Process states

As I look back on my middle school to high school years and try to decide what kind of writer I am, how well I can interpret and analyze other writings and text, and how easy it is for me to research and compose a well developed paper I believe I am at the level of English 100. From recent years, especially high school, I have learned what kind of writer I am and what techniques work best for me. When it comes to writing papers I have written a fare share, from research expository writings to…

While attending a career and transfer fair at my two-year college this Fall, I only had one intention; to visit the Geneseo booth. After discovering that a Geneseo representative would be at my college, it was clear to me that I had to go. I had visited the campus before, and after getting a glimpse at the small tight-knit community of students, I had only confirmed my desires to gain admittance to Geneseo. In addition, after researching many different schools, my search always without failure…

learned to judge a source and determine if it is right to use by looking at its credibility, point of view (whether the author appears to be biased), date of article published and various other things. Having been able to go through the research process in class I can now look into the future and say confidently that I have the ability to search for reliable sources. Though I may feel this way as a researcher as a writer itself I have so much to learn. One of the things I hope to acquire as I…

I embark on the long dark adventure of English 1A, I resemble Alice from Wonderland, descending down the proverbial rabbit hole. Senses rally like a whirlwind, frantically grasping in midair for clues that could enlighten the subject. Deeper down the tunnel of Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, and Critical Writing. What can it all signify, it appears to be ambiguous. Furthermore, mind faltering, I hesitate to determine what this could all mean. Bam! I hit the bottom of the tunnel, high…

While writing this paper I learned a lot about classism today. I never realized how much of a problem classism still is today. Hazaras are only one of the many groups of people that suffer from classism. It shocked me that despite everything they have been through, that they still face discrimination and oppression. I always thought of classism as more of an issue of the past. I knew that in some parts of the world it is still a problem, but I never realized how big of a problem it was. I…

Reading: I have only used Purdue OWL as an APA or MLA writing guide. I did not realize it was also a resource to improve on one’s writing technique. Learning to write paragraphs using the PREP Method and completing assignments that have a word limit, has increased my awareness of my tendency to write very wordy paragraphs. Purdue OWL has a section specifically related to writing with conciseness. Under “Conciseness,” Purdue OWL writes, “Like bad employees, words that don't accomplish enough…

After both reading and listening to the story “Burd”, personally, I prefer the written version over the spoken version for several reasons. One of the many reasons why I enjoy reading the story myself rather than listening to Stuart McLean read it is because there are far more specific details which lead to an overall better understanding of the text. Although the structure of each version is very similar, I find that the written form was more orderly because it sets out and explains point by…

For my Personal narrative I began with a quick brainstorm of many different events that I remembered in detail about my life. I narrowed down the things I would love to talk about rather than other parts of my life growing up that didn’t appeal to me. I set a simple three goals for my Personal narrative to reach by the time I turned in my last final draft. I told myself I would limit grammar errors along with run on sentences. My second goal was to get at least an A- on this paper since it was…

Upon my decision to undergo this course I was under the impression my writing ability and understanding of language was pretty solid. I have completed school and many other certificates and diplomas at a level of compatible literacy skills. In my current profession as a Personal Trainer I am direct and have strong style of communication verbally and thought this would relay into my writing. However, after completing task one and submitting my writing to the various websites I found it…

stories. I feel that I have a vast amount of respect for writers, but I also feel that writing is a chore and I tend to shy away from it. I have had some amazing English teachers that have really helped me grasp certain aspects of the writing process. One of my favorite teachers worked with me in order to improve specific spots in my writing that I got wrong. Instead of just telling me I was wrong and moving on to the next mistake she would help me understand the reason I misplaced a comma or…