press or bless

I think writing is my favoirite class here at the University, because we are given a chance to express our own thoughts, to create the topics for discussion that are important for us and speak openly without being judged or misunderstood. But that is not the only value of this class. We also learn how to teach others to rack their brains in seek of new ideas, how to compose their ideas logically. Moreover, we are given the chance to evaluete the works of our groupmates, check the mistakes and share our points of view, which can be opposite, without offence from their side. I think that this classes have made us close to each other, because they give a good opportunity to know other's opinions, attitudes towards different problems.
At the very first class I was confused about the topic and actualy that confusion had a long-lasting character. I didn't know what I needed to write about and what was expected from me.