How To Write An Analysis Essay

During this semester in English 107, I have progressed more as a writer. Before I went to University of Arizona, my writing was rigid. I wrote five–paragraph TOEFL style essay all the time in my high school life. After I attended in English 107, I was not confident about my writing skill. Throughout these three projects we have done, I become more and more confident about my writing skill than before. The Student Learning Outcomes also helped me to grow as a writer a lot. In these goals, I did well on several of them, but I still need to work on the other goals. This success goal is about my narrative paper. It relates to goal 1b, which is analyzing the ways a text's purposes, audience, and contexts influence rhetorical options. In this paper,...show more content...

But I was not good at analyze a genre. I didn't talk about the strategies that the BWM advertisement shows. I was more like to analyze a marketing genre. That the things I need to improve, I miss the main point of this essay. Although Ms Ramirez told me several times that I need to find a specific example, I still didn't do well. I always realized the better ways after I did something wrong. I will still work on this part and grow as a better writer.

Success Goal The second success goal is 2f, which is compose persuasive researched arguments for various audiences and purposes, and in multiple modalities. In project two, I have to interview someone and introduce the community that he stays in. I introduced a famous university in China. I collected so many information on its official website, but the only fault beside grammar errors was that I wrote a lot of different aspects of campus life and lost the point that I want to provide. I have to admit that I rushed this paper in the midnight before the due date. It cause some formats in profile essay are wrong. For example, I didn't use MLA format on the citation part. Even I forgot to put space between my sentences. If I do my work early, I will have enough time to double check my work. I believe that I will get a better grade, if I work on my essay early. Get more content

As a writer in English 102 I learned different styles and techniques when writing an essay. Even though having to transition from high school to college was really difficult to comprehend. Especially, the learning styles that I was given such as hegemony, ideology and other cultural studies that I wasn't familiarized with. However, I take my time off and fully understand what these concepts really mean. I started to read the big red book and take notes about cultural studies in class. Hegemony and ideology started to make sense. I can understand how our society shapes these cultural studies. Especially, wealth because this power can truly change people. That is why power is only meant for certain people, it also makes sense that if every individual really want power our society would corrupt. Imagine everyone in our society having lavage lifestyles. The economy will go downhill because who needs a job when you have lots of money. Also, they don't even want to bother the things concerning our economy and/ or our environment. It is why applying cultural studies outside the classroom can help understand the importance of power. The example I mention also creates...show more content...

Once I'm done brainstorming and outlining my ideas and finishing my draft. I revise it and see if the ones I include in my paper are important. Having to include sources that will connect and counter argue my beliefs is truly a new found composition skill that I've found in English 102. I also want to apply cultural studies for my professional career because it is important to have a creative mind because using sources and backing up your reasoning is the best way to start writing an essay or even talking to someone. Overall, having English 102 as my freshman year in college help me understand that knowledge is made through engaging with the ideas of Get more content

Sometimes when you write an essay you feel so confident about it that you think it might bring you your fifteen minutes of fame. However, most times it just brings you fifteen minutes of disappointment when you see the grade you got. Writing is not an easy process. Just like any other skill, it requires lots of attention and lots of learning. In a way, writing is like a business. If you continue to work on it and learn new things about it, it will grow and prosper, but if you become stagnant in your learning and operations you are sure to lose everything that you've worked for. In that sense, Writing 101 has allowed me to continue to learn more about writing, which in turn has drastically improved it. Throughout this Writing 101 course, my...show more content...

