This semester in English 49 we did 3 essays each essay will show my progress as well how I developed as a writer. I did struggle and did have my strengths on one or two essays. In this reflection essay, I will talk about each essay and what were my struggles and what I had to work on to perfect my skills as a writer. The first essay we did was about a narrative about me we had to write about something big that changed our life 's. The essay was easy for me to write because it was about something that I experience. Even though it was easy I had some mistakes which were grammar and sentence structure. These problems always show up in my essays which I 've been trying to work on. For my grammar issues, I have a bad habit to not proofread my essays which bring down my grade. I understand why my essays always need improvement. With sentence structure, I always have trouble because it also comes from my grammar which also have to work on. In this essay, I 'd made the mistakes to write and not go over it so I didn 't have the chance to make it good the fist time. I had mistakes with the simplest things …show more content…
The process of this essay was stressful because we had only the class time to write it and we couldn 't get any feedback on it or get any corrections on it either. I would say this essay made me struggle on getting my thoughts and ideas together because when I was writing it I wasn 't sure what I was writing so it made me panic. Another possible struggle that I had was grammar especially if I didn 't have a laptop that keeps correcting all the mistakes you make. The essay was hard in the way that I didn 't feel I had the opportunity to write it. I don 't believe that this essay will be my greatest one but it is the one that is showing my really writing skills without any correctors and any
I did the essay a third time after sitting down and listening to exactly what the professor wanted and he said the grammar and punctuation was fixed just make sure that I was less general. Make it seem as if you are writing from our own experience instead of talking about people in general but find or make up something. That is when it clicked because I had just gone through an experience in which would really help. All that I went through really helped and I ended up with getting a C but I accepted it and realized that it was my first essay and there would be more to come. As time went by I started getting better and better at my essays. Comes to my last essay that I just turned in not to long ago and ended up by receiving a B and I am happy with it because although I could have done a lot better, but I know where I came from and how I started. To know that I ended the semester with my final grade being a B I am proud of myself. Now that I know all my mistake I had made and learned from them and do better next
Throughout this semester we have had to write many types of essays. Although this is a college English class there is still room for improvement. I made much improvement during the semester of the class. I was able to identify my weaknesses. I learned how to make improvements to the areas I was having problems in. Although each essay we did was different I was able to begin with one essay and throughout the semester turn it into two other essays. I was able to change my style of writing to fit the type of audience I was working with. I will continue to work on my writing and keep improving it.
On this essay the main difficult I had was failure to discuss one topic statement in one paragraph. On each paragraphs there were a mix up idea that it was difficult for a reader to fully understand the main message on each paragraph. The other difficulty I had was using a proper punctuation. I have tried to address those issues with reading English punctuation resources and also from a wonderful feedback I got from my professor. Furthermore, during developing this essay, I have learned different steps of writing an organized essay. Starting from brain storming, writing a draft, proof reading and editing. Those steps were a helpful tool to write a wonderful
In this semester, I had to take the English 1301 course. However, I did not see myself liking this course and did not have the best attitude towards it. This course changed my overall experience with writing. In the course I gained so much knowledge that I did not see myself learning. This essay will help analyze my experience throughout the entire journey. It will help understand how I became the writer I am today. Over the last several weeks, I have grown into a great writer that I did not see myself as.
Oedipus Rex by, Sophocles and, Macbeth by, William Shakespeare both have a variety of themes shared. The themes and important symbols not only shaped characters, but their decision choices. Oedipus Rex was one of the main characters he had fate to kill his father and marry his mother he was living the good life unlike Macbeth, he was thrilled about being king but, deciding on his own that he will murder Duncan to have the crown. The themes shared are power, truth, free will, going against the natural order, motivation and ambition. These themes mentioned relate on how the characters specifically acted and their decision choices.
Multiple essays have been formulated during the duration of Composition 1. These essays have taught me an important lesson about my writing, failure is acceptable in order to grow. On the other hand, I made an important discovery last year that I want to study journalism and advance further in that field after college. From taking journalism classes, to blogging in my spare time, to always getting an A on my papers, I thought I had no room to improve. I was mistaken. Therefore, because of the rigorous essay work each essay brought, I learned more about how to write different pieces and grow from my “failure”.
“Oedipus” and “Macbeth” both tragic plays written by the famous Sophocles (Oedipus) and Shakespeare (Macbeth), even though they are from vastly different times, they share one common factor, fate. However, both plays have a contrasting factor, in that Shakespeare’s protagonist ruins his life by trying to reach his prospect and follow fate; alternatively, Sophocles illustrates a man whose life is ruined as he tries to escape his fate.
