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Throughout the last seven weeks I have learned a lot as a writer through reading works written by Johnson, Dawkins, Barthelme, and King. Through analyzing their techniques and continuing to practice I have become a better fiction writer. These writers have taught me how to use concrete sensory detail to reveal emotion and tone. In addition, they taught me the importance of white space, poetic language, building tension, and creating dialogue that reveals character. While writing my midterm…

research since we had to find a lot of information for our papers. The course demands the student to write fifteen assignments, which means that almost every week there was a paper or a brief assignment to complete, thus making the class a laborious process. Although the course was going to be challenging from the beginning of the semester, the professor helped us alot even though we met in a classroom once a week. This class was not easy at all and I found various difficulties along the…

Initial Assessment Essay Hello my name is Jacob Lumpkin. When I made my decision to attend college English Composition was a class that I had a lot of interest in because I feel like it is a great opportunity for me to learn how to become a better writer. I feel by improving my writing skills I will be more equipped with the necessary skills that will help me achieve my goal of obtaining my college degree and the knowledge needed to start my own business. The reason I am attending college is…

world, I live for these moments of solitude, when it's just me and that canvas and infinite possibility. When I'm not writing, my heart bursts with a palpable ache that claws for release. It's addiction, plain and simple. Writing is a gleaming, state-of-the-art chrome espresso station; I can’t resist it any more than I can resist pouring myself a double shot, swirling the stirrer to fully incorporate the chocolate sauce into the mocha, appreciating the thick layer of crème… More likely,…

Vulnerable Observer The intro to the paper was very detailed and descriptive. The writer made it very easy for me as the viewer to really see and feel what the situation must have rally benefice to experience firsthand. I would like to read more if I had more time to really get into the details of the discussion. The concept is one that I have not thought about before, and as I read I feel it’s something I should have been thinking about going into the field of psychology. Being the person to…

When writing my Practice Essay in Week One I think I did a good job at the organization of my essay and considering my audience. I wrote about a military experience in my essay, which turned out to be more difficult than I expected because something’s are hard to explain to civilians. I considered my audience by changing the wording so a non military member could understand. Another way I considered my audience was by omitting certain topics completely because they were too difficult to…

When I received the Argumentative Letter as an assignment, I was dissatisfied by the strict structural requirements of the assignment. However, I soon realized that these requirements placed actually made it easier for me to start writing my paper, something I usually have trouble doing. Some other positive attributes of the assignment were being able to write about gun control, a topic I feel strongly about, and learning how to properly and politely argue with someone. There were several…

In writing, placing words in their perspective places make for effective sentences, that creates a verse writing. Gustave Flaubert, an influential French novelist, perspective was that the writer's craft was embodied in the quest for le seul mot juste, finding "the single right word." Once I properly learn how to pronounce this term, I will add this to my vocabulary more often. (David Skwire, pg 499) While learning to create my own writings through the knowledge I am learning, in these most…

To practice my rehearsal for my monologue I decided to present in front of three different people. The first people being my mother and my father. I asked them if I could rehearse in front of them on a Saturday morning before I have to go to work. They didn’t know what I had written or what I was going to be talking to them about. After I was done rehearsing to them, they said they knew what and who I was talking about even though they didn’t read the book or know the characters. I didn’t get…

Good writing to me is a way to express your thoughts and statements in a easy way to read and share with others. Some things to make a piece of writing good would be excellent punctuation for one. Punctuation adds expression and organization. Also you need good vocabulary choices, a variety of words will pull someone into your paper. Last but not least you need to provide just the right amount of information, the more the better. You know you have written a good paper when, you read it and you…