The past two semesters have afforded me the great opportunity not only to study an interesting topic, but to work with extremely intelligent people (many of whom should one day become professors), and to feel as though my work was not in vain by virtue of such things as being awarded certain honors, the successful conference, etc.
I feel we all interacted very well and in many ways have come to realize the power as well as the frustration of hard word. For those who are graduating--myself included--look back upon this two-semester course as being, probably, one of the most substantive courses you've ever experienced in college.
I'd also like to extend not only a thanks but a respectful commendation to Professor Tougaw, whose affability and doctrine of treating his students like colleagues instead of subordinates have brightened my view of academe a bit.
Thanks. God bless. Good-bye.