How this course frustrated me. I have seldom been as frustrated, as when I started writing for this course. I thought myself a decent writer, but Dr. VanCamp returned my first essay with numerous corrections. I thought to myself “here we go.” I knew I was in for a rollercoaster ride. After the first few quizzes and test, I felt a bit discouraged because I kept getting low grades. I was having a problem with punctuation and recognizing complete sentences. I still do, but I am getting better, I think
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I think over the course of this year I have improved with my writing. This goes with the way I transition my words, making sure I have proper spelling, using the semicolon correctly and not having run on sentences in my paper. There are strength and weaknesses I have but somewhat improved in them. I feel like my writing this semester is way better than all my other years that I had to write. The reason why I think my writing is getting better is because I was never really into writing. I’d sometimes
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English Comprehension II: Arguing About Literature has opened a completely new door on my writing performance. There were times that I thought I knew how to do a research essay but was proven wrong. This class has improved my performance in writing in many ways. Through class assignments to in class discussions, it has continually improved my thinking skills. This class taught me how to select appropriate sources for college research; it has improved my skills as a critical thinker and writers and
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“Writing isn’t about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it’s about enriching the lives of those who will read your work. And enriching your own life, as well. It’s about getting up, getting well, and getting over. Getting happy…” (King 269). Writing is a privilege, not a chore. It isn’t something that can be done by sitting down once and writing a bestseller. To become great, you must love to read, and write, and you must do it daily, take as
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Hello , today I will write about my writing experience. I usually write my teacher want me to write , focusing on one topic or expressing my own. I wrote papers as midterms , finals , homework etc. But I believe that my writing ability has grown thanks to these assignments. Aside from these types of writing , I focus on poetry. So far I wrote 11 poems and they are ready to roll … I use my poems as lyrics , I sing them into my productions. There are 3 tracks so far with my lyrics in it. My
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The process of writing is not something that is simply done in one try or even two; writing is a complex process that consists of numerous revisions and draftings. According to Donald M. Murray the difference between an amateur and a professional writer is a professional takes a period of time to get the precise and completed draft that included multiple re-editings. As opposed to an amateur who only does a few editing and claims for the writing to be complete. A good writer is constantly looking
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Author Interview Questions Please answer all of the following questions. For question 10, please ask me a question about writing; one you've always wondered about, or one that you keep getting asked about by other authors. 1. Tell me a about yourself. What got you started in writing? I began writing in 1994 at age 49 after returning from a successful mission trip to the Ukraine. I received a postcard from a literary agent who turned out to be a fraud. For x number of dollars he would represent
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Writing is a universal language that is used in all walks of life around the world. It can bring life to a myriad of subject matters. Writing is one of the many forms of art that I have taken a strong interest in, ever since I was a young child. Not only am I passionate about writing, but I am also extremely interested in learning about various forms of writing that I may have not been exposed to before. Within the many courses I have taken throughout my college career, I have gained experience in
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Even though writing class is not my favorite class of all time, since I have always had issues with writing due to things like grammar errors and fragment sentences. Thus, it is never easy for me to form a five-paragraph essay that would constricted my ideas for so long, and yet would cost me more than a week to write. However, during this semester, I have learned multiple things in English composition 1304. I have learned how to think outside of the box on every assignment I wrote. I have become
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Perseverance is the trait of never giving up no matter how hard the journey becomes. I’ve used perseverance to get through this work myself, and throughout the assignment, I’ve learned more and more from the experience. One of the things I’ve learned, is people have had a much harder time just trying to live their life, and that if I ever feel like I should give up, I should remember that there are people who have had a much harder experience than what I am experiencing, and that even they never
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