Hannah's Academic Writing Self-Assessment

Last semester I took English 310 and at the end of the semester wrote an enthymeme that explored the effects of writing poetry on those seeking to overcome unwanted pornography habits.  I felt as I prepared the paper that I really grew in my ability to analyze. Instead of simply stating facts or opinions, I was able to explain the effects, underlaying factors and the 'why' behind the main points of my argument. This analysis was on a much deeper level than I had yet to experience in my writing, and I believe this was because of the lessons I had learned in my class. I had learned how to break apart the whole of my enthymeme into the many different pieces, and then explain how they fit back together in synthesis. One weakness that I have struggled with, and especially in this paper, is transition of ideas. I feel that I often have many thoughts I want to include in my paper but struggle putting them all together in a simple and comprehensible way.