This semester my writing saw both the best of times‚ and the worst of times. My worst piece of writing is most definitely the first FRQ essay‚ which was a rhetorical analysis of one of the Onion’s articles. I have never held the most strength in rhetorical analysis. In years past when I would analyze the diction or syntax of an essay‚ I would experience immense difficulty. It was no different when it came to the first FRQ. I floundered‚ like a fish out of water‚ desperately searching for sentences
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Writing in general is not one of my strong suits. It is difficult to highlight my strengths as I feel most of my writing shows off my weaknesses. However‚ it is extremely important for me to better my writing skills so I can reach my ultimate goal of earning my bachelor’s degree in business marketing. I have almost failed English class‚ on more than one occasion‚ because I could not grasp punctuation and where to put something as simple as a comma. More often than not‚ my brain tends to struggle
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My Best Vacation Ever As a student‚ my summer vacation is sometimes very busy. I don’t have many oppotunities to travel to somewhere on holiday. To me‚ my best vacation ever is the time I spent in Dalat 4 years ago. It was so beautiful and memorable that I always keep it in my mind. My vacation lasted 3 days and I was really happy during these days. On the first day‚ I enjoyed some beautiful valleys. They were as beautiful as heaven. The flowers smelt so sweet that I wanted to lie down and sleep
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REFLECTED BEST SELF EXERCISE Introduction: I am Swapnili Jadhao‚ student with UTD under Systems Engineering and Management. I am a simple‚ happy and passionate person. I like my work and life. I enjoy working with people and facing new challenges at work. The exercise of Reflected Best Self helped me to know views of people for me. I really astonished me to know that people value me and expect good and bright future for me. I had asked for the views from around 15 people and 13 of them were really
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grudge toward his foe grow until the problem was unfixable. In the passage “i was angry with my friend:/i told my wrath‚ my wrath did end:/ I was angry with my foe:/ I told it not‚ my wrath did grow. This supports the controlling idea because the narrator did not express his resentment towards his foe and his wrath became more powerful and worsened. In the passage “In the morning glad i see;/ My foe outstretched beneath the tree. This supports the controlling idea because its showing how
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Man’s Best Friend? George and Lennie are symbolized by Candy and his dog. Candy’s dog is old‚ useless‚ and nobody wants him there. Lennie is too big‚ annoying‚ and he hurts others without even thinking about it. However‚ George takes responsibility for Lennie‚ unlike Candy and his dog. John Steinbeck’s book‚ Of Mice and Men‚ is about two travelers‚ George and Lennie‚ who have to make hard decisions concerning their futures and their friendship. George was right to kill Lennie in the end because‚
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Go To College at This Time of My Life Professor Stone English 090- Writing Fundamental December 13‚ 2012 Higher education is critical to getting ahead in the world today especially with the way society is now structured. Eighty-three percent of U.S. adults believe that our country is falling behind economically and 71 percent say that the nation can improve if more people earn college degrees. With that being so‚ I have decided to go to college at this time in my life for many reasons. The
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As I look back on my previous writings‚ I can see some academic growth. I re-read several pieces of writing I did during my first semester of college. I wrote very few papers in high school and was not prepared for all the writing I was going to do in college. I really struggled with my first few papers and never really felt confident in anything I turned in. While I may not have necessarily received the grades I wanted‚ I have become more confident in my writing ability. With this reflection
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we finished our homework‚ we furtively gathered and watched a documentary that Maggie purchased entitled "Hole in Your Head‚" all about the history of trepanation. Once we decided to make "circle poetry" for other students whom we admired throughout the school. Some of the students we didn’t know personally—just respected from afar. Taking a black Sharpie and ripping out pages from The Philadelphia Inquirer‚ we began to circle words and letters creating personalized messages. I wrote a poem for
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Over the course of my years of schooling I have had many teachers. I’ve had some of the best such as my fifth grade teacher‚ Mr. Moore‚ who taught me how to learn math‚ my eighth grade science teacher‚ Mrs. Turner‚ who taught me to have fun in school‚ but still be serious‚ my tenth grade chemistry teacher‚ Mrs. Huggins‚ who made class hard also made it enjoyable at the same time. The best teacher I have ever had thought taught me one of the most important things in life‚ how to write. She may not
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