May 6, 2013 COM 203 Professor Taylor Final Exam You’re absolutely right. Students who attend Canisius College turn out well, if not exceptional people. However, I do have to respectfully disagree with your statement regarding the students’ writing skills and media knowledge. Since different outlets of media have expanded since your years in college, students have been more up to date on current events than ever before. Media is all around you; it’s impossible to escape it. These students have
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accomplishments is how I turned in all my essays on time. The reason for that is I want to get good grades to help get into a good college. A reflection of this is how my grade turned out to be an “A” and I surely believe I deserve this grade as I turned in all my stuff on time and spend a good amount of time on assignments. The only things I would have done differently would be to have someone proofread my paper more and to make more interesting papers. One of these interesting papers was on the topic
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had to write and it brought a whole lot of strengths from it. Although in the past years we have learned on how to write a lot of these papers this year we dove a little more into them. We took different approaches to them to get more out of them than we had before, such as the personal narrative. I have written a personal narrative in the past but this time it helped me improve because i could not just be basic. I learned that i would have to write more in detail for it be a quality paper, that
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Use APA 1st level headings in all papers (if you're feeling risky, try 2nd or 3rd level too, but let's master 1st initially) (they enhance readability) • Be sure how to do an APA running head (step by step directions are in the sample paper in CWE and attached) • Stay within minimum and maximum word counts. • Do not use bullets or numbering. Allow your own words to shine and paraphrase (encouraged by APA)! • learn how to in-text cite if you don't know how (direct quotes: author, year and
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not a good writer and become an author after attending some writing classes? I born in Ethiopia, and I did not know how to write an essay before I came to The United States. When I was in my country, my English teachers gave me a good grade because I was one of the best writers according to my classmates. As soon as I came in U.S, I took a test at Montgomery college to get placed college level. the people who work in the test department placed me in ESL 2 because my result was low. In 2014 winter semester
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of why we write. When I first came into this class, I only knew what Mr. Shambaugh and Mr. Riise had taught us last year about writing. I felt like I have grown dramatically with my writing. I know use stronger words when writing an essay that means something. As well as that, I know enjoy writing long pieces or even short essays. This semester taught me how to improve on being a writer, and how to open my mind to new things. While first proceeding through this class, I had no idea how I would feel
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their profession is a blessing for them, while others may see it as a curse. Not knowing how to accurately write in sociology can define one’s credibility as a professional writer. Therefore, just because some knows how to properly write in APA formatting doesn’t define the paper to be well written. In order to write a well written paper and mastering your research papers, the writer should learn how to write with authority. This could mean changing your writing styles, the tone of your writing
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Natalie Ruiz February 22, 2013 Eng 300 The Real Value of a College Education In today’s society, nearly every senior high school student is expected to continue their education by going to college. Campuses are admitting the highest number of freshmen than ever before while at the same time cutting down on the amount of class offered. Therefore, it is no surprise that the value of a college education has declined in the last couple years in respect to gaining academia knowledge; however, I believe
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has help me change the way i think about college writing. It has also change the way i write and has helped me learn more about myself as a writer. I believe that through the writing process i have changed the way I think about college writing. I didn't think it would be much different than high school writing but throughout this process i have realized that the process that is involved for college writing is much more complex. For example when I write an essay for my english classes in high school
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sleep because of disorganization and worry. Effective time management techniques should not only be applied to your academic life but to your overall schedule to achieve success and peace of mind. Other People Are Reading * How to Improve Time Management Skills as a College Student * Student Success Checklist 1. Stress Reduction * A study conducted by Dr. Ranjita Misra, Ph.D., and Michelle McKean and published by the American Journal of Health Studies found that stress levels decreased
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