us tips on what to do to make the papers better. Outside of the classroom, I intend to use a lot of my free time studying and working on getting a good grade in all my courses. Due to the fact that I work on the weekends, I will have to get a lot of my class work done during the week and when I am not at work. I believe I can handle it, but if it becomes too much, I will have to give up things in order to excel in my courses. Finally, I hope to gain more knowledge on how to be a better writer from this course, as well as having proper flow and being able to use my sources to the fullest.