The first big idea that I discovered in chapter two was the interconnectedness of the seven Cs of good business and professional writing. This chapter went into great detail about each of the basic principles of good professional writing. Many of these include things like avoiding nominalizations, using active verbs, and writing sentences with only … [Read more…]
The first thing that I learned from reading part one is that there are many differences between what makes good academic writing and what makes well written professional writing. Academic writing teaches us to use long and complex sentences that are specific to the reader, typically someone who already knows about the subject matter. Academic … [Read more…]
The first main argument that I pulled from the introduction was that we have to be masters at the basics and the rules of grammar in order to use our creativity effectively. If we fail at using proper grammar and syntax in our professional writing then the messages that we try to send are more … [Read more…]
The first big thing that I took from this chapter was that you are able to use your own unique qualities and experience to your advantage to make a successful resume no matter what kind of experience you have. Chapter eleven went into each of the three different styles of resume, each one appealing to … [Read more…]
I think the peer review process went well. I enjoyed being able to see the variations in other people’s work whether it was the experience that they highlighted, the wording they used, or just the format of the letter itself. At first I thought that revising the cover letter would be harder than normal because … [Read more…]
Peer review was never something that I knew how to do very well until I took ENG 110. Starting off with a list of good vs bad peer review comments really helped because it made people stray from the typical “it’s good” response. Peer review was also much easier when we were given a set … [Read more…]
The most common annotation that I find myself making while I read is when I can connect something in the text to my life in one way or another. As someone who had been a vegetarian for five years, this was especially common in David Foster Wallace’s “Consider the Lobster” since many of the things … [Read more…]
Before college I was always the type of person to use EasyBib for all of my citations in any class. However, now that I’ve been able to have The Little Seagull on hand to help me create citations it has been much easier doing them on my own. I also feel a lot more confident … [Read more…]
In my third paper I used my outside sources as a way to support my argument as well as a way to include naysayer points in my paper. On page 3 and 4 I introduce a quote from the article “Paying Students to Play Would Ruin College Sports.” All of those involved are hired to … [Read more…]
