WRI 1050 English Fundamentals for me was a turning point in finding out more of myself as a writer as well as the do’s and don’ts of college writing. This writing course has contributed and enhanced my writing process. It gave me new tools to add in my arsenal‚ and helped me get rid of old bad writing beliefs as well as habits that I’ve picked up from other students. In high school‚ students would try to impress their teacher with unnecessary complex words and sentences‚ which could sometimes take
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During this writing course‚ I have been able to rediscover some of my writing skills that may have been lost since taking a writing class‚ over ten years ago. I have discovered helpful tools that were not as easily accessible at the time‚ like websites that will catch some of my grammatical errors and punctuation. Those were definitely a life saver for me. At the beginning of this course‚ I thought I had a good understanding of what would be expected of me and I thought that I was an okay writer
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Overall I struggle with writing‚ I can never remember all of the grammar rules or sentence structure types. At the beginning of the year I relied on other people’s opinions and revisions to make grammar and content corrections‚ but now I am able to have a stronger piece of writing and not be dependant on others. At the beginning of the year I had procrastinated so much to the point where it was the day of and I just started an essay‚ but currently I make sure I start a week before at minimum so I
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#1 I feel that my writing process is very good when it comes to finding ideas and brainstorming; However‚ I am knowledgeable that my organizations and grammar is not the best one. I think the two main factors behind my poor grammar are the fact that English is my third language‚ and that I am too lazy to read books‚ which is an incredible source to better my grammar. When I get an assignment to write‚ I just start writing and don’t think about my organization or grammar because that would make me
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weakness in writing‚ most people are probably good at getting the work done on time and struggle when it comes to spelling and double checking their work‚ however I’m the complete opposite. I am generally a great speller and have pretty good sentence structure‚ but when it comes to getting the work done when I should‚ I always have a hard time. After identifying and understanding my weaknesses‚ I hope to turn them into strengths to better my writing. Unlike a lot of people‚ spelling is one of my strong
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People’s Literature 2007; Book Sense Book of the Year 2008 Crutcher‚ Chris. Deadline. 2007. Eighteen-year-old Ben Wolf has been given less than a year to live‚ but he chooses not to tell anyone so his senior year will be as normal as possible. This surprisingly humorous story tracks that final year as Ben goes out for football‚ finds romance‚ and realizes that his secret has a serious impact on others. Johnson‚ Maureen. 13 Little Blue Envelopes. 2005. Ginny’s beloved‚ quirky Aunt Peg sends her
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My Approach To Writing Thus far in this course I have had a great time. I met a lot of new people and I have a great professor. I actually have learned a lot already and hopefully there is more to come. I’m going to talk a little bit about some of my goals for this course‚ how I plan to use my knowledge of writing in my career‚ personal and workplace. I also want to talk about how I set goals for writing a academic paper‚ and even talk about some of my struggles and biggest challenges for writing
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Nordic skiing has changed my life. When I was young I did not think I was capable of performing in such an intense sport. I saw women with such strength and power‚ gliding effortlessly across the snow. I wanted to be like them‚ but I lacked the confidence‚ and I was hesitant to leave my comfort zone. I wanted to stay in a corner of the world where there was no pressure and nothing was expected of me. I joined BSF when I finally realized that I would only feel pressure if I put it upon myself. Since
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Through Advanced Composition my writing skills have grown immensely. I have become a more vibrant and expressive writer while still being aware of the subtle nuances of grammar and mechanics. I learned how to view writing as a process‚ rather than just a goal. I wrote a personal memoir about a game of chess I once played with a friend(Benchmark #1). In this paper‚ I learned how the value of outlining‚ and listing as part of the writing process. I had to approach a mediocre story with a fresh
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provide for me and my family during the great depression. I had a son‚ and I was able to have a family that I loved. Though it may not sound like a lot‚ I thought that I was very blessed. I was very lucky to have such a life in such a difficult time. I was even able to provide for some other people which made me very happy. Now let me take you back and tell you what it was like. When I was in school I was always one of those kids who liked to get their work done and do my best to succeed. I
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