Writing papers was one of my biggest fears as a student. High school English classes prepared me for revising my essays, such as grammatical errors, spelling errors, character errors, and things that fell into the proofreading category of my assignment. I realized that the writing process requires more than just editing, you have to understand that paper is like a human body, it can't work if every single part isn't effective. I can certainly say that I have improved greatly as a writer and this portfolio and the final revised drafts of my work can certainly demonstrate that. English 101 was certainly different from my other English courses; we actually focused on different parts of the writing process in each lesson instead of wasting time discussing the same components of the process over and over again. As I reflect on my experiences during the semester of English 101, I am aware that I have fulfilled very important writing requirements that I believe were very valuable to me as a student, and my writing has progressively improved. Gradually throughout the entire semester, Peer Review sessions had a great and positive influence on my writing. It's very helpful to have two people with different opinions on writing read and critique my article and give me feedback on what they think I should improve or fix. We didn't change peer review groups, and I was very happy because I got to see my group members grow as writers. When it's time to review my assignment before turning it in for a grade, it's very helpful to have some options on what exactly to review in my assignment. For example, in my comparative analysis essay, both of my peer reviewers wrote that my introduction was not effective and I… in the center of the paper… graphs that support the argument. The easiest part of this component was inserting it into my essay after understanding its purpose, because at first I was confused about the whole concept of a thesis. The thesis was the most challenging because I kept asking myself “Can I really discuss this for five or six pages?” and also “Is this considered a thesis statement?” I have noticed that I can speak and write more effectively when I think critically and intellectually. My sentence structure has always been strong and I feel like it has grown because of the practice we have had in class in finding theses in our readings. My general problem with this component of the writing process is using a justifiable argument and remembering to support my argument with statements and trying not to insert unnecessary points into my article while still maintaining my ethics.