Process management

Initially, this week’s assigned reading struck me as an apologetic for some historic or imagined evangelical oppression of Art Culture.In fact, my paper is late because I approached the reading that way. Prior to our class discussion- I struggled to flesh out a paper from the questions posed. I had read and highlighted my way through the assigned text- but had no real context for the material. I was happily surprised to find that Mr. Schaeffer’s essays perfectly illuminated talking points for…

My undying passion for Accountability in Public service and dream of a better society from my early years has an immeasurable influence in my personality. I grew up in a society where ills are accepted and regarded as a norm because there are few advocates on the subject. Through the YJAW’s blog, I am informed of publications with a reach of more than 120 countries and the platform supports individuals in building and applying their writing skills as scholars, practitioners, and agents of…

to write. I thoroughly enjoyed writing this essay because I knew a lot about the topic which made writing this paper easy and enjoyable. Unlike my other occasional papers, this one did not require additional online research which made the writing process that much easier. However, I did have difficulty writing the majority…

As I look back on my goal statement from the beginning of this term, my goals were to become a competent writer by sharpening my APA and writing skills. The process of becoming a competent, skilled writer, I know will be a long one. For this class, I do think I have partially met my goals, and that I will continue to learn and become a better writer as continue my education here at Frontier. The requirements of APA style does not intimidate me as much as when I started class. I guess the…

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself, I am Jessica Oleske and I am a student at the University of Delaware. As a biology major, I have a profound interest in improving the lives of others, and I aspire to use the skills that I learn from my major and apply them to get into medical school.At UD, I am involved with the Making Doctors club, and I am planning on participating in formal recruitment this spring. Also, I am from Toms River, New Jersey, which is only ten minutes…

To clarify, there is no "right way to write." However, the title probably caught your eye, so, I might get a view or two. I start my writing process with the pre-writing process, which is strictly done on pen and paper. My pre-writing process is very similar to "stream of consciousness writing," in which I just let my thoughts on the subject of the writing flow out. Then, as my pre-writing grows in size, I try to find a focus within the thoughts and give myself a direction to write in. I have…

organization of Prewriting Many writers struggle when getting started with analysis essays, and argumentative. However, there are several more types of essays; this is where prewriting comes along. Prewriting is the first stage of the writing process. Prewriting is composed of coalition of drafting, recapitulating, and clustering. Finding the best space is the major key because it thrive significant writing habits. Wyrick States, “some people write best early in the morning; others think…

In his article, Writing for Teachers, Peter Elbow talks about the many difficulties a student faces when writing for a teacher, and also the obstacles that both the parties involved must overcome. Elbow points out that students are often asked to write for the teacher but are supposed to address a general audience – “a creature blessed by intelligence, a certain amount of education (“general”), and an open mind”, but one whom they have no information about. They are rarely ever told the…

sentences in an organized and mature manner. I now have a better appreciation of the language and skill set required to write in an academic environment. During the Week 1 discussion, I publicly admitted that I had a habit of foregoing the pre-writing process. After…

Retrospective Essay The goal of this course was to teach us the proper way to write, to help us communicate more efficiently in the business world, and to teach how to join the “never-ending conversation”. This class has already accomplished that and much more. Not only have we covered almost all of the course goals, excluding synthesis which will be covered soon; we have been challenged to think about more advanced topics, to stay current in the world, and to discern information for ourselves…