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During the revision of my essay I looked for better ways to tell my story, until I was finally finished. I almost felt like I could have spent more time revising my essay and I felt like it was almost like a piece of art. By the time I was done revising I asked myself, “is this any better, or is this all I can do.” In addition, after rereading my essay, changing the paragraphs around, shortening sentences, throwing out words, placing commas, semicolons correctly, using consistent point of view, and then worrying. I just called it done. Consequently, I like to think of revision as a form of self-forgiveness, “I can allow myself to make errors and flaws in my writing, because I know I’m coming back later
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