Imagine a path on a steep slope, filled with twists and turns and numerous roadblocks; my journey learning how to write well was similar to this path. Because writing is my Achilles heel, it was difficult for me to endure the challenges I faced along the way and reach my destination. Despite struggling with writing throughout my life, I have learned some essential skills that have helped to alleviate some of this difficulty. Through the adversities I experienced within the classroom, I was able to
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What has shaped you as a writer? This question was challenging for me to answer. When asked questions like this I have always had a hard time answering them. I know what my strengths and weaknesses are but to answer the who are you questions will always be challenging. I believe people have different experiences throughout one's lifetime and these experiences are what contribute to who they are. People continue to change and evolve ultimately becoming different versions of themselves. I have never
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to know methods and concepts of the fine arts (Knowledge par 4). Writing, like other careers, have classes that will help you get to the career. Some high school courses that will help with writing are American Literature, Computer Applications, Creative Writing, English Literature, Keyboarding, Technical Writing, and World Literature (Helpful par 3). These classes all focus on writing and computers, but since most writers are self-employed other classes that could be useful are Accounting, Entrepreneurship
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The first time that I began writing the English academic essay is three years ago. In order to apply for universities in America, I should take the SAT test. In the test, the hardest part for me is writing. At that time, I realized that writing is never easy for an international student. It is a big challenge to write an academic paper by using the second language. The argument, thesis, word choices and grammar always bother me. However, I know that writing is the most important skill for a college
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My writing still needs to improve in word choice and transitioning, as I tend to use the same words repetitively, and struggle with making my writing flow smoothly. To make improvements, I will read other writing pieces to see how the authors built their sentences. This will help because most writers know more about balancing out their pieces. I believe that as you learn as a reader, your writing becomes smoother and easier to understand. I will also go through my writing more often to catch any
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When I was reading the articles, I thought that some of the topics were interesting. I understand no that I have to improve to become a great writer. Also, I found there where some writing skills I like in addition to some that I dislike. I do have some concerns with writing in the future, but I hope that my concerns don’t happen. Some of the areas I must improve on are clarity, completeness, and changing passive words to active words. The articles did a great job at explaining what writing skills
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As a writer, I believe I still have a great deal to learn. In my opinion writing fiction is one of my strengths, for example, I quite enjoy writing short stories in my free time just for fun. I often share them with one of some of my friends. Although they are not the best stories, writing them is one of the few tasks that I can do for hours without getting bored. I also enjoy writing argumentative essays, finding evidence that supports my claim is interesting to me as well as finding a counter
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In Ann Lamott’s essay “Shitty First Drafts,” Lamott writes about the ins and outs of being a writer. Lamott is a distinguished author, and the essay “Shitty First Drafts,” is an excerpt from one of her novels “Bird by Bird.” Ann Lamott’s main point in her essay is that all writers have to begin somewhere and somewhere is with a “shitty first draft.” Lamott claims that people have an unrealistic expectation about successful writers. That writing a perfect first draft would be an exception, not a
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In the Maker’s Eye: Revising Your Own Manuscripts, Donald Murray implies that writers need to create a progression of drafts. Writers have to accept the positive and negative feedback they may get from producing each draft. Murray emphasizes the importance of rewriting. For example, he talks about examining drafts and correcting any errors in sentences that may not relate to the thesis. Also, writers need to be mindful of their audience’s significance and their expectations. Writers will become their
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I choose ENL-105 because writing has always been hard for me since the day I was able to write. If I could describe my writing abilities in one word after this six week program it would be solid because with all the papers and clear instruction and guiding I have learned a lot about my writing style and writing in general. My learning disability has made a dramatic change from high school, I have been able to talk to my teacher for feedback on my papers and although my learning disabilities makes
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