I have never thought that essay writing could be so hard and stressful. However, when I started my first ESL course, which was ESL 263, I was proven wrong. First of all, I didn’t know anything about essay writing. That class was my first experience in English writing. I wanted to drop the class so many times. Essay writing was just so stressful. I remember our instructor telling us that ESL 263 is an easy class compared to ESL 273. Of course that freaked me out. I started questioning myself if I really want to continue studying. Obviously, I kept studying. Nonetheless, I wanted to drop ESL 273 also. I’m glad I stayed in this class because I learned a lot and I can see improvements in my writing. I can say I am ready for ESL 5. As I reflect
In tragedies there are common themes that will happen no matter what one attempts to do to change their fate. These themes will take different forms in different tragedies but they will still follow a basic theme like how higher powers will influence the tragic hero. How do higher powers cause the downfall of a tragic figure as seen in Macbeth and Oedipus.
Every person has their own unique way of writing which makes their writing stand out among the other people’s writing. Weather a person’s writing is full of high leveled vocabulary to a person use of complex sentences. Throughout the semester I had many times where I felt that my writing was weak at certain points or at times where my writing skills to started to improve. The major assignments and the short answer responses helped improve my skills as a writer. Even though all three major assignments helped improved my writing skills, the one that had the most effect in my writing was the report essay as it helped discover new methods while also the short answer response number 4 helped me to analysis images in an aspect that I did not know before.
One of the most important things to do is be proud of yourself. But with this you need to remember about other people in your lives, and that when someone else is in need, you need to remember that in reality, we are all human. In the beginning of “Oedipus
As my English 101 class comes to an end, I have realized how much I have transformed as a writer. In this essay, I am going to explain what I realized my strengths and weaknesses are as a writer and how they have manifested themselves throughout the quarter. I was skeptical at first coming into this class knowing that English takes formidable work and dedication, but I am very proud of the progress I have made. We completed a great deal of work throughout the quarter; from grammar exercises, summary reviews, and two challenging essays. Throughout the quarter I found myself improving in each category. As a writer, my skills and confidence have developed into more clarity and thought, something I have always wanted to be, as a result of a well constructed class that led to a superb educational experience.
When I went through my essay, I first noticed that the sentence structure I used was strange and confusing. With limited writing practice, I was unable to put clauses and prepositional phrases in the right place in a sentence. Sometimes I put too much information in one sentence but did not arrange it in an order that was easy to understand. When I was reading sentences with unusual structure, my thoughts jumped between phrases. Thus, I believe readers will have to put extra effort into understanding the sentence, which interrupted their understandings of the essay as a whole. If I were going to revise it further, I would rewrite long and complex sentences into short but clear ones. For example, sentence...
I needed to take everything I have learned and apply that essay if i had any chance of passing the class. This essay was one of two that I needed to pass. I was nervous, trust me I was very nervous. The only thing that was going through my head was the thought of not passing. Then having to be under pressure for the last essay of the semester. I didn’t want to be in that position. For hours, i would sit at the computer and just stare at a blank screen. I had a tough time getting the essay going. Taking constant breaks to help clear my mind up. After a while I was able to find my flow and I began to write. In class Bill would always tell us to do research, to better support our examples and back up our thesis. During the process, I would have my classmate scan over my essay so that he could tell me where my strongest and weakest points were. One thing that would get to me was when Bill would read my essay and tell me that I could make it better. And I knew I could, i just didn 't know how. I kept reading my essay over and over telling my myself how can I improve it more than what it already is. Bill would always tell me that I needed a strong hook, something to draw the reader in. A strong fact or personal story was good way of providing it. During the third essay, citations was another thing we covered. I already knew how to cite properly but what we covered was a refresh of it. At the end, I really felt that I had failed the
Much like Benjamin Franklin believed, I feel that a person should take advantage of the time the person has in life with activities a person wants to do or needs to do. A person should not spend much time on activities the person does not want to do. Life is way too short to concern oneself with work or other activities one wants nothing to do with all the time. When possible, I try to forget about my responsibility and just let go of the ‘things’ that do not matter to me. I think a person should try to occupy oneself with something productive, worthwhile, or necessary at all times. Even though a person’s life is left up to a person to live, I cannot imagine thinking that I owe my time to society through working a job that I simply despise. I am a compassionate person, but I do not owe anyone anything regarding my time.