The White Paper

Every tap of the keyboard that meets my ears is a type of music that settles my soul. I’m not writing about a piece in particular, I’m writing about how the act of me writing has been such an amazing influence on my life. As a child with an alcoholic parent, I struggled to find a healthy outlet for my emotions. I’d tried running, drawing, painting, singing, playing an instrument, but to no avail, I could not find what could calm me. Finally one day my friend pointed me to a mediocre fanfiction…

Michael Flanigan’s thoughts on the writing process imply that writing is a tough and laborious act, that needs proper care and handling. There are very few shortcuts available when conveying what you want to express using the written word. Writing is the exact opposite of a Jackson Pollock painting, because you can’t just start out with raw emotion in order to make a good piece of writing, you have to follow critical planning procedures and outlining to convey your point to a reader. Coherence…

When Open Range was published in 1999, reviews were attentive on the conditions of harsh living in Wyoming and how it affected the characters in each story. There is a critic by the name of John Moore who states, “She startles us with her close-ups of life on the range; her characters move in landscapes that are unforgiving of their flaws.” Meaning that in each story each character is a sort of anti-hero who can never seem to have things go his/her way. Such an example is presented in Brokeback…

arts for many years. The last English course I took that had a solid teacher was English II. At the beginning of the semester I had set myself a list of goals to achieve. I expected the goals to enhance my knowledge on how to write certain kinds of papers, as well as, proofread with proficiency. I learned several skills and techniques during this class to help improve my writing skills. I still need to work on my proofreading skills, which will be done with the help of the writing process, so…

after writing a few papers for you, I have noticed that I never really paid any attention to my works cited and just slapped on some citation that a website gave me. My writing was good, but I never bothered to learn why I did things, I just knew that things were supposed to be done that way. I haven’t learned everything, of course, but you have managed to teach me many reasons why things are the way they are. Another realization that I came across while correcting my papers is that I didn’t…

in which I am to write about and my fear of failure. When the subject of what I am writing about is difficult and hard to find a positive outlet for, i.e. I am having a hard time getting in touch with my subject, the process of writing a research paper or summaries or any kind of extensive assignment becomes laborious and then procrastination starts to creep in. Despite how much I plan to take better care of my limited time I still manage to wait too long to start the project and then I am…

In regards to my writing process, there have been some central strategies that I have developed over time and some strategies that I have had for as long as I can remember. For example, one skill that I have developed from high school has been to annotate, mark up, and take notes throughout my readings. I found that taking notes really helps me, not only to remember what I read but to go back and be able to point out something in my reading easily. In addition, it helped me understand the…

In chapter two from the book “Writing Arguments a Rhetoric with Readings” it discusses finding issues to explore, and how to stimulate a writers thinking process. For example, Free Writing and Idea Mapping are two ways for a writer to brainstorm a broad topic and will help the writer think deeper into the topic. Also, in chapter two the reader learns that you have to read to believe and disagree argument’s claims as known as the believing and doubting game. In between each section of chapter two…

“We need never be hopeless because we can never irreparably broken.” - John Green, Looking for Alaska. John Green is best known for his remarkable work on The Fault in our Stars and Paper Towns, which have been turned into great movies. John Green grew up with a passion of learning that then turned to a love for writing, he is a New York Times best selling author, and continues to inspire and give back to others. John Green grew up in Orlando FL., with both parents and his brother Hank. John…

In summary, the first section of the Bedford Reader assists students in writing, and reading in ways that are different from what we know, yet are easy to understand. Also, we learn how to truly analyze an essay. The second section covers writing, and its importance in daily communication. Overall, an essay should keep the audience interested to understand your work. An essay and should be drafted to be efficiently revised to correct anything that does not fit well. Lastly, in writing, we should…