New IUS Student

I was extremely nervous entering into my freshman year of english. I heard from many of my older friends that college required a lot of writing, which technically wasn't one of my strengths. However, as the year went on, I really began to catch on to some of the great techniques and became really good at planning my writing out before I put it on paper. It's a good idea to try to stay away from procrastination. Waiting until the last second to start on a paper is one of the worst things you can do. Stay ahead of schedule and have time to proofread and make changes. It will definitely help you out in the long run when you receive your grade. With the extra time to make changes, you can really improve the overall status of your work.

Profile Paper

I had to really think about my topic a lot to find an arument that I could use in my proposal, however I finally came to a solution. In my research paper, I gave a lot of good information about the life of a landscape architect. In my proposal, I plan to argue that landscape architects don't receive enough attention and respect for their job. Most people don't know how important the job of landscape architects is. In the years 2012 through 2020, landscape architects are going to be one of the top 5 jobs in demand. This is due to the industrialization taking place everywhere across the United States. These landscape architects are needed to do the clean up work and make everyhting blend in and look appealing to the citizens. I have a lot of good information on the importance and everyday work of landscape architects within my research paper that will come in handy. I also plan on talking through some of the qualifications and requirements needed for the career of landscape architecture.

Improvement in my Writing

I really wasn't sure what to expect my first semester of English here at IUS. I was a little nervous because I heard from older friends that you were assigned to write a lot of essays and reports in college. I always thought it was going to be really hard and I would be very dissappointed with the result of my papers. However, I found that we are not assigned all these papers to stress us out or frustrate us, but instead they are assigned to help us improve our writing skills. After the first paper I wrote, I wasn't really enthused with the grade I received. Although I didn't get the desired grade I wanted, I did receive a lot of good tips and criticism to make my writing skills more effective. With each paper we were assigned throughout the semester, I continued to listen to the tips and helpful hints given to me by my teacher. I continued to improve my writing skills and it resulted in a better grade on my papers. Not only was I receiving better grades, but I also learned how to use criticism and comments from the teacher to improve my work in writing. I really improved my writing skills this semester in English 131, and hope to continue to use criticism constructively to improve my writings in years to come.