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The art of persuasion has grown tremendously for the past couple of years and became more convoluted in different ways. Persuasion is commonly use in advertising, political campaigns, business proposals, and also in writing. When it comes to persuasive writing, the writer is presenting an argument to the readers in order to influence them towards the writer's point of view. Although it can be a challenge, for some readers have different beliefs and opinion pertaining to a particular topic. So…

During my semester in English 1302 with Ms. Williams, I had the hope of finishing this course successfully with an “A” based on how well I did in English 1301. I found myself frustrated and confused most of the time. With this class, came my biggest fear. Fear of not being able to pass the course. Ms. Williams’ class has been one of the most challenging courses I have been. It helped me grow as a writer, reader and built my vocabulary. There have been numerous times that I struggled to…

Plato covered a lot of philosophical ground during his life. To summarize all of his ideas would require an entire book. My goal with this section is to hit on Plato’s big ideas so that a beginning student can have a good grasp of what Plato was all about, see how his philosophy continues to influence Western culture today, and, hopefully, be inspired to dig deeper into his work. The Tripartite Nature of the Soul Because so much of Plato’s philosophy grows out of his view of the nature of the…

My Journey As a Writer Throughout high school, I feel like my writing skills have changed drastically, thanks to all my aspiring english teachers who have helped me grow along the way. Essays, speeches, and short stories have been a struggle for me in the past. Writers block is my worst enemy. Because of my helpful mentors, I’ve learned different strategies to overcome these writing obstacles. As a writer, I feel like there’s always room for improvement. There’s always some way to make your…

reading; this is what I got from this class. In this class, my writing has advanced because I am reading more, practicing more, and writing more. After completing the Targeted Application Package, my personal stamen has improved dramatically. The process that we followed such as the reviewing the application description, position analysis, audience analysis, the old assignment workshop, and peer review have a combined effect on the…

Last week, the Module Two discussion prompt asked students to post their own topic and working thesis for a narrative essay after working through the learning resource guidelines on choosing an appropriate topic and working thesis statement. I posted my chosen topic and working thesis on the Blackboard classroom discussion board together with a short paragraph that set the scene for the event that I hoped to describe in my narrative essay. The feedback I received from my instructor and fellow…

Reflection on Writing Progress This semester I have seen myself grow a lot as a writer. In the beginning of the year I did not completely understand the way sentences worked. Such as the difference between compound and complex sentences. Which now I feel like I have grown in the sentence form and structure. Also, the vocabulary that I have learned over this semester has begun to help me in my everyday usage. While speaking to my younger sister, I try to experiment with the new words…

This course emphasized the importance of making time to reflect on the writing progress we had learned within this class. Specific techniques, strategies, and processes that would help me succeed became apparent as the course went on. The reflections made to my own writing and my peers was one of the most important parts because I learned from my own mistakes, as well as others. Good written works are first thoroughly structured with outlines for the written work and the research. For example,…

The book I chose for my independent reading project was The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, by Michelle Hodkin. I would recommend this book to people between the ages of 14 and 18. Hopkin's book is in the category of young adult novels which describes the ages I would recommend. There were definitely negative points to this book but the positives outweighed them. The negative components to this book were present throughout the novel. From the first paragraph I I could tell the writing style would…

The speaker that will be analyzed is Alex Montoya, and he is getting his Business Administration Masters at West Texas A&M University. He spoke in a conversational and informative context, which was very helpful to get all the questions answered. The method of delivery that Alex chose was impromptu. He had a PowerPoint which helped him with his speech, but he also gave plentiful and useful information that was not on the slides. The Purpose of this paper is to analyze the vocal and physical…