One of the most interesting topics we had over the semester was Work and Free Time, which is an appropriate topic for a college course. I chose to write about “Anekdote zur Senkung der Arbeitsmoral” because of its interesting message about balancing work and free time (and because it is one of the few things we didn’t write about in a discussion or portfolio). In the first paragraph of this portfolio, I was able to revisit the short story itself and paraphrase it; in the second paragraph, I was able to explore the stories’ messages and my perception of them. Therefore, in writing this portfolio, I was able to revisit a short story from the beginning of the semester that I found fascinating and explore its applications to my own life.