My favorite piece of writing would most certainly be the group proposal paper we wrote in the Writing for Engineers (ENC3254) course that I took last Spring semester. Our group was composed of three people and we wrote to persuade the UF administration to spare $500,000 for the renovation of the Reitz Union Theatre. A great deal of money had already been spent for a new speaker system and screen, but the theatre still appeared old and outdated, therefore it did not attract any more people. The money that we requested would be used to buy new seats, expand the theatre, add a concession stand, and install new walls and ceiling.
This paper was an obvious example of a strong closed-form of writing. We had to interview the people in charge of the theatre and do intense research. Our audience, the UF administration, is a serious and formal group of people, so great amount of structure throughout the paper was necessary. Also in order to convince our audience we had to support and concentrate on the thesis that this investment is a wise one for the UF administration.
Working of this paper was very enjoyable and taught me a great deal. This proposal was something that could actually be used outside of class and could benefit many people. I go to that theatre pretty often, so I would have loved to see the renovation actually be conducted. We did plan on actually submitting the paper to the UF administration, however we never got to do so. As an engineering major, I highly liked learning about and researching the structure and composition of the building. In addition I became good friends with the people who were in my
followed the writing process very strictly and each step my personal narrative got a little better. I was starting to get the hang of things and it seemed to me I was pretty good at it. After days of hard work we turned in the final draft to our teacher, who would read over it and make the decision of the grade we would receive. When my teacher gave all of my classmates and I our final drafts back I scored a 95 A. This made me excited, after that point writing became my second favorite subject behind…
The Recalling days I would binge-read some of my favorite books, I remember how much my love for writing was incomparable to my love for reading; I could spend hours reading books but when it came to writing I always felt down. Maybe my inability to write in a similar or better way than the authors of books I read, provoked thoughts of a lack of imagination and strength to write anything that could be of interest to anyone. My confidence in my writing capability was at an all-time low. Slowly but surely…
at all. Elementary school writing was fun to explore if you really enjoyed writing and to express how you wrote. I remember back in the second grade we would write short stories about our favorite hobbies and I could write for hours about my favorite activities, but now writing has come to MLA format, rubrics, and strict topics I become stumped when it’s time to write. In the 2nd grade was when my excitement of writing began. The whole class would spend hours writing in a journal about their future…
Anne Lamott. I usually don’t know how to start off a paper and I would spend hours on the introduction; so, I typically just start off by writing a bunch of semi-coherent sentences and try to figure out in what direction I want to take my paper. By the time I get to the body I would get a “lightbulb moment” and I would go back an edit. My favorite line was “I’d obsessed over getting creamed by a car before I could write a decent second draft” because I could totally relate to this. I…
song cycle! Partly because the music is kick-ass, also because the majority of the recording artists on this album are amazing and inspiring, and because the way in which this music was written breaks the typical conventions of musical theater writing. The writing of this musical reminded me of how the musical Found was written or the song cycle Gone Missing. Music and Lyrics were created by the up and coming writer of our generation Ryan Scott Oliver. He gained his inspiration for the music and lyrics…
pretty interesting and they weren’t long and exhausting like other short stories I’ve read. They were also very easy to understand. Even though some of the stories were a little longer and not as interesting they were still pretty enjoyable. My favorite short story from this unit was Roald Dahl’s “Lamb of the Slaughter.” This short story was very interesting and it was fun to read because of the suspense and irony of the characters actions. No one would think that she would have killed her husband…
Azmera kahsay, Writing 6 07-29-15 Ethiopia Traditional Dances Ethiopia has over 80 ethnic groups in the country and each group has a very unique form to perform this dances. Ethiopia's folk dance is a symbol of their mosaic culture. As years have passed by it seems the traditional dances is getting to be much popular than past. My three favorite dance are the Dance of Tigray, the Dance of Somali, and the Dance of Oromia. The Dance of Tigray is an original dance from the southern and central parts…
years, and while in jail he discovered the Nation of Islam writings of Elijah Muhammad. Malcom started preaching the teachings when he was let out of jail, but later travels to a pilgrimage to the city of Mecca, there he converts to the original Islamic religion and becomes a Sunni Muslim, and then changes his name to El-Hajj Malik Al-Shabazz. He is assassinated on February 21, 1965 and dies a Muslim martyr. Favorite character/scene: My favorite character would be Betty X (His wife). I like her because…
ASSESSMENT 1B Assignment 1 My Writing Life My writing life begins as a twelve year old girl attending Keon Park Primary School. I was given an assignment by my teacher which involved writing a newspaper. Until I began the assignment I had no idea just how powerful and magical writing could be. I quickly started to realize the exciting opportunity in front of me. I could create a fantasy world, my own world, a place where everything is as it should be –…
a classroom climate that supports all families and their differences. 3.Describe some curriculum activities for cognition and language development. Arrange space so children will practice speaking and listening, for older children reading and writing. Have signs and pictures to show where things are kept and ask the children to describe the materials they use, label materials and use word/picture cards with cooking activities. Be sure that both genders will find activities enjoyable in the dramatic…
