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MyWriting

Inthepastfouryears,Ihavewrittenmanypapersforvariousclasses,enjoyingsomeandothers havingtochokeoutwordstowritedown.InthismemoIwilldescribemywritingprojectsandhow theymademebecomeabetterwriter,andhowtheywillcontinuetohelpdevelopmeintoa becomingamoreprosperouswriter.

WhatIReallyLearnedinEnglish100

WellasarecentpupiloftheGreatMcFaddenIwanttodoallthatIcantobeonhisgoodside,for hesaidthatifIgoonemiletomeethim,hewillgotwomilestomeetme,whichseemsmorethat fair.AsanassignmentIamtoldthatIhavetowritewhatIlearnedinEnglish100andhowthatit preparedmeforEnglish200.Wellsincehonestyisthebestwayofshowmorecontent

HavingtakenmanywritingclassesIhavelearnedmanythingsaboutwriting.Ienjoywritingand canoftenwritemanypagesaboutthingsthatIaminterestedin.IknowthatIhavemorelearningto doaboutwriting,andhopefullyinthenextcoupleweeksmyknowledgeofwritingwillhave expandedandmywritingwillhaveimproved.

MyExperienceWithWritingArguments

IamunawareofanywritingargumentsTheonlythingIcanreallythinkofiswritingaresearch paperwiththeintenttochangepeople'smindsonacertainsubject.Irememberresearchingfor weeksinthelibrary,lookingthroughmagazineaftermagazine.Ihadsearchedforenough informationtowriteaten–pagepaperThewritingprocessofthepapertookseveralweeksbutwhen Ihadfinished,allthehardworkwasworththeeffort.Ilearnedmanythingsfromthatcoursesuchas thatyouneedtosearchforalltheinformationyoucanbecauseitisbettertohavetoomuch informationthannotenough.Alsothatcoursetaughtmemanythingsaboutmakingreferencestothe authorsofthearticlesIusedformypaper.Irememberwritingoutnotecardafternotecardand keepingallthenecessaryinformationabouteachbookormagazineThatcoursetaughtmeto becomeabetterwriterandtorespecthowmuchdetailreallygoesintoaresearchpaperlikeIhad written.Otherthanthat,Ihavenotreallyhadmuchexperiencein

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MyThoughtsonWriting

TheonlythingIcareabout;theonlythingIhopetogetfromthiscourse,issomeimprovementin myabilitytowritewhatIthink––explainideasandfeelingstootherpeople.Idon'tgiveadamn aboutanythingelse,andsofarIhaven'tbeendisappointedAtthebeginningofthecourseIwas informedthatweweregoingtobediscussingexposition,whichisn'tsomuchakindofwritingasa purposeorattitudebehindit.Thispurposeistoexplore,unfold,ordevelopanideaorissue.Andthe senseI'vegottenfromourdiscussionisthattheattitudeisoneofintellectualhonesty,ofdedication tolearningsomethingandreportingwhat'sthere,insteadofprotectingpreconceivednotionsor projectingagendasshowmorecontent

Afriendofminehasalreadygraduatedfromauniversity,andsherecentlywentthroughawhole crateofpapersshewroteintheprocess.Shetoldmeshecouldn'trememberwhatmanyofthem wereabout;couldn'tevenrememberwritingmostofthemWe'vetalkedabout"themewriting"as somethingwrittenforandfromaclosedenvironment:amini–universeapartfromeverydaylife, withitsownabbreviatedrules,inwhichoversimplificationisacceptable.WhenIconsiderthesheer tonnageofthestuffthat'swritteneverymidquarterandfinalsweekaroundhere,itsureseemsthat mostofitisintendedto,deservesto,anddoesheadrightforthewastebasketimmediatelywhenit's ofnofurtheruseinthatuniverse:afterit'srecordedinthegradebook"Commitment"isaterm appliedtosolidexposition,andthemewritingfrequentlylacksit.

Doesanyoneliketodothis––doesitprovideawarm,human,joyousfeelingofhavingmade contactandsayingsomethingImportant?Ordowejustgetcomfortabledoingit?Likebeingan accountant:istherearealsenseofjoytobefoundinaddingupcolumnsoffigures?Theremaybe somepeoplewhowouldtellme"sure,it'sfun,"butIthinkactuallythey'rejustfeelingsafeinasort ofhalf–sleepstatewhichisn'texactlyhappyandmayinfactbemiserable,butatleastisstable. Theremaybeadifferentkindofwarmth,reservedfor"ajobwelldone,"and"Imightgeta promotion,"andmostespecially:"Ifeelgood

