Unit 10 All Done!

I am definitely doing my last few assignments late but things at the home haven't been so great with family members and alcoholism problems.  But things have finally settled down enough to get my last few assignments done and check my grade on how I did.  I am so relieved that I got a good grade on my paper and able to keep my A!  Now to pass my exam for my nutrition class and I can keep that A as well!  I think the best advice I cold give based on my experiences is time management and organization will be a big help in writing a quality paper.  Setting up a designated days for researching, note taking, and writing is extremely productive especially when it comes close to finalizing a paper.  I did research up until making my paper completely final and found myself crunched for time because I didn't realize how much work was going to be needed to make my paper final.  I still feel that if I would have managed my time better and spent more time working on my paper I could have had included another point on the dangers of non nutritive sweeteners making my paper a whole 6 pages instead of making each of my paragraphs so long.  I feel that there could have been more Paramedic revision done to my paper than what I did do If I had given myself more time.  As for organization, I had a mass amount of tabs open each with a different article and I forgot 2 references when I turned my paper in because I didn't keep all of my sources organized.  Luckily I woke up 2 hours after turning my paper in and realized I missed those 2 references, I would have been so upset if I would have gotten in trouble for unintentional plagiarism.  I think no matter how well I write a paper, exam, assignment, or project, I think I will always feel that I could do better and try harder the next time because I really want this degree and I want to do it as best I can.  I don't want to just barely pass my classes, or just barely pass an assignment, I want to get good grades, keep my honor roll and high G.P.A. and really be proud when I get my degree. All of my terms have had things happen and obstacle pop up and I don't expect any of my other terms to come to be smooth sailings.  So with each passing term I make a mental note of what did and didn't work such as insomnia and morning classes do not mix well and figure out the things that will work for future classes to come.  Swimming upstream is very tiresome and something I would prefer to avoid during the course of next few years of college if possible. 

Unit 9 Almost Final

For once I am trying to knock out some assignments early especially since my husband I are finally getting to go camping this weekend. At the moment I still have a some to do before my paper is final and can be turned in.  I still need to write my abstract, add a little to my 2nd and 3rd paragraph, and go over my paper a few more times to make some last revisions.  Aside from those last things to do I feel pretty good about my paper.  I think the difference between how I felt about the paper I wrote last term for Writing Composition 1 is that I got a really good grade on my first draft for this paper, whereas I didn't get a very good grade for my formal outline last term and a lack of help from the professor.  So the confidence of a good grade and really putting forth an effort to use the information I learned last class really helped for me to write this paper.  I do however think that my writers block and the different obstacles that occur make a big impact of how well my writing flows out and onto the paper/screen.  I feel a little nervous when I think about what I have to do and if I'm giving myself enough time to do it, and all the errands I have to do and things that pop up and make making time for school work difficult or my brain not working and wondering when it will work when I need it to!  But I remind myself that I do always get it done so I try not to over worry myself.  When I turn it in I will probably celebrate with a drink and feel good that I am done and spend the next day relaxing.  At this point my idea of writing hasn't changed much from how I've always felt about writing.  Sometimes I am really good at it without trying and other times I stare at my screen confused and dumbfounded, sometimes my writing flows and other times I can't get anything to come out.  I have definitely learned a lot from Writing Composition 1 and 2 and I don't think my papers would be good enough without these classes.  When I write papers in the future I will remember the things that I was taught in these classes and know where to look for help and what areas I need to pay attention to so that I continue to get good grades and be able to evolve as the classes get harder and more professional.  There are a ton of topics that I would love to research and write about such as herbalism, natural products, aromatherapy, acupuncture, chiropractic, ways to be healthy, what works, what doesn't work, etc...  I want to build a collection of all of the papers that I write throughout college so maybe I can share them with others in the future.  I would very much like to be an influential voice in helping people take an in depth look at health and be more aware of what is going on in the health world.