bad tendencies in my writing. With this knowledge I will be able to improve my writing‚ as well as‚ analyze the writing of others more effectively. To remind my future self of my personal tendencies and the information I learned in this course I am writing this reflection. What are your weaknesses as a writer? Prior to this class my experience with academic writing had encouraged if not required a passive writing style. Due to this‚ I have developed wordy tendencies that can make my writing sound long
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Professor Powell English 1010 17 September 2012 Personal Essay Over my eighteen years I have had several experiences that have developed the literacy skills that I now have. Most of the experiences were bad though‚ considering I’m not a big fan of writing. However there were a few good experiences that I did have in my literacy journey. There are three experiences in particular that come to mind when I think about my literacy journey. The first was the letter super heros in kindergarten
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What is an essay ? An essay is a short piece of writing on a topic and presents the author’s point of view on the matter. It is an organized collection of ideas. It is pure non-fiction. The writer must use a proper essay format so that it is in a presentable form. Essay should be structured in different sections that make it easy for the readers to read and follow the author’s thoughts clearly. It is the presentation of your outlook on the topic that is the focus of the essay .The parts of an
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How to Make a Survival Bracelet Did you know that a bracelet can save your life? You can make a survival bracelet that can be used in an emergency situation. The survivor bracelet is made out of parachute cord (also paracord or 550 cord)‚ originally used for parachutes during World War II. Paracord is a light weight nylon rope. The inner strands of the cord can be removed to be used as sewing threads‚ fishing line‚ trip wire or laces. In an emergency such as a water rescue or controlling bleeding
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speak the language of the place where we live. However‚ my second language –English is the most the most difficult to learn in a short period of time. The learning second language is much interesting and challenging‚ and also make more experience if we have good group discussion and talk with the teacher about own experience and problems. I moved to an environment that was totally different from the one I came from. I knew that this would be my biggest hurdle I would have to overcome. I sat in back
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small town talked about how exciting and full of opportunity America was. Play dates‚ cartoons‚ and trips to Disney land made the top of every little kid’s birthday wish. Unlike most children‚ my birthday party did not consist of bouncy houses‚ stacks of presents‚ and a princess cake. Burning buildings‚ solders‚ and panicked refugees were the highlight of my birthday party. Giving up the only world I have ever known and fleeing to America was one of the most drastic changes in my life‚ especially
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Specific purpose: At the end of my speech my audience will know many different aspects of my life from my past‚ present‚ and even some of my future goals. Central idea:My audience will be able to identify many different moments in my life such as the high school I attended‚what school I currently attend school‚ and my future career choice im pursuing in college. Introduction: My real name is nicholas cage walker but everyone just formally calls me by nick. Today I will be filling
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First off i’m going to tell you some things about my pup i got back in 2010 and i dearly miss this dog and his name is Dirt Well first it was October 23‚ 2010 my uncles dog had puppys and I was the first to chose one out of the litter. I chose one that was a dusty red/brown pup with a white around his neck‚ paws he had no tail he was bobbed. I was in love with this puppy he would always sleep with me every night stay by my side‚ wait for me at the door it made me happy had a tiny mean puppy waiting
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Eighteen years ago‚ my parents moved to the United States from Ukraine to create a better life for our family. Growing up here I found myself becoming easily accustomed to the American ways‚ but even though my family and I may have gotten used to that way of life we never lost sight of our Ukrainian culture. When I think about it‚ the best way that I can describe what my culture is like would be a jigsaw puzzle. When making a puzzle one begins with connecting as many pieces to each other until the
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reintroduced to a few things that I already knew. Each week I was pushed to challenge myself. In the past six weeks‚ I have learned that when reading critically I need to take my time‚ and take a step back from the obvious‚ to fully understand the purpose of the author’s tone and word choice. In addition‚ I’ve learned to expand my mind when it comes to the different types of writing styles. Not all authors are straightforward‚ some are more complex. That level of complexity can come from the day to day
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