1102s & Papers

Looking back at the past semester, I feel like I have greatly developed as a writer. English 1102 was much more challenging to me than English 1101. I made better grades on my papers in English 1101. I feel like this is because the papers that were required to be written in English 1102 involved more research and integrating that research with my thoughts. These types of papers were different to me and beginning with the Nickel and Dimed paper, I struggled integrating my opinions with facts from the text. The papers we had to write this semester required us to try and provide credible evidence and persuade the audience. It took me some times to learn how to effectively do this but I did. I also feel like my research skills have improved. I have also learned how to recognize reliable and credible sources which is important to in order to make sure you do not obtain false information. Also, I learned how “do research on research”. I discovered this in paper 3. There was a lot of research that I found that led to me to ask more questions on my subject, leading me to do more and more specific research. I feel like this helped me cover all things that people might question in my argument. I really learned the importance of revision. I know feel like that in order to produce the best possible paper, I must revise, revise, and revise. Finally, I learned how to make a sound argument. It is so important to use ethos, pathos, and ethos to make a strong argument that the audience can change their belief upon. Looking back at it, English 1102 was a great class despite the long nights that I spent writing papers.