Personal Essay

When I first made my decision to go to Hudson Valley to study Computer Information Systems I was shown the classes which I need to complete to earn my degree. One of the classes I would have to take as a requirement was English Composition I. And so my decision to begin taking the class this semester has already begun to have effects on my writing ability and in particular my grammar. However grammar and general writing improvements are not the only things that this class will effect. For it has…

how I would talk to them in person and I would use words that would be deemed informal to more professional type people. When I ever do have to write to professionals such as instructors, it would be structured as if I was writing a report or an essay. Being formal when writing to people such as instructors or supervisors is necessary to seem more professional yourself. That way they will have more respect for you overall if you were formal to…

tendencies students have. Throughout English 110 I was assigned to read and analyze three pieces that relate to this topic. Each of the three essays highlighted new patterns and trends that lead to academic success. I realized many overlapping trends or patterns from the essays, especially McCarthy’s and Russell’s and Yanez’s, that I can apply to my personal life. I gathered these…

In the short essay “Other Voices, Other Rooms” by Gerald Graff, he discusses the different styles of teaching and why some work and some set students up for failure. As a college student, I agree with a lot of what he states and I understand his meanings completely. He points out that the way students are taught makes students struggle. Teachers will give students tons of information in each class and it is hard for them to distinguish what is what. They become confused and can’t focus on the…

The Art of Writing Writing was not an art for me. I can remember like it was yesterday, those dreaded essays for English Class when I was a first year student in College. I spent endless nights sitting in my room on my tiny bed, in the corner, writing and rewriting my essays, only to receive a “C” on the final draft. I was a shy, quiet girl, who had just graduated from a Catholic High School in Jamaica with great expectations. My high school was all girls. Every day to school, I wore a dark grey…

Michaela Cullington’s essay was about how texting has a positive or negative effect on the way we write formal papers. She wrote this essay to inform the audience and to raise the question what they believe. Cullington had resources with information from different resources. She has evidence that could argue either side of this; which makes sense to me because this topic is still up for debate. She did more research but wanted a more personal result, so she did an experiment with her close…

relevant and important in crafting polished essay. As the year progressed, I began to see myself more easily spotting errors of syntax, spelling, and other cosmetic details. To demonstrate my ability to revise based on the feedback of others and my own opinions, I chose to revisit my Insider/Outsider Biography, paper 1.1. Coming back to this piece after several months, I immediately saw a lot of room for improvement. Spelling and grammar issues aside, my essay lacked substance and specificity,…

can say that because I took HIS 112 I saw a dramatic change in the way that I write. For this class we were assigned three essay assignments. On the first essay, I received a 79 as my final grade. Seeing that grade made me want to improve my writing and find the areas that I need to work on the most. One concern with my writing that I began to realize after writing the first essay was that I did not know how to thoroughly include all of the content. I was able to get around that issue by taking…

“Revise, revise, revise!” The echoes of my high school English teacher’s wise words still reverberate within my head whenever I am writing a paper, be it a think sheet, essay, or report. Over the years, I have fine tuned my writing process and strived to make it as efficient as possible, but as with all matters, there is always improvements to be made. The field trip to the Harry Ransom Center (HRC) was illuminating in the sense that I got to see firsthand how professional writers and great…

overwhelming. You have done so much work already and between the pre-writing, research, and actual composition of your essay it can feel as if it is all you can do to glance over your work before it’s time to turn it in. But that’s a mistake. Quite often you can get a better grade simply by taking the time to review your work. This may mean that alter your timeline for your essay. In fact, in order to truly benefit from self-review, you may want to consider ideally allowing for an extra two…