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minimal effort after my successful completion of AP English 11 this past year. I began the year with the utmost confidence in my writing abilities, and believed that my skills were above par. It wasn’t until I received my score on the essay evaluation for my First-Week Essay- a measly five out of twenty- that I realized that this was not the case. At first, I was astonished that my seemingly exceptional writing skills had not earned me the A that I believed I deserved. However, as time went on I…

edit my essays instead of letting someone else look at it. This class has helped me to let someone revise my essays for me. In my essays I learned to improve my writing by reading my feedback from you. The feedback has made me take the time to learn how to improve my essays. Essays are one thing that I struggle with the most. In my essays I used to struggle with using slang, contractions, and "thing". My first essay was about my favorite holiday and I had to learn to construct my essay in a…

The philosopher Anthony Hope wrote many novels, his most famous being “The prisoner of Zenda.” Anthony Hope only wrote one short story “The Philosopher in the apple orchard.” He Had many jobs open to him being well educated but his favorite was to write stories. The reader can see that the story does reflect the author. Hope was well educated but preferred to keep to himself leaving a law career so he could focus on writing his stories. (Elwin 171) Anthony was a great writer most of his life…

While, I am overly critical of all my writing, I felt this paper was never fully developed. My core message was long in the finer details of the overall writing. So I refined and reorganized this essay to produce what I hope is a clear, and concise critique of commercialism and branding. I feel my portfolio reveals some of my personal political views and how those views affect my interpretations on some of the course 's assigned readings. I believe…

that. When reviewing the syllabus for this course, prior to the semester, the sound of five pages essays really made me sick to my stomach. At the time, I wanted to possibly try to just skip the class somehow, but instead, I decided just to get it over with already. This was probably the best choice that I’ve made this semester. My writing skills have really evolved into what they are today. Each essay along with the diverse prompts really surrounded me with new knowledge and abilities. At the…

while addressing a specific audience. The writer should use different language, sentence structures and tone while addressing to the different audience. I tried to create a specific ethos while I was writing Essay 2, “How to Read” Intro Study Guide for future Writing 39 A student. I started that essay by stating that I am former Writing series student myself to create a trusting atmosphere with a reader and state my understanding of the topic and authority. I even shared my first impressions of…

of areas. Whether in grammar or structure, or just the common flow of my essays I feel that I have become a better overall writer over this semester. This was in grave part thanks to my instructors for correcting my mistakes and leading me to the right direction, whether it was tough criticism or not. Mistakes cannot always be seen as a negative, as you can move on and correct them to better your knowledge. From my first essay this semester to my last I have seen a vigorous amount of…

submitting my essay, I checked about every hour, anxiously awaiting the feedback. To my surprise, my rusty, old, writing skills had come through as exceptional. It made me feel great, and I was actually excited to progress through the class. The compare and contrast essay introduced a new challenge to me with its APA formatting and citations. I chose to write about a topic I felt familiar with and that I related to in order to stay confident in my writing. Finding sources for my essay that…

In the body of this essay I will examine the results of my Carl Jung and Isabel Briggs Myers’ typology personality test to not only fulfill the assignment requirements of this graduate school class but to also aide in further exploration of who I am. Ironically, on my social media sites such as Facebook and Instagram, my “About Me” section reads, “Trying to be true to myself by embracing curiosity, awareness and growth.” This is something I wrote long before “Organizational Behavior” came…

This portfolio shows how I have grown as a reader and writer; enhancing my research skills and be able to convey them in my own words. As a reader, I was able to find the evidence I was looking for to support my argument. In my first writing, “Gladwell’s Missing Factor”, I was able to deeply analyze the theories Malcolm Gladwell wrote in his book, Outliers. As well as bring outside evidence of a current class I was enrolled. As a writer, I was able to construct strong arguments to capture my…