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StephenKingisaverycomplex,experiencedwriter.Hehaselaboratestoriesthatcatchanytypeof reader.InthebookStephenKingOnWritingheteachesushisexperienceswithwritingandinhis ownopinionhowwritingworks,fromtheinsideout.Hesharesthattheeditororpersonrevising yourpagemaynotalwaysbecorrectbuttotaketheadvicegivenanduseittoyourbestinyour writingImaginationisonlyasfarasweletitgoandthatwecanstretchourbrainstoreach boundariestherewerethoughtunapproachable.Althoughbeingdescriptiveistheidealwaytowrite, beingtoodescriptivecanpreventyoufromactuallygettingyourpointacross.Takingthingstoo literalfromapersonrevisingyourpapermaylowerconfidence,orevenmakeyourpaperworse,but whatIhavelearnedfromreadingthiselaboratebookisthatyouhavetobeabletotake...showmore content

Althoughsomemaynothavethemindthatotherdo,imaginationisawildthing.Kingstates "sometimesthemostbasicskillscancreatethingsfarbeyondourexpectations?"Itakethisasifthat basicskillsbuildingupcancreateormakeanimaginationgrowtoitsfullpotentialThebetteryou getatsomethingandthemoreitispracticedthebetteryoubecomeatit.Withbuildingstronger skillscomesastrongerimaginationandputthoseskillstothetest.Imaginationallowsustocreate thingsunimaginable.Descriptionisakeycomponentinwritinganessay.Inthebook,Kingtellsus thatcreatingagoodwriteroutofadecentwriterisallpossibleaslongasthewriterpractices fundamentalsandahugefundamentalisbeingabletobedescriptiveStaringanessayyoumustbe abletousewordsthatcangrabthereadersattentionandmakethemwanttoreadmore.Usingstrong adjectivesasinhumungous,majestic,andextravagantareabigwaytograbattentiontothe audienceKingteachesuspracticingbeingdescriptivewillhelpusbecomeanoverallbetter

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Everyoneontheplanethasagoalsetinlife,butonlyahandfulattempttoimprovetoobtaintheir goalbystudyingthesubjecttheirgoalisin.InmyEnglishclass,English101thisquarterIwas astonishedbyhowmuchIhadprogressedasawritersharpeningmywritingskillsandalsolearneda lotaboutwritingthatIhadn'tlearnedbefore.InmywritingportfolioforthisquarterIhadtowrite anautobiographyessay,aresearchessay,andthisreflectionessaytodevelopmywritingskills better.Thewritingassignmentswerefuntodobecauseitchallengedmetoworkonessaysof differentstylesthatwerenewtome.Theessayassignmentshelpedmegrowasabetterwriterthat gavemetheself–confidenceandskillstotakeontheworldonmyownDuringthebeginningofthe English101whenwebeganthewritingprocess:Ithoughtatfirstthatwespenttoomuchtimeon ouressaysbutIsoonrealizedhowimportantitwasspendingtimeontheessaystoimprovethem. Therevisionsthatmyteacherandclassmatesmadeonmyessaysweretrulyhelpfulformebecause itallowedmetobettermywriting.ForeveryweekintheentirecoursewewentovertheMLA formattingprocess,annotating,citingwithintheessay,andhowtomakethepaperflowbetterIhad themosttroublesinthisquarterwhenIstartedwritingsomeofmyessaysformyportfoliobecauseI didn'thaveacluehowtostartthematfirst.Afterawhileofbrainstormingideasandseeing examplestheteacher

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AsawritertherearemanyelementsofwritingthatIstrugglewith,especiallywhencomposingan essay.Whenwritinganessay,thereareusuallymanyskillsthatneedtobeusedinordertobe successfulwiththewritingassignment.ManytimesinwritingIstrugglewithexplainingandfully developingthesupportingdetailsandideasinmyessay.Iwouldalsoliketoimproveon incorporatingcleartopicsentencesandconcludingsentences,connectingmyparagraphsideasback tomythesis.Lastly,improvementcanbemadeinmywritingbyavoidingawkwardorwordy sentences.Writersfacenumerouschallengesintheirwritingbutstrivetoovercomeorimprovethese challengeswitheachpiecetheywriteWritersoftenfacecertainshowmorecontent Iamlookingtoimproveonthischallengeasawriterbyfocusingonexplainingmyquotesand explanationsinamoresupportivewaythatrelatesbacktothethesis.Writingcanbeimprovedupon endlesslybyminimizingyourchallengesasawriter.InwritinganessayIalsostrugglewith incorporatingcleartopicsentencesandconnectingmyparagraphsideasbacktomythesisstatement. Thisstruggleisbasedonlastyears'experiencewithwritingessaysThisstrugglecanbeimproved uponbyconcentratingonwhatexactlymythesisisstatingandbuildingmysentencestorelateand explainthethesisfurther.Improvingonthiswillallowmywritingabilitytoincreaseandhelpme becomeamoresuccessfulwriter.Whencomposinganessay,orjournalentry,orjustplainwriting,I struggleasawriterwithavoidingawkwardorwordyphasesinmywrittenwork.Thisstruggleisyet againbasedonlastyear'sexperienceandfeedbackfrommyEnglishclassImprovementwiththis strugglecanbemadebythefollowingstrategies:readingovermypapermorecarefully,avoiding theuseofwordsthatsoundintelligentbutdon'tflowwiththepaper,andeditingmypaperwith peersRecognizingthisstruggleandfollowingthesestrategieswouldimprovemywritingWriters developstrategiesthathelpthemtoovercomeorimproveupontheirstrugglesandchallengesin theirwriting.Asa