Before this Writing 101 course, I would have never turned to a peer–reviewed source for information, and I probably would have never known what a peer–reviewed source was. However, I now know how to utilize peer–reviewed sources in order to keep a reader's attention. Along with the credible sources I learned to use, I also learned that it is important to use the voice of others in your work. Sometimes, you can get your reader's attention if you offer some else's point of view. In Essay 3, I was able to use an interview I did with Belle Helnore in order to offer another person's perspective on the issue I was discussing. In my essay I said, When I asked her about how she felt about her student debt, if she had any, she told me, "It's always left me with a little bit of stress because I don't know how I'm going to pay it off after I graduate." Belle also mentioned that she worried about costs outside of her student loans, such as all the costs of living that her parents have been paying for her whole life. These costs included car insurance, car registration, housing bills, phone bills, etc. In this piece, I was able to allow Belle to tell the audience about her college experience. This caught reader's attention by offering another perspective that I could not have

The essay that was given to us is great. In the beginning, it was just a reading and response for me. I did not make it a big deal until I started to read it. Indeed, it was one of the best essays that I have ever read my life. It has many stuffs that I should have known about before. I had not thought that essay might make my mind opened. The words that have been used, the examples that have been proved, and the techniques that have been given are fabricated to make the essay favorable to whom wants to develop his/her writing. Additionally, I do agree with the author in many things as a new learner. I used to read just because of enjoyment and knowing new information. I have never read to become a better writer, which I believe it is so beneficial to me. Furthermore, the author's purpose is so clear to the readers and that makes it so helpful to who wants to become a good writer. There are two things that I would like to point them out which are how "RLW" is...show more content...

The first one is to have what you want from the essay and the story and that could be fun or a knowledge that you are looking up for it. The second one that is how to develop your writing and that could by in man ways such as; asking yourself why the author uses this kind of words, how he jumps from idea to another one, and what kind of entrance he dose put in the beginning to hook up the reader. Those ways are mentioned in the essay that has been given to us by my professor. In fact, I used to put in the paper whatever in my mind while I am writing. I just take the words from my mind and write them down on the paper. Now by having this essay, I am going to try to use what I have seen, what it has hooked me up to it. Even more, I will read more and more to find out which is the best to use in my essay. Reading like a writer is a way to get yourself better and better in

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Ratio Analysis

Ratios are a method of summarising and presenting financial information in an easily understandable form. They are used to assist us in assessing the performance of a business by identifying relationships between different figures that are considered to be significant. Ratios can be split into five groups, these five groups are:

1. Cash Flow – These ratios measure the businesses ability to meet financial commitments from cash flow.

2. Liquidity – These assess the businesses ability to meet the current liabilities as they fall due.

3. Asset Management– These show the speed of funds through the business operating cycle and how effectively working capital is managed.

4. Stake – These...show more content...

b) Interest Cash Cover

The Interest Cash Cover is an indication of the businesses ability to service total interest commitments from cash generated from operations. Compared to the Interest Cover ratio in the stake section this ratio gives a far better indicator, given that profit is not equivalent to cash.

The interest cash cover figure for 2004 shows that Allied Waste Disposal plc can meet its interest commitments just over 63 times from its operations. This is a decrease f just under 7%, this can be due to two reasons; the first is an increase in the amount of interest paid, the second is an increase in the cash flow from operations or it can be both of these factors.

Liquidity has an immediate bearing on the financial profile of a business and therefore its ability to survive. A business that cannot turn its current

assets into cash runs the risk of failing. It is essential therefore that when we look at a business, that they are appropriate i.e. long–term facilities are used for longer term/fixed assets, and short–term facilities for working capital. This should ensure an acceptable structure to the balance sheet and mean that the business should have sufficient cash to ensure the servicing and repayment of its short–term debts.

a) Current Ratio (also known as the Liquidity Ratio)

The current ratio gives an indicator of the number of times the

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Writing An Assignment Analysis

When I write an assignment, from a simple analysis to a research paper, I always start with writing an outline. The outline helps me with the flow of my writing and reminds me where my work will take me. The outline keeps me organized in my thoughts and aids in the comprehension of my writing; it will start out very broad and eventually becomes very specific so the essay is easier to write. I have gotten into the habit of writing outlines when I would write any assignment during my sophomore year of high school. My teacher would require us to write outlines for major writing assignments which developed my habit to write an outline for any assignment. After the outline, I begin writing the assignment and edit while I write. I do this by briefly

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Writing Self-Analysis

At the beginning of the semester we were asked to review our strengths and weaknesses as writers. In the first discussion post I stated, "My first weakness [is that] I have trouble concluding thoughts and, upon review, often have a rambling mess on my hands" (Multani). Although my first project was to the point and concise, most likely due to the brevity of the project, with the greater word limit for the second project, it was something I, again, struggled with. For example in my first draft, I often caught myself repeating things for two sentences in a row, or restating something I had already stated. From a rhetorical standpoint, I think it weakens the impact of the argument made if each sentence's core idea is a repetition of stated information....show more content...

