This semester gave me ample opportunities to widen my knowledge. The class Foundations of Writing/English 101 has been so intellectually empowering. I have been introduced to a great variety of writing techniques, correct MLA format manners, and proper referencing. Despite all acquired knowledge and skills, my writing still needs some cultivation. It especially concerns the skills of using proper grammar and corrections in the MLA format of mine. Even though there is space for some things to be improved…
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honors and AP classes throughout my school career, I found myself learning new things as I completed ethnography, argumentative, and research essays for this course. I have always struggled with the finer points in grammar and phrasing, but as I combed through my rough drafts and received input from others, I began to learn and understand how to catch and fix those errors when writing the rough draft which allowed me to have a much more professional final. The first paper we wrote definitely intimidated…
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do a research paper we often think “where should I begin?”. We start to question ourselves on how to start summarizing our thoughts onto paper. Trying to figure out what to write for an essay can be a very frustrating process for most of us, but it does not have to be that way. We know what we want to say or talk about, however, it takes some time to put it onto paper. For example, when I have to write an essay for class, I feel anxious because I never know how to start my paper off or what I…
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I’ve dreaded it my entire life. As you read through my work you will get a better understanding of who I am as a writer. You will be able to critic my work and see my strengths and weaknesses. In this portfolio I have included three main works: the first a literacy narrative, the second a literary analysis, and the last a researched argument. With each paper I faced a different obstacle and each challenged me as a writer. The first obstacle I faced when told we had to write my literacy narrative…
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writing, I never really excelled at meeting the requirements on the length of a paper. But for what I could not do in quantity, I tried for in quality which in my eyes is more important to a good papers foundations. This Portfolio is no different from the other papers I’ve written. Even now I am just trying to get down all the thoughts I have while still keeping them concise and to the point. This Portfolio’s main focus is on my time in this class and all that I have taken from it, in knowledge and experience…
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Draft In essay one, my main difficulty was choosing a topic to write on. I think the main reason behind this was because Sandel brought up many scenarios that all fell under one general topic. I felt as if each topic that he brought up had its own different argument against it and that some of his example argued for him and some actually went against him. So I believe that this was the main reason behind why I found essay one to be more difficult. Essay 1 was an argumentative essay. This means you…
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(almost) finished with Honors English 8 (and just 8th grade in general), I have a lot of things to think about. For one thing, I shouldn’t have been so optimistic at the beginning of the year. I thought that just by getting into the 8th grade, all of my old bad habits would disappear in an instant. I have found that 1) that isn’t true AT ALL; habits take a long time to break, and 2) I didn’t really give myself the time to break said habits, and I ended up in an even deeper rabbit hole of missing assignments…
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My argumentative paper is about dieting versus exercising and the audience is geared towards people who are not sure of what method to abide by. I basically am trying to inform the reader about the benefits of each way. I honestly don’t know how I am supposed to put character into this paper. I am trying to put the pros and cons of each argument and then at the end putting down what I think is best of the two. I suppose I can say this is a persuasive paper because I am trying to get my audience…
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narrative, while Hood’s is an argumentative research essay. These two essays together both speak about a certain aspect of Tuscaloosa’s history or social community. Jones’s and Hood’s essays share similar topics, but they differ in tone, genre, and overall structure. First of all, Jones’s and Hood’s essays differ strongly in tone. “City Cafe” is a positive view of the restaurant and how it impacted the author’s life. In “A Wash with UA’s Machine,” the author uses an argumentative, condemning tone that…
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Professor Elmore ENC 1102 2900498 February 5, 2012 The Irony in “Bariatric Surgery: The Unspoken Truth” In Escudero’s essay, “Bariatric Surgery: The Unspoken Truth,” he explores the risks and benefits of gastric bypass surgery. In this argumentative essay the author explains what the surgery is, what it does and how the different lifestyles of the patients change drastically in order to support their new body. Escudero mentions how before reaching a decision there should be research conducted…
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