Writing is the activity or skill of marking coherent words with a pen, pencil, or other instrument on paper to compose text that communicates people’s opinions on every subject, however, to grammatically and effectively write people learn how to do this in decades. For me, and probably many others, this experience was laden with hardships of learning grammar; spelling and using the perfect word—all too effectively get a point across. In my own effort to improve my persuasion, I can hook a reader to my writing with a good thesis paragraph. In contrast to my good thesis paragraphs the body and conclusions to my literary works are far behind. Consequently, my greatest challenge in writing has been staying inspired to continue the essay efficiently. Coupled with the lack of change in the quality of my writing since freshman year of high school, in my opinion, has worsened my in English in general. On the other hand, my greatest triumph in high school was learning how to improve my writing by myself and for teachers.
I am proud of about my own effort in writing is my thesis paragraphs. At the start of every essay there must be a thesis statement, and topic sentences, and to me, I exceed in that compared to the rest of the essay. It is only in the beginning of writing that I become enthusiastic After that first paragraph, everything else is dreaded. For example, in the English placement exam for English at the University of Michigan the prompt stated select perspective in “Mind vs. Machine” by Brain Christian—and drawing on evidence in the article, as well as your own experience in and/or other texts you have read—take a position on it. Do you agree with it or not and why? How does other evidence from the article complicate your position? My thesis paragraph was:
In the article by Brain Christian “Mind vs. Machine” the author evaluates what being human is through narrating his experiences in the 2009 Turing Test—an annual battle between the worlds’s most advanced Artificial-Intelligence programs and ordinary people. His personal perspective of being human was “experiencing and understanding truly disembodied cognition,” which is “not so much that it is complex and powerful per se, as it is reactive, responsive, sensitive, [and] nimble,” compared to “pure abstraction, divorced from sensory reality,” which I fully agree with. Without the perspective of sense, for example the five senses, all that is left is logic, thus, experiencing is not cohesive without thought. Similarly if you get too close to the fire and get burned, without sense you cannot feel the results of this experience, then logically it will happen again and again and again, the exact same experience. However, AI’s at the Turing Tests who are award with the Most Human Computer award usually achieve this success by their “human” personality types that could be “zany, [like] a jokester.” With these mannerisms, AI researchers are able to convince the judges of being human just like when Charles Platt won the Most Human Award for “being moody, irritable, and obnoxious.”
In my writing I am not satisfied with the slowness of my speed, the unorganization, and the grammar. In writing a basic essay, just five paragraphs, for English in high school I would spend , if not timed or an impromptu five hours or more. To me that is completely ridiculous, no wonder why I dread English assignments. With this prolonged experience, not including brainstorming, I immediately give up and my work becomes unorganized because of my frustration not being able to think. Along with this my general grammar is horrible partnered with spelling, I disgrace myself. If I have to set some goals to accomplish in this Writing 100 class it would be to increase the speed of composing essays, becoming more organized and improving my shameful grammar. To improve my writing I must first attend these trivial matters that hinder me from growing as an writer at the University of Michigan.
My greatest challenge in writing for others is my inspiration. Once, I loved to write essays and poetry for others and myself, but now…it’s complexly different. The challenge is if I am interested at all with the subject of it only last until my thesis paragraph is done. After this, everything else becomes a hassle. I can more easily start then finish, because at the end everyone can tell my conclusion paragraph is the worse.
In my writing, sense freshman you’re in high school, in my opinion, holistically gotten worse. And I yes, although was taking AP English & Literate classes all four years, has improved me greatly, but it broke me down more. My four years of English at Cass Tech seemed to break me to teachers likely. Thus, for almost writing occasion, I admit defeat in the class room. I have become tired of always being wrong, so now I am at a stalemate. However, this sound defeat had rendered me an elementary writer, but only as a multitasker who has forgotten how every task is done alone. Because of the confusion I have about writing research papers, analysis, narrative and impromptu’s I have come to completely HATE writing. I swear, I have a personal vendetta against it. English loves to frustrate me with its questions of “Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah? Why or why not? And if so use your personal background as evidence.” I go crazy just like this essay. I almost wanted to drop out of college when I looked over the assignments.
I have learned that in writing, I can only truly improve it I have to practice, practice, and practice. The best learning experiences for me all include hands on experience, in which I am appreciated when I do things correctly. From personal experience I understand that that through an almost overload of essays and one-on-one time with my teacher I can improve greatly to their liking.