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WhyWeNeedtoHelpEachOtherItwasjustanormaldaysofar,Ihaddonemynormal monotonousroutine:wakeupexcruciatinglyearly,getdressed,gotoClearCreek,haveclasses,get thehomework,boardthebusandjustgethome.AlongmyjourneytothebusIwashavinga discussionwithafriendabouthowmuchhomework,Ihadasa5th–graderinthefirstfewmonthsof my5thgradecareerNotatallpayinganyattentiontotheominousfeelingIhadinmystomach Todaywasdifferentsomehow.Somethingwasoff.OnceIstartedheadinghomeeverything changed.WhenIfirstheardthethunderingboominmyears,Iknewsomethingwaswrong. "Remembertodoyourhomeworkkids!Haveagoodnight!"shoutedmy5thgradeteacherina desperate...showmorecontent...

Thepeopleonthebusstartedactingout."Wecrashedguys!Oh,thisissocool!"saidafewinthe backjumpingupanddownongroundswherenormallynotmanydaredtoventure.Others,choseto startlashingoutandcrying."Areweok?Ohmygosh,what'shappening?!"Mehowever,Iwasjust frozenIwasconflictedonwhetherIshouldtakeactionorjustbecalmandstillButIwasonce againpostponedanydecisionwhenIsawmyteacherrunningasfastaslightingtowardsthe alarmingscene.Inaflashshewasonthebuswithapoliceofficercomingtoseeifanybodywas injured."Hello,everyoneduringthecrashwasanybodyinjured?"exclaimedtheofficer.Luckily nobodywasbutsomeofuswouldalwaysrememberthisday."Okeverybodyduetothesituation," beganthebusdriver,"WeneedtovacatethebusYourparentshavealreadybeencontactedsomeof themareontheirwaytocomepickyouup.Nowpleasecalmlyexitthebusandstayonthe sidewalk."Oncewe'veallevacuatedthebusweweregreetedbythelonginglooksfromthepeople drivingbywantingtoknowwhatwashappeningWalkingoffthebustheselooksonlyaddedthe anxiousfeelingIhad.Butitdidn'tthattrafficfromtheexitingcarsleavingtheotherschoolswas completelystopped.Whilewaitingwealsogottohearsomanyvariationsof'PleasebecalmIknow it'sstressfulbutyouhavetotry.'Onthebillionthtimethenewbus

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Writinganessayhasalwaysbeenadifficultandtedioustaskinmyopinion.ThewritingprocessI followedwhencreatingtheoriginalassignmentconsistedofresearch,aroughdraft,asmallamount ofediting,andafinaldraft.ResearchingthetopicwasthefirststepItookinwritingmypaper.I searchedforcredibleandusefulinformationthatwouldhaveapositiveeffectonmyessay.After gatheringmyinformation,Iworkedtocreateanoutlinethatwouldassistintheorganizationand structureofmyessay.Ithenusedmyoutlinetobeginaroughdraftbyinsertingresearch,aswellas myownthoughtsandideas.Aftereditingandrevisingmyessay,Iendedwithafinaldraft.The editingdonetothepaperwasbasicanddonesolelybymyselfIdidnotuseanyresourcessuchas thewritingcenter.Alongwiththis,peerreviewswerenothelpfulasmygroupdidnotstrivetomake anymeaningfulcorrectionsorprovideanyconstructivecriticism.BecauseIhadlittlecorrectionsthe amountofeditingorrevisingdonewaslimited.Throughoutthedurationofthisclass,theprocessin whichIwriteanessayhaschanged.

