Reflecting.

The most difficult essay for me was probably the Campus Complaint essay. This was because I did not have much to complain about. I have been so happy with Ball State and the transition from high school to college has been fairly smooth. The other one that I had trouble writing about was Investigating Academia. I learned a lot about the Visual Communications major that I was exploring and have decided to try to get into the Visual Communications program but when it came to writing all that I had learned, It was very hard for me to find a focus. I wanted to share everything I had learned but realized that not all of it would be relevant. 

I also appreciated the Investigating Academia essay because of all that I learned. However, the essay that I appreciated most was Proposal To Solve A Problem. I liked this one the best because I got to pick a subject/problem that interested me and also got to share my opinions on how it can be fixed. I enjoyed thinking through what I would like to see happen.

Comparing Persuasiveness.

I believe that “The Singer Solution to World Poverty” is the most persuasive. This is because, at the beginning of it, there is a story. The story makes you think, and makes you want to read more and figure out what point the author is trying to make. A story at the beginning also helps to draw the reader in, and to make them interested enough to continue. The other two essays started off in sort of a boring way. They start off with facts. This is fine, but if I were to come across all three of these essays in everyday life, the first two would not hold my attention long enough for me to care what the point was. 

I think what I have learned from comparing these essays is that I need to focus more on how my essays start off. I have a hard time thinking of interesting ways to draw people in at the beginning of my essays. Another thing that I have learned is that there should be a good balance of facts AND story telling or fun facts. I tend to go one way or the other in my writing and could improve in this area as well.