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Writing: A Long Trip |
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����������� The writing process is a long trip.� The hardest part is preparing for the trip.� There are many things you need to do before I can leave.� For a trip, I must pack your bags and car with most of the things needed while away from the house.� It's impossible to remember everything; something almost always gets left behind.� Then when the actual trip begins it flows somewhat smoothly.� But the very first thing that needs to get done is packing. |
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����������� The packing of the writing process is known as prewriting.� When packing, I must gather everything I need to start my paper.� Of course, I need my pen and paper but I also need my ideas for my paper.� My ideas are the clothing I will need on my trip.� It's very difficult to start a paper with no idea of what I want to write.� So I sit down and begin to gather all my material.� Most of the papers I've gotten in college this semester, I've been given a general topic and was told to pick a specific topic.� My ideas are put down on my paper which is the same as filling my suitcase with clothing.� Sometimes my suitcase is filled to the brim, other times it's nearly empty.� Once all my ideas are organized and packed in my suitcase, I start my trip. |
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����������� My trip consists of actually writing my paper.� The trip can range anywhere between thirty minutes to three hours.� This helps prove the importance of packing.� The better I packed my thoughts, the easier writing my paper will be.� The trip has its stops and goes.� Sometimes the trip will continue for hours before it hits a roadblock.� When it hits this roadblock, the paper just stops.� This could mean I had to stop for food or just that words disappeared.� Once I'm refilled, hopefully I can finish my trip.� Before the trip can be finished, there is always one final roadblock I reach.� That roadblock is proofreading.� Once proofreading is finished, I must fix the errors made in my paper.� Proofreading is the same as checking the map to see if I'm going in the right direction.� After all the roadblocks I reach my final destination.� Once I reach my destination I have my final paper. |
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����������� The final product is always my destination in my writing trip.� Once I reach my destination, the paper is turned in for evaluation and grading.� Evaluation and grading are the scale by which I rate the excitement on my trip.� The higher the grade, the more exciting the trip was.� Reaching the final destination is always relieving.� Once there, I know that there is no more worrying about whether I'm going get to my destination on time or if I'm even going to finish my trip.� I take this trip many times throughout a semester.� Some trips I get the excitement I want, other trips just aren't as exciting as others. |
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