My Writing Conference

After going to my writing conference this week with two of my peers, I thought it went better than I originally planned it to go. I was a little nervous at first because I thought I would just be bombarded by criticisms and complaints about my paper, but it was not that bad. In addition, I was nervous to point out the flaws in my two peers' papers because I did not want to insult their intelligence, or be wrong and just look stupid. I went in with this mindset, but I came out with a whole new mindset about the conference. It was not that bad at all and if anything I wish my peers would have felt more comfortable in criticing my work, but I understand that they did not want to bash me. I hope from now on my peers take the liberty in scrutinizing my work because I am fine with scrutiny as long as it is somewhat positive.
As far as my professor being there, I thought it was great that she takes time out of her busy schedule to help us improve our writing and get the best grade possible. It is obvious that she wants us to do well in the class which I feel as very comforting because many other professors do not even give me the time of day. Her comments were very constructive and enlightening and I feel that with the proper corrections to my essay, I will turn this rough draft into a masterpiece. To improve my work, I need to cite my pictures because I did not orginally do so, but also make my photos and make them more emotional. Originally, they were very bland so I want to crop them in such a way to contribute to the ethos of my work. But, in the end, I know that my paper will be very well written all thanks to my conference.