Improving My Writing Skills

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There are three writing principles from this chapter in which I would like to further expand my knowledge and improve my skills. They are the following writing principles: the utilization of active voice, utilizing short sentence length and being specific in my writing.
One of the areas in which I would like to expand my knowledge of my writing skills would be learning how to utilize an active voice in writing. As it stands, I utilize homework aids to guard against plagiarism, proofreading, and to critique my writing before submission. Unfortunately, the writing critiques usually note that I tend to write in a passive voice. This often confuses me because I don't readily see the difference. However, I think it is one of those situations of

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