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Professor Padgett
ENGL 1101
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understand and makes the piece virtually unreadable. Another thing that makes something good
writing is whethqr it flows or not. What,f mean by flow is that it has good transitions from paragraph to paragraph and is easy to'fui1orr-all throughout the entire pieces of writing.|_If what
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So,
I've never been too good at analyzing my own writing. I think it's hard for anyone,
professional author or student, to really analyze their own work. When you are the writer it's hard to really pick apart what you've done. You could either be very critical about what you've
written and think it's all terrible or you could be too overly confident and think it's all amazing. That's why it's best to get other people to edit your work because they will give you the honest truth on whether it's terrible or magnificent. So for me personally I've always been my own worst critic, especially when it comes to writing. I've never thought I was any good at
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whatsoeverl,so *hen it comes to writing there are rules that I usually follow such as: grammar rules, always have a thesis in the introduction, always have an intro and conclusion, stay on
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lot of similarities that the real life dictators did as well."(Orwell's Oceania -Lane), this sentence from one of my past essays doesn't make much sense at all with some grarnmar issues. As well as
this sentence," It would the community grow together as one."(Poverty Solution Proposal -
Lane), just like the previous one I mentioned,
it doesn't make
sense. Both of these sentences
prove thatft should proof read beuelwhenever I write a paper. I can see that my writing has
grown over time.[ can see growth in it from just a year ago to
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"Many people think it is wrong to use the cells from an embryo to help save someone's life. They find it wrong and immoral. A lot of people think it is killing someone and see it as end one person's
life to save another. But in all reality it
is
just the opposite." (Ethical
Issues and Stem Cell Research -Lane)
This is a small excelpt from a paper I wrote my senior year of high school on stem cell research. To me this paper just seems so young and naiVe like a middle schooler wrote it. It also seems like
I wrote it really q]trk in five minutes, which I honestly might have. "Along with opportunities and hard work, Gladwell gives us his thoughts on intelligence as
well. He talks a lot about IQ's and being intelligent, he also tells us about some
intelligent people who were very successful and some who weren't so successful. Gladwell ultimately says that intelligence isn't everything. Just because someone is incredibly smart, doesn't mean they'll be a huge success or if they're not so smart then they won't be successful."(Interpertive Essay -Lane)
Now this excetpt is from one of my essays from my freshman year of college. I think this sounds more mature like I actually put some thought into
think it is
a
lot better.
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So in conclusion, writing, reading as well, is a big part of my life.
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too harsh. This more recent work. Doing so has helped me to really critique myself without being analysis wilt definitely make me grow as a writer and make my work stronger.
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Vanessa Lane
Professor Padgett
ENGL 1101 1r/25113
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To me, and to most others I suppose, reading and writing go handadLhand. I've gone through my own trials and tribulation with the two over the years and I wish I could just avoid them all together. I'm sure many people would like to avoid them as well but unforhrnately we cannot. Writing, reading as well, is something that we all need throughout our lives, no matter
how painful it can be. So throughout this essay I
willtry to explain the things I've leamed
writing, explain what good and bad writing is to me, as well
as
about
try to analyze my very own
writing. Let's start by talking about how important writing, and reading, is in my life. Well when I was very young I used to love to read and writing wasn't too bad either. I would read allthe time and actually enjoy
went southr reading furned into it. Then something happened,and everl'thinsEW
a
headache and writing was like pulling teeth. While this is still true today, they are both still very
important in my life. They let me communicate with others and express myself, through speaking, on paper, and on the internet. They are so important because ultimately I can't live
without them. When it comes to writing, it can be either good or bad. What makes something good
writing and what makes something bad writing all depends on the person. I think I got my idea of good and bad writing from all of my English teachers over the years by seeing what they like
Lane2 papers to look like and how they judge has good grammar and spelling.
work. For me personally good writing is sqmething that
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has a lot of grammar and spelling
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understand and makes the piece virfually unreadable. Another thing that makes something good
writing is whether it flows or not. What I mean by flow is that it has good transitions from paragraph to paragraph and is easy to
$llow all throughout the entire
pieces of writing.
