for English 101. Although, I learned a lot in AELW 940 I still had some things to learn and my essays reflected that during English 101. I had problems with comma splices, run on sentences and poor vocabulary. Since then, I started to read and write more on my own time. I feel this is the key that has helped me improve in my writing although it isn’t perfect yet. Since I was not born in America, my first language is not English. For this reason, before starting to write any of my essays; I think about…
there are infinite improvements that can be made to any literary work regardless of its status. Drafting can go on indefinitely knowing when to consider your paper complete is a very important skill. I believe that, through the assistance on English 101 and the writing center, I have effectively learned where to draw the line on a finished paper. There are many different qualities that make up a good paper. Among other things, the qualities that I believe I have improved upon based off of what I have…
Intermediate University Mathematics II (MAT 101) Autumn 2013, Section Instructor: Md. Shoaib Shahriar, Lecturer, SECS, IUB Contact number: 01715-135332 Email: shoebeee05@gmail.com Room no: 5010 B Class Hour: Tutorial Class: Group address: Student on Duty (SOD): Grade Distribution: Letter Grades Marks A 85 and above A- 80-84 B+ 75-79 B 70-74 B- 65-69 C+ 60-64 C 55-59 C- 50-54 D+ 45-49 D 40-44 F Below 40 Assessment Procedure: Class attendance 10% Quiz/ class tests 30% Midterm exam…
This semester in English 101 has been very demanding for me. In previous years, I generally completed my writing assignments with ease and without having to put much thought or effort into them, but this year, I was required to work for many hours on each of my papers and to proofread them many times in order to receive a good grade. For example, I learned that if I wanted to reach my audience, I had to organize my paper in such a way that everyone could easily understand the organization and the…
My goals for English 101 is specifically to focus on my assignments and essays on a higher academic level; for example compose a essay with correct punctuation, avoid fragment errors, and acknowledge different writing techniques. I find it helpful when I prioritize my goals for the English course, initially to pass this class with a GPA of 3.4 or higher, a short-term goal that I tend to complete is improve on my writing tactics. This goal will teach me methods of formatting by following a set of…
“The Mats” I.SETTINGS: a.Place:Nana Emilia’s Houseb.Time: The time setting for the action is in the afternoon. This storyhappened somewhat between 1950’s up to the present time. There is nospecific season for the said story but the story evolves in the evening.II. CHARACTERS: a.Protagonist: Mr. Angeles b.Antagonist: Himself III. PLOT: a.Exposition: The story is started by Mr. Angeles who is coming home for hisperiodic inspection trip. Then he had written in Mariveles to Nana Emiliathat…
The Philippine'sFrancisco Arcellana is indeed a patriotic writer whose account of Mr. Angeles, the lead character in his story, "The Mats", is a picturesque of a sincere Filipino father and a husband who used the mat as the family's symbol of love for one another and whose obvious leanings are toward the upholding of the Filipino's culture and tradition. Arcellana successfully capsulized the Filipino family's way of life--their entanglement and disillusionment for each other but still steadfast…
The Mats The story assigned to our group is ‘The Mats”. And based on our discussions and group meetings, the interpretation we all agreed to make is the “reader-based interpretation”. The Mats, written by Francisco Arcellana, is a short story depicting a very typical Filipino value – a deep sense of close family-ties and bonding. In this particular story, a man -depicted as a very loving and thoughtful father/husband- seems to still not able to move on from the unfortunate departure of his…
The transition from high school to college can fluster many college freshmen. Specifically, the change from high school courses to college courses can be difficult. While many high school classes were preparatory for a future university and have similarities to these courses, there are obvious differences that make adjusting for a first year student somewhat difficult. AP, honors, and dual enrollment courses are high school courses aimed at preparing students for a four-year college. They are…
reflection in the mirror. The same can be said about the reflective compositions. A reflective composition is the result of introspection into past experiences or memorable events in our lives. We introspect into these memorable events and reflect over them with regards the emotions and influences they have left in our lives. In simple words a reflective essay is a piece of ‘you’ being presented in words. What is Reflection? In a reflective composition you really need to think about yourself and…