Contemplations, Creations and…well it’s a blog.

<!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> As I look at my eportfolio, a smile slithers across my face. Wow. I wrote a lot! I peer closer at my papers, from draft to final then a glance at my reading responses. Through them, I see development of [...]

<!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } -->Garrek: Garrek is an individual who writes in unique and interesting ways. In his drafts, he begins with them being rather wordy. He addresses the topic at hand but uses too many words sometimes to illustrate his points. By the time the [...]

<!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> First Imitation: Model Sentence: They stood outside on the wet pavement of the terrace, pretending that they had not heard us when we called to them from the library. My Imitation: They huddled together near the snow piled along the sidewalk along the [...]

<!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> Jamie Costin Dr. Allen ENG 319 As A Composition Scholar "Is this your paper?" "Um...yes?" "Well then. I would like you to answer this question for me: Who was your composition teacher?" Blink. Blink. "Um, Mr. Kaye, what does that have to do with anything?" was my hesitant [...]

Jamie Costin Allen ENG 319 Returning of Things Lost "Where are you from?" I twitched at the question; my eyes darted around the strange sixth grade classroom that had walls adorned with academic posters and pictures of the students currently flocking around me. It was like I was the latest animal attraction at the zoo. "I only lived about 40 minutes [...]