problem in writing papers. The only problem I do have is that it takes me a maximum amount of hours to write a decent paper. Writing a paper can seem intimidating at first because it is hard to actually come up with a proper thesis. But putting together a strong paper really just involves a combination of steps one already knows how to do. As I attended Mission College for English 908 with Professor Alvarez she taught me how to process my thoughts. Professor Alvarez taught me the process in writing a research
eye opener to me. I have never been the type that was just able to write an essay. It was my main struggle throughout my education career. Whenever I am given guidelines on how an essay needs to be written, I just lose my mind and I struggle on where to even begin because I am unsure of what approach to take. Like right now, I am struggling to write this reflective essay and I am very unsure of where to begin. This essay is supposed to reflect on things I have learned from my English course this
school experience, reading and writing have been always a struggle for me. I did not like to read because I could not remember anything I read, and I did not like to write because what I wrote was unorganized. Reading also can help improve writing, but when I was younger, I was stubborn and not aware of that. I had no confidence and thought I was never going to achieve good grades in an English class. So I let my grades slip and with that I decided to not go to college after high school. A few years
Catherine University makes it a priority to teach its students the core benefits to the liberal arts college. It requires students to take the course “The Reflective Woman” along with “Global Search for Justice” as an introduction and conclusion to a liberal arts education. Throughout this semester I became more knowledgeable on what the liberal arts truly are, honed my reflective judgment, developed my writing skills, and I now have a deeper and defined sense of self. Centuries ago during the Renaissance
Reflective Essay Attending college at an old age, writing an effective paper is a formidable task I am trying to overcome. Although English was taught in my native country, there were no proper guidelines on writing a paper; hence most submitted essays were mostly results of brainstorming and “free writing”. Embracing such things as MLA, grammar, and structure, and exploring the limitless boundaries of critical thinking, I developed an idea of what is considered as “good writing”. Most of my papers
taught me a great deal about how to develop my rhetorical, persuasive, and reflective writing skills. In the rhetorical essay, I believe my skills revolving around analyzing evidence to support my claims were improved drastically. My rhetorical analysis introduced me to that a direct correlation between tone and what a writer is trying to prove must be present if an argument is going to be strong and effective. My persuasive essay forced me to focus on my tone and diction, as I chose to discuss a very
I did not plan on taking a general education English course as I entered into college. I was confident that my IB higher-level English test scores from high school would cover the requirement, and moreover, I was sure that I didn’t need to take an entry-level composition course. I naively believed that I already knew everything that I could possibly learn in such a course. You might imagine, then, the frustration and resignation I felt when I learned that the aforementioned test scores would not
As a first-year college freshman, I came into the university with many expectations. My expectations lingered from the various subjects I encountered this semester. For example, the difference in high school and college course work; I thought the work would be totally difficult. I wondered if the material would be new, but also familiar. I also wondered if I would excel in the college level courses. As this fall semester moves on, I have realized that each experience I have had in my high school
Reflective Self Analysis I’ve been a foreign student studying in the United States for four years. Education is extremely important to me. However, immediately after high school I didn’t have a desire to attend college. I perceived college as being difficult and I dreaded writing assignments for English classes. I later realized that I shouldn’t give up on educational goals simply because English isn’t my first language. I decided to give college a try and enrolled at The University of Texas
The art of composition can be easily identified as the key focus in English 101. What I have found is that the class revolves around the process and individual steps it takes to compose a well written essay necessary to succeed in the class. Aside from succeeding in English 101, it also teaches students how to excel in their other classes and in their future profession. The initial question I had that was answered by the readings was what exactly is composition? The answer was described in an abundance