Patterns of Error

A few of the mistakes that I have caught myself repeating are run on sentences, grammar errors, and  another problem is how I do not read my papers more than twice when being done.

First of all, the first mistakes that I do when writing papers are having run on sentences.  I know what run on sentences are but when it comes to writing a paper I do not notice when writing them. I usually just concentrate on the paper making sense and also for each paragraph to go with each other. What I could do to improve  this mistake is going back and rereading each sentence to make sure I have complete sentences.

Secondly, another mistake that I often make is having grammar errors. In many occasions I still forget when to use the proper punctuations. When writing a paper another thing I usually tend to concentrate more on, is making sense in what I am trying to say and do not check to see that my sentences have the punctuations necessary. To be able to improve this mistake I will make sure, instead of continuing writing I should just go back to check the sentences I wrote to make sure they have the appropriate punctuations.

Finally,  I usually only go over my papers twice.  I believe that going over my paper two times is enough. When in reality to make sure I turn in a decent paper I  have to review it a couple of times. Two things I can do to make sure I turn in a well done paper is to check it a few times before turn it in. Also taking a break in between every time I go over it will help me to see more of my mistakes and turn in a better paper.

Spring Break

This spring break week, I was just at home doing nothing exciting which made it extremely boring. I was at home alone because all of my family members had something to do as well as my friends. My dad was out working, my mom; sisters and brother were at school. They will not have their spring break until the following week. This means that they will be out having fun while I am in school. My friends from my high school were also in school and did not have any free time to get together and do something due to school work.          

In some occasions when I have an assignment due or have to study for a test, it is not only sometimes hard but in many occasions it takes up a lot of my time. It makes me want to give up and I also sometimes regret making the decision of going to college. At times I wish I could just stay home. These past couples of days being at home made me realize that I have made a good choice by going to college. Later on once I feel that I have accomplished all my goals, maybe then it will be the right time for me to stay at home and it will not be until than that I will probably enjoy not doing anything. By going to college I have a reason to get out of my house and breathe fresh air. Every day I am also learning new material and interacting with people.

Peer Review

The peer reviews that we have done in class have been effective in the way that we can give others our opinions on how we can improve our paper and also bring to our attention our mistakes. I think peer reviews can be improved by having more than two people in each group. Also having a discussion during class about the paper can become very helpful.  As a peer reviewer my strengths  are,  being able to see when a sentence is incomplete or has  a misspelled word. I can honestly say that my weakness as a peer reviewer are not being able to give suggestions of what I think needs to be added or changed, due to the fact that I am afraid of giving the wrong advice. My ideal peer review process is being in a large group because it is always better to have the opinion from more than one person. I also like that we do our peer reviews after we have done our first draft because we can make as many corrections as we like. I would like to have an extra day of peer review to help us go more into depth with our discussion.

Transition from High School to College

The transition from high school to college has been a major step in my life. So far in college what I have enjoyed the most throughout these two semesters I have taken is the fact that I have more independence. In high school, teachers and other people would always be on our back to make sure we did your homework, go to class and follow certain school rules. My first couple of weeks in college I started noticing that it was a whole new experience as well as a complete different environment.  For example in class, instructors will now only collect homework on the date it is due. Students who do not turn in an assignment are no longer being questioned about it, as well as not attending class. It is up to us, if we want to be responsible and obtain good grades. Another thing that is completely different in college is us being able to make our own schedule and choose the classes we want. Were in high school, we were given a schedule and did not have an option when choosing classes. What I like the least about college is that they assign us many assignments which can sometimes be time consuming and also extremely hard. In my case I sometimes have to work on a paper over the weekend, other assignments or study for a test and the weekend is just not enough time. I have realized that being in college is all about writing papers for most of the classes and it is something I was not used to doing. So far being in college and writing papers constantly is the hardest thing for me to do.

Thinking About Arguments

The three articles that we had to read and choose from, the one that I thought was the most appealing was “Should the Obama Generation Drop Out?” The article talks about how Obama thinks that students shouldn’t need a bachelor’s degree to obtain a decent pay job. The author agrees with Obama’s thoughts but he would also like for him to be more specific about his argument. The author backs up Obama’s argument by giving us facts, for example he said that “It’s what you can do that should count when you apply for a job, not where you learned to do it”.  In other words when an employer is hiring someone, they should consider the employees experience and not where their skills were obtained.

I decided to consider writing about this argument because what the author stated is true. You should not need a bachelor’s degree in order to have a decent pay job. In example, four years in college means parents or students acquiring a debt because there are only a small percentage of students who are able to obtain scholarships or government help. Another example is that when obtaining an education for a bachelor’s degree there are many classes that are required to be taken when in reality many of them are not necessary or have to do anything with the degree obtained.

Second Choice Ad

Purpose: Most of the hair products women buy in order to keep their hair in place do not work. Anti-Humidity Hairspray by Garnier Fructis is convincing you that this one will work.  This ad is trying to make women believe that the perfect product is finally here.

Audience: It shows a picture of a confident woman with the perfect hair. It is specifically targeting women who want their hair style to stay a certain way for a longer time.

Genre: I would describe it as being a persuasive ad.  All the Garnier Fructis ads have some kind of pattern. They always have a woman with perfect and a different hair style. This is what I would expect from the Garnier Fructis ads because they want to make us believe that this hair product will work. They always show a woman with perfect hair to convince us that is possible for any women to obtain the hair look desired.

Tone: The black background, the tree hair products with the bamboo and a woman with a confident smile makes this ad exciting, anxious and desirable.