If what
you're reading doesn't flow well, or at all, then it will be hard to read and hard to grasp what the author is try to get across. The next main thing that really sets good writing apart from the bad is whether the whole piece is on topic. If the author goes off topic from what the work is supposed
to be written on then it just gets confusing hard to understand. So overall for me, good writing is something that is clear, coherent and understandable; you shouldn't' be confused while reading something.
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writing is basically the exact opposite. If you get confused by what your
reading and don't know what's happening in it at all then it is for the most part bad writing.
So,
I've never been too good at analyzing my own writing. I think it's hard for anyone,
professional author or student, to really analyze their own work. When you are the writer it's hard to really pick apart what you've done. You could either be very critical about what you've
written and think it's all terrible or you could be too ovedS4confident and think it'sâ‚Źl{ amazing. That's why it's best to get other peopie to edit your work because they will give you the honest truth on whether it's terrible or magnificent. So for me nersonall$ve always been my own worst critic, especially when it comes to writing. I've never thought I was any good at it whatsoever. So when it comes to writing there are rules that I usually follow such as: gmmmar
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rules, alm3+ha{/e a thesis in the introduction, alvrrryshave-as-intro and conclusion, stay on
topic, use the correct language for your audience, etc. While I try to follow all these rules it doesn't always work out. For instance,'oWhile Oceania is very unique and different there are a
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lot of similarities that the real life dictators did
as
well."(Orwell's Oceania -Lane), this sentence
from one of my past essays doesn't make much sense at all with some grafirmar issues. As well
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as this
sentence$lt would the community grow together
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as
one."(Poverty Solution Proposal -
it doesn't make
sense. Both of these sentences
prove that I should proof read better whenever I write a paper. I can see that my writing has
grown over time. I can see growth in it from just a year ago to now.
"Many people think it is wrong to use the cells from an embryo to help save someone's
life. They find it wrong and immoral. A lot of people think it is kilting someone and as end one person's
see
it
life to save another. But in all reality it is just the opposite." (Ethical
Issues and Stem Cell Research -Lane)
This is a srnall excerpt from a paper I wrote my senior year of high school on stem cell research. To me this paper just seems so young and naive like a middle schooler wrote it. It also seems like
I wrote it really quick in five minutes, which I honestly might have. 'oAlong with opportunities and hard work, Gladwell gives us his thoughts on intelligence as
well. He talks a lot about IQ's and being intelligent, he also tells us about some
intelligent people who were very successful and some who weren't so successful. Gladwell ultimately says that intelligence isn't everlthing. Just because someone is incredibly smart, doesn't mean they'llbe a huge success or if they're not so smart then they won't be successful."(Interpertive Essay -Lane)
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think it is a lot better.
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. So in conclusion, writing, reading
as
well, is
a
big part of my life. It's never been my
strong suit or my favorite thing to do but it's is still a pretty big deal. I can't live without it and
I
can't avoid it as much as I would really like to avoid it all together. Also, good and bad writing {eGD$U.\
are both based on4iersonHly opinions where as good nniting to me is coherent and on topic
while it could be something totally different to someone else. Additionally, alttrough analyzing one's own work is quite difficult I was able to do so as well as compare my past work to my more recent work. Doing so has helped me to really critique myself without being too harsh. This analysis will defrnitely make me grow as a writer and make my work stronger.
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To me, and to most others I suppose, reading and writing go handund hand. I've gone through my own trials and tribulatiornwith the two over"the yearsrand I wish:I could just avoid them all together. I'm sure many people would like to avoid them as wel\but unfortunately we
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cannot. Writing, resdifrya$4rclt, is something that we all need throughout our lives, no matter
how painful it can beftorthroughout this essay I will try to explain the things I've learned about
writing, explain what good and bad writing is to me, as well
writind
as
try ta analyze my very own
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Let's start by talking about how important writing, and reading, is in my life. Wellwhen I was very young I used to love to read and writing wasn't too bad either. and actually eqioy
I would read all the time
it. Then something happened and everything went southf reading turned into
headache and writing was like pulling teeth. While this is still true today, they are both
still very
important in my life. They let me communicate with others and express myself, through speaking, on paper, and on the internet. They axe so important because ultimately I can't live
without
a
a"*./ e When it comes to writing, it can be either good or bad. What makes something good
writing and what makes something bad writing all depends on the person. I think I got my idea of good and bad wdting from all of my English teachers over the years by seeing what they like
Lane2 papers to look like.,and how they judge
work. For me personallyrgood writing is something that
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has good grammar and spellinpi.
