Reflection On Service Learning

My eyes gazed over the book as I sat in the back of the class. Everyone was silent as we were instructed to the read the story that was assigned to us. The English class was filled with a silent and dull atmosphere. The only thing that was heard was the air vent and the tapping of a pen from a student. The once silent room, was replaced by the teacher asking us about how the story made us feel and what figurative language was used. The stories that were told in English class never impacted me as often as I would like. When did it inspire me, the stories transformed my life.
One incident, it happened when I took a theology class that required me to do service learning. Service learning is an opportunity that allows students to volunteer for

Dr. Finley shuffled around in her purse for a piece of paper that I’ve notice had pencil marks all over it. The story begins of a young girl in high school that was not very popular in school. She starts dating a guy with a different personality from her. He had a lot of friends, played football, and was known in town. She enjoyed being his boyfriend because she gained all his friends and treated her well in the beginning. The young girl was also given a phone by her boyfriend that he called or text to see where she was constantly. He also took her shopping to the mall and bought her clothes that he emphasized she would look good in and should wear it from now. Other students around me began putting their phone down on the table and started listening intently. The young girl in the story continued to date the boy even after countless times she was treated badly. He abused, controlled, threaten, and raped her while she was his girlfriend. I can remember Dr. Finely staring at the white piece of paper for a moment, her voice began soft, and strained like her vocal cords were damaged. The young girl told multiple people about what her boyfriend has done but nobody acted on her situation. The police officer did not believe the quarterback would do horrendous things to her because he knew him. The young girl’s mom said she may be overreacting and how its normal for couples to fight. Moreover, she told her friends, but they did not want to hear her