Taking this course has been very enlightening. While I have always attempted to be wary of bad food and corporate malpractices, the books we read – Fast Food Nation and Eating Animals – helped reveal the true extent of these threats, and what can be done about them. I also feel that the challenges presented to me as a student have helped me improve my writing style and thinking skills. Perhaps greatest of all, I feel a renewed confidence in my writing abilities; I have always felt very self-conscious and worried about my writing, and I must admit it was very reassuring and satisfying to be praised for my writing ability.