Ashley Martin 101-68-2065
Attending a Catholic High School, I
am required to take religion classes for all four years. However, senior year we are able to choose
two religion courses of our choice. I chose
Death and Dying because it seemed the most interesting. I heard from previous seniors that it is the
most influential course that they have ever taken. Although, I really did not believe them that
much, I decided to take it anyway.
Little did I know at that time, how this class would change me, for the
first time I was able to freely communicate with girls who share the same or
different experiences as me.
I am a very shy, quiet girl who does
not like to show a lot of emotion to my peers.
I tend to hold back everything inside and keep to myself. However, taking Death and Dying has
completely opened me up to my peers, and to myself. I am able to discuss personal issues with my
teacher and classmates because I feel a connection and a sense of
communication. Previously, I would
always dread going to religion class, but now I look forward to it. I am always curious about what we are going
to discuss and what personal experiences are going to be shared. I cannot really say that I feel this way
about other classes that I take. This
class allows me to be myself, and I feel extremely comfortable talking about
personal issues. One day in class, I was
sharing a personal experience with my classmates and I began to cry. At first I was embarrassed to cry in front of
everyone, but then I was proud that I was able to talk openly about emotional
subjects with my classmates.
I strongly feel that this class has
really helped me to be more open with my emotions and my peers. I think that this class will help me later in
life to be more understanding with others.
I know that the things I learn from this class will be carried on with
me forever, and I can pass them on to others.
I think that Death and Dying has opened my eyes to reality, and I think
that it will help to improve my skills of personal and professional
communication.
No comments:
Post a Comment