English 111 Skills

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Skills Acquired in English 111 Writing is a necessary skill. Without enhancing said writing skills you may hinder yourself in grades, or career opportunities. I haven’t had the chance to test my newly acquired skills in another class, but I have seen improvement in my writing over the course of this semester within all of my writings most recently with the example essay “Motherhood is Hard”. A few of the skills that I’ve gained and implement in all of my english papers are outlining, introduction, and thesis statements. Outlining, the holy-grail of writing! Well to me anyway. Outlining is of sort the blueprint to your paper. Once I’ve come up with my idea I outline the way you would like your words to flow onto your paper. Once the outline
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