Service of process

I’ve learned many valuable lessons during my ENG 101 class and listing only two is difficult, but I will do my best. The first lesson I’ve learned is writing is a step by step process that will lead to a successful product if the process is followed. During this process, I incorporated Smarthinking, friends, and family for constructive feedback. With each rewrite, the paper took on a new shape, as if I were sculpting or painting a masterpiece. I kept a neutral attitude in receiving the…

The Hidden Meaning Behind Two Articles One may read many articles about the same topic and not notice that those articles may have the same meaning overall and also have a quite amount of differences. People write about topics which are important for them and it is natural that the same issue may bother several writers. The articles A Personal Mission Statement and Why I write by Covey and Orwell respectively, both introduce the same idea which is realizing one’s destiny in life. These articles…

Personal Style and Growth What I want to learn from Creative Writing is to be more imaginative in my writing, learn different ways to complete assignment, and get better in my writing ability. I want to get more confident in my writing and work on my weakness like grammar, spelling, and coming up with ideas then turning them into stories. This class has helped challenge me to better my writing capability. My first writing assessment was a memoir. I choose to write about my brother playing…

The relationship between writing center and improvement in writing ability has been a big question for Author Casey Jones. He as done research to find out if there is any effective ways in finding out the answer. Casey believes that trying to find evidence to prove this theory is near impossible. He states many different factors that would interferer with finding out if writing center improves students writing ability. One of these factors was the way the writing centers criteria are set up. It…

Last week, I implemented an academic strategy from one of my five StrengthsQuest themes. I found that most of my themes provided academic strategies to keep me motivated in school. Undoubtedly, these strategies are helpful in advancing for the future, but I felt that these strategies would not drastically impact my studies in the course of a week. Nonetheless, I found a study technique in my Restorative Theme packet that seemed like it could make a monumental difference in the way I read class…

After examining the feedback given to me on my research paper, I have considered some ways to help improve my writing. There are many different areas of a paper that need to be considered when writing. For instance, the tone, audience, grammar, ideas, and sources all are important aspects of a paper. I need to continue growing in each of these areas. When writing papers, I often times struggle with considering my audience and my tone. If I choose who my audience is and what message I want to…

show that our mind organizes and create thoughts while we sleep; proofreading before falling asleep, helps process new thoughts and helps us to retain the material better. According to Richard Marius his study is based on the idea that in writing, there is a process that we must go through, this includes writing multiple drafts before producing the final draft. Based off his writing process procedure, Marius and I have complete different approaches, in our writing style. I’m more focused on one…

My interview starts with my dad, Michael Davis. He attended palm coast community collage off and on for 2 years. He learned information technology and creative writing while at collage. In his life he was a private investigator, and business owner. In his collage years, he learned about creative writing, which he says helped him when he was a private investigator and when he needs to write things for work. He says it “gives me the tools that I didn’t have before to explain exactly what was going…

In both these responses I have drawn myself—an attempt to replicate Stanley Spencer’s style. Prior to drawing these responses, I had my photo taken. The source of light was shone on the right side of my face, and was limited to imitate the shadows in Spencer’s self-portrait. These responses link to the artist which I am studying as they both feature the use of self-portraiture, something that was typical and common of Stanley Spencer. I aimed to capture the same mysteriousness associated with…

Overall my reading experience this year was very productive because I was able to grow as a reader. I have noticed that I have become more insightful and attentive when I read because I have become more able to create post-its that analyzes the text more carefully and thoroughly. I also found it more easier to create post-its because I notice more important plot points and events that directly correlates with important character traits. My favorite literary work throughout the year was “Romeo…