My Writing Experiences

Writing and English in general has always been my worst subject in school by far. I am very much a math/science and technology person and because of this I have always struggled in English. Freshman year I did not have a very good vocabulary and I struggled with grammar and sentence structure as compared to now so my papers always suffered. Now, however, my biggest issue with papers is having a set length to reach (like 3 pages) because it makes me want to put unnecessary sentences in to make the paper longer. For me, the most difficult part of writing is knowing when how much information/support is too much. When I create a body paragraph I want to put as much information in it as I can, but when it is finished I realize that there is a lot of unneeded support and it does not flow very well. This year I hope to improve even more on my issues with writing so I learn not to hate it as much as I do now.

Substitute "damn" every time you're inclined to write "very;" your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be. ~Mark Twain

Beowulf Comic

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My Hero

My hero has to be my grandpa. He passed away due to cancer several years ago but he fought in the second World War to protect our country. He was in the 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion and operated armored vehicles. On June 6, 1944 he stormed the beach at Normandy on a mission to liberate Paris and it was a success. He also fought in all three campaigns against Nazi Germany. One in Italy, one in Northern Africa, and obviously the one in Europe. He risked his life for our country and I can never thank him for that. Without him and his comrades, the majority of the world could be under Nazi control to this day.

Hello

Hello, my name is Cody Jones. My hobbies include playing and watching sports like football, basketball, and soccer. I also like to play video games on my Xbox 360. My favorite vacation was fairly recently during the summer after freshman year. My family went to Destin, Florida and it was one of the coolest places I have ever been. The ocean there was very blue and warm, it was like swimming in a pool. For the most part, my favorite type of literature is science fiction, my favorite books are the Eragon series. I have heard about the books we read during this course and for the most part I am looking forward to reading them, and looking forward to the class.