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Desiree Perez

Cynthia Aradillas

ENGL 1301- 207

10 March 2023

Analyzing a Campaign for Disability Awareness

In essay 1 our class covered the basics of forming a university-level essay. So, for that

essay, we focused on learning the MLA style, university formatting, and the expectations of what

should be in each paragraph. I was able to apply most of this, as well as a learned understanding

of what is expected for each essay, to essay 2.

I feel like most of what we focused on in essay 1 was applicable to essay 2. The only

difference was, because essay 2 was an analysis, we had to use a different approach to writing, a

different delivery, than the one we learned to use for essay 1. The focus of the analysis for the

paper was a visual text: I’m not certain I’d need the ability to specifically analyze a visual text in

a course in the future, but I know just the practice analyzing is helpful. With this in mind, I can

also mention I’m glad that essay 2 was an analysis because it allowed me to practice looking

deeper and being analytical, which I know is something I can apply to most, if not all, of my

future courses needed for my continuing education.

I could see myself using the skill of analysis for future courses, like English Literature,

where I’d need analysis to write papers analyzing different works of text. Having the skill of

analysis at my disposal means I’ll likely use it when I approach any assignment, regardless of the

topic, so I’ll automatically look deeper into texts or other materials when I interact with them. I
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think approaching more of my work analytically will also help me improve my accuracy and

quality of work because I’ll approach it so much more attentively.

While working on this essay, my weak points consisted of struggles with sentence

structure for complex sentences, clarity and efficiency in paragraphs, and citing an image in

MLA format. My strengths when writing, both this and the first paper, were centered around the

quality and presentation of ideas in the essay. My issues with sentence structure and clarity were

similar in Essay 1, but the issues with citing an image in MLA were new to this essay. I’m not

entirely sure what kind of feedback I’ll receive from the professor over this essay, but I’m

hoping it will be positive. In essay 1, I received comments regarding my interpretation of the

prompt, I anticipate that this essay won’t have issues relating to that as I put much more focus on

making sure my paper addressed the format and prompt accordingly.

I enjoyed doing this essay. I think the most challenging aspect of it was just organization

and clarity in my paragraphs, but besides that, I felt I did a good job of analyzing the visual text.

I’d even say this paper has changed my identity as a writer by helping me build my confidence as

a writer because I felt I was able to successfully analyze and write about it in correlation with the

guidelines.