How Prepared Am I for College Writing?
             I've always thought of myself as a decent writer. Not necessarily amazing but I don't usually struggle to write a paper either. Having been at the community college to finish up my high school years has greatly helped my writing. Honestly, English hasn't been my favorite class for as long as I can remember. But before I began at the college, I hadn't paid enough attention to all the things the teachers were trying to pound into our heads. Even with all the sweat and labor, I still believe that there are many things needed to get me up to college writing standards.
             Among the things I caught when I was drifting in and out of sleep in high school English was the fact that you need a strong thesis statement or you won't have a good paper. As hard as I tried, I could never get myself to grasp this concept. Even with all the words I have on a paper, without a strong thesis statement my paper is practically useless? I thought I would never understand. Another thing I learned was that once you have the reader reading the paper, you need to find a way to keep them hooked. This means you have to include very descriptive details to paint a picture in their mind.
             Year after year goes by and I still have more English classes that I need to take. I guess this is a good thing because I am definitely no writing expert. One of the things I struggle with is a thing that I've heard referred to as writer's block. I can't seem to get any ideas of things to write about. It's been a problem ever since I began writing essays. Another problem of mine would be the thesis statement. To tell you the truth it still confuses me but I try regardless.
             In only the first few days of this class, I have learned some things that will help me. I have seen ways to help myself write the introduction paragraph of a paper. This seems helpful because this I wh...