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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1. The essay idea I currently have is around ADHD, I haven’t determined yet if the focus will be on ADHD in general, focused on children only or focused on ADHD in adults. I plan to address the perception that people have around stating ADHD isn’t really an illness. I am going for a persuasive rhetorical strategy addressing what ADHD is, explaining what someone feels like when they have ADHD and are not armed with tools to help, such as medication and the benefits gained when someone with ADHD
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highlights these acquired skills through two outside of class essays, which required two completely different styles of writing. Another key element that has helped to illustrate the writing process for the two essays in my portfolio was the use of reading various types of literature. This included but was not limited to, editorials, newspaper articles, books, and specific disciplines of research in course related fields. These two essays essentially reshaped my ability to write for specific audiences
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Rhetorical Pattern – Compare and Contrast Essay There are essentially two patterns of organization for Compare and Contrast: Block (subject by subject) and Alternating (point by point). These are explained below. Most examples given are for THEME: |Introduction: | |The introduction would essentially be the same in each essay. An effective introduction
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1) I think that “In Cold Blood” synthesis essay was the most effective. I got a 95 on it the first time and redid it for a grade of 97. I was able to craft an efficient argument since I was making up my own rhetoric not analyzing someone else's. I Think that as an author I was able to use my own opinions on the subject and I did not have to look through the text for another author's ideas 2) I think so. The first rhetorical analysis I wrote gout a mere 4. The most recent
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Final Exam Essay 1 Over the course of the semester, my technical writing skills have improved significantly. I am now a master of framing the problem, rhetorical awareness, and distinguishing between “good” and “bad” writing. I will be able to take these skills that I have learned over the course of the semester and apply it to my future law career. Throughout this essay, I will analyze three improvements of my writing and provide detail examples to support my analysis. First, my technical writing
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After receiving a wonderful recommendation regarding Toccoa Falls College, I applied for the English 113 course. I was so excited to start this new class until orientation day when I discovered all the work that was required for this class. Obviously, I knew there was going to be coursework; however, after reading the course schedule, I felt doomed and destined to fail. High school English wasn’t this demanding. Even though this class appeared hard and complicated, I was determined to not to give
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a one word summary of the advice from Bunn's and Murray's essays respectively. While Mike Bunn's piece gives good instruction on how to analyze text, it did not leave an impression quite in the same way that Donald Murray's did. Any author that gives permission to procrastinate as part of the creative process gets a thumbs up in my book. However, it wouldn't be fair to compare the two essays as one being better than the other as both essays have their merits. Mike Bunn goes into quite a bit of
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the all the assignments we’ve done this semester and the steps we used to complete each assignment. The class theme is unsolved mysteries and conspiracy theories. This course requires you to complete four major essays. In order to receive credit for each essay, you MUST turn in every essay or it results in automatic failure of the class no matter what your grade is. The required texts & materials for this course is the Core Handbook; the PDF version is on the D2L homepage. You must have access to
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Reaction – “Salvation” The nonfiction short essay “Salvation” written by Langston Hughes in 1940, presents a theme on the literal and often manipulated perception of children. Hughes narrates the essay as he recounts his disappointing attempt at salvation. Hughes aunt told him that when she was saved by Jesus she saw a light, and felt something happen within herself. As children will do, Hughes took her story literally and was heartbroken as he sat in front of the church and watched other
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