Revisiting

Normally I have a hard time going back and revising my essays. However, as soon as I sat down with my essay almost a week later I realized revising it was going to be a breeze. I had made so many mistakes and left so much out of my original draft that I couldn't figure out what I had been thinking when I originally written it. Obviously I had had an off day. The help that I got from my peer editing group helped a lot to. There were a lot of comments made on my essay that I never would have though about, but after having them pointed out to me I could see where my essay could use improvement.

Reliability of Wikipedia

While writing an essay on the reliability of Wikipedia. I started having writers block. This is a new concept for me. Ordinarily, once I get an idea into my head I can write for long periods of time without stopping. However, last night I had to keep stopping mid sentence where I either had forgotten my words or just ran out of words to write. I finally struggled through my last paragraph though, finally finished. I printed my essay off, stapled it, put it in my folder, and feel into a deep sleep, where I continued to dream about my essay.

The Toast

At my sisters wedding I was lucky enough that she chose me as her maid of honor. I have looked up to my sister since I was very little. I was so excited that we had a special enough connection that I could share in her special day in such an important position. I have always loved writing so the toast was no big deal to me. I put it off until the last minute and just wrote exactly how I felt. Right before I gave my speech I read it for a couple close family members and brought them to tears over the phone. Then I had to read it for real. I will never forget the look on my family's face as I read my speech. Nor will I forget that when I finished my sister had tears pouring down her face. She is the only sister I have and I enjoy ever moment I spend with her. Sharing this information with her is something I had never done before and I was so glad that I could add that much more to her special day. This was definitely the proudest I had ever been of anything I had ever written and thinking back I would not change one word.

Achievement of Good Grades

In my experience good grades mean that I have put my best effort into my work. My knowledge that I had striven to gain has carried me through and helped me reach my goals. They mean that I care about my success as a college student and about my future after college. My grades help to demonstrate to myself and to others that I am hardworking, determined, and goal oriented. I tried my best and achieved all that I could.