I have learned several things throughout this course – things that will help me in the future, as I make my way through university, and that will help me grow as a person, as well. First, I learned how to write MLA style papers with citations and references, and this has helped me learn how to cite quotations properly and how to use quotations in the text of my writing. I used to make mistakes on these papers, and professors would always correct my citations, but now, I have mastered MLA style, and I know I can master other citation styles as well. This will help me in just about every class I have in school, as many classes use this common form of citation, so I have learned a skill that will be valuable for many years.
             Second, I have learned a lot about another country that I did not know about or understand before. We read "Persepolis" and "Persepolis: 2" by Marjane Satrapi, and I became very interested in Iran after reading this, I believe they were very influential books. The book tells the biographical story about an Iranian girl in graphic novel style, and I found I related very much to her and how she suffered from regime and oppression in her country. The book gives quite a bit of information about Iran's history, especially the Islamic Revolution of 1979, and gives the reader a picture of its geographical setting, as well. After reading this book, I got very interested in the country, and although I thought I knew a lot about it, I discovered I wanted to learn more, and I even got books from the library to read more about the country and its culture. Iran is a very significant country, especially for America, because of the terrorism and nuclear threat the country possesses. Even though I was not born and raised in the United States, I find I want to know about the country's past and present political affairs (and not only political affairs), because I live here know and I feel as if it is my home. I want to...