Still Mediocre Writing‚ but Improving The first paper was finally written‚ and I did better than I thought I would have. The process of writing is something I am still trying to grasp. With having to take a writing class last semester. It made me better prepared for Composition 1. Then after receiving my first paper back‚ I know it actually did prepare me. I would have been lost without that class‚ and struggling to get ideas out of my head and onto paper. Know I realize what my strengths are and
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From the start of this school year in eighth grade I have improved on my writing in one way or another. Since the beginning of the school year I have always struggled with writing. I never knew what to write or where to start but‚ as the year went on I struggled less and began to find a better starting point easier. There were somethings that I always found were easier for me to complete than others. Finding quotes to support my opinion was hard but‚ once I found that quote it was easy to explain
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Self-Reflection Fabiana Hillary CST/110 May 26‚ 2013 Shaunda Durham‚ M.A.‚ Ed. D. Candidate Self-Reflection Discussing individuality is not always easy. Reflecting on personal behaviors‚ attitudes and feelings involves more emotion than most are willing to show. On the other hand‚ it is necessary to know and understand everything related to the self to be able to communicate effectively since self and communication are extensively related. The objective of this paper is to discuss the connections
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After doing the personality tests in tutorial 2‚ I would like to reflect something about my own personality. Also‚ I have some opinion about the trait theory and the behavioral perspectives of personality theories. To start with‚ I would like to summarize my own personality based on the NEO-FFI personality test. According to Weiten (1995) and the results that I have obtained above‚ I am rather calm‚ relaxed and have less negative emotionality. Besides‚ I am a little bit conventional and not too
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Over the course of my high school career I have managed to pinpoint my strengths and weaknesses as a writer. I critique myself in all aspects of my life due to my highly competetative personality so it should come as no suprise that this includes my writing. My list of weaknesses are indeed much longer than my strengths but that list continues to expand. The most grade damaging habit I have‚ as do many others‚ is procrastination. Its an epidemic that sweeps through high schools across America and ails
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My decision to pursue a doctoral degree in rhetoric and composition with an emphasis on writing center studies would not have come about without the support of Dr. Alexandra Cavallaro‚ my faculty sponsor at California State University‚ San Bernardino. Dr. Cavallaro’s support helped me to connect my personal and professional experiences — such as my five years working as a English as a Second Language (ESL) instructor overseas in Poland‚ and my work as a volunteer literacy tutor in San Bernardino
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Some people look at writing as a tedious process; they are right. I‚ like many other students‚ may feel as if it is a full time job. I have to make sure that I start out correctly‚ recheck my work‚ see what I can do to make it better‚ and submit my final piece for evaluation. However‚ I feel like I may have sparked something inside: a little seed that used to be there a long time ago. In high school I enjoyed English class especially when it came time to keep a journal. I dreaded it of course
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my personal self-development in relation to self-awareness and listening skills. Personal development refers to a set of activities that one can engage in for the purpose of enhancing self knowledge and identity. It involves talent and potential development‚ building of human capital as well as employability‚ improving the quality of life‚ and last but not least‚ playing a role towards the realization of aspirations and dreams. The idea of personal development is not only limited to self development
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Self-Reflection Paper about CBT and ACT The late 1960s through the 1990s represented a second generation of behavior therapy and it is called Cognitive Behavior Therapy. It is born from the view that the history of behavior therapy‚ in which cognitive factors assumed greater importance in both therapy and practice. The central idea is that psychological disorders involve dysfunctional thinking and modifying dysfunctional thinking is linked to improvement in symptoms. Since the 1990s‚ acceptance-based
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my writing there have been a lot of approval with especially these parts of my writing focus and idea‚ and development and support and last but best organization. I’ll start with my improvement in these categories.then i’ll go on to say what was hard in them that i found difficult. first i’ll start with focus and idea i think that i have improved on having clear focus. My focus was like the first paper karen dog wrote let’s just say it was all over the place.here is an example of my writing before
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