One aspect of my writing that had improved dramatically since the biggining of the semester is the organization of my ideas. Before, I would write down about a certain topic in one parararaph and later on in the same paragraph I would start talking about another topic. Then, in the following paragraph I would go back to my original topic and my essay would be all over the place. Through the help of Proffesor Sears corrections on my essays and outlines that she provided I was better able to organize my thoughts and expand them. One aspect of academic writing that is still challenging me is creativity. By creativity i mean the ability to come up with content that might be usable for the esssay. Due to this, i still struggle to write essays because it takes me a while to think of something good to put down. Lastly, one academic writing that i enjoy is using the first person because it makes me feel as though people actually wants to listen to my opinion. By being given the choice to write down what you personally believe about a certain topic, i feel as though am impacting the way the reader thinks.
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Josue,
Thank you for writing this! Your work has definitely become more organized over the course of these months. I’m also very glad to see that you mentioned the importance of using first person and how doing this shows the reader what you have to add to the conversation started by the sources. College writing is very much about valuing and presenting your own opinion is a way that takes ownership of your unique and valuable perspective. Keep writing!