If I had the time, I would definitely write a book about my life. I feel like I have experienced a lot of things that other people might have to and I want to remind them that they are not alone. It would be more of a self help book using my experiences as references. I enjoy reading self help books and I think that I would enjoy writing one as well

When I found out we had to write a research paper, I wasn’t that nervous about it because I had just written one my senior year of high school. I just had no idea what my paper would be about. I was looking at the list of topics she gave us and I knew everyone was going to pick criminal justice so I wanted to be different. Credit scores caught my eye because this would be the perfect opportunity to learn about it since I don’t know much about it. 

Once I started doing research, I found a lot of information of credit score bias and how insurance companies use credit scores against those buying a house or a car. Since the paper was in APA style, I felt like I could’ve wrote the paper better but I am not quite skilled in using that format. I was not confident in how I cited my articles or structured my essay 

Dear Eng 101, 

Throughout the semester, I have probably written more than I ever have in my 4 years of high school. I was always used to writing 1-2 page papers. I only used MLA format once in my senior year for my research paper but I don’t even think I did it right. And, I never knew what APA format was until I had English 101. I’m glad I was able to learn a little more about those formats but I wish I was able to practice them and learn about them even more. The fact that I am not quite skilled in those formats makes me nervous for what’s to come in college. But one of the many things that I did learn was how many rhetorical devices there are. Submitting some every week helped me gain a lot more understanding as to what they were and how they are used. I also enjoyed how we were able to write papers in whatever format we chose. I like to write my papers like I am talking to someone through my paper. I envision myself talking as I write my papers and I feel like that is a great way to showcase my personality in the writing. I was never able to do that in the past because I was always writing really boring papers about the main ideas of specific readings. But, Olivia helped me realize how much I actually enjoy writing.  

According to the course objectives, I do feel like that we were able to use the conventions of Standard Academic American English in our writings. We were also able to evaluate texts using fundamental rhetoric concepts with the help of our homework. Also, we were able to appraise their own composing abilities, processes, and goals through critical reflection.  

When I learned that I had to write a paper about what I no longer believe, my past relationship came to mind because it had taught me a lot about myself. When I started writing, I had to really dive deep and remember what I dealt with, how I felt and how I got out. Being that it was a very bad time in my life, I do not like to think about it so I keep it locked away in my brain. Although I don’t mind speaking about it, I just don’t like people feeling bad for me.

When I went home to write this paper, I knew that if I thought about how it started, everything else would follow. So, I knew to write about how we meet first. Knowing what I know now, I was feeling a lot of mixed emotions writing this paper. I was feeling nervous and upset yet brave and happy at the same time. I was feeling nervous and upset because I didn’t want the readers to feel bad for me. But, I also felt brave and happy because I am not that person anymore. I grew so much and this paper made me realize how proud I am of myself.

I feel like I could’ve explained how I was feeling a little better. I also wish that I could’ve wrote about things he would do to me in more detail. I think I gave a broad description about what I went through and got my point across pretty well