Reflection

Part I

"Chillingworth vs. Dimmesdale" In this piece I was trying to compare and contrast Roger Chillingworth and Arthur Dimmesdale from The Crucible. The main idea was that the characters were very different, yet similar at the same time. The point was to depict their roles in the novel and relate them to real life. While writing this piece, I learned many new synonyms for words. I also learned I had been misspelling some words for a very long time. Looking at my work, I often use the same sentence structure and try to find deeper meanings for things.

In "Cotillion" I described my experience the night of my first formal dance. In comparison to "Chilligworth vs. Dimmesdale", this piece was a little more informal. I used a more airy, light tone. While writing this piece, I learned how to incorporate brustrokes in my work. I also learned how to decrease my use of being verbs and increase my use of detail.

Part II

In "Chillingworth vs. Dimmesdale" I added why Hawthorne had the two characters in the novel and their purpose. I also added how his views on Romanticism and his feelings towards science and religion. As far as repition goes, I tried to avoid it as I was writing the piece. I did however use phsycologically as opposed to mentally in some cases, where as I had repeated mentally three or four times.

I think "Cotillion" was an overall good essay. I didn't feel I made as many errors. It had more of informal tone so I don't feel it was as difficult to write because of the sentence structure used. I incorporated all of the brushstrokes we learned in class and they are all bolded. I also edited out several of being verbs because it made the piece sound repetitive.

Part III

In Meredith A.'s nature essay, I really like her use of sarcasm. She did it in a tasteful way while still relating to the ideas of Emerson and Thoreau. I also like how Hank used a bible verse in his Scarlet Letter essay to relate to the story because I think religion is important and can relate to everything in life. I loved Cauley's funny tone in her nature essay. It made me laugh but I still understood her views and ideas. Three important things about writing I learned that I want to remember is the use of commas, brushtrokes, and how to use other words in place of being verbs. I think these are important enough to remember because they can be applied to every paper and can be very useful.