Although in Bioengineering or Computer Science you probably won't be writing a personal narrative or be given the opportunity to use craft elements in your research paper about proteomes, there are a few life lessons from this class I can apply to my career as a student and scientist:

 

• Start early: procrastination may lead to a good product, but you can always perfect your work. 
• Analyze other people: besides figuring out the meaning behind what they say, think about what people don't say. Think about the kind of language they use and when they use it. Listening to their body language gives you insight into what they're thinking.
• Be confident and try your best: Put a lot of thought into your work, and don't put yourself down all the time.
• Analyze yourself:  analyze how you communicate with others, and how you act in different settings. Use that analysis to tailor your interactions to specific situations and people for greater effectiveness. Think about what you say, and what effect that has on whom you're communicating with. 

besides these life lessons, I can use what I learned about drafting for scientific papers, and I can use my rhetorical and craft skills when writing grants for scientific research. Recently, I used craft elements such as varying sentence lengths, alliteration, and voice in a paper I wrote for my CSE 464 (Algorithms) course.