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My Reflection On My Writing Process

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This research paper is my second, one of the least amount of longest essays, I had to write and there were many obstacles I overcame. Nevertheless, I do feel I overcame most of them and I learned so much about my writing. One of the things that I overcame was finding a method to start long progresses like the one we just did. When I read Henrietta Lacks and the essay was presented, I expected to be writing an essay on a topic that was full of facts and well basically just research. However, it turned into an argument and finding a position to fight for. Which for me was a turning point. I didn’t really know where to start or what topic to choose. Furthermore, it took me days and long hours looking for articles. It took lots of time and energy finding, then writing down my sources down on the notecards and if I am being completely honest, I didn’t really enjoy or fully understand how to do this process. This was my first time having to organize my sources in this manner and having to deal …show more content…

I came to the conclusion that I have to put extra effort then others usually would. I tend to have various errors, making me have to read my essays out loud more than once. My strengths in the time constructing this research essay were keeping up with all the due dates and not slacking. What I mean by this is that I came with full, well thought out drafts. I wouldn’t just free write and say whatever. I actually wrote then reread and organized my thoughts. I wanted to use the time that I was given with my group to actually get feedback to make my final the best I can. With me doing this, I realized that saying my essays out loud and discussing my essay with others helps me realize things I could change or errors I made. And this was not because others would tell me, but I realized just mentioning my thoughts out loud helped me find direction and cleared my thoughts due to them being put out in the

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