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Today I will start the research I need to do for my persuasive essay that is due within the next couple of weeks. I hope that I can find a way to bring it all together in a clear, persuading way. I know this topic has so many different avenues. I think I will only focus on a few. Really, I want to focus on the topic I see it in my mind. We will see how it turns out.

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I finally did it! I spent all day yesterday writing my 1st draft analytical essay on Human and Sex Trafficking. Then today I had a friend proofread it for me. She made a few suggestions.... I took all suggestions made into consideration and then wrote my final draft. I am happy with the outcome on it. Hopefully I didn't cross the line into this essay being a persuasive paper. That was hard to do on this topic. I felt it was a very fine line that was being walked. We'll see what my instructor, Sylvia says in class about it. Hopefully she thinks it is good.

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Well, spring break is almost over and I need to get my analytical essay completed. Over the break I have done some research on my topic. I need to do a little more research before I can start drafting my essay. I hope I can put it together in a proper essay format.

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I think I now know what topic I am going to write about for my Analytical Essay. I think I should start my research soon on the topic itself as well as the different styles of essay writing. I think so far the notes I jotted down on my essay structure are a good start. I will probably spend most of spring break working on this essay. Hopefully it turns out good.

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The more I read about the different types of analyical essays, the more nervous I become. I really am having a hard time of thinking of a topic I would like to write about. I feel like I don't even know where to begin. Hopefully a topic will soon come to me. I would like to start writing this essay sooner rather than later. Well haev to see what I come up with. Maybe I will ask my instructor Sylvia or some friends for some ideas.

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In reading this chapter today on Comparison and Contrast, what stuck out most to me what the essay called A Fear Born of Sorrow. This essay brought me back to that horrific day, September 11th, 2001. I remember waking up to the news and just being in shock. There were no words to describe how any of us felt that day. Shock was the initial reaction, and then sadness and fear. I had some friends and family that lived in New York, so trying to reach them was nearly impossible. All the phone lines were busy! I just could not believe what had happened. It is a sad day in our nation's history. One that will never be forgotten.

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After reading the chapter on Cause and Effect, it makes me nervous to write an essay like that. I think this will be more difficult of an essay to write compared to the narrative essay. I will start thinking of a topic now.

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I just finished my first draft of my Narrative/ Descriptive Essay, but now I have to figure out how to make it shorter! I know it is only suppose to be 5 paragraphs, but that is really hard to do. Right now it is about 2 1/2 pages. Hmmm.... not sure what to do. I think I will walk away from it for tonight and go back to it tomorrow. See if that helps. And I sent it to a friend... hopefully she can help me out!

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I just finished the chapter reads, exercises, mindmaps and summaries for weeks 3-5. Now I can focus on trying to think of a topic for my first essay. The Narrative, Descriptive and Reflective Writing essay! I have a few ideas, but I am trying to think of an experience that has a lot of detail, but not too much! Hmmmm...... I don't know. I will just have to rack my brain to think of something! We'll see what I come up with. That's all for now.

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As I sit here reaading these chapters on all the different steps actually is in writing an essay, I am getting a little nervous. I realized that I have not written an essay in a very long time. I am scared to see what my first essay will look like and how long it will actually take for me to complete. I am sure the first essay will not be as good as the last. I will just need to recall those "writing" skills from forever ago... and see what I can come up with. That's all for now!