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    handwrite, the brain must process the feel of the pencil and paper and the correct movement of the writing utensil to create complex shapes and letters (Chemin). For example, in an article for Science Direct, Gabriella Munoz cites a 2012 investigation led by Karin James, a psychologist at Indiana State University, it was concluded that three different parts of your brain are stimulated when writing. This

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    Writing has always been one of my stronger subjects through all of my years of being a student. My last semester of highschool I was put into a class called writer's craft. I had to write a paper almost everyday, so I got used to the writing routine. I would have considered myself a decent writer before this course began, but I still had to work on some techniques. Before this course started I had no idea how to do in text citations, I had very little experience of descriptive writing, how to correctly

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    Writers need to have a multitude of skills when they write. These skills make any form of writing better than it would have been. Over time I have obtained many writing skills. All of which have been completely indispensable. If I had not learned these skills; my writing would not be nearly as good or productive as it is. Over this semester I have learned many skills that have made me a better writer. While writing the first body paragraph of Q2E7 it took a lot of focus. To write an essay about heroes

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    Writing had always been one of my weaknesses, but when I took English 126 my goal was to develop my writing. During the semester I learned many things which had improved my writing. Throughout the semester, I had to write three papers which needed me to use different skills. Through writing the different types of paper and other activities I was able to acquire those skills. I learned to explain quotes, use correct MLA format, find and use proper sources, and present my writing more smoothly. Even

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    highlight the importance of writing. However, writing is complex as complex is the human being. The textbook “Air & Light & Time & Space,” written by Helen Sword, is an important source of academic writing, especially for writing learners. Because promotes the benefits of developing a writing habit or writing behavior. The author makes a great job by starting her account with the beauties of this method, besides, she uses a convincing strategy to entice the writing learners. The author mentions

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    There is much more to writing than just a cognitive process. People outside of the classroom write to be able to communicate with a certain type of audience, and they do this from the knowledge they have on content and writing and basic writing skills. This probably comes very easy to someone who considers themselves a good writer. However, students who struggle with the writing process require more assistance and more profound instruction in not only skill but strategy. Every student needs to

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    complain about writing an essay or writing in general. I am not going to lie I complain too. I do not like writing essays, but I get it done. Surprisingly, I have exceptional writing skills. Well, that is what my past English teachers have told me. I have never really realized that recently in my life I have been writing a lot of stuff. I have wrote ideas, opinions, lyrics, and even my dreams on a sheet of paper. Altogether, writing became important to me even though I hate it sometimes. Writing positively

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    mistake¬¬ - you can’t learn anything from being perfect.” Writing has not always been one of my favorite things to do. I used to dread hearing, “We are going to be doing a writing assignment today.” I would always procrastinate and wait until the last minute to do the assignment and wonder why my grade was always lower than I had expected. From then on, I decided that I need to change how I felt about writing. I think I struggled the most with writing because I didn’t have a teacher to really teach me the

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    Writing and the Teaching of Writing in Higher Education in Indonesia One of language skills that need to be mastered by learners of English in EFL context is writing. The teaching of writing, in general, aims at developing students’ ability to utilize their knowledge effectively in certain text. However, learning to write in English is not easy for non-native speakers of English because L1 writing is different from L2 writing. Silva (1993, p. 669) mentions that “L2 writing is strategically, rhetorically

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    So far I have learned a lot about writing, and myself as a writer in English 1101. I have learned that I am not a perfect writer and I tend to make many mistakes. One thing I tend to struggle with is coming up with a topic to write about. Usually it takes me a few days to come up with an idea. The Educational History Narrative was definitely the paper I struggled with the most. I spent days trying to find a topic to write about. Another thing I struggle with is being repetitive. I think I struggle

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