On the recommendation of peer review, I made some simple adjustments. As stated during the face–to–face review, using a five–syllable word for a one–syllable word is sometimes unnecessary (Fedewa). At first glance, I thought I explained most of the technical terminology pretty well. There was, however, a specific instance where I think my thought process was incomplete and even those experienced in the field would have had a hard time understanding what was said. In my first draft, I had written about physiological and psychological addiction and dependence. The difference between the two is often confusing, even for those well versed in the field. Instead of using this terminology I decided to use analogies and examples that aided the reader in understanding the difference between the two and as such probably depicted a clearer picture of what I was trying to convey. I think through this class and especially for this project, the thing that I have the greatest improvement in is my use for imagery to help get my message across. Ironically, this was not one of my goals at the beginning of the semester only because I didn't realize the impact of

My Writing Assignment Analysis

When beginning any writing assignment, it can be a rocky start. It involves critical thinking and applying to your writing. First, you have to be skilled and be prepared in writing to get where you want to be. Therefore, my writing was complicated until I got into writing better than before. There comes a time when you have to start from scratch and work until you earn what you deserved. It was complicated to figure out what to write about, and to be precise. At first, I had adequatewriting skills, but as I progressed through middle and high school, I have made vast improvements in my writing.

At a young age, my skills were limited, I had little knowledge about writing. While in elementary school, writing was introduced to allow us as a way to express what was on our minds. Our assignments consisted of writing in our journals daily. In the beginning, writing didn't really appeal to me. I found it to be boring and time consuming. However, journaling is a tool to help you become a better writer. It's a way to help you express yourself....show more content...

I was able to express my thoughts on paper. Meanwhile, I found that writing was becoming easier and having others to critique my assignments was not as difficult. During middle school, I was writing more than usual to get ready for high school. High school writing was a higher level to get you ready to college level. It was complicated at first, but I was getting more proficient. I had a better thought process to write more logically and nothing complicated. I also found that Read–180 was a resource in writing. I didn't care for it, but it was something that enhanced my thinking

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Self–Analysis

Before taking this course my writing styles and habits were very different. I was the typical procrastinator because I would wait until the night before a paper was due to start it. This did not allow me enough time to properly proofread everything, which resulted in getting points deducted for simple grammatical errors that could have been avoided if I would have had the time to proofread. My writing styles have many strengths and weaknesses and I have been able to improve my writing because of them. I have learned from my strengths and weaknesses how to become a better writer.

In my writing, I have many strengths, some that which I have developed through this course and some that I already had. Before this...show more content...

I can write a thesis that will give an overview about what main topic of the paper is and what other elements will be addressed in the paper. From taking this course I have been able to improve many of my weaknesses, but there are still some that I need to work on. Overall I am becoming better at not procrastinating as much as I used to. This class has helped me to learn to take the little steps along the way because then there will not be as much work to do towards the end. This has also made me realize that the final product of my writing will turn out better because it will have had more time to develop, which means that there would have been more opportunities to proofread. I think by learning many styles of writing, such as paraphrasing, summarizing, analyzing, and researching; it has enabled me to be able to write more broadly. By knowing how to correctly use all of these kinds of writing styles, it will help me in the future for other classes because I will have the knowledge that I need to write these types of papers. I still procrastinate sometimes, but not as much as I used to. I will be able to improve on this as time goes along because I will become more motivated by seeing the end result, which usually would be better grades.

