Dear Reader: - University of Houston–Downtown



Dear Reader:

Hello my name is Juan, and I’m the creator of this web page. Im a thuged-out Mexican, that you don’t wanna mess with. But also a nice guy once you get to know me. But I do not write this so you can get to know me. I wrote this whole web page for my English class in college. College is a lot different than high school in many ways. The schedule is different, the people are different, the technique of teaching is different, and the way you write has taken a whole new spin. In high school I was used to writing last minute and have papers no longer than 2 pages. The smallest essay I have made in college is 4 pages. All my papers used to have the same format introduction, 3 paragraphs with three reasons each, and a conclusion. I have learned that my intelligence is not imprisoned by this five-paragraph rule, that I can have as many paragraphs as I want as long as they coexist in harmony. I also learned that in order to have an excellent essay you have to revise several times.

In this letter I want to include the corrections and changes that I made to each essay as well as the reason why I picked them for this web folio. In the first essay I had to make corrections such as word, coma, and semicolon usage. In many situations I used more commas that I needed, and in some I put the commas where they were not needed. Some of my paragraphs started too abruptly, so I had to make them smother. I also needed to expand in some parts of the essay. Talk about certain values that we have as Americans, and about the stereotypes that we have towards men and women. I picked this essay because I believe that it shows the strongest side of me as a writer. I know that my best ability is when I analyze a certain topic. All the components in this paper work in perfect harmony, so it is easier to read.

In the second essay my challenge was minimal, which is the main reason that I picked it. I didn’t italicize the title of the book. I capitalized nouns that did not need to be. Instead of hole I put whole, which makes a difference. Another mistake that I made was typing the word whore instead of wore, which would have been costly if I hadn’t change it. And to finish it all I had to add another section of slash and burn. The strength that I found in this paper is that I’m very good at summarizing. Staying in topic and sticking to the facts are my expertise.

Thanks to this class I have learned that a paper does not have to be boring, but an experience that can make you think and help you in the long run. I have improved tremendously, from writing five paragraph essays to making a well-written essay with more than five paragraphs. My essays are not boring, they have more of me than they used to. I have learned many things that have made me a better writer. I am not an expert, but I hope that in the future I will become one.

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