Hemphill1

23 April 2015
Dear Professor Davis,
This has been a crazy semester mainly because of all the papers I have written for all my
classes except college algebra. By writing so many different papers over multiple different topics
I have started writing better than I was in composition one. When I started comp one I was
nervous about how well I would do with writing essays; I only had to write a couple papers in
high school and I didnt know what MLA format was before I started college. I feel like I have
come a long way with my writing skills especially during this semester.
My first piece is My Favorite Teacher because it was an easy essay for me to write.
When I decided to write about whom my favorite teacher was and why it instantly came to my
head, this was by far my favorite paper to write. This paper had good structure and a good thesis
statement, but I didnt meet the length requirement, and had a couple run-ons. I have developed
well as a writer from this essay since it was my first essay to write in college, I have learned so
much by writing multiple essays and I have grown to like writing more.
My second piece was a little harder than my other papers because it was over religion
What Is Religion? was difficult to write because I havent been to church since I was about
fifteen or sixteen so it was hard to define what religion was. I chose this paper because it was
graded on what my response was not on anything else. I feel like my paragraphs flowed, I
answered the question correctly and in depth, and I my structure was good. I answered the
question the way I was supposed to, had a good title; I also didnt meet the length requirement
that is a major weakness for me.

Hemphill2

Body Image was a tough topic to talk about for me but I pushed myself to write this
paper and state my own opinion about the topic. This paper turned out better than I thought it
was going to I had good structure, a great attention getting statement, a good thesis statement.
There were a few problems such as not meeting the length requirement, comma splices, and runons. I should have come up with a better title since it was an essay over what I believe.
The last piece I chose is also titled Body Image it explains how Americans really do
have a body image problem, and my own experience with a body image problem. It was a good
essay because I had good structure, and was able to write about my own opinion and the view of
societys opinion well. I didnt have good punctuation in this essay though. I chose this as my
last piece because I think it was the best essay I wrote overall.
After going over the essays I chose I feel like I have made progress with my writing. I
had multiple comma splices, run-ons, and didnt meet the length requirement a couple times but
now I check my papers twice before I turn them in. By writing multiple essays I have learned a
lot that I never knew and I actually like writing now. I have gone through multiple obstacles this
semester and I have pushed myself to do better than I believe I can.
Sincerely,
Tiffany Hemphill