I was worried when the professor told us to do this exercise in class that it wouldn’t help me, but it did. I felt like all my hard work and heartache from the past three projects was finally paying off and I was finally getting somewhere.
The things I continually struggle with is trying to write a good thesis. I’ve had the problem pretty much through my entire writing career, starting in elementary school. It really showed with projects one and two. If I hadn’t previously struggled with learning how to write a good one, I probably wouldn’t have been so stressed trying to figure out what the professor was asking of me. I hope in the future to better myself on a thesis and better understand the different kinds depending on what paper I’m writing.
I will continue to improve, and not shrink back to where I was at the beginning of the semester, by just writing. I will plan ahead, think about my days, know where the good days are for essay writing, and those that aren’t good for essay writing. I will write more outlines, I won’t be afraid to ask questions or do revisions, those are there to help me succeed. I need to humble myself, come in thinking that I’m at a level with everyone else in this class, and not to except an amazing grade on every paper. I need to leave room to grow, and I feel like I didn’t give myself that chance at the beginning of the