Dweck, C.S. (2006). Mindset. New York. Ballantine Books Chapter 1 of this book discusses the concept of mindsets and begins to define the two different types of mindsets. The first is the fixed mindset where these people believe that your “qualities are carved in stone which creates an urgency to prove yourself over and over again” (pg.6). The other is the growth mindset is “based on the belief that your basic qualities are things that you can cultivate through your efforts” (pg. 7). The author
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Writing is the ability to transfer your thoughts, feelings and oral language on a surface using specific symbols. The ability to convey your thoughts clearly in written form to the audience calls an effective writing skills. In addition to this an effective writer must have an extensive vocabulary to be able express yourself. To be an effective writer means the reader will understand thoroughly everything you are writing on the paper. My personal experience in writing was challenging and valuable
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Anne Lamott’s “Shitty First Drafts” is an excerpt from her book, Bird by Bird (1994), where she argues to let go of the anxieties and fears of creating a masterpiece paper right away by simply writing without question in order to get all of your thoughts out first. She refers to this style of writing to one of a child’s while also reminding the reader to just freely write knowing that no one else will be seeing this initial draft. It’s clear Lamott wants to connect with her readers and help ease
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In “Writing and Teaching for Surprise”, Donald M. Murray, writes about the true, raw writing process. He explains in the beginning of the essay that writing is all about the experience and the process of how you end up with the final paper. He says several times that the best work is that which stems from hours of jotting down random, seemingly illogical sentences. And that by the end of the piece, those unorganized sentences have been edited and are now a fluid flow of words coming together to create
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It is only at the end of the semester, after you have made mistakes and learned from them, that you are able to reflect back and see how much you have grown from the beginning of the semester. As I reflect on my work in your English 130 class, I am able to see much more clearly now just how much I have improved as a writer. I have learned to notice my strengths as well as my weaknesses and to learn from them. During the semester, I have engaged in peer edits which have helped me to realize some of
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It is simple to agree that writing is easy as texting or simply putting a pencil on a paper. However, if we start to dig deeper, writing is a work of art. The amount of creativity and clarity that goes into writing is inconceivable. I never gave it much thought except that it was something enforced on us in school. I never knew writing could be a career—a doctor, a pharmacist, a teacher—now those are careers, but writing? I never knew anyone who wanted to become a writer. In fact, I did not care
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Are you sick and tired of the system deciding what good writing is supposed to look like?Well, let's stick it to them and start being bad writers.Since we start learning to write when we are young we instinctively write in a natural way that is not accepted enough by society.Instead of writing in the person's original way we need to follow formats of those in the past that even Nabi Tajima(oldest person alive)wasn't born yet.The inner magic of performing bad writing is so easy if you just retract
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Writing History intro1 Writing has always been challenging for me. Through secondary school, I was very lazy and did not pay much attention in my English classes because it was never something I was interested in. When I got to college it was made very clear that I had to step up learn how to write better or I wasn’t going to make it. I spent many of evenings in the writing place getting help from the tutors. They were extremely helpful in furthering my writing skills. By the time I
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I have positive experiences with writing because I read a lot and I think that reflects in my writing and makes it writing easier. One thing I have learned from reading many books is to have my writing authentic and unique because those are the writings that stick with you. I have written a research paper, persuasive essays, book reports, and a reflection paper. One of my mistakes in writing is that I don’t know how to stop. I used to write very long stories in elementary school and my teacher had
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As much as I like to think that I am a good writer, words almost fail me in describing Kristi Parker-Johnson, but I’ll try. The Miracle Worker, the Help, the Iron lady and the Giver scratch the surface of her multiple abilities and talents. For the last two years, Kristi has was my editor and mentor and the one who gave me a chance to write professionally. First, at the Killeen Daily Herald (KPD) and Texas Appeal magazine in Central Texas, and later at Out & About magazine and the Gilroy Dispatch
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