In the past month‚ this class has significantly improved both my writing style and writing process. First‚ I have learned a few improvement to my overall APA format presentation. I have dialed in how to correctly cite sources without using a source generator. This is useful not only because it is crucial to know for any serious writing assignment‚ but also for any papers I may write that are not for college credit. If a source generator is unavailable‚ or I have to cite a source correctly without
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Abstract This paper will reflect how I define personality‚ some key personality features that define me‚ whether other’s view me differently than I view myself‚ reflect if my personality features are consistent or if they change with a particular situation‚ describe any personality tests I may have taken and my reaction to the analysis‚ and finally my thoughts on what would make a personality valid or not. How would you define personality? Personality is the qualities and traits that reflect
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Carlos Torres-Montiel Marisol Leon English 2 26 January 2011 “1984” Reflection Paper What is language? Language is any system of formalized signs‚ sounds‚ or gestures used as a means of communicating thought or emotion. In 1984‚ Orwell shows how the Party uses language‚ politically‚ to deceive and manipulate people. Language becomes a mind-control tool‚ with the ultimate goal being the destruction of will and imagination. By controlling language‚ the Party is able to control its citizens. This
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that I would not do well. Many of my friends had told me that the class was mainly a writing class‚ and I would need to be a strong writer to do well in it. I have always loved writing‚ and my writing is typically strong. I had not had an English class that focused on writing in years though. Despite how I felt in the beginning‚ I ended the class with a grade I was proud of‚ I overcame my struggle with commas‚ and I learned that when I took the time to proofread papers‚ I was rather good at finding the
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Going into Comp II makes me reflect on my time in Comp I. As a writer‚ I have grown older and wiser since my semester in Comp I and sometimes wish that I could take the skills I know now and apply them to my writing back then. I learned so much in Comp I and improved as a writer and student because of it. Comp I taught me how to organize my time‚ to put more emphasis on grammar‚ and to work hard to get the grade. Comp. I helped me improve my organization skills. I had so much trouble in the beginning
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To be honest‚ I have always used my emotions when I write‚ whether it is for a hobby or for my work in college. My emotions have always helped me push through assignments that I considered difficult and taking a position on projects that required me to take a side. However‚ my emotional style of writing was not able to overcome this new style of writing that my rhetorical communications professor introduced to me. I will admit it‚ I did get aggravated in the beginning of the class because this kind
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In this course‚ my ability to write has widely changed. I feel that I have become a better writer overall. As my writing skills advanced throughout this course‚ I have realized that it will help me in the future. By analyzing my progress as a writer‚ I will be able to discuss what I learned about myself as a writer‚ how I greatly improved‚ and how I developed my own style of writing through the use of different assignments that are presented in my portfolio. Throughout this course‚ I have learned
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I. Introduction ` Religion is one of the most influential topics in today’s society. When focusing on three different types of topics that necessary to me and my life‚ I decided to choose the three that The topics I chose to write on are: Did Jesus need to be born of a virgin‚ 0 Why are personal testimonies important in sharing the gospel‚ and If a person is a Christian‚ or does it matter how they live their lives? Yes‚ in order for Jesus to die for our sins He had to go through the birth canal
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My reflection on Ethical egoism of Ayn Rand is that she believes that Objectivism’s politics derives immediately from its ethics‚ which provides the principles for "how man should treat other men." These principles of ethics provide the foundation for "the principles of a proper social system." Objectivists hold that laissez-faire capitalism is "the only moral social system." Rand’s defense of individual liberty integrates elements from her entire philosophy. Since reason is the means of human
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Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell Reflection by ______________ In Shooting an Elephant‚ George Orwell describes how when he was younger he worked as a police officer in lower Burma in a place called Moulmein. At this time Burma is controlled by the declining British Empire. He writes about how he was hated by the Burmese people and that whenever they could they would trip him or says insult behind his back. At some point during his stay there an elephant got loose from its chains and was
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