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Paragraph Summaries of Reflective Essays

Memories by Marcus Griffin, Mina Raines, and Kai Thomas 




Kai Thomas
Image of a doctor's coat by Pexels
   
    English 1101 showed me how much of an impact the art of rhetoric has on my life and career. Now, when I write essays or make speeches, I am more aware of the specific details that can make a positive impact on my audience, such as using specific diction, syntax, and organization. As a prospective medical doctor, you would think that rhetoric doesn’t have much to do with my career, but in fact, it has a huge impact on how patients interpret their illness via the specific diction used. Not only that, arranging sentences in certain ways can produce a positive effect on the audience so much that a relatively simple wording can become profound. And as for organization, the foundation of an essay, learning how to balance body paragraphs so that one aspect doesn’t overpower the other is a critical skill that helped me take the brainstorming process as a way to seriously create flow and impact in my paper.


 Mina Raines

Image of The Hitchhker's Guide to the Galaxy by Jose Sa via flickr
    I love to write. Douglas Adams, the author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, is my inspiration for writing science fiction stories. His whimsical writing style allowed me to understand that the author is the creator of his or her writing universe. When I brainstorm, I get my family involved and bounce ideas off them until I have chosen my topic. When it is time to write, I sit at my desk with my computer. Then, my new adventure begins and I become part of the story, at least for a little while.



Marcus Griffin
Image of inside the plane's cabin by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer, Air Mobility Command Public Affairs via U.S. Air Force

    Aviation has been a passion all my life.  As a Program Manager for Cabin Maintenance, I do a surprising amount of writing.  Writing my reflective essay was the first time I have stopped and really thought about how I utilize skills learned before and during English 1101.  The various types of documents I create draw on nearly all of my skills and challenge me in ways I never thought possible.  I look forward to building on my skills in 1102.
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