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Eportfolio: Self Reflection

<!-- @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 ideas, a stronger voice, and a strain for balance between an academic paper and a creative writing piece. I've always struggled to define a line between the two, but as I took this class I was able to learn that there doesn't need to be a line; there needs to be harmony between them. I see that I begin most of my papers in this class by using personal anecdotes but write them in an almost, story-like fashion. I write how I remember, and I have a very vivid memory; I take in the sights, emotions, etc. as if I'm still there and I try to convey this in my writing. I hope it works well, I have learned a lot this semester and best of all, to me, I have learned that I can write a good piece without having to stifle and eliminate my voice. I can use voice, and my stories, to help further illustrate my points, and to help my papers develop successfully.