English W131

The first day of English class I honestly thought it was going to be unbelievably tough. But, once I got the first writing assignment and realized that there were no tests, just papers, I knew I was going to do okay. I know the past couple of papers I've slacked off and I have no excuse, but I'm trying to make this final paper the best one I've written. Through writing these papers, I've come across a lot of topics that have grabbed my attention as potential topics I'd like to pursue in my personal time. I've also found out a lot about myself and how I feel about certain topics. For example, this proposal paper is going to cover one of the topics that I have strong personal experience with... child abuse. I'm going to cover various views on what child abuse is and my proposal is that there be a minimal sentence law for specific child abuse crimes. As a writer, and as a student trying to pass this class with a decent grade, I'm putting my all into this paper. Over the past few weeks I've learned a lot about myself and the way I write. There are so many times where I want to put my personal emotion into my papers and yet it would be inappropriate for the topic and type of paper. As a writer I've discovered that I am now trying to include more 'studious' vocabulary in my writing. As a student, I've actually started to slack by letting petty things in life get in the way of my education. I've slacked off in the aspect of not having good attendance and not putting my all into my work. So, as contradictory as it may sound, I feel that I really have grown a s a writer, but have failed as a student when I know I have the capability to be better than what I have exhibited. However, this semester has given me a life changing experience that will continue to positively influence my work abilities as I further my education and work field.