The Pickwick Papers

Everyone tends to be connected or addicted to technology or media these days. We are so used to being on our phones all the time we can’t get off of them. I can say and I am one of those people that can never get off of their phone and is just on it cause I am bored. I have the tendency to feel lost or disconnected in the world if I don’t have my phone in my pocket. I was shocked when I read this essay because everything that was said in it, I realized that I was guilty of it all. I honestly…

throughout his essay to show how different ways of teaching affect students performance and effort level. When Connor first began teaching he wanted to be a different type of teacher. “I intended to inspire students in my classes to write the kinds of papers the unconventional…

Luckily, the individual meetings and emails with my professor made everything much more clear and inviting. These final project meetings were very helpful in terms of receiving constructive criticism and then going back home to make changes to the paper. I’ve always had trouble writing multiple different rough drafts for one final assignment but the separate due dates and many comments from my professor made everything less stressful. By taking in all of the constructive criticism and using them…

Reflection Essay I had no expectations as to what I was going to learn throughout this experience. My goal was to learn how I can develop my own nonprofit agency to aid the people in my community. Although that is not completely out of the question, throughout this process, I have learned that there is a myriad of ways in which I can help in all three sectors. I remember walking into my first class and the teacher basically saying we will read a bit of the class, “but what I really want you…

college writing is not different from high school writing. I feel more confident when it comes to writing. The reason why because I have improve my writing from the first day of class until now. I understand what is needed to write any requirement of a paper and know how to support an argument with many evidence.…

For the past 7 days I have been disconnecting myself from much of the internet. It’s not my first time doing it but it is the first time in over 7 years. It wasn't a total disconnection but I mainly used Twitter to stay informed but limited myself to only opening it a few times per day and used the rest of the internet for very specific queries like the lyrics to a song. I also didn’t give up email or IM but tried to limit my interactions as much as possible. The purpose of doing this was to see…

Experience about English 101 This semester of fall 2016, I took English 101. Before starting this class I must say I felt nervous and unsure about myself. The objection of this class is to learn how to write with a clear content, accurately and my writing skills need to show beyond college level. I had trouble in the past with my writing skills and grammar. However, I took the challenge and sign up for this class. I can honestly say I did okay. Even though my grades for my essays were…

2. Now describe yourself as a writer in a brief paragraph: When I was younger I thought that I was going to be an author. I would write all of my stories based off how I imagined my life would go or something that I wish would happen. This is why I describe myself as hopeful as a writer because I would really focus on what I hoped would happen in my life. 3. Describe yourself as a reader in one word: Absorbed. 4. Now describe yourself as a reader in a brief paragraph: I’ve always loved reading…

Manhunt Book Review “Manhunt The 12- Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer” by James L. Swanson is a highly detailed account of everything related to the Lincoln’s assassination. Swanson accounts almost every hour of the chase for Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth. Swanson uses extensive detail to create a suspenseful and dramatic depiction of the Lincoln assassination. James L. Swanson is an accomplished author. He has recived the Edgar Award for his New York Times Bestseller “Manhunt The 12-…

day of kindergarten, I have been terrible at writing, reading, and most anything related to the English subject. In kindergarten, I distinctly remember how to spell words on a paper that was a picture of a fish. My best friend at the time, picked it up like it was nothing. She was just sitting there filling this paper out. She was finished by the time I was done with 2 of the questions. When she finished, she…