English Reflection Essay

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In the beginning of the semester I was a bit nervous for English 101 because I had not written a paper since my junior year of high school. The first essay was a good start for me since it was on a topic that I could easily relate to which helped me get my toes wet. After that it got a little more challenging since we started on research papers. I learned quickly that it takes quite a bit more time and patience. In high school, we were not required to use library sources, so it was much easier to find sources. I think that is something that I improved on over the course of the semester was finding stronger sources that supported my essays better. To do that, I relied heavily on the Lincoln Land library webpage, so I could utilize my time better. …show more content…

At first I had a lot of doubt in myself because I did not think I could write a two-paged paper on one word. I proved myself wrong, and it was an essay that I enjoyed. I started out by thinking of words that meant a lot to me personally which made the assignment less complicated. However, even though it was a shorter page length, it took me quite a while to write. I had a difficult time coming up with examples instead of only defining the word with other words. At the time, I felt like I put full effort into this essay, but looking back at it I feel like I could have done a little better. Some improvements I would have made would be to go deeper with some of my examples. Some of my thoughts I feel like I could have taken a lot further. To me, they seemed explained fully, but as another reader it may have been hard for them to understand my full view. For instance, I mentioned that I chose to become a nurse rather than a doctor. Many would not understand why because it seems logical to pick an occupation on top for obvious reasons. I should have explained that I do not want to spend 8-10 years going to school to become a Pediatrician when they are on the lower pay scale compared to most doctors. Also, I would rather be doing more hands-on work while doctors tend to spend less time with their patients than nurses. Overall, I decided to listen to myself instead of others because I wanted to be happy and that to me is

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