Overall I think that my most of my writing habits have improved and for the ones that have not I know what they are and what I need to do to improve them. My strengths that I already had as

Analysis Essay Neil Armstrong was close to not being the first man to step foot onto the moon. Edwin Aldrin allowed his college to take the first step not wanting the fame. The following articles all relate to the first landing on the moon, Man Takes First Steps on the Moon appearing in the Times of London written by anonymous reports the event of the moon landing, In Event of Moon Disaster written by William Safire prepared for President Nixon to present if the moon landing did not succeed, The July 16, 1969, Launch: A Symbol of Man's Greatness written by Ayn Rand describes her view on how man is the superior species, Transported illustrated by Herblock, people are distracted by the moon landing, they don't realize the true troubles happening in their own world. All articles contain rhetorical strategies allowing the reader to trust the author connect to the text on an emotional level and provide logical reasoning.

In the article Man Takes First Steps on the Moon by The Times provides the purpose of reporting the actions of the moon landing. The reporter describes the event using precise quotes from the astronauts themselves. For the audience who have not been fully informed of the moon landing. The reporter gives them...show more content...

William Safire was the trusted speechwriter of former President Nixon. The article In Event of Moon Disaster by William Safire was written with one sole purpose, if the mission was not successful. President Nixon would have presented this speech if the astronauts would have not been able to return home. The people of the United States would deeply take in the words of the president. The people would be devastated that a project that took years to complete made sure it would be a success failed leaving two amazing men stranded in

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Textual Analysis Examples

Meet Melinda, She's is attending her first day of 9th grade at Merryweather High, And it did not go so well. All her old friends don't talk to her. Other students laugh at her. Rachel says she hates her. Melinda really wants to tell everything to Rachel, but she can't speak. Melinda calls her English teacher Hairwoman, because she hides behind all her hair. Melinda's doesn't like her Social Studies teacher, she calls him Mr. Neck. Lunch went pretty bad. She didn't have anybody to sit with because all her old friends are mad at her for what she did, then a guy hits Melinda with food and then she ran out of the lunchroom. Mr. Neck makes Melinda stop, and expects an answer but since she can't speak,she gets in trouble. After that, she had Art...show more content...

Freeman tells the class that they are in "the only class that will teach them how to survive". Mr. Freeman passes around a broken globe and everyone takes a piece of paper. Whatever is on the piece paper is project that they will be working on for the whole year. Melinda's piece of paper says "tree." Melinda has been sitting with a someone named Heather at lunch. Heather is very talkative, she is very much the opposite of Melinda. One day Melinda gets home after school and orders pizza,, since her parents are both at work. When she hears her Dad come home, she goes off to her room. She lays on her bed bundled in her blanket and stares in the mirror from the other side of the room, and she sees that she is not looking very good. Her lips are all scabbed, because she can't stop biting them – and her mouth doesn't look like a mouth any more, she gets out of bed and puts the mirror in the closet. Melinda has gym class with Nicole and Heather. Nicole used to be in Melinda's "group," called the Plain Janes, also with Ivy and rachel. It's not very clear if Nicole is upset with Melinda, or just too self–absorbed to talk to her. One day, Melinda tries to run away from Mr. Neck, and she finds a supply closet that look like it hasn't been used in very long Get

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Hunger. Emptiness. Death. In the novel Night by Elie wiesel speaks about hunger as something all jews were used to, empty and deprived of nutrition they were already dead. Hunger consumes all hope and love that people have with one another.

