Comments Week 14

Sarah – Writing Center

Caroline – Student Prompt

Writing Center

      Last Wednesday, I took the liberty of visiting the Writing Center in order to get my Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis checked out. I appointed a meeting with Elijah Simeneaux, and waited with anticipation. When Wednesday came along, I was skeptical, not sure what to expect. I had never been in the Writing Center with a proper appointment before, so I both excited and nervous as to what would happen.
      It was absolutely fantastic. Elijah offered me great assistance, and I managed to polish my essay up in no time. For some reason, even though Elijah only assisted me in finding the mistakes myself, it was easier to find the mistakes that I had made. He offered tips on revisions and corrections, and after our session was over, my essay was looking a lot better than it used to. If I ever have trouble on a writing assignment, I will definitely revisit the writing center.

Student Prompt

      I decided to write an essay about Trevor's prompt: What if the world's currencies were replaced with cookies? I decided to write about this prompt because it seemed very funny to imagine a world where money is completely invalid. Money is such a big part  of our lives nowadays to the point where society would be unable to function without it. However, since this is a fictional piece of essay, I will do my best to completely abuse my immature imagination to the fullest of my extent.
      If the world's currency turned into cookies, condition and size accounted for, there would be a massive flow of people making their way to the grocery store and convenience store to clear out all the cookies in the area. People would be unable to spend those cookies in fear of deterioration or theft. The flow of currency would stop, causing a huge problem in the world economy. This is funny because this reminds me of when Twinkies were said to be out of production, and everyone was swarming to get one. Whatever this prompt was inspired by, it sure is hilarious.

Comments Week 13

DJ – Free Post

Sarah – What I Love about Christnas

Studying for Exams

     It's December, and the exams are slowly dawning upon us. I have already received my first mid-term exam study guide. I usually start my exam studying by freaking out, having a mental breakdown, have a warm cup of coffee, have another mental breakdown, and then I start actually studying. There are multiple different methods of studying for exams, but which one to choose? I personally usually study alone, but maybe I'll also explore new methods as I explain what ways of studying there are.
      First, there is the obvious method of studying by yourself. This is the most basic way of studying. There is the advantage of being able to focus on your work and be able to study for a long time, but you are unable to get help from others. You could always argue that you can get help from your parents, but let's be honest; unless your parents have a profession in something, they are usually clueless of your schoolwork. Then there is another way: holding a study group. Studying with your friends is great because you can get help and feedback from your peers and that you can study for a lot longer. However, it is possible to get easily distracted or get incorrect feedback from your friends. Also, there is the ultimate of method of late-night cramming. Basically, you do not study at all until the day before the exam, and then try and learn it all the night before the exams. Normally, you will be up very late, which can affect your conditions while testing the next day. I do not recommend this method, nor do I think anyone else will. So what is your favorite method of studying? If there is any that I did not address or your own personal ways of studying, leave it in the comment section of this blog. I would definitely like to hear your own opinions. As usual, thanks for reading.

Literary Analysis

      The most difficult part in writing my literary analysis for Lord of the Flies was making sure that all the paragraphs connected with each other and flowed naturally. I had to edit it multiple times to make sure that they made sense chronologically, and I also needed to make sure that I did not feel awkward reading them aloud. One other difficulty that I experienced while writing my literary analysis was, oddly enough, trying to minimize the use of the word "boys" as much as possible. When writing, I discovered it hard to describe the boys on the island with any other words than "boys". Eventually, I did find substitutes such as "group" and "savages", but it definitely was a major roadblock for me, as weird as that may sound.
      I had a lot of my peers asking me how to start an introduction and end a conclusion. I would recommend writing your thesis as the last sentence of your introductory paragraph, and try to fill in the previous sentences with the context for your thesis, such as how you reached that thesis statement. For the concluding paragraph, I suggest restating your thesis last and using the previous sentences to explain how your supporting paragraph leads up to that thesis. Hopefully this helped, and once again,
         
       
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