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Over the course of the writing year I have learned many new skills. It was very helpful to learn these skills because know I know how to use them in real writing and speaking. Some of the skills I learned include how to identify a run on sentence, how to have a productive argument with someone and how to write various types of sentences. These skills will definitely help later in life. If I ever have to argue my views on something to someone else I will know how to share my opinions reasonably and with evidence to back it up. When I know how to write various types of sentences I will be able to put my words onto a page and have them not only make sense grammarly but also make sense when they are read. I can now identify a run on sentence
Throughout this semester I have learned many ways of writing through two main essays literacy narrative and comparison and contrast. These two essays have taught me how to correctly fix my comma splices, thesis statements, and capitalization. I have engaged in numerous learning material during this summer class. Many times when I thought it would be hard to work on those three developments I never gave up. I gain more positive feedback from my teacher because he pointed out most of my mistakes I made on both literacy narrative and comparison and contrast essays to help me understand what is it that I need to work on. My development as a writer became stronger.
I really think that the skills I learned in this class will help me in the future. I want to let myself come through in my writing, even if I do go into journalism. At the very least, I want to be able to write effectively. I want to be able to draw people in to what I'm writing, and sometime the O.S. just doesn't work. At least now I know that I have the skills and confidence to move away from it and let myself come through.
This semester, I have learned how to write a thesis, eliminate to-be verbs, and write using good structure which has helped me grow as a writer.
This weekend my mom, me, Ann, and Ann's boys are going to minnesota's largest candy store. I can not wait to go because we get so much candy and drinks there. We go there every year and always end up spending more money than we did last year. We also went to the Granite City Speedway it is a dirt track it is so much fun. I always help out there I work on the cars and even get food for the guys. I love to work there even if I do not get payed it is still fun. I work with a racer named Shane Sabraski. We know him because he use to work with my grandpa. We proceed to go to almost every race of his. Shane almost won 12,000 dollars for a big race he was in. Sadly in the last lap the race car behind him passed him, so he only got 5,000 dollars.
The sun shone on the lake, reflecting across the calm waters. Families were enjoying their afternoon as gentle winds passed by. Children stumbled on the sand and shallow waters as they tried to catch tadpoles with their buckets. My dad, little sister, and I were all set to take on our first wilderness adventure; canoeing across a lake. I began to imagine myself steering the boat. Left side. Push, push, push. Right side; push, push, push. Repeating this in my mind and moving the paddle through the air, I felt confident. We climbed in canoe, and with a slight push from the back, we were off.
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright once said, “As a leader, you have to have the ability to assimilate new information and understand that there might be a different view.” The statement seems simple enough, but in order to fully appreciate it, an understanding of a fairly uncommon word is required. This word is assimilation. Though at first glance assimilation doesn’t appear to be too daunting a term, its diverse definitions play a significant role in more domains than many would initially anticipate.
As a child, when I got upset my response used to cry and refuse to talk. Now a day as adult, I don't cry that often, but I have the patter of maintain salient, so I grow up keeping that behavior with me. The first time I suffered anxiety of separation was when I started school; I do remember those first day clearly. I cried very loud, I got frustrate, and I didn't want to come back to school. This first week was terrible for me, for my mother, and also for my teacher. Fortunately, my teacher was very professional and keep calm. My mother tried to talk to me, and explain that she had to leave, but she come back for me at noon. When I was a child I was not very good at making friend; even though I was a friendly girl, I had to deal with that
The average student attends three schools in the same school system with the same friends for thirteen years. While I have shared the struggles of AP classes, sleep deprivation, cliques, etc., with these students, my journey took a few bends and turns along the way. With two public schools, one charter school and a homeschooling adventure under my belt, I have arrived at my destination, my high school diploma.
On average, Americans spend over 10 hours of their day on a digital device. Many young people today believe that having their phones and computers taken away would be the end of the world. Before digital devices consumed our days, generations found alternative ways to entertain themselves, whether it be playing outside with friends or conversing with family over a Sunday dinner.
Imagine living life worry free without a care in the world. Even after becoming the “Adult”, you have always desired to be, you were still worry free. Parenting was just parenting, Bills were just bills, and problems were just problems. You never realized how good you had it, or more so the reason for having it.
I never thought I would make it this far. Going into high school I remember thinking to myself that this would it be it, post secondary was never in the picture. December 2011, the consequences of a car accident had changed my perspective of everything around me, it was not until soon after that I’ve recognized the value of education. Despite so, the symptoms of a brain injury had held me back, as my emotions also stood in the way. Every day I had thought of giving up, I had failed at doing the simplest tasks. Struggling to adapt to new habits and taking on different approaches, the hardest part was managing chronic headaches. Later I realized how much I took for granted in the past and was determined to prove myself wrong; I will succeed.
It was the day before my birthday and I was really hoping to get a really awesome present. I told all my friends and families about the present and they all have been asking me what it is. I told them it was a really expensive drone! They all asked me how much the drone was and I told them it was one-hundred dollars and fifty-seven cents. They all told me they did not have enough money so I knew I would have to save up myself.
When I was younger, I firmly believe that if someone was smiling they were happy. At this time I was around the age six. I held this belief because I was always around people who seemed happy. There was always laughter, smiles, and hugs. T.V. shows that I watch were filled with smiling faces and laughing groups of people joking around with each other. The people in my life were always so positive around me. But as I got older I grew a better understanding of what was going on.
We were decorating a tree at my mom's last night in a style that can best be described as a blast from the past. As I looked at old ornaments, I began to remember past Christmases and one in particular stands out.
When I was a boy, I was always happy and was a bright student. I was always eager to learn something new and I always gave my best effort at whatever I did, all the while helping my peers to learn in a fun and creative way. One summer during elementary school, my parents sat me down on my living room couch and delivered the worst news a little boy could hear: my best friend had drowned at a birthday party that I was getting ready to go to. I was different from that point on, seemingly forever. I became unhappy, yet I was still a bright kid, but I lost my ability to self-motivate. My parents tried to help me as best they could, which led to them sheltering me throughout high school. I felt suffocated by their actions, even though they had my best interests in mind.