Body Paragraph 1

In Night, hunger devours most relationships within the vile gates of auschwitz, for example when Elie Wieselwas on the train cart he witnessed a son kill his own father for some crust "Meir, my little Meir! Don't you recognize me... You're killing your father... I have bread... for you too..." (pg 101). From hunger a son betrayed his own father only to fill his stomach, in the end they both died due to their desire to contain hunger. When Elie talks about how he didn't recognize

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Being able to articulate your words in such a way that captures the true brilliance of a mind at work is very important. Writing seems to happen both instantaneously and with much forethought. As each writer deepens their prowess in literature they develop certain techniques that help them when writing. These techniques may very depending desire of the outcome. This is true for myself. There are three things that I find to be very important when i'm writing any sort of paper. Listening to music, making a an outline as detailed as needed for it it will carry me through the extent of the paper, and the final step is xxxxxx. To me the most important step I take in preparation is finding the right music to listen to. Personally, listening to music has always helped with writer's block. There has been times where I get so caught up on the sounds of the words that i cease to actually write; when i listen to music this is obsolete. Listening to music allows me to write at an almost stream of conscience type pace. This is important on tedious writing assignments in order to keep me entertained, the beat of the songs make it hard for me to be bored. When writing I find boredom is the biggest challenge I face, if i am bored i will not write; music is...show more content... There has to be a point in your writing that you decide the purpose of the work, the meaning, audience and justification. Sometimes I go through the trouble and write out a formal outline. These formal outlines are usually reserved when writing speeches where each point has its own subordinate point. However, on less serious or vexing assignments I don't feel as obligated to stick to a roadmap 'outline'. The less perplexing assignments get a thorough mental roadmap built on tentative ideas that change as the paper gets worked out. After revision the original mental roadmap may be completely different than first imagined; why it's used on less important

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The Writing Process Analysis

The writing process is separated into five different stages, prewriting, drafting, editing, revising, and publishing. When going throughout this process I feel that it is important to check your progress quite frequently. After you complete each stage of the writing process it is always acceptable to proofread and if need be, edit your work. There are certain questions you may ask yourself as you undergo composing an essay, novel, or legal piece of work. For example, in the first stage of the writing process, prewriting, you can ask yourself how and what you will be disputing. Also at this point you can get opinions from various individuals about the topic of your essay. Stage two, drafting, is where your thoughts begin to come together.

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Within the article Analyze, Don't Summarize, Michael BГ©rubГ© an English professor at the University of Pennsylvania, explained to his colleges in a sarcastic but very casual way that students should analyze a paper instead of summarize it. He started to explain why students should analyze with an anecdote of a student asking him an interesting question about his grading system, which at that moment he did not have one because it was the first time for him teaching an English–literature class section at the University of Virginia. He knew what an Apaper looks like just by looking at it but that was not enough to explain in detail what his grading system was. Thus, he started to think about how can he explain the basic idea of building a good argument by analyzing in order to get an A in a paper and how his grading system work....show more content...

After the student asked him about his grading system, he went to seek for help and advice from his colleges and one of them gave him an advice that he will always remember and incorporate within the years. This advice was a simple form of teaching students how an excellent, good and a bad paper looks like, but the problem was that he was not able to transmit that concept to his students. Until one day he realized something watching TV, something that helped him to know how his grading system work and how can he explain to his students the way an A paper should be through

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When you sign up for tutoring appointments, please remember to take the next available spot on the list. I'm not sure if you noticed, but when you signed up for an appointment yesterday, you skipped a space. Leaving an empty block of time unnecessarily extends my day not only at work, but also by putting me in the heart of Friday's commute traffic. I'm fine going home late if I'm helping students, but not if I'm waiting. Next time, just be sure to take the next available appointment (unless we specifically discuss special circumstances beforehand).

Given the circumstances, I do want to offer you personalized advice for Monday's Marxist essay. Please read through my comments here, and if you have questions, feel free to email me....show more content...

