Christian writers

I can feel the heat rising up into my cheeks and beads of sweat forming just at my hairline. Impulsively, I go to wipe them away with the back of my hand only to find there is none to be swept off. I’m not sick, it’s not 1178, I don’t have the plague, it’s a Tuesday evening and I’m sat up in bed reading The Northman’s Bride. I tend to get invested in the books I read that I forget my place in space and time. Especially when I read historical fiction and I get to explore the world from the…

It was with careful thought and emotional processing that I considered returning to get to school for another graduate level degree. Although I am comfortable with my ability to think critically about concepts and ideas, I always feel the need to develop my writing skills and it is always in process. Therefore, developing my writing skills is what I identify as an aspect of online learning that will be a challenge for me; especially having self-assessed my writing skills as adequate. I…

The word good is such a relative term especially in terms of writing. To me, a good writer delivers a story or a message in such a way that it challenges my intellectual capability. How did the author think to structure the piece like that? Why did they decide to do it like this? These are the questions that I want to be forced to ask when I read. There are certain things that many believe are standard of all writers and writings. In “Demystifying Writing Misconception,” Joseph Moxely…

My experience in English 103 has been very beneficial to me so far. The course taught me that writing on the regular is essential to become an effective writer. Along with finding sources that prove my thesis as well as go against it to see all perspectives and have background information on all papers. Overtime I had to evaluate my writing and realize it needed improvement and this class has helped me in this area. Before this class I DID NOT believe in ever doing a rough draft but now I…

In Dave Barry’s article “The Ugly Truth About Beauty” and in Michael Chabon’s “Faking it” both authors have similar messages about stereotypes just on different genders, however, the authors writing styles are very different. Barry uses an informative yet exaggerating tone throughout his article, and does not share any personal experiences. Chabon uses a storytelling tone throughout his essay, to go along with his many personal experiences he shares with his audience. Tone conveys the message…

The three sample pieces I chose to include in my portfolio are an argumentative English essay, a book report written for an AP science class, and a lab report. These pieces illustrate my proficiency in multiple subject areas including research and argumentation. The first piece presented in my portfolio is an argumentative essay written for my AP Language and Composition course. The given essay, written by Edward O. Wilson, and AP prompt were taken from the 2009 AP Language exam, found on the…

prompt and began to type, I had a hard time with putting what I wanted to say in order. So instead of not typing at all, I decided to try to gather my ideas in my mind and then proceed to type what I felt about the prompt. I’m not the strongest writer, but I am proud that I was able to gather evidence to support…

When I entered English 24 class this winter, I was not so confidence with my writing skill, because the paper I wrote in English 12 class get a pretty low grade. I personally don’t enjoy writing that much, writing is a struggle for me, also it is so hard for me to get motivated. Every time when I write, I will feel so tired and want to sleep. I feel writing takes me a lot of time and that is so annoying. I found I have so many weakness when comes with writing, such as grammar, transition words,…

In this writing assignment I have gained insight about my weaknesses in writing. My weaknesses encompass the following: writing a conclusion, essay structure, and vocabulary. My teacher and my peers have pointed out that my conclusion is weak. I have earned comments that suggest to “offer some new revelation in [the] conclusion”. My past teachers have only taught me to restate the ideas of the thesis and provide some major details that support my thesis. To improve my essay, I could have…

We all learn differently and we all definitely express ourselves, our day to day experiences help shape who we are and how we understand the world, so why not be able to use our own experiences into our research and writing? Well there is one type of writing that allows personal experience to shine through, this is called Autoethnography writing. Autoethnography writing is where personal experience is used as a part of research and connects personal experience to cultural, political, social…