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Learning to write When I attended elementary school, part of the curriculum was penmanship. There was a certain segment of instruction dedicated to penmanship rather than writing. We were given large sheets of oat colored paper with three parallel lines widely spaced. The alphabets were used to print and write in cursive using the midpoint, and upper lines for capital letters. The handwriting grades were based on neatness and readability. I do not recall specifically how I learned to write,…

When it comes to writing I do not believe I am a great writer. I struggle with writing as well, I am not capable of producing great writings. I have had horrible experiences with writing. I say this because I am just now in my second year of college. Since I waited to come back to school it seems like I have to learn everything all over again. I doubt myself way to much when it comes to writing. To me writing has and will always be my downfall. The last time I wrote a paper was in the spring…

C.S. Lewis has had a profound impact on my heart, mind and soul. I was first introduced to this great Christian thinker the fall of my junior year in high school. I decided to join an honors English course that focused on analyzing, discussing and writing about the 20th century group of writers known as the Inklings. To be fair, this type of course was not my forte. To pursue academic excellence from a liberal arts perspective was I was quite satisfied being a flat, one dimensional easy…

semester, we have read a number of essays that make you think or even relate to. During the persuasion section of this course we read an essay called Too Much Pressure, by Colleen Wenke. I found this essay rather interesting, due to the fact that I am a student and the topic she is talking about is cheating in school to get good grades. Our book tells us that claims, thesis statements, evidence, and assumptions are the three main components in a good persuasive essay. A thesis statement…

Since starting this class I have noticed how much I write. I journal at least once a week, I’ve had assignments of all kinds that I’ve had papers for, and I spend a great deal of my time on my phone answering messages. I tried my best to get an A in this class, even though I got sick often, and my attendance was poor on the worst days. I tried to participate even when I wasn’t there; for example, I was messaging Garrett argument ideas through Facebook while I as in bed sick. This was one of my…

Experience Analysis The event or activity I went was invited by one of my friends. He came from Brazil. During the event, I talked to many different people who also came from Brazil and these people are from different race groups. After the event, there are a few things affected me. During the event, I talked to many different people. First is that when I was communicating with different people, I was very objective. I used to neglect other’s words and use some intrinsic thoughts that were…

What Itadakimasu Taught Me ‘Itadakimasu.’ We say this word at every meal time every day. Do you know what this means? Last summer I went to Australia and stayed with Mr. Regan. I said ‘Itadakimasu" at the table as usual. Then Ms. Regan asked me what I said and what it meant I wanted to answer the question. But to my regret, I didn't know what it meant I didn't know the meaning of the word which I had repeated and repeated. I was ashamed and very shocked by it. I found I knew very little…

Performance Assessment Essay for Blugold Semnar When writing this Self-Assessment Essay upon the completion of the Blugold Seminar class, I realized what I truly did get out of this class. I was introduced to the knowledge of joining to the many conversations and debates I will be exposed to in the upcoming semesters and how to connect with these conversations. One of the most significant goals I secured was the ability to understand and apply the key rhetorical terms, specifically…

I wasn’t even considered a teenager when I was diagnosed with clinical depression. I hadn’t even understood the concept of mental disability when I began physically harming myself. All I knew was that cutting provided temporary relief from my anxieties, anxieties that I was hardly able to comprehend. A twelve-year-old is not supposed to hate themselves or be crippled by their own sadness, and yet at that time I was unscrewing the blades off pencil sharpeners anyways. For a large portion of my…

The Essays “Salvation” by Langston Hughes and “The Lottery” by Chris Abani maintain correlations regarding main ideas. In “Salvation,” Hughes retains the belief that a community enacts pressure onto its youths to comply with its customs in order to maintain orthodoxy in its society. Hughes shares his personal experience at a revival where twelve year old Hughes was pressured by his congregation to be “brought to Jesus.” Similar to Hughes, in “The Lottery,” Abani asserts that society is forcibly…