Throughout this course I could notice that my writing style had become a bit more advanced. I noticed how I would have difficulty making a paragraph short and sweet and with no “dead wood.” A perfect example of this would be my Interpretive Summary. Instead of stating the essential material, I was trying to stretch it out as much as I could. I would just retell the paper and not say why it was important to my research. I kept tossing in too much information causing the paper to sound elongated, “He supports this claim by showing the strong connection between mental disorders and likelihood of violence within his results shown here “percentages of people believing that violence is somewhat or very likely (depression, 33%; schizophrenia, 61%; alcohol dependence, 71%; troubled person 17%; and cocaine dependence, 87%)” Now I try to utilize what is essential for different writing styles.
I also learned how important it was to utilize previous researches. Although they may have been difficult to understand at first, they provide tons of information that will definitely aid one’s own research proposal. Framing the proposal itself proved a bit challenging as well. I kept thinking too vaguely and needed to hone in on a precise topic. Revising, editing, and proofreading are just as essential as writing the paper. I tend to type a little bit fast so I would miss small mistakes like grammar or just awkward sentences. I wouldn’t proofread my papers before I turned them in and it cost me to lose points where I shouldn’t have if I reread it.