Overall,therevisionprocessforthenewandimprovedessaywasagreatdealdifferentthanthefirst essay.TodecidewhatinformationIwantedleftaloneandwhatinformationIshouldtakeout,Iwent throughmyoriginalassignmentandreadthecommentsmadebymyinstructor.Thecomments helpedmeindicatewhichpiecesoftheessaywerewellwritten

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CharityACharityisanorganisationthatexiststoenableonegroupofpeopletohelpanother.Itcan sometimesbeforanimalsornature.Manyofthebestknowncharitiesweresetupbypeoplewho feltpassionateaboutasituationthattheybelievedwaswrongorpreventable.

Thereare180thousandcharitiesintheUnitedKingdomaloneTheideaofcharitiesistodoaway withtheproblemstheyweresetuptotackle.Theywouldprefernottohavetoexistatall.Inthe UnitedKingdomitiseasytocreateacharitytodowhatyouthinkisright.Youcanraisemoneyand getinvolvedinyourshowmorecontent However,thisdoesnotsolvealltheproblemsoftheworld.Sosomewouldsay,whybothertrying? Ontheotherhandanotherwayofthinkingaboutitis–justhowbadwouldtheworldbewithout thatmoneyhelpingout?Thegovernmentdonatesmoneytothecharitiesfromus,thetaxpayerand formanypeopletheyliketoknowwheretheirmoneyisgoing.Manycharitiesareinvolvedin improvingthelivesofpeoplearoundtheglobeThereare,howeveralwayslotsofcynicalpeople whoknockcharitiesespeciallyifthemoneyisnotspentinourcountry,believingthat'charity beginsathome'.ManycharitiesintheUnitedKingdomdohelpthelocalpeoplefromhomelessness tocancerrelief,butrecentlyinternationalaid–helpingothersindifferentcountriesisoneofthe mosthotlydebatedareasinthevoluntarysector.

Theaidagenciesactionsandtheirattachmentorlackofitfromgovernmentsareallunderscrutiny. Internationalaidagenciesattractmoredonationsthananyothercharitablecausebringingin£486 millionin2001–02Thisbeatsdonationsforcancer,childrenandanimalcharities

Sohowdocharitiesusetheirmoney?Charitiesusuallyneedmoneyforthreethings.Firstly,the largestpartofanydonationgoestothecauseorgroupforwhichitwas given(usuallyaround80%)thiswillpayforthepeople,food,medicines

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WhitneyBailey ProfessorJohnson

English101

October19,2016ReflectionPaper

It'shardtobelievethatit'salreadytimeforMidtermsinmyEnglish101classTheadventurehas beenaloteasierthanIatfirstanticipated.Inanycase,IamhappythatIamtakingtheclassand learningfromit.InthebeginningitappearedsomewhathardhoweverIwasresolvedtocompelmy waythroughthisclassregardlessofwhatdifficultiesIneededtopersevere OnthefirstdayofmyEnglish101classIwasapprehensive,Ihadnocluewhat'sinstorefromthe class.AsIdiscoveredwhattheclasswouldhavebeensimilarto,IletmyselfknowIwasgoingto attempttogetanBorhighertowardtheendofthesemesterandputalltheexertionIhadintoeach paperIkeptintouchwith,IwasnotgoingtosetthisclassasideforlaterandlingerlikeIusetodo. Astandoutamongstthemosttroublesomeshowmorecontent

IhaveanunmistakableviewinmyheadofwhatIamgoingtocomposeandwhatstructuresIhave toutilize.ThingshaveendeduplessdifficultnowsinceIdon'tneedtoexperiencethebattleofhow thingsaredoneoronthechancethatIdon'tunderstandhowIshoulddowhatIamexpectedtodo. Theseaptitudesmayempowermetoenjoyadditionallycomposingandnotneedtostressover havingawrittenassignment

Thiscoursehashelpedmewithmanychancestofigureouthowtoproperlywritepapers.Priorto thisclass,Ihadlittleexperiencewithhowtobuildalegitimatepaper.Ithastakenexperience,and gettingnormalevaluations,toshowmehowtopreciselywriteDespitethefactthatthiscourse requireddifferentpaperstobeturnedin,Iamappreciativetohavepossessedthecapacitytogain frommyoversightsanddevelopasawriter.Ihaveconstantlycherishedwrittenwork,howevernow Iamreadytoimprovemywritingasthesemester

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Eversincedayonechildrenaretoldeveryoneisdifferentanduniqueintheirownway.Inwriting onecanlearneverysinglewriterhastheirownstylejustlikehumansnotoneisthesame.Someare fantasticinspiringwritersandonecanseethatbyreadingtheirwork.Othersstrengthscanbein othersubjectssuchasmath,andaspreviouslystatedonecanseethatintheirworkasitlackssome ofthepassion,creativity,andstructurethatgreatwritershaveFantasitcwritersaregiftedwith showingapassionthroughwords.WhenIreadsomethinggreatIrecognizeafewthings.For example,whenreadingagoodwritersworkthewritingflowsandisnotchoppy,andithascreative visionarywordsAnotherthingInoticeisgoodwriterscanconnectwithmanyfeelingsandpassions whenwriting.Whenreadingmediocrewritingitismoredifficulttoconnectwiththewriter,they lackthepassionaboutthetopicandgivesthereaderachancetobecomeboredandwanttomoveon tosomethingelse.AllwritersaredifferentmuchlikeDNAnooneisthesame,withthatbeingsaid some...showmorecontent...

