Thanks to the COM352 students for contributing a bunch of new pages! I'll be moving these pages into the main area of the wiki soon.

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Writing is something that you progress in like anything else. Practice, and with time, one will get better at the craft they are pursuing. Writing is a craft, it takes skill, determination and patience for anyone who attempts to grasp a viewer. And only the few completely conquer the art of writing like Twain, Hemingway and Steph. When I first came to the class I knew I could do the work, but the question was how long could I work for. Now that push comes to shove, I am going to have to pick up my 'writing game'. I have always had a motivational problem, when it comes to work, but when the time comes and I actually have to writing it is easier for me to express myself when I am pressed, I work better under pressure. However, my writing in the beginning of the semester was more lackadaisical and half assed. And as you know a majority of work you did not receive in the beginning of the semester and I plan to change my work progress over the next few weeks. So for me instead of looking into the past and comparing it to the present I plan to see how my progress will be in the future as well. I plan to learn from my mistakes and use my time wisely, as I should. In the beginning of the semester I didn't really do that much work and was still on vacation. However, I hope to change my situation today and get all of my work done. Not only for this class, but in all of my general liberal arts classes I plan to change. Writing will always help me with everything I do. People don't realize how much writing, punctuation, grammar and description they use in everyday life. Writing is our way to communicate in a world of text messaging and emails and 'ims'. We, as a society, will always depend on communication through writing. I myself will have to improve on certain subjects in the writing arts. This craft I am still only an apprentice, who is learning for all types of masters. In writing it is key to be concise, descriptive and catch the eye of the reader. An author must put all three of these techniques and use them in the most powerful way. Personally I need to work on all three of these types of writing techniques for my future literary pieces. Hopefully I will be able to do it successfully.