OwningaPet
HavingapetisawonderfulideaPetsbringcompanionship,personality,andgutwrenchinghumor tohouseholdsacrosstheworld.Havingpreviouslyownedbothacatandadog,andcurrentlybeing withoutapet,Ibegantothinkaboutgettinganewfurryfriend.Bornadoglover,andbredintoacat lover,Ihadthedifficultdecisionofchoosingoneofthetwo.
WhenIwastwenty–twoyearsold,IansweredanadvertisementinthepaperforfreeLabrador puppies.Drivinguptothehouse,Isawallthelittlecrittersrunningaroundandhavingaballofa time.Igotintothepenwiththepups,andfinallydecidedontheshyruntwhospentthemajorityof histimehidingunderaboardIlovedhispersonalityandinstantlyshowmorecontent
InevercouldquitefigureoutVegas'loveofthewindow.Iunderstoodtherewasalotofaction goingonthathewastakingin:thebirdsflyingbyandthesquirrelsclimbingtrees,butitwaslikethe windowscreenwashissafetynet,andeverythingoutsideofthatwashotlava.IfIeventriedto carryhimoutsidethedoorhewouldinstantlytenseup,clawintomyshoulder,andmakeaCarl LewisleapbackinsideImadethehorriblemistakeofpurchasingacatwalkingapparatusinan attempttobroadenhishorizons.ForthewholefiveminutesIhadVegasontheleash,heeasily couldhavebeenmisconceivedastheTasmaniandevil.
Ontheotherhand,Charliewasborntobewalked.Orinhiseyes,walkme.Icouldhardlygettohis leashbeforehewastacklingmetogoCharliehadasetpathheenjoyedtakingeverynight, includingstrategicallyhittingupthesameelderlycouples,whowouldspendthereeveningsporch watching,forhisdinnerleftovertreat.Forthosewhodidn'tgivehimatreat,well,hehadatreatof hisownforthem
Charlieenjoyedgettingoutandaround,smellingtheworldoutsidehisown,andIalwaysfeltbad aboutkeepinghiminsuchasmallyard.Plus,withsuchasmallyard,keepingupwiththepackages Charlieleftinhisownyardwasquiteachore.WhereasVegas,likemostcats,didhisbusiness efficientlyinthesamesquareliter
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OwningaPetEssay
EssayonWritingSelf-Evaluation
Ibelieveitisimportantforanystudentwhowantstodotheirbestinaclasstotakeamomentto evaluatetheirownworktodeterminetheratetheirwritingisprogressingandhowtheycancontinue toadvancetheirwriting.WhenIlookedthroughmyownworkIaskedmyself"whathaveIlearned thissemester?"and"whatdoIstillneedtolearninordertoimprovemywriting?".Answeringboth thesequestionswillhelpmewithmylaststepofmyself–evaluation,developingaplantolearnnew skills.
Duringthissemester,Ihavestrengthenedmywritingbytryingnewwritingtechniques,learning aboutpurpose,andfindingnewwaysofcombatingwritersblock.Myfirstessayinthisclasswas lessfocusedthentheessaysIwrotelaterinshowmorecontent
Ihavestruggledwithwriter'sblockwithoften.Inthepast,I'velearnedtotakebreakswhilewriting tohelpalleviatesymptomsofwritersblock;however,duringthesemesterIhavelearnedtocarrya padofpaperwithmesothatIcanwritedownidea'swhiletheyarefreshinmymindWritingdown mythoughtshashelpedmeavoidwritersblockbecauseIhavealistofthoughtsaboutthesubject beforeIhaveevenstartedwriting.WhenIstrugglelesstowriteitimprovesmyessay'sby decreasingmystress,thiscanbeseeninmywriting.Iwasafflictedwithwriter'sblockwhiletrying towritebothmycompareandcontrastessayandmydescriptionessay,thiscausedmealotofstress andcausedmyessaytosufferOntheotherhand,whenIwrotemyclassifyanddivideessayIdid nothavetodealwithwriter'sblock.Asaresultthestresslevelwasgreatlydecreasedandthe improvementissubstantial.
Althoughmywritinghasmadesomegoodprogressduringthecourseofthissemester,Istillsome thingsIneedtolearninordertokeepimprovingmywriting.Grammar,writinginanactivevoice, andbuildingmyrewriteskillsarethreeexamplesofskillsIneedtobuildupontocontinueto improvemewriting.
Eventhoughmygrammarhasimprovedduringtheprogressionofthisclass,Istillhavealottolearn beforemyknowledgeofgrammarcancontributetomywriting.Ihaveneverhadanaptitudefor
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