Collegeisalmostallwritingthereisalwaysthatessay,journalresponse,orresearchpapertowriteI thinkthisclasswillhelpmetremendouslyincollegeastohowtoconstructapieceofgreatwriting. TherearemanythingsIthinkIdowellwithwhenwriting.Forexample,Iliketousecreativeword choiceandspiceupmywritingsabit.Ialsoliketohavemywritingsproofreadbyotherswhichhas benefitedmeinlearningaboutsomethingsIcanusetomyadvantagetogetbetterat.Idohavea fewweaknessesinwritingsaswellIhaveneverbeenthebestatpunctuationandsometimeshavea difficulttimewritingtopromptsthatIhavetoexplainsomething.Ithinkthiscoursewillbeableto helpmewithmywritingstrugglesandgivemeknowledgethatwillonlyhelpmeinmyfutureto comein

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Thefirstandhardestpartofwritinganessayisfiguringouthowtostart.Aprofessormaygivea topictobewrittenabout,butinsomecasesthatmaynothappen.Thefirststepistopickatopic.The topicwillserveasyourthesis.Youwanttopickatopicthatyouarerelativelyknowledgeableabout soyouarenotcompletelyinthedark.Bypickingatopicthatyouknowevenalittleabout,willtake awaytheanxietyofnotknowingwheretostartorwhattowriteaboutIfyouchosetochallenge yourselfandwriteapaperaboutsomethingyouarenoviceabout,thenyouwanttopickatopicthat isbroadenoughtofindenoughinformationabout.Forexample,ifyouwanttowriteapaperabout cars,donotmakecarswhatyourpaperisabout,becausealthoughitisabroadtopicitisalso somewhatnarrow.Trytobroadenyourtopicbuychangingitto,"howcarshavechangedourlives." Changingyourtopictoamoreargumentativethesisgivesyouapinpointareatowriteaboutand leavesthedooropentogiveyoumoretowriteabout.Thesecondstep,andwhatIbelievetobethe mostimportantstepislocatingsourcestosupportyourthesis.Aresearchessaywithoutsources becomesanopinionessay,andthatiswhatyouasthewriterwanttostayawayfromSourcesmake youressaymorecreditable.Ifyouressayisabout"howtechnologyhasbenefitedstudentsand teachersintheclassrooms,"thenyoushouldfindsourcesthatareabouthowtechnologyisusedin

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MyExperienceWithAcademicWriting

Myexperiencewithmyacademicwritingitcomesfromthepastyearsindifferentclasses,thatI havetakenhereinTexasTechUniversity.Ihavetakensomecoupleclassesinthescience department,alawclass.InmylawclassIhadtowriteanacademicpaper,explainthedifferenttypes alawthatwillapplyinawindenergyindustry.Thisacademicwritingwasdoneinthelawclass,but thatwasdifferentfromEnglishclassThewritinginthescienceclasswaslittlebitlikethewriting thatwasdoneinEnglish1301atSouthPlains.Myexperienceintheclasswastocompareand summariesarticlethatwaschosenbytheprofessor.Inthisclass,ithelpsmetoimprovemywriting skillslittlebitmorethatmyhighschoolEnglishOneofmyweaknessesinwritingismygrammar, thatIwillgoindepthbygoingtothewritingcenterandotherhelpfulresources.In1302Iwilllearn moreindepthhowtowritearesearchpaper,sothatIcangomoreindepthonmyworkandcanuse allthedifferentsourcesonanessaypaper.Meintendtobuildmystrengthtogetbetteronmy grammaristomakesurethatIreadaloudformyresearchorargumentpaperthatwillbewritingfor thissemesterMygoalforthisclassistofinishwithagoodgradeandlearnalotfromtheprofessor Also,tomakesurethatIuseallhelpthatIgetfromtheclassthatIwillbeattendingduringthis semester.

