Hello everyone!
My name is Alison Chew. I am a senior double majoring in French and Psychology with a Human Development minor. I am originally from Lafayette, CA in the Bay Area. I have two younger sisters, ages 19 and 17. I just returned from a four month trip abroad in Bordeaux, France where I studied French at the university. I am interested in becoming a social worker after I graduate.
I do not dislike writing, but sometimes I feel overwhelmed when I receive writing assignments, as I feel I have never fully grasped what it takes to write a good paper. I am nervous but excited at the same time for this class, because I need to improve my writing skills.
I'm hoping that a lot of the readings from The Everyday Writer will help you and everyone else in the class to, as you put it, "grasp what it takes to write a good paper." There's a lot that goes into that, different disciplinary conventions like we'll talk about Wednesday, and different requirements in terms of language use, levels of analysis, etc. And for everyone (including me), the best way to respond to that feeling of being overwhelmed is to write a little everyday.
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