James' Assortment of Symbology (writing)

What can I say? I have done my very best in all of my essays, but it seems I may be missing some of the constituents to make a stronger foundation. When I receive my grades for my essays, I oft stare in awe of what battered my countenance; it was the idiocy of my own blunders, and perhaps that may be my greatest disadvantage as a writer. Many times I may have blamed those who had evaluated my paper, but the errors were found not in them, but none other than myself. However, I do take precautions. In the majority of the time, I do re-write my essays again in hope to better my current standing. Foolish as well that I may be writing swiftly, not knowing of the gaffes that are plaguing my own article. But other than my mistakes, I am self-assured that my essays were grandiose in detail and of magnitude. Although, I do believe that I should have deserved a more superior grade than what I’ve been given ordinarily. There is still time to improvise, so I will fret not.

I felt very strongly in my own judgment of choosing the right distance end to end. What I mean by that is that I believe I did well on having greater lengths in specificity within my own vocation. Past the boundaries is what I strive for, and in most of my work, I included more information that I had to. I have also excelled in using words of intellect and executed my utterance with audacious oration. Such is the elegance of engraving one’s thoughts into paper. I exemplify the use of great lengths for my last essay based on the Patriot Act. I have exceeded more than twelve-hundred words and proud I am of that. Speaking of components, I also comprise a plethora of logistics in my writing. I could say in most of my essays and I need not mention which ones, because it is unnecessary to say which for I have already said ‘most of my essays.’ I have set an appropriate exemplar of usage of logos and pathos to create my position. But I still do consider that I deserve a better grade for my efforts, since I haven’t seen such appalling results in many that have been graded ever in my life; in the past, I’ve never received any papers lower than a ‘C,’ so I was just shocked to see some hideous outcomes.

Alright, now to focus on my own inaccuracies… Ms. Cooper probably sees my utmost errors as the lack of understanding and proofreading. I may have done an exceptionally fine job, but I still leave a trail of improper use of English elements. Such as what I mentioned from before, I have the habit of attempting to finish my work without reading over what I have done. That may be called a lack of common sense. Sometimes, I even forget to contain a proper thesis or be deficient in specifying my rhetorical techniques. Although I do not understand why Ms. Cooper would say that I have “awkward working and wordy sentences.” I do not think there is anything wrong to have sentences or words that exceed the norm. I also do not think that I should simplify my wordings to fit the criteria of entertaining dense-thinking audiences. I find it somewhat disturbing to have to be as simple as I could be only to make the general audience to understand easier. There is logic to what the definition of simplicity is, but the reader of our essays is not simple-minded, but a greater mentor. And my art instructor always says that “simplicity is the essence of complexity of art.” So I do understand that straightforwardness is the best way at times. I may misunderstand some of her teachings, but I still gave it my all.

About the things that I have gained knowledge of are things that I explained earlier such as proofreading and better understanding of the subject at hand. I have also learned that I have to simplify my information to the general audience because these days, frequent as it may seem that people are turning into vegetables (not to offend). Most people today seem to dislike complex terms and would rather create a much simpler, dim-witted, and slang language that I loathe. But it cannot be helped. One must learn to inspire the readers by stating a more appropriate tone of words and stay to the point. And soon, I am required to have a second look at my reading before submitting it. I also have a tendency to think that I am always correct, so I have to learn to listen to what others are saying. Paying more close attention to details is of importance and these are the things that I must understand before proceeding.

The world of English is vast indeed, which is why everyday is a new adventure for us. We learn something new each passing day, so learning is something that is limitless. There is room for alterations, so I will do with the best of my abilities to listen to the advice of my peers and instructors. Let thy trinket of thought expand into a new, much rational individual and may we pass in flying colors.