essay writing

This year I have learned so much about essay writing. I may not be the best essayist, but I'm definitely getting better. I have learned a lot about how to construct essays. I also am seeing what a good essay is like and how to improve on my writing. The hardest part for me is coming up with original and exciting ideas. I always have to try and change some of the things I say in my essay because I am very repetitive with the words and ideas I use.

I am thinking I will get a B on this. I think it is a well written essay, but it does lack some originality. I didn't think of to many creative ideas to add to it. Another thing I need to work on is good transitioning. If I can get some better transitions in my essay I think that will help the flow of it.

Summer reading

This summer I want to read This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen. I love the author Sarah Dessen and I have read most of her books except for this one. I plan on reading it so I can have read all of the books by her. They are all love stories and I like reading romantic books. That is the reason I want to also read The Note Book by Nicholas Sparks. It is a romantic novel as well. I have seen the movie and it is one of my favorites so I'm planning on reading that book.

Fate

I was born on January 12th. That means that my astrological sign is Capricorn. Capricorn personality means that you are practical, patient, careful, and reserved. This definitely doesn't fit my personality. I talk a lot and I am very loud when I speak. Also, I am not very careful or patient at all. When I'm excited for something It's all I talk and think about, I can hardly wait. Capricorns are also workaholics. I hate working and I can barely stay focused on anything. I try to focus on work, but I am so easily distracted by the things around me that it takes me so long. All of the websites went to really focused on getting work done fast and being patient which as I said is not part of my personality, but even the smaller personality traits such as distrusting and unimaginative don't fit me either. Because of the fact that my personality is nothing like these websites say it should be like, I don't really trust horoscopes. The thing that the websites said that struck me the most though is that they said Capricorns are very independent. This came as a suprise because I am very dependent on other people for so many things.

So after all this research I decided I don't trust astrological signs. In Romeo and Juliet they talk a lot about how the stars, fate, and things like this have to do with love and what is supposed to happen, but now that I've read my sign I don't think I believe that. When they talk about how fate brought them together that made a lot of sense to me, but I'm just not sure anymore after reading all of this.