Essay Paper

Often times when I am writing I will write quickly without revision resulting in a messy paper. Most of my papers resemble brainstorming lists combined with freewriting worked into loose paragraphs. Procrastination contributes considerably to this problem, because I usually will only have a short amount of time once I actually start writing and I’m worried…

are than your assumed “big problems”. I try to keep this in mind when I write my papers. Starting a paper is the biggest struggle, especially when your brain seems to not be working at all the one day it’s supposed to. When I take a step back from my paper, and realize it’s not the end of the world when words won’t come to me, I…

plot, and in my ENG 497a paper have considered where a text belongs and the importance of authority and authorship. I transferred to this college, so my first English course here was ENG 200. Within one year’s worth of courses a change in my writing can be already noted in my additional piece, which is the same paper from ENG 200, but revised for screening. I decided in the original paper that Austen wasn’t answering the marriage question, but when I was revising this paper I realized that…

When I began this class, it had been over ten years since I had taken English 111, so I was a little apprehensive about whether I would be able to remember everything from that long ago and be successful in this class. The first paper that I was tasked to write was a literary analysis of “Little Things” by Raymond Carver. I was excited about this assignment in the beginning because, as an avid reader, I really enjoy critically looking at what I think the author is trying to say to me through…

While trying to finish up my first paper, I became stumped on what to write about in my conclusion. I knew I was supposed to write about what I talked about in my paper, but I just could not get the words to come to my head. After an hour of thinking, I then turned to Mrs. Garth for help once again. I went to her office and told her than I needed help writing my conclusion, so we sat down and opened my paper. She read my paper; it was about a family vacation that I went on. After…

For this assignment, I chose to do Langston Hughes’ “Salvation”. The paper focused on illustrating meaning from the writing, and using all the elements of the paper in order to construct a viable perspective. Therefore, using the elements provided, I developed an analytical understanding of Hughes’ story. In order to illustrate this, the following text exhibits how…

semester in college and as soon as I was handed my syllabus my palms started sweating and my heart was pounding. I was not used to seeing all the work we would be doing in the class on one piece of paper, so I found it overwhelming. My biggest fear was not having the skills needed to apply the theories to a paper. However, as we started I realized I had no reason to be worried I was great at it! In my fall 202 class I learned that I have abilities with both inward and outward looking theories,…

Wrong, and after writing a handful of essays and short papers which required research, my opinion of error has evolved and matured throughout the course. At the beginning of the course (and even before then), I looked at errors with disdain, because I focused on the negative consequences instead of the positive consequences. Essentially, I was a perfectionist, and I could not stand errors. But now, I am much more welcoming of errors,…

have learned how to read things in a way that addresses the topic in an academic manner. Seeing beyond the surface level of readings, and papers. I have also learned how to critically analyze my own texts and writing, when I started…

writing this paper was recognizing all of the adversities I have overcome lately. This paper and speech is one of the few things I really have to worry about. I live a great life, surrounded by my family and friends, and have more than enough of what I need. It is a blessing to know that I am overcoming adversity at this moment, because one of my fears is giving speeches. It’s not only getting in front of the class that bothers me, but the process of writing a paper. Even though all my papers…