Final Paper Reflection

          After a long semester filled with multiple writing assignments and reading responses, writing this final paper came much easier than I expected. In the previous reflections you will find on this blog, I have noted the anxiety that usually comes with being assigned an important writing assignment. However, I have noticed that the anxiety I felt for this particular assignment was significantly less than I had expected. I think that this is due to the fact that I chose a very personal topic in which I could include my first hand experiences. When I started making an outline, I noticed that I had so much to say because I was simply going through my past. Being analytical was simple because I analyzing myself.

            When deciding how to write this paper, I found a new way of constructing an argument.  Since my argument consisted of 3 parts, I realized it would be best to break my paper up this way as well. I chose to start with explaining my personal experience with the midnight run, then discuss what greater societal problems the midnight run alludes to and then how to fix the problems. Crafting my essay in this way made transitioning from paragraph to paragraph, a struggle I have, much easier. I knew exactly what would go in each paragraph and so I knew how I wanted to introduce the new idea as an extension of the previous idea.

            Overall I believe that the Writing 100 course has helped me to not inly improve my writing skills, but improve my coping skills with the writing anxiety I have. I have come a long way from the original DSP essay and the many hardships I faced in that writing process (refer to DSP reflection page).