Reflective Essay Writing

My high school years were not spectacular, nor were they terribly productive.I left high school without learning how to proficiently write an essay. However, CUNY's Borough of Manhattan Community College afforded me a desperately needed second chance. It was at BMCC that I sharpened many of the skills I should have mastered in high school. I was able to greatly improve my writing ability. I began college as a student who found writing a 2 page paper to be a terrifyingly daunting task, but due to practice and numerous resources offered by CUNY, I soon was able to compose papers consisting of 10-14 pages with confidence and efficiency.

When I look back at my writing before having any college experience, I can see that I had a lot to work on. I can say that I was never really a big fan of writing anything much less essays. Even when I was younger, I just did not have a great big interest in writing. This was because I felt that I could not elaborate as well as others. I was not use to having to write anything really, but I now feel that I have a better grasp on the steps that I need to take to get my writing on the level that it needs to be.

Before taking my sophomore year of High School, writing was a very big struggle for me. When I first began writing essays in school I did not know how to go about the process. I had struggled many years with how to start the essay and how to make it flow. My first essays were mechanically flawed and constantly changed topic. As I went up each grade level I began to transform my writing a little at a time. Mr. Marhefka’s class helped me set up the organization, but still I did not understand the importance of transitions between paragraphs. I would stop a paragraph and start the next with a completely different topic because I did not what I was doing wrong. After taking my sophomore year of English I definitely changed my writing in many ways. Learning everything I did, I understood many new things that did not make sense before. Having made such changes in the past have made it possible for me to understand more advanced levels of writing that will help my future in many ways.

During the course first semester of freshman year in English 101, I have learned multiple foundations when it comes to writing. When I first entered college, the only knowledge when it comes to writing was the basic of gathering a bunch of information on a piece of paper. Knowing that writing wasn’t my strongest suit throughout my academic career, it was challenging for me. Going through my first college class, which was English 101, I realized that writing is more than just putting words on paper. I have learned the purpose of writing and the structure to make a solid concrete essay such as to create the thesis statement to acknowledge what the reader is going to read and a technique to help edit and limit word, together

The ability to write is a creative thing, so unique much like a fingerprint. The way someone decides to choose their words and organize their sentences is something is solely based on their preference. From English 105 with Segall, one obtains plenty of valuable knowledge that Will be used throughout their college career.

Writing is a key skill that I will need for success throughout my college curriculum and my life. It will help to convey my ideas to my instructor, peers, bosses, and co-workers. In my college work, it will also show my instructors that I’m learning the information provided and able to apply that knowledge appropriately. Furthermore, it will allow me to complete assignments, discussions, and reports, and I will be better equipped to effectively write basic communications when necessary.

Writing this essay is difficult. As I sit in class gripping my pencil, pondering what I could possibly tell these college admissions officers about myself that I really want them to know. I look around and within just minutes, I notice most of my classmates have already decided exactly what they want people to know about them and what stories they are going to tell.

What classroom never failed to meet the sound of distasteful, classical music, embody hundreds of huge, intimidating books, and reak of abandoned flowers left by the far window sill weekly? Anyone that has attended De Queen schools in the last century can answer this question without being hesitant, considering Mrs. Wanda Smith has been teaching since dinosaurs roamed the Earth. As a result of Mrs. Smith’s 9th grade English class, I’m currently in college having to constrain myself to write papers. The significance in the beginning of my hatred for writing was going to impact tremendously due to the constant use of it in my future. Writing is used in our everyday lives, compelling it to be very consequential for the inevitable as a whole as well. Therefore, assuming that I had let this adversity continue to frustrate me, I wouldnt be as successful as I am anticipating to be.

As a freshman at West Chester University, I have began to learn many skills in my WRT 120 class. Writing has been never been a strong suit for me, but as I began taking this class I have required multiple skills and developed a more creative mind in my writing. Dr. Cooke gave assignments that as students, we could express our own intellectual ideas in her prompts. Like I have stated, It was always hard to write an assignment that was on one concrete subject. Being able to contribute my own personal ideas and express in my own words, I was able to find my creative side into my work. I have always believed a “good writer” was someone that was able to speak in their own words to pursue their creative side.

Congratulations, you have finally made it to your first day of English in college. It only took you half an hour searching multiple buildings and poking your head into random classrooms filled with frustration, due to the complexity of UCF’s landscape. In the classroom there are other incoming college students frantically searching around them, waiting to examine the behavior of the professor. Just stop freaking out, I have no idea why I was a nervous wreck like you are right now, but this is a first-year writing program. For those that did not pass the advanced placement exams for English, did not attempt any exams at all, did not enjoy English, or absolutely despised the course, be prepared for plenty of more essays that will enhance your writing. Recently from all of my writing and reading experiences in ENC1101, I am capable of explaining the crucial takeaways of this class that will benefit any student putting in the effort for academic success. The knowledge presented to you will build an understanding for how writing works, and to discover who you are as a writer through experiences in this course.

Good writing is a major point of importance when it comes to making understandable and legible writing. You may not realize it, but writers everywhere use good writing techniques and good writing concepts that separate their writing from all of the others. For example, writers don’t use boring words because the reader would get bored of the information way too quick. The writer also switches up the length of their sentences so that the reader does not feel like they are reading the same sentence over and over again. Many writers write with a specific audience in mind; meaning, they are trying to target specific people to read what they are saying. Every time I write I try to put myself in the readers shoes and ask myself these questions. Is this information boring? And, Could you do a better job of making it more interesting? I have learned a lot this semester and want to continue learning.

As a settled immigrant in the United States, fluent in multiple local languages in Kenya, I ambitiously attended various colleges to pursue a career in Nursing. Although different areas such as punctuation, sentence structure, paraphrasing and grammar to mention the least, aimed to strengthen scholarly writing this quarter, writing in English still pose a challenge.

As a GSW 1110 College Credit Plus student through Bowling Green State University, I have learned many valuable skills throughout my writing career. I was introduced to many new writing styles, which helped me grow as a writer. I found myself getting frustrated when I was unsure of how to address some aspects of a paper, but after reviewing with my peers and instructor, I found that those task came naturally to me. I have learned how to effectively: find credible research, write to opposing audiences, write to a variety of genres, draft papers, dodge writing mechanics, and use critical thinking skills. Throughout my time as a College Credit Plus student, I have learned many tips and tricks which have all made me a more advanced writer and will all help me pass this class and future classes.

I remember the first diary assignment that I had in grade three. The instructor asked me to write one hundred words to describe my day every single day. As tiring as it seemed for a third-grader, I have always appreciated my instructor since she introduced me to express myself in words. My experience in writing goes from writing stories to texting on social media and to write cards to people. I view writing as a powerful tool to introduce myself to people, to form relationships, and to communicate at an emotional level that daily conversation can’t reach. However, there is always another form of writing, that is, argumentative essays. Although being less experienced in academic writing, I realize that the tenacity in well written essays makes writing compelling in terms of creating initiatives for issues that people matter. Ultimately, regardless of writing styles, writing allows me to capture my thoughts and imaginations through story telling, gain knowledge of the society, and impact other individuals around me.

Talking is an organized activity. Talking may lead to friendship, and friendship may lead to another type of relationship. Building relationships with other human beings is, in most cases, a fundamental necessity. However, these relationships, no matter how natural and organized they may seem, do not always end up the way I would like them to.