“Ok, Ashley, it’s your turn.” I halted for a brief moment at my desk before numbly walking to the podium at the front of the class. I silently prayed for my zipper to be up and for my teeth to be food-free. My palms were sweating and there was a softball wedged in my chest; I had been dreading this. I could sense all of the eyes on me, everyone was waiting for me to begin reading. However, when I opened my mouth. the words wouldn’t come out. I was so terrified that I would get a bad grade,
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this English 3000.01 class for that I have learned a lot in writing essays. I have learned to use subordination and coordinating conjunctions in my essays when I never thought of using them before and I have become more proficient in preventing fragment and run-ons sentences and I have learned to write a great complete argumentative essay. I have learned to use subordination and coordinating conjunctions in my essays when I never thought of using them before. I have learned to use subordinating
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I chose to do my journal on the essay "Life under the Chief Doublespeak Officer," written by William Lutz. The purpose of this article is to describe how in today's society, we use other words to hide the negative connotation of its real meaning. In the essay, the author uses a descriptive language in an attempt to make an emotional connection with his audience. The way the author uses descriptive language in his article is by using familiar words to compare with unknown words to help prove his point
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lot more comfortable writing this essay than the first essay; although this was still an analytical paper, it definitely had some argumentative aspects in it. Writing in general is not my strong suit, but I feel that I really improved my sentence flow and my ability to incorporate quote in my essay. One of the parts of my essay that I am particularly happy with is my introductory paragraph. For me, the introductions and conclusions are the hardest parts of an essay; you have to introduce the topic
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I have to have very clear directions, and positive feed back on what expected of me just like Makayla. I feel Makayla would benefit from finding a way to incorporate Confluence into her work. It's good to have your own ideas an imagination when writing. I also fee Precision would be beneficial as well, as she could get accurate acts and information that can also help er write a good paper. John: I feel with John he needs to tap into his Sequence as to give his family a more specific list to follow
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On October 26th, 2015 I decided to bring an old paper from community college to the UCF Writing Center. I wanted to bring in an old paper in order to see how much I’ve improved since then, and how I can still improve my writing. The paper I brought was an extra credit assignment, which I honestly did not put much effort towards because it was for my math class. This allowed us to find many aspects of my writing that I could work on. Thanks to my consultation with my amazing consultant Julie, I learned
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Now I have complete, relevant thesis statements, in which contain specificalities to show my reader what I will be covering in the essay they are reading, “Bradford creates a foundation for American success and inspires people to promote the value of responsibility and freedom through his leadership, leadership qualities, and through the journey he faced coming into the New World -
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Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? is a short story based on a serial killer in Tucson, Arizona known as the “Pied Piper,” written by Joyce Oates. As the story follows a teenage girl named Connie, the reader is introduced to several different people in Connie’s life, including friends, family, and foes. One foe in particular, Arnold Friend, makes a strong impact on Connie’s life and the reader’s mind. The big question here is whether or not Arnold Friend’s impact is positive or negative: civil
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Outcome four includes revising, editing, and proofreading. In order to achieve this: there mustn't be errors that obstruct the comprehension of the work, the changes made must address critiques from instructor and peers and the writing must clear and intentional on multiple levels. This is paramount to a paper's overall efficacy as it creates a work that is understandable and clear to the reader. These types of requirements can be seen in almost any project that is adequate. Nearly all works must
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Reflection of WP1 I would like to say I enjoy the process of writing this paper. After this writing project, I felt that I learned a lot of techniques and skills throughout this entire paper. First and foremost, I have learned to generate ideas by using outline and freewriting. After the freewriting I can organised my ideas well and understand what I would like to talk about in my piece of writing. I realised that this is a very effective way to start a paper. Moreover, peer review was very helpful
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