Five weeks into my English course, I have gained new strengths and weaknesses I never thought I would have. I want to preserve my writing skills, enhance my writing weaknesses, and become an improved consistent writer. My writing strengths assist me in becoming a better writer. For instance, I have short yet strong introductions. I get right to the point and simply reveal my main thoughts. Equally important, my introductions lend a helping hand for my body paragraphs and conclusions. As long as I have a well written introduction, the rest of my paper writes for itself. An additional skill I accumulated is the memorization of the MLA format. Several weeks into my English course, the format has come to be second nature for me. Retaining the proper