People often spend at least few minutes every day before the mirror.
Why do you stand before a mirror? What do you see when you look at the mirror? 'You', right?
Technically speaking we stand before a mirror to analyze ourselves by looking at our own 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 how a particular personal experience changed you.
It is not merely a recollection of your experience but an analysis of the memories of your feelings, expressing them, reflecting on them with thoughts, observations and opinions to express what you have learned about yourself from the experience; the growth, change or development impacted by the experience.
This Smart learning module will help you to master the art presenting yourself in words by analyzing your experiences. In other words it will help you to master the art of writing good reflective essays.
DEFINITION
A reflective essay is a piece of writing that expresses your own feelings, views, beliefs, attitudes and observations about a particular subject in connection with a personal experience. It will allow you to reflect on your personal experiences and express the impact of those experiences in your personal life. The goal of a reflective essay is to not only to narrate your personal experiences but to assess them in the light of the emotions they have aroused in you, the change they brought in your life, your findings in connection with the experiences and the conclusion you have arrived.
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