You learn something new everyday

This class has taught me many new things throughout the semester not only things about writing and english based stuff but, things about myself as well... which is always interesting to think about usually one thinks they go to class to learn something on the subject in which they are studying and thats it.Free writing has taught me a lot about myself as a writer things that I probably wouldn't have ever guessed if it weren't for this class. I enjoy learning new things like that because it helps you grow as a student and as a writer. Your strengths and what could use dome improvement. It makes it a lot easier to put yourself into your wiritng instead of just a flat boring paper that you don't want to finish for that sole purpose you have lost interest.
Samantha

Writing throughout the semester

Throughout this semester i learned a lot about myself as a writer. Free writing helped me be more open with my writing and not care about it sounding weird or maybe even stupid to others. Although sometimes it is very frustrating because i am not the best writer and to be honest it is not one of my favorite things to do. The peer reviews in class were also interesting because you get opinions from other classmates and also get to see how their writing compares to yours.

Research Essays

i find that research essays are easier than a regular essay. you can provde more information to the reader bc you are given information that you may not nessecarily think of when you resrerch. i hope that this paper will be easier to do since i have failed the other ones either from lack of effort or i tried and i just received a bad grade. i hate when you think you did so good and then you didnt. i am looking forward to this essay and i hope everyone else is too espically since its so close to the end of the semester!!!!! Good Luck Guys.

End of the semester stress

I find that the end of the semsester brings a lot of stress,. At the begining of the semester you start out fresh, start out new everything seems so simple easy. Assignments are easy to stay on top of. Everyone is a perfect student from the start even the most unorganized student is at the top when the semester first begins, really, it's the middle of the semester you have to worry about when everyone begins to get a little lazy and fall behind. Did I say everyone? Maybe not everyone but many. Falling behind and laziness is what makes the end of the semester so stressful because no one wants to fail and realizing this late in the semester and trying to keep up with the work can be very overwhelming. For some of us it's a different kind of stress I've noticed a lot more work is given towards the end keeping up with regular school work and having to study hard for finals the pressure is on to get good grades.

Samantha

Commas

Comma's are my demise. I use too many, i don't use enough. I am so com-fused!!. Does anyone know of an reputable online proofreading program, or one i can purchase relatively cheap to help me with my comma issues? Can anyone offer some easy to remember comma rules that would help with my confusion? Thanks

Lori

Procrastination

Procrastination. It’s a word that came up for me today during a conversation I was having with someone and it made me think about how much I have been procrastinating lately. I have put off writing these posts for about as long as I can and it is starting to weigh heavily on me now. I am not sure why I put this extra stress on myself when I know that if I just got them done and out of the way I would feel much better and have more time to focus on my other classes but I always seem to wait until the last minute and then get completely stressed out over it. I am not a person that enjoys writing publicly or sharing what I am thinking and feeling but I will say that I just finished writing my Interpretative essay and I found it to be a very interesting assignment. I enjoyed writing that paper and trying to think and feel as the writer had while they wrote.