In"TheMythofHelplessness",byGreeneand"WhatILearnedAboutSchoolReform",by

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MyExperiencethroughoutEnglish101

Aswriters,manystudentswritetotheexpectationsoftheirprofessorsandnottotheirfullest potential.ThroughoutEnglish101Ihadbeenwritingonlytopleasemyprofessorortofillthebasic requirementtopassEnglishIalwaysfeltthatmywritingabilitywasneverenoughformy professorsthroughoutthepreviousyears.Theyalwayswantedclearandconciseessays,whichfor somereasonwasunreachablebyme.However,startingcollegeandtakingEnglish101helpedme withmyweaknessesandchangedmytechniqueofwritingessaysMyexperienceinEnglish101 taughtmetowritetomyfullestpotentialandtowritewhatIfelt;ratherthenwritingwhatwas required.

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Also,byrevisingmyessaysIfeltthatIhadthechanceofwritingwithabroadersense

AnotherweaknessthatIhadcomingintoEnglish101wasmywayofreading.Irememberhavingto readanessayorbook3or4timesbeforeIcouldeversitdownandwriteaboutit.Iwaslookingand atthewordsallwrong.However,myprofessorintroducedatechniqueofreadingcritically."A criticalanalysis,ontheotherhand,takesaviewpointandattemptstoitsvalidity;"(Trimble,95)In Trimble'squoteheistryingsaythatacriticalanalysishelpsareaderunderstandwhattheauthoris reallytryingtopointout.Thiswasthesameapproachthatwastaughttomebymyprofessor.This typeofanalysishelpedmeunderstandbetterwhattheauthorwastryingtoconveyanditalsohelped meexplainitbetterinmyessays.

Additionally,anotherweaknessthatIhadwhencomingintoEnglish101wasthatIwasaselfish writer.LikeTrimblesaid,"Hisnaturaltendencyasawriteristothinkprimarilyofhimself–henceto writeprimarilyforhimself"(Trimble,4)Iwasawriterwhoonlycaredaboutimpressingonetype ofaudiencemyprofessorandnotwritingtoproveapointorexpandmyknowledgetoseveralother audiences.However,afterwritingseveralunsatisfyingessaysIhadcometorealizethatmystyleof writingwastoonarrowandboringInthisrealizationofwritingIdiscoveredthatwhatmattersthe mostispleasingyouraudience(manynotone),and

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Guidelinestoastrongessay

YoumightbewonderingwhyitisimportanttowriteastrongessayIcangiveafewreasons.Itis importanttowriteessaysbecauseithelpstofurtherdevelopyourwritingskills.Ifyoucontinueto writeessays,journalsetcyoulearntoexpressyourself,bynotphysicallysayinganythingwhich canbehard.Everyoneneedstoknowtheprocesstowritingastrongessay,becauseyouneverknow whenyoumighthavetodosomethingforyourjob.Withoututilizingthesetoolsandremembering themcouldhinderyoursuccessWeusewritingeverydaywhetheritbetexting,emailingor homeworkofficialandunofficial.Therearesixmainfocalpointstothecomposingofastrong essay.Towriteastrongessayyouneedtoaddressthesesixtopics:Brainstorming,research, audience,tone,draftandrevision.Addressthosesixpointsandyouareontherighttracktoagreat paper.

First,steptowritingastrongsuccessfulpaperistobrainstormideasBrainstormingiswhenyouas thewriterproduceideasorwaysofsolvingaproblembyholdingaspontaneousgroupdiscussionor byscrabblingideas.Thisiswhereyoustarttocomeupwithatopicandstartdevelopinganoutline foryourpaper.Alsothisisimportantbecauseitcanhelpkeepyourideasandthoughtsinorder, wheneverythingseemsjumbledup.Toeffectivelybrainstormyoushouldstartanoutlinetofollow. Youroutlineshouldbespiltupinsectionsyouwouldliketodiscussandthen

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ReflectingonMyEnglish101ExperienceIusedtoconsiderwritingastumblewordsfromyour mind,write,readitthrough,fixminormistakes,anddone.However,yourarelygetsuccessful.The truthismanystudents,includingmyself,strugglewithstartingtowriteaword,orgettingstuckin themiddlewithoutknowingthemainpointofthewriting.AftercompletingEnglish101,Ican explainthewritingprocess,evaluatethestrengthsofmyessay,andidentifymyweaknesses ThroughoutEnglish101,Ilearnedthatthefollowingthewritingprocesswasimperative.Before takingthisclass,Iusetoalwaysskipthepre–writingstepconsideringthatitisjustaneasyand unnecessarystepConsequently,Istruggledtofigurehowtostartwriting,andmostimportantlyI struggledtofigureoutthemainpointwhilewritingthedraft.AndthenIfinishthefirstdraftcloseto thedeadlinethatIdonothavetimetoreaditnottomentionrevising.ItwasafterIstartedthisclass thatlearnedthatpre–writingisvital,andrequirestimeandattentionasitholdsthebaseofthewhole writing.Myprofessoruseddifferentanalogiessuchasblueprintforbuildingandmapfornavigation toexplaintheimportanceItreallyspeededupmywritingafterIstartedtoutilizeitIhavelearned outliningbefore,butpartofthepre–writingthatIwasfortunateenoughtolearninginEnglish101is thewritingtriangle.Evenbeforeoutlining,thetopic,purpose,andaudienceofthe

