My Essay On Stereotypes

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Overall I felt like this essay was the funnest and hardest essay to write. I enjoyed that I had the freedom to analyze anything such as a video, commercial, or picture. Therefore it allowed me to choose a topic that actually enjoy and write about it. I also thought it was quite relevant because in today’s technological world the use of ads is everywhere. I see them used on the tv, radio, and internet. In addition the ads and videos I saw were all based on current problems or current events, which in a way made more relevant and interesting. Also, I felt that choosing a topic was quite easy because I had the experience of focusing on current events from highschool, since in highschool I had to talk a lot about the news. In addition in my Expository Class, we focused a lot on the media and how they present the information in biased or unbiased point of view. I felt having knowledge in ads, knowing a little about media, the way media presents their information, and about current events all helped me have more ease in writing the essay.
I also felt that writing a 6 page essay was not hard, just because in high school I had written essays that were either 6 pages or more. Therefore, I was used to it and was able to write it. However, I felt that it was also quite hard just
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They especially enjoyed my analysis of the connection of the 2016 election to the Hunger Games. However, there were good valid points about my repetition of certain words and some vague words. I also received feedback on making my essay more fluent by addressing certain subtopics. Not only did both peers help with the structure and order of my essays, but both my writing center peers and English peers gave me some more thoughtful ideas to compare to the 2016 election. I will take my peers comments and help into thought and will try to improve my essay with

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