Wp4fall2020

When I heard that I had to take WRIT150, I think I assumed it would be a writing class that explored the same ideas as what I learned in high school. We would work on developing a good thesis and be coached on how to write a “proper” essay. I…

Richard Haro Dr. Dissinger WP4: My Writing Experience & Growth Throughout my first semester of college, or more specifically, Writing 150, I have grown and improved in my writing skills. It may not necessarily be considered the most “academic” writing however, I have allowed myself to be put into a…

By the time this post is published, I would have been “unplugged” for a little over a month. This means all of my social media apps, which include Instagram, Snapchat, Tik Tok, and more, have been deleted and inaccessible. Initially, I did this because I had seen one of my…

Registering to earn general education credit and improve my writing, I was not expecting this course to have such a huge impact on my life and my character. It’s safe to say that if it wasn’t for writing, I wouldn’t have survived my first semester. Writing has challenged me to…

Writing has always been challenging for me. It is challenging to formulate all of my ideas and exemplify them in a cohesive, impactful piece of writing. For this reason, I dreaded complex writing assignments. However, I am a big talker. I like telling stories, negotiating, advising; really just talking. This…

I started this semester with skepticism toward writing, a subject that I avoided in high school, preferring to focus my energies and attention on STEM subjects that I knew I excelled in. However, taking WRIT150 this semester has forced me to come face to face with one of my greatest…

My main struggle with writing always came from the fact that I was stuck in my head — even if I knew the premise of what I wanted to write, I simple couldn’t get my jumbled thoughts down on paper and suddenly form it into an essay. This also translated…

One of the reasons why I chose education as the theme for WRIT150 was that I wanted to understand what I could gain through education and how to claim my education instead of receiving it. Although I stayed off campus during the COVID pandemic, the 2020 fall semester was not…

Writing has always been challenging for me. Having had many professors throughout my schooling, I have been faced with different expectations and guidelines when it comes to the writing process. No teacher has the same parameters because writing is subjective. Despite this, through the course of this semester, I have…