Theartofwritingisacomplexanddifficultprocess.Properwritingrequirescarefulplanning, revision,andproofreading.Throughoutthepastsemester,thequalityofmywritinghasevolved significantlyAtfirst,Istruggledwiththeseparationofdifferenttypesofparagraphs,andIfound writingthemlaborious.Constantpractice,however,haseliminatedmanyofmyoriginaldifficulties, andhelpedtoinspireconfidenceinmyskills.Asacollegiatewriter,mystrengthliesinmyclear understandingofthefundamentalsofwriting,whilemyprimaryweaknessisproofreadingmyown work.Duringthetransitionfromahighschoolwritertoacollegiatewriter,mystrengthat understandingthebasicprinciplesof...showmorecontent...

Findinganintroductoryparagraphthathooksthereadercanbetroublesome,butthroughoutthe course,Ihavespentconsiderabletimedevelopingthattechnique.Thebodyofmyargumentseach exhibitstrongsupportforthethesisInaddition,myconclusionssummarizethepaperswithout restatingunnecessaryinformation.Overall,mycomprehensionofthebasicformatofanargument hasprovedtobeavaluableasset.Theweakestportionofmywritingismylackofgood proofreadingAllpapersrequireasignificantamountofproofreadingnotonlyforgrammatical errors,butalsoforstructuralproblems.Proofreadingmyownworkisdifficult.Manytimes,I wronglyassumethatthereaderisabletounderstandmythoughts,whilethevariouspointsofmy argumentareactuallynotexpressedclearly.Insomeinstances,Ifailtocatchobviouserrors,suchas sentencefragmentsorcontractions,whichIshouldbeabletoeliminateeasilyfrommywriting. Proofreadingmyownworkhasconsistentlybeenthemostdifficultpartofmywritingprocess,andI continuetostrugglewithcatchingalloftheerrorsinmypapers.Analyzingmystrengthsand weaknessesasawriterisextremelyimportant.DespitethefactthatIunderstandthestructureofa goodargument,IstillmissobviouserrorsinmypapersbecauseIlacktheskillsnecessaryto properlyproofreadmyownwork.Inthefuture,Iplanonspendingalargeportionofmytime

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4StepstoanEffectiveScholarshipEssay

Typicallyspeaking,thescholarshipessayswhichstudentsturninare,well,toputitmildly,notthat good.I'mgoingtogeneralize,butyoushouldknowthis.They'retypicallyboring,underdeveloped withoutsufficientdetails,andveryunpersuasive.Remember,thescholarshipessayisapieceof persuasionThepeoplereviewingyouressaywillbegoingthroughabunchofapplications,andyou needtodistinguishyourself.Youneedtomakethereadercare.Youmightbesayingtoyourself, "I'mnotthebestwriter"and"Therearecertainlybetterwritersoutthere."Youmightberightbut thatdoesn'tmeanthatyoucan'twinthescholarshipanditdoesn'tmeanyoucan'twriteamore persuasive...showmorecontent...

Sinceyoudon'thavetoworryaboutwhetherthereareanymistakesorwhethersomeoneelsewould likeordislikewhatyouwrite,trytopouryourfullattentiononthefeelingsandthoughtsinyour mind.Inviterisks.Rememberyoudon'thavetoshowfreewritingtoanyoneexcepttomeattheend ofthesemesterinyourgenerativewritings,andyoumayeditoutanythingwithwhichyou're uncomfortable.

Focusedfreewriting

Thisiswritingwhereyoustayononetopic,butyouharnessyour"freewritingmuscle"–themuscle thatenablesyourtopourwordsdownonpaperwithoutplanningorworryingaboutqualityYouare harnessingthatmuscleforthesakeofexploringonesubject.Focusedfreewritingisespeciallyuseful forthehardestthingaboutwriting:gettingstarted.