Too much evidence, and the essay becomes all plot summary. Too much analysis, and the essay becomes all opinion. Finding the right mixture is key. Create an outline for each topic and you'll set yourself up for success on Monday's essay. Effective essays also use active language, specific quotations from the text, thoughtful analysis, and smooth transitions. In the past, you have dropped quotations into your body paragraphs, so be sure to provide context as you introduce the quotations: who says the quotation, what is happening, and where does it take place in the novel? Also, I've noticed that you have issues with comma–splices. In your comma quiz, you did a nice job, but you continue showing difficulty with complex sentences. (This is also true in your essays.) Consider reviewing complex sentences over the weekend. You can download grammar packets on School Loop, use NoRedInk if they allow practice, or do an internet search for complex sentence practice. (Purdue's Online Writing Lab often has helpful information so it might be worth checking out. This is a remedial issue, so it will not go away, and your future teachers won't go into much depth with sentence types presuming you've already learned them. It's not too

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My Writing Process Analysis

Writing tends to be one of the best forms of presenting and preserving information. However, "poor" writing may not offer the desired message, is full of errors, offers irrelevant information or is uninteresting to the audience. I have been striving to develop my writing through various activates that entail freewriting and reading the "best" articles. Hence, my writing has significantly improved because it adheres to most of the applicable principles and procedures.

At the initial stage, I could read through applicable resources to gain information. It is imperative to peruse through relevant articles, books, videos and other materials to acquire vital information that could be utilized during the writing. Since humans tend to be limited in...show more content...

From the commencement, I could write almost continuously to the end. Freewriting exercises that I have been accomplishing could have promoted the nonstop writing process as Peter Elbow suggests that "the most effective way I know to improve your writing is to do freewriting exercise regularly" (1). Freewriting encourages constant writing because it discourages editing until the concerned topic has been exhausted. Through the practice of uninterrupted writing, information is flowing freely. Unfortunately, several errors can be made since the focus is primarily on writing, and not editing. However, most often I would return to the brainstorming stage after drafting a document. Returning to the brainstorming step is important because it offers a chance to modify and streamline the thesis. After writing a draft, some new ideologies and data could be attained or dismissed. Further, re–brainstorming may aid in attainment of more information and connections with the thesis. Hence, it is vital to revisit the thesis through brainstorming Get

Writing A Quote Analysis

The letter grade I have given myself is a B. I believe I am a good writer, but when it comes to small details, there is improvement needed. When writing any essay, I must be organized. When it writing an essay reviewing a book, flash cards are must. I have my quote on one side and then my explanation and transition on the other. I do this for every quote so when it is time for my rough draft to be put together, most of the work is finished; I just have to put them together as numbered. In my senior year of high school, I did an essay on Robert McMcrumb's The Story of English. I had so many quotes that I had to pick certain ones that were the most important. In my health class, we were asked to write a story about our middle school years.

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How to Write a Theme Analysis Essay (5–Paragraphs)

The theme is a recurring element throughout literature, movies, and art, which offers the reader/viewer a deeper meaning, a deeper understanding about fundamental ideas in life, and a moral or life lesson.

Essay writing

When writing about the theme, the writer should keep in mind that he/she will write an analysis of a theme that appears in either a text or movie that argues a specific point. The writer's aim in this type of essay is to pick a theme from a text or movie and write about what that theme does for the story or what that theme makes the reader realize about that story and/or life itself. The best way to come up with such an...show more content...

SECOND

Follow the format/recipe for the FIRST BODY paragraph.

a) Pick one scene from the text or movie that shows how the theme relates to the aspect that you are writing about (e.g. character, plot, setting, life, etc). Write no more than 2–3 sentences to summarize this scene. For example, if you are applying the theme to a character, then pick one scene that strictly connects the theme with this character.

b) Pick one brief quote from this scene that supports the direction of your essay. The quote from the text or movie should show how this theme reveals the aspect that you are writing about.

c) Write 3–4 sentences that provide an analysis of the scene and quote. The analysis should include an explication of this scene and quote, and it should tell what this scene and quote reveal about the theme and aspect that you are writing about.

d) Write 1 closing sentence that will seal off the paragraph.

THIRD

Follow the format/recipe for the SECOND BODY paragraph.

a) Use a transitional phrase and pick another scene from the text or movie that shows how the theme relates to the aspect that you are writing about. Write no more than 2–3 sentences to summarize this scene.

b) Pick another brief quote from this scene that supports your discussion of the theme and its relation to the aspect that you are writing about.