When I first started this class on the first day of school, I thought I knew a lot about writing, but I was most defiantly wrong. In high school I did not write a lot of papers and it really showed when I started writing papers in college. Mrs. Vance has given me so much …
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Reflecting on writing papers
I have written a total of 5 essays for this class. Each one was different in their own way. The paper I wrote the best and was the most excited to write about was Essay #4, the paper I wrote on the Phenix City Story. This essay was the easiest to write about because it …
Strongest Source
I used many sources for this paper, but one source was the most helpful. This source was from the website CNN. To summarize this source, violent video games are having a big effect on adolescents these days. Some people think that violent video games are affecting how the game players act. These games are becoming …
Argumentative Essay/Current Event: Hurricane Dorian
– There have been multiple horrific tropical storms hitting the United States and near the United States. On September 4thHurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas and flooded and destroyed basically the whole island. Approximately 70,000 people are now homeless and forty-three dead. The hurricane was supposed to hit Florida and some parts of Georgia. After hitting the Bahamas, it moved to the Carolina’s. This was …
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Keys of College Success
There are many things freshman students or just students in general do not know about how to be successful in college. There are a lot of rules you can stand by to be successful in college and I will state just a few from a source I have. Always start out taking at least one small class every …
The Battle of Columbus
The Battle of Columbus was a very significant battle in the Civil War. It was considered to be the last battle of the Civil War. This war took place on April 16, 1865. At a place that was once known as Girard which is now known as Phenix City. The battle took place on the land of Girard and that’s why …
Why we crave horror movies
Reading through Stephen King’s essay about horror movies I agreed and disagreed on some parts. When he said that we people are all mentally ill, I did not agree with that. Some people really are crazy, and it shows but other people are normal. But I did agree when he said that people go to the theater to see scary movies to prove …
Bragging about myself
I rarely brag about myself, because I find it kind of annoying. But I have done some things in life to brag about. For example, I am on full scholarships at CVCC and was offered multiple other scholarships my senior year. I also earned a certificate to be a CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant), my senior year in high school. While in school I have kept a high GPA …
Types of College Students
There are so many different types of college students. College changes people and their personality, speaking from experience. In college there are so many responsibilities and things you have to worry about that high school took care of for you. The types of personalities college people have been the procrastinators, strict grade people, and the class skippers. Procrastinators obviously do not care about their grade because they never try or …
The Phenix City Story
Phenix City was not the same city in the 1930’s as it is today. The old Phenix City was given the name Sin City for various reasons. The whole city was a hot mess with all the illegal activities and bad people running the town. Sin City’s law enforcement was corrupt, and they were blackmailed by gang members …
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