Motivational Essay Essay

After finishing the English 101 course I feel like I have accomplished many of the goals that I was challenged with the beginning of the course, such as critically thinking and reading with text from the textbook “Dialogues” by Gary Goshgarian, substantively replying to my peers to understand their point of views from the text and to get a better understanding of a rhetorical argument. Thinking and reading critically were very important this whole course. Thinking and reading critically were…

My mind feels like a 1000 piece puzzle missing a piece. I can’t simply find the right words to say to start this paper. It is always like this when freewriting; the idea of freewriting in and of itself frightens me. Never able to put the words in my head onto paper in a way that it can be read eloquently by others. My hands start to cramp automatically at the idea of freewriting. My eyes dart around the room looking for any inspiration to that can light the spark off in my brain. Nothing does…

How to Read Literature Like a Professor Summer Assignment How to Read Literature Like a Professor is, as explained in the title, a guide to better understanding literature, written by Thomas C. Foster, an English professor at the University of Michigan-Flint. Foster wrote this book so students and casual readers alike can enhance their reading experience. Each chapter gives an in-depth explanation of a specific element of literature. The first concept I used was quests in literature, and how it…

timed, 500 word, in-class essay, my best personal essay, my best out-of-class essay with MLA documentation, and my best paper with an annotated bibliography. In this short essay I will explain why each of these represent me as a writer and show growth in my writing experience. For my best timed, 500 word, in-class essay, I chose “Response to Inked Well.” This is my response to the short essay Inked Well by David Kirby. It shows my ability to read and summarize an essay, give my personal opinion…

from this course I expect to learn how to write college level papers and be able to apply what I learn in this course to all my classes that require me to write essays, memorize how to do MLA formatting, and improve my vocabulary so that all my papers will contain college level vocab. Also, I want to be able to write good essays in a short amount of time to prepare for written exams, and know how to work my way out of writer's block which is a problem I often have when writing.…

I am not the kind of person that can whip out a paper the night before or create a masterpiece from nothing, but I can write an essay or story without it being too much work. Due to all the reading I have done writing to me is almost as natural as talking. Also, I am quite good at knowing how to divide writing to make it less work. Some writers I have come to know write until they…

is knowing how to properly write a college written essay. I know after taking this course that I can somewhat write a well written essay that is college appropriate. In high school I was taught to write essay that were good enough for the teachers, but now that I’m in college I feel the need that I need to write better and show my instructor that I do know what I am writing about. I’ve learned so many ways to write a paper, but some of my essays aren’t there yet, I feel as if I haven’t gotten to…

This past semester I took a seminar called, "Define American: An Exploration of Immigration" and it was the first history class that really meant something to me. We explored many origins of immigration, African, Central American, Asian , European. We read a lot of personal narratives from immigrants, and also discussed current events surrounding sports, art, and politics. I found myself stuck in the middle when it came to policies and rights one should have in this country. I also was able to…

Progress Throughout the Semester My mother went to a four year college in Russia for nursing and then went to medical school and my father went to Boston University and then to Suffolk Law School. My whole family has gone to college so I felt like I needed to go as well, but also I wanted to go as my own decision. I wanted to go to college to get a better job than I had been getting for summer work. With a college degree in my major, I would finally have a chance to get a job that I love.…

last four essays, my ability to write has improved exponentially from the beginning of the year. Through the four essays I have learned valuable skills that will be the support for future essays. On the two beginning essays my ability to use vocabulary and other valuable skills was improving. By being supplied by information from the instructor, and fellow classmates I was able to spot my weaknesses in my writing and improve where improvement was needed. As the semester progress each essay…