Mena Soliman Prof. Stefan Karlsson WR 39B 24 June 2015 The Writing and I Writing is always difficult and takes a long time‚ this is my first impression about any writing class. Not only because of its techniques‚ but also the language was a big obstacle. I don’t see myself as a good writer and writing for me is just a required task I have to get it done. I moved to the United States three years ago. I have taken English as a first foreign language in my Egyptian school beside Arabic --my native language--
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I have always had very neat hand-writing. I strongly believe that cursive helped me develop my hand-writing abilities‚ and possibly even my reading abilities. I know that it sounds odd‚ but I kind of sucked at writing until I was introduced to cursive in the first or second grade. My writing was messy and indistinct‚ but that changed once I learned to write in cursive. Based on what I have written so far‚ I am sure that you have concluded that I do in fact believe that cursive should be taught in
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An Education in Writing Writing a piece of persuasive writing and bringing it through the writing process until publication has taught me so much about myself as a writer‚ nonfiction writing‚ and being a teacher of writing. Gillespie (1985) explained that only when teachers are writers can they truly teach writing‚ and throughout my writing process‚ I was able to think of various lessons that I could teach my students based upon my writing. After I wrote the first draft of my paper‚ I realized
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University of Washington Ever since I studied abroad in the U.S.‚ improvement in argumentative writing was the most difficult part as an international student. While I naturally acquired listening and speaking skills as time passed‚ writing required me to practice it for betterment. In high school‚ I had trouble in English literature class because it was difficult to fully express my thoughts through in writing in English. Calculus was a clear cut for me with concrete answer while author’s theme in novel
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strengths because writing is a challenge for me. Since the beginning of the year my writing skills have slightly improved. My writing has gotten better over time with the help of my English teacher. I have managed to get at least a B on most of my writing assignments which I am proud of. Writing is a process of expressing thoughts and ideas. For me‚ that is not hard to do. Using hooks‚ anchors and other concepts in that category is not my best ability. I still try to do my best while writing an essay even
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would only agree to a year abroad if I took online college courses to make up for starting a year later. WRTG101 is the first online course I have ever taken. I chose to take a writing course because I realized that learning the fundamentals of writing is a critical component to my well rounded education. Having good writing skills will no doubt open many doors in my professional life as well. I don’t exactly know what I want to be when I grow up‚ but I know that I want to be able to write properly
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BSBWOR502B Ensure Team effectiveness 1.1 Describe what differentiates a group of people from a team. A team is generally organized‚ with specific goals and usually with specific roles for different members of the team. A team is a group of people that works together for a common cause or goal. A group is just a collection of people with something in common‚ such as being in the same place or having a shared interest. 1.2 Explain why it is important to establish a clear team purpose. establishing
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There isn’t a big difference between being a great team member and being a great person. A great team member is one who is selfless‚ honest‚ respectful of others and respected by his/her peers; these are some of the same characteristics that a great person possesses. The most vital part of being a great team member is being selfless. It is important that you put the team goals ahead of your own personal goals. Cooperate with your teammates instead of competing with them. If you are done with your
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Porter’s Five Forces Threat of New Entrants ( High): Foreign and local competitors IBM‚ Compaq and HP also entered into market. Less government policy barriers (China joined WTO in 2002) Potential barriers include: Access to distribution channels Scale economies (Local production plants) Bargaining Power of Suppliers (Low): Most competitors are vertically integrated that’s why the there is low bargaining power opportunities for Dell with suppliers. External Analysis: Bargaining
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Reflective Essay I started this quarter with the hope that I could improve my writing skills and become a better writer and learn and improve my writing processes. I do believe I have accomplished that to some extent. At the beginning‚ of the term when I would start to write an essay I would just write it no prewriting or preparing. Now I would have to say that I see the importance of research and outlines and redrafting papers. I am not going to get a perfect paper in just one draft. I need
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