Looking back on this English class, I have realized that how much my writing has improved since the beginning of the class. I went from being a writer that was not so confident in writing paragraphs to the writer who can do the fair job in paragraph writing. The fact that I am feeling so accomplished about, I was able to write all my thoughts in the paragraph. The first learning outcome is to watch out for my grammar mistakes in paragraphs. For example, the use of an article like 'a,' 'an' and 'the'
Anne Lamott argues for the need to back away from fears, and critical self-thinking on your own essays and papers. Lamott urges writers to write down whatever comes into mind during first drafts, despite what they think of it, or how others think of it. Lamott says, “Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts, but you need to start somewhere”. Writing what first comes to mind could be good, because when you’re finished you can revise anything that you feel doesn’t belong. Even better
Women’s Language: A history of Indian-English Women Writers. “Women have burnt like beacons in all the works of all the poets from the beginning of time. Indeed if woman had no existence save in the fiction written by men, one would imagine her a person of the utmost importance; very various; heroic and mean; splendid and sordid; beautiful and hideous in the extreme; as great as a man, some would say greater. But this is woman in fiction. In fact, as Professor Trevelyan points out, she was locked
There comes a time in life where we see an impossible obstacle, and do the best that we can to overcome it. For me, this was my AP English Language class in high school during senior year. The time was now, summer is nearly over. I analyzed my strengths and weaknesses, giving a full re-evaluation of myself. In the end, I consider myself an average writer. There have been times in the past when I’ve written letters or personal stories. However, those have never been my strongest set of skills. While
Writer’s Use They Own English What is English? Or better yet, what is “General English”? English, is a universal form of communication and seen as the Academic language of the world. But, why? Why, can we not use any other “dialect” or version of this “English”. We as humans tend to follow a strategic way of speaking through our writing, “the norm”. Author Vershawn Young's article "Should Writers Use They Own English?", challenges the ideals of what we believe standard english and why we view it as
My English teacher inspired me to take risks, read closely, and spend time developing my craft as a writer. I left 8th grade English trained up in grammar, speaking and old-fashioned American Literature. The teacher who propelled me forward and made my high school successes possible is Mr. Phillip Jeffrey Trenthem. Not only did Mr. Trenthem work to broaden my worldview, he changed the way I think about adults, the world of work, and myself. Furthermore, he gave me the tools and confidence to share
[Writer Name] [Supervisor Name] [Subject] [Date] History of the English Language and some of the many Factors that have influenced its Evolution Language is surely the most influential form of communication. It is the most powerful instrument an individual can have. By definition, language is the use voice sounds by human beings, organized in order to express and communicate thoughts and feelings. It is what has shaped our society into what it has become today, what has allowed our civilization
taking college level english since english is my second language. I have been in the United States for five years and even though I am a hundred percent proficient, it is still challenging for me to jot down my thoughts in English. My journey as an English writer has not been easy and there have been many times were frustration got the best of me. Despite this, with hard work and dedication I have been able to excel in Composition Arguments. This class helped me become a critical writer; I am now able
Everyone on the planet has a goal set in life, but only a handful attempt to improve to obtain their goal by studying the subject their goal is in. In my English class, English 101 this quarter I was astonished by how much I had progressed as a writer sharpening my writing skills and also learned a lot about writing that I hadn’t learned before. In my writing portfolio for this quarter I had to write an autobiography essay, a research essay, and this reflection essay to develop my writing skills
English writer and poet Gilbert K. Chesterton once stated that,” You cannot love a thing without wanting to fight for it.” Because true love, the passion that binds two people, is something that renews itself and is never diminished. It neither deteriorates nor does it die. Rather both bliss and hardship, distance and nearness, pleasure and pain, form the foundation for which love sits upon. Love, like steel, is tempered by the flames of adversity and as a result it is made stronger by its heat.