In the article What is “Academic” Writing by L. Lennie Irvin, a personal connection made was in his statement, “As a new college student, you may have a lot of anxiety and questions about the writing you’ll do in college”(Irvin 3) and “[This will be your] only class(es)... where you will only focus on learning how to write”(Irvin 3). Indeed, as a college student in high school, my body shivers at the sound of the word ‘essay’; however, with the right teaching, I have come a long way. Assuredly, in class we have only focused on writing ethics, which in turn has helped me practice to strengthen my writing skills. Although writing essays can at times trigger my anxiety due to cluelessness and countless questions, as essays go by, I become more
