Personal Narrative: My Military After Action Review

Growing up as the son of a career Naval Officer, I have experienced a background that varies greatly from that of an applicant who has grown up in a strictly civilian family. The constant relocation, the exciting places I have lived, and the countless great, unique people I have met, have all contributed that that he unique childhood I have enjoyed. While at times my identity as a military child has made life challenging and difficult, I strongly believe that it has made me a stronger, more adaptable person because I have been molded by past experiences and I don't think that my application would be complete without this information.

MLA format is something I have always kind of needed help with. Until this semester for some reason I could never really cite my sources that well. Its something I knew how to do, but when it came time to do it my mind went blank. When you went over everything on the bored that helped me so much (also because I took notes), but only because you told us to take them. With MLA format I learned that when quoting, if its more than three lines you have to use block quote. I didn’t know that till I got to this class.

Typing Template for APA Papers: A Sample of Proper Formatting for the APA 6th Edition Student A. Sample

* Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

* Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

Paraphrasing, quotation and citation in the MLA format were another English nightmare. I did not know these differences. The work I put in to develop my essay of comparing and contrast solved the problem I had with paraphrasing, quotation and citation in the MLA format. This is because I had to paraphrase, and make quotations for my readers to know who's pointing I was using, I am confident, I will not forget these

Throughout this semester, I have learned multiple issues concerning my English 1301 online class. I have learned various writing techniques and peculiarities of MLA, APA formatting, citation norms, and an accurate use of sources. After taking this class, I am pleased to say that now I can not only differentiate MLA and APA formats, but also write papers using them.

I joined the Marine Corps looking for a challenge. I wanted to open doors for a new career and longed to have a positive impact on the world around me. Looking back five years later, I realize I found all that I originally sought, but I’ve also found something profoundly satisfying and meaningful that I never knew I was missing.

* Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

What is scholarly writing? How does it differ from day-to-day writing and why is it important to someone pursuing an academic degree and planning to become a professional? As you learn about some of the elements of scholarly writing and how to write for specific audiences, you will gain the skills necessary to complete written assignments that are appropriate in your role as a Walden student in a master's or doctorate program. In this Application, you will critique a sample of scholarly writing and provide feedback on ways to make it more effective.

In this journal, I will reflect my initial journal from the start of the course. I will briefly discuss how my academic writing changing over the duration of this course. I will also discuss the areas I need to improve in the most and lastly, the areas I need further guidance and strategies to improve that were identified.

Students are expected to comprehend the one-hundred-and-sixty-page handbook, which uses not only an idiosyncratic language but also a convoluted syntax. Leading literary analyst and writer John Smith explains: “The MLA Handbook is quite a cryptic bewildering written work that rivals James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake, William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury, and Thomas Pynchon’s Gravity’s Rainbow in terms of incomprehensibility” (27). As the MLA is composed of some of the most experienced writers in the nation, it is not difficult for the MLA to craft a handbook that students will find strenuous to analyze. Often, students remark that analyzing and understanding the MLA style is considerably more difficult than comprehending and closely reading the texts that they were assigned to write about. Even the renowned website Purdue HAWK, which aims to simplify the MLA Handbook, struggles to grasp every nuance in the complex style guide. The Purdue HAWK’s sample MLA paper, for instance, strives to follow the thousands of rules put forth by the MLA, but is unable to do so: it indents a block quote an extra half inch and adds extra spacing between the date and title, not to mention a myriad of other errors

At the beginning of this cource, we have learned how to use different writing syles such as MLA. Moreover, we have learned how to cite credidet sources to support the arguments and major poitns of the esaay. Following with constant practies in the classroom and working on assigned homeworks, I have learned how to cite properly. I think it is importat to mention that I have also made minor errors, when it comes to indicating the singal phrase. For instance I started my “Biomedical Engineer” essay with and introduction based on a summary from what I have found on UC Bereley’s website (“Introduction”). Yet I have not mentioned anything about the source as a signal phrase. Referring to the grading rubrics of all of my four essays, I am confidnet that my overall documentaion skills have imroved over the time. Above all, documentation is a part of personnal responsibility skills, which is one this course’s objectives.

Let me start by saying that I’ve improved somewhat throughout this course in regards to my writing capabilities. Though these skills are not perfect by any standards, it’s with some pride that I can say that they’ve developed somewhat. Specifically speaking, the categorizing of information from various articles with attribution to them when they’re used has gone up significantly. There were many times along the way that I would use the author’s ideas without properly accrediting them. Finding the information and resources to best suit my arguments was not an issue; however, incorporating citations to give credit to them was an issue. This letter will be mainly focused on the first paper, the summary, as it was my weakest attempt at writing a college level paper.

Henning, E., Gravett. S., van Rensburg, W. (2005). Finding your way in Academic Writing. Pretoria: Van Shaik.