It's never hard to understand but I am sure it would not be essay material. Comparatively, my writing weaknesses are greater than my writing strengths. Like I said before, I don't really enjoy writing so I am not the best writer. I do try when it counts. I make sure that at least my sentences are easily read and I try to avoid run-ons.
These words are also very encouraging and eye-opening to me because I used to think the emotions described were a sign that I was not truly a writer. It is refreshing and comforting to know that even a successful novelist such as Waters experiences the doubt, fear, and strain that I feel when writing. This statement discredits the idea that writing is always fun and free-flowing. I feel like I can now, after reading this, write with a little more confidence because I know there are others out there—groaning, wondering, and panicking—just like
Challengers article explains first that one of the easiest and most widely used signs of determining whether a person is capable of a job is his or her grammar. Misspelling and using poor grammatical mistakes can usually result in those letters of acceptance or applications being put into the “no” pile. The people who make these decisions usually relate them to the person having poor communication skills and someone who doesn’t pay attention to detail. Those seeking careers in writing and verbal communications are rare these days so people feel that it is not important to keep up with correct grammar. He talks a lot about this thing called nontraditional grammar which in younger generations the content of the message was far more important than the actual structure of what the message needed to say.
I did not realize how easy it is to unintentionally use bias language. Specifically, careless use of pronouns, subject-verb agreement, using open-ended age definitions, or how the order of presentation of groups can show superiority over others is all examples of errors I commit in my writing. Chapter 3 of the APA Manual will serve as a useful resource not only throughout my career, and for future writing I undertake. It provides a clear explanation of the essential components of sound expository writing and I walk away with more attention, and to pay careful attention to in my future
Selected Citations from Poor Richard's Almanack “None but the well-bred man knows how to confess a fault, or acknowledge himself in an error.” and “How few there are who have courage enough to own their Faults, or resolution enough to mend them!” These quotations basically mean that most people don't like to look inside themselves and see their flaws. A well-bred and courageous person sees who they are and acknowledges it without getting discouraged or insecure. The second part means that most people go on with their lives dealing with their flaws and trying to fix them to make themselves a better person. We all know that as humans it is in our nature that we make mistakes and faults but few of us have the guts to acknowledge their faults. These quotes is relevant to me that in every fault or failure I make I don’t have to be defensive about it but accept these mistakes and to use them as stepping stone to improve myself and change for the better.
I considered a good writer to be anyone who could effectively convey a message to a reader. Since going through the first two units, I have learned that good writing is quite a bit more complicated. Author Keith Grant-Davie discussed how important to good writing it was to analyze your subject matter to understand who all of your possible audiences are and who you may be representing when writing your material, and to address all parties appropriately. If an author can do this effectively, I believe that it is a crucial part of becoming a good writer. Unit one also taught me to reevaluate how important certain priorities when it came to writing.
I chose the article BECOMING A CRITIC OF YOUR THINKING by Dr. Linda Elder and Dr. Richard Paul. I felt the message was more straightforward and relatable than some of the other articles I read. This article struck me as a “how-to guide” to improve one’s critical thinking, which is something anyone could benefit from even if one is already a good thinker. I liked how the article first asks the reader how much they really know about their own daily thinking. It’s an interesting question, because as the article also states, most people probably think that “it just happens in their minds automatically,” and that we probably, for the most part, “take our thinking for granted.” I know I am guilty on both counts.
Lewes explains how she first started writing for the sake of writing, rather than ambition. She says, “This resolve to work at what did not gratify my ambition, and to care only that I worked faithfully, was equivalent to the old phrase – ‘using the means of grace.’” Lewes reiterates the fact that writing is a selfless act but explains the process and transition to Peirce this time. True writing must come from “the means of grace,” a part of a writer’s soul that holds the faithfulness that helps the writer persevere through the demanding process. Lewes then ties together the ideas of pride in ones work and how age affects ones work. She states, “When we are young we say, ‘I should be proud if I could do that.’ Having done it, one finds oneself the reverse of proud.” Lewes unites the idea young authors are inexperienced and too naïve to fully understand the maturity of writing; therefore, they believe that writing is a tool for flattery rather than expression of oneself.
Yet, everybody does it on occasion, and the truth is that once in a while, procrastination may actually be the best course of action. To be a successful procrastinator takes more than just being a lazy bum. Those who are truly skilled in the art of procrastination produce quality work and live meaningful lives. The key idea is that procrastinating does not mean doing absolutely nothing. Procrastinators seldom do absolutely nothing; they do useful things, like gardening or sharpening pencils or making a diagram instead of chores or doing homework.
The author preferred to deal with the latter. As a matter of fact, dramatic irony is the leading stylistic device of the whole story. The self-deluded young writer doesn’t see how ridiculous she is, whereas her much-praised “power of observations” are only a fancy of hers. In this way the author criticizes the erroneous tendency that everyone “with some reading” can become a writer. On the other hand, he disapproves of the young generation’s lack of patience and seriousness in everything they do, including