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Dear Adam,

After getting my penultimate draft of my unit two paper out and graded, I realized that a lot more things make sense to me in terms of both this class and about writing in general. The “final” final draft will have minor changes dealing with grammar and small details. The bulk of the actual writing and substance, though, is complete. I will probably submit it once more just to see if I can get the A on it.

The biggest thing that this essay taught me was that emotion and a personal standpoint/parallel to something is not necessarily a bad thing. On the contrary it is exactly what can make a paper fuller and more meaningful. In my identity essay I really didn’t know what to do because I had never done that kind of writing before. I suppose that was a good base for this essay, however, because now that I kind of knew what was expected, I could relate it to my own life. I guess the thing that most clarified this concept for me was my second meeting with Steph where we discussed where things could potentially go and what to do with them. I felt that it was both a much more productive paper and meeting than the last one had been by far.

In my unit one reflection letter I talked about how I didn’t know if I agreed with that style of writing in which I was supposed to personally connect to. I explained how I was used to simply analyzing texts and looking at them in a deeper context. If I did include a personal opinion in anything, it was wrong. That being said I know understand the concept that there are different styles of writing that I simply have to get used to and be accepting of. I managed a B+, so far, on this paper because I made this connection between fact and personal experience.

In terms of moving on with my writing and how it has progressed, I think that there is a lot that I have accomplished between unit one and the draft that I am currently on of my unit 2. I feel that I am not only growing as a writer but also as a person. I think I might be in a better place for figuring out “who I am” as opposed to where I was after the last paper. That is a very big deal because the topic of discussion, lately, has been about Steph has been trying to improve us as people as well as writers. I’m excited to see where things go with the unit four paper because it pertains directly to this.