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Writing is one of the most common ways a person can express their thoughts. There are no limits to what can be written. As a college student, I learn new things every single day. Starting this course, I only knew a little of writing skills, and I knew that I needed to broaden my abilities in writing; therefore, taking this course has developed my writing skills to great measures. One of the great outcomes of this course is the development of my essays. I have now developed a specific strategy and routine each time I write a paper. Obviously, I must first know what my topic is, afterwards, I gather information about it. Then I like to make an outline because it helps me write an affective paper. In the outline, I jot down what I would like to

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