In Class Free Write

Today we turned in our second essay and let me tell you, it has definitely changed my view of writing. This assignment was helpful as well as difficult for me. I really did not understand the assignment until about a week ago, five weeks into the assignment. I understood all of the Toulmin assignments but it took me a good while to grasp what I was supposed to be writing and analyzing in the final essay. Today I also read my very first posting that I did in this class and I believe that I am a changed writer. In my first posting, I could tell that I was self-conscious about what I was putting on my blog, now I could really care what I write or who reads it because they are my ideas and I think that they are great. The other writing that I have done in this class has been very beneficial to me in the sense that it has helped me realize that I am a pretty good writer, not great but pretty good. In my first posting, I also wrote about how I did not think that I was a good writer but this class has helped me either realize that I was or become a better writer. I really do not know which one. I now believe in my writing because I have had some good feedback from Amanda and some good feedback from my classmates. I also believe that I am now a better writer because I have learned to deal with the criticism from others about my writing.