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Coming into English 170 this semester I did know quite what to expect. I had always been an enthused writer who excelled at expressing himself on paper but never at this high of a level. Now at the end of my semester in Writing Seminar I can say that my approach to writing has changed to a certain extent. Coming fresh out of high school my thoughts about writing were that you first make an outline of ideas, then brainstorm a strategy to make those ideas flow together properly, and finally form that into a five paragraph essay. I now look back on that approach with laughter. It, though being effective by high school standard leave you at a severe disadvantage in the college setting.
I take more of a free write first approach to assignments

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