Becoming An Appropriate Writer

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As I look back on my goal statement from the beginning of this term, my goals were to become a competent writer by sharpening my APA and writing skills. The process of becoming a competent, skilled writer, I know will be a long one. For this class, I do think I have partially met my goals, and that I will continue to learn and become a better writer as continue my education here at Frontier. The requirements of APA style does not intimidate me as much as when I started class. I guess the fear of graduate school writing and APA styles made me extremely nervous when I began class. APA still does intimidate me a bit as I have always fear unintentional plagiarism. I know that I can reach out to professors and resources to find the answers

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