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    Advice to First Writing Course at the University of Central Florida Writing courses can be challenging and that is why I decided to write this personal narrative. I believe that a personal narrative is better for an advice column than a research paper. A personal narrative would give more personal experience and insight on how the course was. It would be more valid since it is true. I think people learn better when they read and hear something from the person they are talking to rather than being

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    In college writing is going to evident in many different forms. While the syllabus will vary between classes and teachers, there will be similarities from time to time. This essay is a comparison of a generic intro to college writing course and a forensic writing course. The two courses both involve writing, but they teach different styles of writing. When you take a closer look you can see some similarities. Intro to College Writing is about improving your writing and analytical skills. It teaches

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    Writing 101 is the first nonmilitary course I have taken in the last 10 years. The reason I elected to take writing 101 was twofold. There is the obvious reason which is of course, that I need to complete this class to move forward with my educational goals in getting my bachelor’s degree. The second reason is that I have always had a great interest in writing both from view point of the writer and that of the reader. I have spent the last 17 years reading and writing many different products for

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    smelled like old paper and adventure. My excitement for reading and writing has not decreased. I always put time aside for reading books and writing in my journal. I want to take English III-AP to further my passion for reading and writing. I want to learn more about different types of literature. I also hope to become a stronger writer so that I can express my ideas through writing very thoroughly and convincingly. After taking this course I hope to have an easier time reading at a deeper, complex level

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    Writing is a major part of college courses. Most courses will require you to write a paper to pass the course. Writing has not always been something that I have excelled in. I was never a good writer from the start. This paper is to show where I have struggled in the past, currently and where I improved in my writing. It will explain where I got help in years previous to Neumann University along with my first semester at Neumann University. This will include grammar, word choice, using resources

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    I entered my first-year college composition course believing I was equipped with the knowledge, skill, and ability to write an efficiently researched and well-organized essay. In high school, I learned how to create the traditional five-paragraph paper with its introduction of a thesis, explanation of that claim through three sections riddled with supporting quotes, and conclusion that restated the author’s substantiated statement. This was the prescribed formula I had learned and grown accustomed

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    I have been a student at San Jose States University for second years, English 1A was my first regular English class, and over the course of my stay I have grown and learned a lot. As Hospitality major, I do not know whether need my writing skills for future job, but I know the great experience in English 1A class would help me to improve all my writing weakness. Writing used to be one of my strengths, but throughout my coursework in this semester, it was challenging to take the first step to approach

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    As a student entering my English course for the term I can admit I was a little anxious about the work I would be doing and the difficulty I would have due to the fact I knew my writing was far from perfect. Throughout the class I did see progress, but I still struggled with the writing process with my narrative draft and revision as well as my persuasive draft and revision. I used text resources available, but that still did not give me a complete understanding not at least until I used video

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    this course in-depth writing and research was a task I didn’t have to perform often. As a result, I never thought about the writing process or the details I put into a paper. E.L. Doctorow said “Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader- not the fact it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.” Reflecting before my technical writing course I would have looked at this quote as just another quote on the internet. Based off some of the lessons I’ve learned in this course to me

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    Through this Professional Writing course, I have learned how powerful language and written words can be in conveying one’s idea. Due to my language barrier, it is sometimes difficult to understand the prompts entirely, which leads to deviations from the expected answers. Therefore, I have always struggled to compose essays in a coherent manner and meet the assignment requirement. However, this writing course has strengthened my ability to express my knowledge and thoughts on paper coherently and

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