a) Comments about your two essays: • Which Essay was harder to write? Why? Writing the first (UC Personal Statement) essay was harder‚ because in the first draft I completely went off-topic. Before my professor’s review‚ I thought it would be a perfect essay but it was not good. I wrote a lot about my achievements but those achievements were not reflecting my personal and professional images to a reader. After the review and suggestion‚ I definitely found my way to develop topic concise and related
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Reflection can be defined as ‘taking a look back’ on experiences in most contexts‚ and looking back at the experience analysing and learning from it so therefore ‘constructing the knowledge’ and making the person more knowledgeable and informed. Critical Reflection is “the process of analysing‚ reconsidering and questioning experiences within a broad context of issues (e.g.‚ issues related to social justice‚ curriculum development‚ learning theories‚ politics‚ culture‚ or use of technology).” [(Wertenbroch
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thinking in order to make your thinking better.” This quote is the definition of critical thinking. Chapter six in the Strategies of College Success text book‚ is about learning to think critically‚ or in the words‚ essentially evaluating ideas. Chapter Highlights Chapter six of learning to think critically highlights on multiple topics. One highlight is‚ What qualities do critical thinkers possess? To be a critical thinker you must look beyond the usual way of doing things and find a new approach
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Richter agreed that Kafka was a very prominent figure in world literature and was amazed by his mechanics and word usage. I feel that his essay is supportive of Kafka’s writing‚ but also leaves out many important details in its brevity. Richter did not include Kafka’s flaws and tendencies in his essay. Helmut Richter analyzed the plot of The Metamorphosis in his essay. He depicts the main plot of the story to be Gregor’s failure at his work‚ which leads to his death. The climax of the story starts
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Critical thinking is an ability that is possessed by human beings that enables us to reflect on‚ rationalize and dissect information. It empowers and equips us with the capabilities necessary to solve problems‚ function logically and plan effectively for future endeavors. Our ability to think is one of the most important processes afforded to human beings. It is the foundation of everything. All that is created was birth from a thought. Critical thinking is influenced by
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After reading Broccoli by Anne Lamott‚ Composting and Baking a Cake by Natalie Goldberg‚ there were some meaningful advice and enlightening points that I was able to take away. In Broccoli by Lamott‚ an advice that she gave was‚ “you need to trust yourself‚ especially on a first draft‚” (Lamott 112). This means that when one writes a story for a first time‚ anything that comes to mind should be written as it’s only the prototype of the finished product. Following this advice will make me into a better
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March 8‚ 2014 Process Essay English 119 Tues/Thurs How To Bake A Cake & Make Its’ Frosting There are many ways to bake a cake‚ also there are many steps following it. When I first baked a cake I thought it was going to be a difficult process. When I was younger‚ I first made a cake with my mother and after the first time I was able to make one all on my own. After‚ reading these steps you will be able to as well. Carefully read through the directions on the back of the cake box to be sure you
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Doleželová F12285 English Philology Suburban Lifestyle and Worldview in Cheever’ s ‘The Swimmer’ Mgr. Markéta Gregorová KAA/AJC1 Freshman Composition 9th December 2012 Suburban Lifestyle and Worldview in Cheever’s ‘The Swimmer’ This essay focuses on the social classes and human characters in Cheever’s ‘The Swimmer’ (1964) and seeks to demonstrate that the suburban lifestyle is a thematically important feature of the short story. The following paragraphs will show that the relationships
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Sabah Lala Dr. Postiglione English 9H 29th November 2012 Success is to achieve something that we truly long for. “Sometimes failure is more beneficial than success.” Written by Darren Roberts. This is a very inspiring quote for all species of mankind. I agree rightfully with this quote as it states that even sometimes there are ups and downs‚ falls and disruptions in life‚ but those problems make us even stronger and prevent us from making the same mistake and make us more successful in life
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After reading my first critical reflection paper the one thought that keeps scrolling in my brain is‚ “how naive I have been concerning IVP/domestic violence”. I remember not wanting to “label” myself as a “victim” because “I am and was not ever a VICTIM!” I was strong and able to leave that relationship so how does that make me a victim? How naive for me to think in that manner. I like to rename this “Critical Reflection Paper II‚ to “Enlightenment Paper”. I also have been taught a new word
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