Focusedfreewritingisatremendouslypowerfultechniquetohelpyouinwritingyouressay,butyou needtohavetopicsor,betteryet,questionswhichstimulateeffectivewriting.We'reallsmartas whipsifwe'reaskedinterestingquestions.Askaboringquestionandwe'redumbasposts.So, you'rewelcometomakeupyourownquestions,buthereareafewwhichmighthelp.Now,your scholarshipmayhaveaparticulartopicandyou'llhavetogearyourresponsesappropriately,but herearesomewhichIfoundusefulforallscholarshipessays:

Step1:GeneratingWritingEasily 1.(10minutefreewrite)What

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Ihavelearnedmanythingsthroughoutthecourseoftheterm,includingsuchthingsas:howtowrite anessayandhowtoimproveonessaysthatIhavealreadywritten,howtolocateandcomposite betterresearchthroughtheuseofnumerousresourcesfoundatthecampuslibrary,theinternet,and the"CommonSense"textbook,howtociteresearch,examples,andquotationsproperlywithinthe contentsofmyresearchpaperaswellasdocumentitaccuratelyaccordingtoMLAstandards. Throughtheexplorationofthe"SubjectsandStrategies"textbook,Ihavelearnedninedifferent methodsusedwhenwritinganeffectiveessayandhowthedifferentwritingstylesaffecttheoverall themeandtoneoftheessaywhenusedproperly.Thispast...showmorecontent...

ThisallowedmetowritemoreextensivelyonthetopicIhadchosenwhichinturnhelpedexpand thesizeofmyresearchpaper.IreceivedaBonmyfinaldraft;thefirstpassinggradeIhaveever receivedonaresearchpaperIamverysatisfiedwithmygradeWhenitcametotheessayswriting becamealittletrickierbecauseIhadtounderstandwhatitwasIneededtowriteaboutandthestyle inwhichIneedtowriteitin.TherearenineessaywritingmethodswhichIlearnedwhileattending thiscourse:exemplification,compare/contrast,causeandeffect,proposal,narration,process, division/classification,definition,andargument.TheonlyproblemsIencounteredwhentryingto writetheessaysthatwereassignedtomebytheinstructorwasfindingsuitablesubjectmatterto writeabout.OnceIfoundmytopicsformyessay,everythingelsebecameeasier.Iwouldfirst producearoughdraftandthenthestudents,theinstructor,andmyselfwouldgoovertheminclass anddecidedifwhatIwaswritingwasinitsbestformMostofmyroughdraftsneeded improvement,butifitdidn'titwouldn'tbearoughdraft,soitwasunderstood.Myfinaldraftswere verysatisfyingformeaswellasthegradesIreceivedonthem.FormyexemplificationessayI chosetowriteaboutthereasonswhycondoms

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PriortocompletingSkipDowning's"OnCourseSelfAssessment,"Iwasstartingtorealizeoneof mymostsabotagingbehaviors.Ifinditincrediblydifficulttosayathree–wordphrase.Whenit comestoassistingothers,Ihavenoproblemlendingahelpinghand,butIcannottellanyonethat"I needhelp."InwritingthispaperIhopetorecognizetherootsofmyproblemandadoptaplantoaid meinovercomingthisnegativebehaviorAfterItooktheself–assessmentandreceivedalowscore intheareaofinterdependence,IbeganconsideringoptionsforovercomingmyhesitationsothatI maybecomeasuccessfulstudent.ThefirststrategyistolearnthatIcannotdoeverythingbymyself. Typically,Ineveraskforshowmorecontent Wecannotknoweverything,andwecanallbenefitfrommutualhelpingrelationships.Imayneed someonetoexplainsomethingdiscussedinPsychologyclasstodayandthatpersonmayneedthe favorreturnedforEnglish.Workingtogetherandhelpingothersisimportantinalmosteveryareaof life.Idonotneedtofeelashamedforreachingoutfirst.Asaresultofdoingtheassessment,I realizedthatIseldomrequestandoftenrejectoffersofassistanceAsuccessfulstudentwould employinterdependencebyactivelyseekingoutmutuallysupportiverelationshipstohelpachieve theirgoalsanddreams,whiledoingthesameforothersinreturn.IchosethistopicbecauseIdonot wanttobeastrugglingstudent!Interdependenceisakeyfactorinbeingsuccessfulincollege.In ordertoobtainadegreeacollegestudentmustdowellinallareasoftheirstudies.Toaccomplish that,heorshemustcomprehendthesubjectmattertaughtandapplywhattheylearnIfastudent doesnotunderstandsomethingandrefusestoaskforhelpwhenitisreadilyavailable,theyareonly hurtingthemselves.Threelittlewordscanmakeallthedifference.Byaskingsomeonewhoismore knowledgeablethantheymaybeinacertainarea,theycouldfindthemissingpiecesthatleadto totalunderstanding.Thiswillenablethemtoperformbetteronmyassignmentsandtokeepmoving forwardtowardsthatcollegedegree.Collegecanbean

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