After writing the draft for my first thesis oriented paper, I have to admit that it is a major shift from the writing style I had to adjust to in the first major paper. I feel like this paper, we a little awkward to write at first, because I am not used to writing in such a direct and concise way, utilizing a very basic form of introductory writing, using “I” and “First, second and third” in a critical analysis paper. Content wise, I thought my thesis for the paper was very clear and concise, I feel like the ground to talk about in my paper thesis is very fair and manageable to fit in a five page paper. The most important part of my paper that I feel like I did not spend enough time in was the conclusion, the conclusion of the paper was the definitely the weakest part, because I spent the least amount of time on it. I feel like the conclusion can be fleshed out more, and was kind of abruptly ended, however I don’t know really what to cut to make room for that since the page limit is strictly five pages. I think I used a lot of quotes in the essay, but I’m not sure if it’s overkill or not, since each quote that I use is really helpful in illustrating my point of analysis to begin with. I think content wise; I filled up my paper with really relevant issues that tie directly back to the thesis of the paper. I feel like the content of my paper is fine, but the order in which I am writing is kind of a bit weird, I also can’t tell if the flow of my paper a) makes sense, and b) sounds good. I’ve read my paper too many times already to be able to tell. My primary worry is still the conclusion and right after that, the quotations and organization of my paper.
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