This year I have come a long way as a writer.  I never had to write a lot of papers in high school so I wasn’t developing better writing skills.  Now I have to write multiple papers for all of my classes and although it’s a pain it really has helped my writing.  I also have been reading a lot more than I used to and my vocabulary has become wider.  I sound more professional than I did before.

            Being in your English class for a year has also helped me.  I feel more comfortable writing now than ever.  In high school the rules were so rigid and I couldn’t express my thoughts in my papers.  Now I can show my personality and opinions freely without worrying what the teacher will think.  The relaxed writing atmosphere really made a difference.  I have used a lot more figurative language in my writing this year compared to high school.  I find that my writing is more interesting when I use figurative language for example, my thick description paper for English 111.  I’ve never used so much imagery in a paper before and I really liked how the paper turned out.  When I read my paper I actually visualized everything I read.  Similes and metaphors also helped me bring my ideas together.  Using figurative language made it easier to compare things and made my overall papers flow better.

            I’ve learned a lot more in one year of college composition than I have in many years in high school.  I’ve gained new writing styles, which will help me with my writing in the future.