My Writing Background Has Prepared Me For The Real World

Keeley Bulman

1100 English

Nick Palambo

2 August 2023

English Composition: How My Writing Background Has Prepared Me For the Real World The word flourish means to grow and develop vigorously within an environment. This is a good way to demonstrate how my writing has evolved throughout this course. Coming into this composition class, I saw writing as a form of expression, but I struggled with how to put my feelings into words on a paper. Writing has never been easy for me because I always thought writing was about what to say and doing so in the right way. Looking back now, I was wrong. Within the duration of this semester, I have learned that writing is a way to express feelings and so much more. Writers can talk about upcoming projects, life

This may sound a bit out of line, but it is true. Once I began to see writing as a conversation and not a perfect piece of paper I was able to break through and have an epiphany. I was able to express myself because instead of trying to find the right words to say, I was turning my feelings into the words themselves. I was being vulnerable to making mistakes and teaching myself that we are human: the best face to put forward is an honest one. After this breakthrough, I was able to improve my writing by: connecting with my audience, using rhetorical appeals, and learning self-criticism. By applying these skills, my writing has improved tremendously. I feel my writing has more informative content, positive intention, and leaves the reader with a good feeling. This course has

Moving forward, I plan to be a business major in college. During college, I will have to write many papers, and thanks to this course I feel very prepared. As I go through college, I will have to be personable as a business major and this course has provided me with that skill. When working for or owning a business connecting with your customers is the most important facet. Within this course, I learned how important it is to form a relationship with your audience. If a customer does not have their full trust in me it will not be easy for me to do business with them, and it will be hard for me to succeed as a business owner. Before forming a relationship with my customers, I must sell them with my case. Luckily, I have been taught rhetorical appeals to put prospective customers on my side! There are three different types of appeals: pathos, ethos, and logos. This means that I have three different plans of actions which is ideal because no customer is the exact same. I can use pathos to show emotion and how much I care about knowing my clients and doing business with them. Then, ethos comes into play with my statistics and how credible I am to my work. Lastly, logos can be used to show prospects that I am the best offer! These appeals can help in the business world, but also connect to numerous situations. I can use pathos to bond with a coworker or ethos to show that I am the right