Eng 111: Assignment Email
Jeremy Frisby
Eng 111
Self Assessment Assignment
11/17/11
In the beginning of this class, we were asked to write an email to the professor and include our feelings towards writing in the email. I explained that I enjoy writing but I always found myself quitting in the middle of a story because I didn’t have any structure. I would consistently run into writer’s block, and simply give up. English 111 has given me that structure that I have lacked in the past. I feel confident that I am able to write more than just a couple of pages now. Professor William’s response to my introductory email was, “This class is designed to teach structure.” She was correct in that it does, she also said I was in good hands, and she couldn’t have been any more correct about that. The assignments in this class were both easy but challenging at the same time. I found it challenging to get started on my essays, but once I …show more content…
I wrote about the worst day I ever had in my life. I thought it was easy because it was as simple as writing down my memories of that day. The profile/observation essay was also an easy one. I chose to do my observation on something that was meaningful to me. By choosing to profile a place that was near to my heart, I was able to express my feelings towards the place and how it has changed over the years. I had some trouble getting started on the evaluation essay. I was trying so hard to come up with a subject that I was neutral on, and it is very difficult to do! Everything I could come up with, I realized that I was very biased on the subjects I wanted to write about. Therefore, I decided to write about Hilton Hotels Corporation. A company that I am very familiar with, yet I do not work for them anymore so no longer biased. Even after writing the paper, I felt that the paper was more selling the company than an evaluation on the company. Truth is, the company has a lot of good values, and I couldn’t deny
Eng 111
Self Assessment Assignment
11/17/11
In the beginning of this class, we were asked to write an email to the professor and include our feelings towards writing in the email. I explained that I enjoy writing but I always found myself quitting in the middle of a story because I didn’t have any structure. I would consistently run into writer’s block, and simply give up. English 111 has given me that structure that I have lacked in the past. I feel confident that I am able to write more than just a couple of pages now. Professor William’s response to my introductory email was, “This class is designed to teach structure.” She was correct in that it does, she also said I was in good hands, and she couldn’t have been any more correct about that. The assignments in this class were both easy but challenging at the same time. I found it challenging to get started on my essays, but once I …show more content…
I wrote about the worst day I ever had in my life. I thought it was easy because it was as simple as writing down my memories of that day. The profile/observation essay was also an easy one. I chose to do my observation on something that was meaningful to me. By choosing to profile a place that was near to my heart, I was able to express my feelings towards the place and how it has changed over the years. I had some trouble getting started on the evaluation essay. I was trying so hard to come up with a subject that I was neutral on, and it is very difficult to do! Everything I could come up with, I realized that I was very biased on the subjects I wanted to write about. Therefore, I decided to write about Hilton Hotels Corporation. A company that I am very familiar with, yet I do not work for them anymore so no longer biased. Even after writing the paper, I felt that the paper was more selling the company than an evaluation on the company. Truth is, the company has a lot of good values, and I couldn’t deny