Reflection On 'The Ability To Let Go'

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In the beginning of the semester, I turned in this paper titled “The Ability to Let Go”. This was a paper about my history as a writer and re-reading it today I would say that the execution of the paper is good, but not great, and I misspelled many words to the point where some of the sentences do not even make sense. I titled it “The Ability to Let Go” because I talked about how I never wrote papers or enjoyed turning them in due to the fact that I was most likely going to get a big fat “F”. Taking this course not only helped me see that I am a pretty decent writer, but it also has helped me get through my past and essentially letting go of the past.

When first receiving unit one essay, “How has the place you consider home changed over time, …show more content…

This improvement is shown in unit one essay where my thesis was, “Home to me became my happiness, and anywhere I was happy to be at,” this thesis not only is not specific, but sound like a one of those quotes like, “home is where the heart is.” But with a couple of thesis exercises, I believe that a thesis is not hard to write, it only takes time. There isn’t a rule that says a thesis must be written before starting an essay. This helped me because in my opinion it is easier to sum up an essay that is already written, than one that is only thoughts. “My homes have changed throughout my life, but understanding the true meaning of home has lead me to understand that my home is with God,” this is my revision of my original thesis that was done after the unit one essay was complete, and it honestly fits well with my unit one essay and the contexts of the …show more content…

This has helped me become a better student and essentially a better person because it has helped me stay on track or on task. As a student with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, school has been hard, but now knowing how to just give the right amount of deal to explain something helps me stay on track with my train of

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