I appreciate King’s knowledge of writing, starting with his opinion that good writing encompasses three major details: vocabulary, grammar, and style. He also suggests that a bad writer cannot become a competent writer, nor can a good writer become a great writer. In my opinion, writing needs to come in all shapes and sizes just like people. Just like beauty is in the eye of the beholder, good writing is determined by the reader. King also mentions that the basic skills are not the only things…
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1 Reflection On My Growth As A Writer As the semester nears completion and I look back through the course of English 114 of writing a total of six essays and for each one of them I would ask for feedback; I reflect upon my growth as a writer. In order to become a better writer you need to know what you can improve on. This portfolio, besides the minor revision and editing done to each assignment, is a good representation of how my writing has developed throughout the semester. English class has…
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debate about the voting age. In the passage "Keep the Voting Age at 18" the writer explains why lowering the voting age to 16 is not a good idea. However, in the passage "Lower the Voting Age" the writer explains that lowering the voting age to 16 would lead to postive results. In my personal opinion I do believe that lowering the voting age to 16 is a great idea. In the first passage "Keep the Voting Age at 18" the writer explains how young voters lack interest in participating in elections. The…
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Writer’s Block I didn’t think it would happen to me, not me. How could it? I never run out of things to say, more often than not I’m advised to shut-up. I consider myself to be a very effective communicator, and isn’t the written word the epitome of communication? It has hit me hard like a warm glass of whiskey on an empty stomach. I’m blocked! I honestly expected to sit down for a couple hours and just unload everything I’ve learned about writer’s block and why people suffer from it but I see so clearly…
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After reading “Wikipedia as a site of knowledge” I agreed with what the author was writing about. He wrote about how every teacher doesn’t see Wikipedia as a good source of information because of the lack of credibility. If an author is credible in a specific work field it doesn't make his writing factual, and that is what many students, including myself, believe when reading an author who is credible. Boyd says that many students read information from, so-called credible sources, without analyzing…
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my skills as a writer, a reader, and an aspiring teacher. On the very first day of class, we wrote about what writing means to us, and since that day I have further developed my passion and purpose for writing (Class1_Seeds18 ppt.). For me, writing has always been a major part of my life. Writing provides me with a way to share my story, to embark on journeys, to place my emotions onto a page. Writing is like a mirror, since it usually illuminates what I am feeling and thinking. I was able to write…
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this class as a writer is day and night. Coming over pretty confident from E 105, I really did not know what to expect from the class and myself. There has been a tremendous amount of changes in my writing. I have become more of a college style writer and this class pointed out my weaknesses as a writer. I was able to zone in on these weaknesses and improve as an academic writer. Also, I learned the importance of drafting and why it is so important for the finished product. In a way I kind of went backwards…
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standards. And most “artists” are evaluated by their final products and results: writers by their writings, musicians by their performance, and artists by their works of art. People generally view an artist in a subjective perspective through an artwork. What I create and produce is not simply a personal artwork of my own but an accurate and blunt reflection of myself, defining me as an artist and furthermore as kind of a person I truly am. On that account, the process and motives of making art become crucial…
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going the way I wanted it to go the person I thought was going to help me understand my assignments is not there in my corner as if she’s waiting on me to fail .I have encounter a slow start at academic success I keep trying to apply myself so I can be successful At college but I find myself often doubting me and my chances. I don’t believe I’ve found a strategy yet that will minimize their effect on my success. My attendances could be better I miss two days so far for the most part I have been on…
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Why Criticism is Necessary? In this discussion I will attempt to explain why criticism is necessary? And give a few examples as to why I believe criticism is necessary. According to The Art of Thinking 10e_Ch10.pdf; Why Criticisms is necessary? “The role of criticism I problem solving is important for two reasons. First, “no solution is ever perfect. However creative it may be, there is always rooms for improvement”. In life’s problems solving there is always unanswered questions. By the time…
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