End of Semester. Phew!

Now that the semester is coming to a close i am looking back on all i have learned in english 1031. I feel like i have improved a lot on my writing and now i don't dread it as much. Mostly because we were able to write on a topic that we were really interested in. I really enjoyed that part and learned a lot about my major. I have definitely improved as a student considering it is my first semester as a college student. I have learned to adapt to due dates and am now adjusted to the life of a college student. I am not sure about reaching goals that i set for myself yet, but i am hoping to make all A's in my classes. I still need work in the area of procrastinating. I always put things off until the very last minute and it has come to bite me in the butt. This is something that i hope to improve on next semester. I also plan to set new goals for myself next semester like higher grades and take more classes. 

Should high school students take a year (or more) off before entering college? Should they enter college the summer after graduating (i.e. as soon as possible)? Or something else? Please explain/defend your stance.

I believe that you should go to college as soon as you can, like right after graduating because if you do that all that you learned in highschool will be fresh on your mind. If you take a year off you will forget a lot of what you had learned. Also if you take a year off you are less likely to actually decide to go to college because who wouldnt rather be at home than at class? It is best for you to not take a break because then you will be done with school sooner if you get started sooner.

Why is/isn’t it important to vote in the presidential election? Take a stance and defend your position.

I think that it is very important to vote in the presidential election. Many people dont see the use in voting but i believe that it is something that you should do. We all make up the United States and therefor i think we should all put for a say in what we want for our country. If you don't vote i believe that you have no room to complain about presidents that are elected. If you didnt give your part then you dont get to complain about the person you wanted to win not winning because you could have done something about it. I think that every vote counts and if we all had to mindset of not caring to vote then nothing would ever get done. and if everyone votes we have a greater chance of achieving what majority wants.