My Rogerian Reflection

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I was somewhat scared of taking English 101. During high school English class was never my strong point, and always found myself frustrated and confused as to why I did not got the score I felt I deserved. I would write essays to get it over with, and never felt connected with any subject that I was asked to write. Therefore coming into college and doing it all over again was certainly something I feared and something I wanted to get over with, but now I find myself enjoying writing. My Rogerian paper shows how well I can do the research and empathize with the opposing side. My Editorial paper shows how well I can write an opinionated article that is engaging, informative, and thought-provoking.
To begin, I would like to discuss one of my best papers, Editorial paper. This particular paper best illustrates my strength in organization, maintaining focus, and
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I consider that many of my weaknesses come into play when I am reviewing my papers. One of the weaknesses is the absence of ability to intricate on the supports by thinking critically. I might have good evidence but I can always strengthen it by being more real and intense. Another weakness is the using variety of sentence. I and my peers have noticed that the majority of the sentences are very long through the essays, which tends to make the essay dull. The last and most important, weakness of mine is the tone of voice. This is probably one of the main areas I need to work on. I have to be more careful with my choice of words and also keeping my audience in mind when writing paper. However, in both papers I have a clear and strong emphasis with some good supports. I have used a couple of good examples in the Rogerian paper for the opposing side, and in my Editorial paper to support my point of view as well as others. Although I got my introduction and conclusion out properly well, I still feel that my transitions need little bit

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