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has a lot of grammar and spelling issues
it gets hard to
understand and makes the piece virtually unreadable. Another thing that makes something good
writing is whether it flows or not. What I mean by flow is that it has good transitions
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you're reading doesn't flow well, or at all, then it will be hard to read and hard to grasp what the author is try to get across. The next main thing that really sets good writing apart from the bad is whether the whole piece is on topic. If the author goes off topic from what the work is supposed ];"J. i",. .::, \:i.ir'"i I i-' ['1 good is writing to be written on then it just gets confusing hard to understand. So oveiall for me,
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something that is clear, coherent and understandable; you shouldn't' be confused while reading something. While bad writing is basically the exact opposite. If you get confused by what your reading and don't know what's happening in it at all then it is for the most part bad writing. So, I've never been too good at analyzingmy own writing. I think
it's hard for anyone,
professional author or student, to really arralyze their own work. When you are the writer it's hard to really pick apart what you've done. You could either be very critical about what you've
written and think it's all terrible or you could be too overly confident and think it's all artazing. That's why it's best to get other people to edit your work because they will give you the honest truth on whether it's terrible or magnificent. So for me personallyrl've always been my own worst critic, especially when it comes to writing. I've never thought I was any good at
it
whatsoever. So when it comes to writingthere are ruies that I usually follow such as: glammar rules, always have a thesis in the introduction, always have an intro and conclusion, stay on
topic, use the correct language for your audience, etc. While I try to follow all these rules it doesn't always work out. For instance, 'oWhile Oceania is very unique and different there are a
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as
well."(Orwell's Oceania -Lane), this
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from one of my past essays doesn't make much sense at all with some grammar issues. As well as
this sentence," It would the commumty grow together as one."(Poverty Solution Proposal -
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"Many people think it is wrong to use the cells from an embryo to help save someone's life. They find it wrong and immoral. A lot of people think it is killing someone and see it as end one person's
life to save another. But in all reality it
is
just the opposite." (Ethical
Issues and Stem Cell Research -Lane)
This is a small excerpt from
a
paper I wrote my senior year of high school on stem cell research.
To me this paper just seems so young and naive like a middle schooler wrote it. It also seems like
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,lh, I*t. \ wv t''r ffi&' t \ \*"-1 A*lst "Along with opportunities and hard work, Gladwell gives us his thoughts on intelligence as
well. He talks
a
lot about IQ's and being intelligent, he also tells us about some
intelligent people who were very successful and some who weren't so successful. Gladwell ultimately says that intelligence isn't everything. Just because someone is incredibly smart, doesn't mean they'll be a huge success or if they're not so smart then they won't be successfu1."(Interpertive Essay -Lane)
Now this excerpt is from one of my essays from my freshman year of college. I think this sounds more mature like I actually put some thought into it. Compared to the bit from senior year essay I
think it is a lot better.
Lane 4 So in conclusion, writing, reading as well, is a big part of my life.
It's never been my
strong suit or my favorite thiug to do but it's is still a pretty big deal. I can't live without it and I
can't avoid it as much as I would really like to avoid it all together. Also, good and bad writing are both based on personally opinions where as good writing to me is coherent and on topic
while it could be something totally different to someone else. Additionally, although analyzing one's own work is quite difficult l was able to do so as well a$ compare my past work to my more recent work. Doing so has helped me to really critique myself without being too harsh. This analysis will definitely make me grow as a writer and make my work stonger.