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Yuritci Martinez

ENGL 1302-101

Dr. Sharity Nelson

17 October 2022

Reflection Essay 2

In essay 1, I learned how to join a conversation in a scholarly field of study by creating

my own research on a topic I want. I also learned in essay 1 how to synthesize the findings from

an experiment and write the results or the information I used. I learned on one of my classes how

to paraphrase correctly and, how to make the citations correctly. For example, "The effect of

vaccination on the risk of hospitalization is still highly significant, according to the overall

sliding window estimates, with RR being related with "at least primary course completed." The

latter observations emphasize the significance of the booster injections even more to keep these

older age groups well protected against the danger of hospitalization"(Erazo et al. 5), (Martinez,

essay 2, 1). As we see in the example, when I used a sentence from an article I used to cite

incorrectly, but I learned that in MLA format we only use the last name of the author(s) and the

page number for citations. I learned in essay 1, how to explain my own experiment in detail and

how to analyze the procedures of my own experiment were performed, but this was not

applicable for essay 2.I learned in another class how to cite in APA format correctly, but this

style would not be applicable for essay 2 because for this essay needs to be in MLA style.

I learned in essay 2, how to analyze and comprehend multiple perspectives of articles

related with my topic. Also, I learned how to explain the argument or point of someone else and

not my opinion or argument. These new techniques will help me for other classes because in

some classes the professor ‘s can assign you an article to analyze and you will prepare mentally
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on how to be analyzed it. For example, Tavakoli et al. stated, "The most frequent adverse effects,

according to their research, were weariness, a cold, lightheadedness, and fever, although 10% of

instances also included severe side effects. According to our study, nonsignificant problems are

the most frequent side effect among teens, although the prevalence of serious adverse responses

is lower in those under the age of 18 than it is in adults." (4897) (Martinez, essay 2, 3). This

example is a phrase from an article that I used for my essay 2. What I want to show is that in this

phrase I explain the opinion of the researchers about the Covid-19 vaccines side effects and not

my opinion or argument about the topic. In essay 2, I learned how to analyze and explain

multiple perspectives of different articles, but this technique will not be applicable to other

classes because most professors assigned you to write an essay writing about your opinion.

The research analysis essay and annotated bibliography both assist me in creating better

summaries of each article, accurate citations, and improved writing abilities. The annotated

bibliography is helpful to me since it offered me ideas for what to write about in my essay and

helped me arrange all the material for each article. The research analysis essay for the second

essay and the annotated bibliography, which I completed for the first time, both significantly

improved my writing abilities. Because writing will always be a part of our lives, this will help

me approach writing responsibilities in the future. For instance, in the major/career I select,

writing is a significant part of all essays, assignments, and projects. The writing assignments will

also benefit me in my future career because we did a lot of writing as professors.

From the comments I received from my peers of the essay, my writing strengths are that

my body paragraphs are well organized, well explained with a topic sentence, every argument

has support from their own article and my thesis is elaborate. For example, many people of all

ages are hospitalized in the ER after getting vaccinated; the Covid-19 vaccines have highly
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risked side effects that are causing death. Solomon et al. investigate “patients from the

emergency room exhibiting possible adverse reactions to or problems after a recent Covid-19

immunization” (1). This example was the subpoint or topic for one of the paragraphs from my

essay. Every paragraph needs to have a subpoint or topic of what are you going to talk or write

about. My writing weakness is that I need to improve more my writing skills by not inserting

extra information and writing information that is not important or doesn’t support the topic. I still

need assistance with the sections where I need to be more specific with my introduction and

conclusion. Because I've improved in my writing abilities, my shortcomings and strengths are a

little bit different, but I have seen a big changed since I took English 1301. My peers' feedback

taught me that I need to stop inserting extra information on my paragraphs and be more specific

on my conclusion.

Since, I followed the professor's instructions for the first essay, I believe the remarks

would be more favorable. I discovered that I should proofread my essay to make sure there are

no errors before turning it in. Because I continue to struggle with how to properly phrase

quotations and introduce more information, I still believe that certain things will remain the

same. The most difficult part of this lesson was the need that I gather all the data from every

article and examine each argument and viewpoint. The most challenging part for me was having

to focus on the author's argument rather than one of my own. Making accurate references and

incorporating all the material into an orderly manner was the least difficult. Overall, I found this

essay challenging, but I believe I performed better in this essay.

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References

“Dogs can decrease stress and anxiety from university students”. Final Draft.12

September 2022.ENGL 1302, Texas A&M International University, student paper.

“Covid-19 Vaccines effectiveness and side effects on people: A review of a Scholarship”.

Final Draft. 4 October 2022. ENGL 1302. Texas A&M International University, student

paper.

“Annotated Bibliography” 27 September 2022. ENGL 1302, Texas A&M International

University, student paper.