Wendy Perez Instructor: English Composition 1 Monday‚ August 24‚ 2015 My Journey as a Writer The beginning of course English 101 was challenging and stressful‚ this class introduced me to many different types of paper topics that I never knew existed. There are so many things that come to play when it comes to writing‚ from grammar to punctuation mechanics‚ etc. Before this class I was not aware of any writing process and all of the different types of essays and so I felt overwhelmed every time
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Summary of an Essay In the essay On Becoming a Writer‚ Russell Baker reflects on his journey as a high school student to discovering his passion for writing. One of the most important points in Baker’s essay is his struggle to accept writing as a respectable career and anything more than a burdensome school assignment. It was not until Baker had an inspiring experience involving one of these written assignments that he truly understood his calling and accepted his passion for writing. When he
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computer to write. I wrote poetry‚ short stories‚ and even half of a book before. When I got old enough to begin visiting colleges‚ I debated on what I wanted to major in. Then I thought journalism‚ but I knew the chances of me becoming a world famous writer was slim to none. I told myself I was writing for no reason‚ I told myself no one was interested in my writing. Eventually‚ I closed my laptop and stopped writing.
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As a writer‚ I believe I have several strengths as well as challenges. Beginning with my strengths‚ I believe I have a passion for writing. When I write I make it easy to follow my train of thought from simple word selection to more complex thoughts. I also have my topics organized in a pattern designed for an easy flow from start to finish of what is written. While I strive to keep it simple‚ sometimes I have to get creative to capture and keep my readers attention. For my challenges‚ I believe
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Lastly‚ which I’m sure most people have an issue with is basic grammar errors such as‚ spelling and placing commas. I feel that my writing has had a small progression. Through this class I have learned more writing techniques that have helped me as a writer. One skill that I really liked and plan to use again is making a list. In the list having page numbers and paragraph numbers where I have already highlighted in the book the quotes that I will be using in my essay. It makes things faster and easier
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I guess you can say that my experience as a writer over the years has got better‚ and the reason why I say that is because I only remember writing 3 things. One was in my history class about either World War 2 or about the Slave Trade. At first it took me a few mins but I guess you can say that I was having trouble on how to put my words and information down on paper. I had to do some re-search on writing essays or papers‚ that way I could get the idea of how mine would look or turn out. Once I
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causing confusion‚ or not making sense to anyone but yourself. Also‚ “What matters is to present the idea of the thesis in the most interesting manner possible”. (87) What I am looking forward to in ENG 111 is to become an exciting and interesting writer. I often wonder‚ and occasionally worry if what I write makes sense to others. It is very important to me to build self-confidence in this area as I become better educated. However this brings me to Avoiding Pitfalls. “Don’t apologize for anything
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in 1997‚ the Freedom Writers all went to Washington‚ D.C.‚ where they presented their diary to the United States Secretary of Education Richard Riley. During this trip they also honored the Freedom Riders by holding a peace march and prayer vigil at the Washington Monument for victims of intolerance. The Freedom Writers Diary has photos of this‚ and I can only imagine what a touching site this must have been. In 1998‚ their senior year‚ Erin Gruwell and the Freedom Writers won the Spirit of Anne
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The Freedom writers Diary which was a amazing true story for it shows strength‚ courage‚ and achievements in the face of adversity. This remarkable true story starts in the fall of 1994‚ in class room 203 at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach‚ California. Erin Gruwell first time teacher faced her first group of students‚ told to be “unteachable and at risk” teens by the administration. Erin’s class room diverse mix of African-American‚ Latino‚ Cambodian‚ Vietnamese‚ and Caucasian students‚
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Final Project Jennifer Coffey ETH/125 February 24‚ 2013 Albert Mays Final Project What information about diversity in the United States has helped you better understand or relate to others in ways that you may not have in the past? In my studies I have found confirmation of my belief that diversity in the United States will only improve with time as the increasing number of interracial unions increase. I have also affirmed my belief that so long as society chooses to put people into groups we
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