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Lennie Irvins, “What is Academic Writing?” was an interesting collection of stances on how a college student should approach their writing assignments. Irvins statements were actually quite interesting to me because instead of trying to help us get the most out of our writing for our personal needs, he instead attempts to push us in a direction that more feeds into the area of trying to get best grade you can. But I suppose that is the main point of the text, to show us how academic writing could be more about getting a 100% from your respected grader instead of what exactly what you think is best. Irvin brought up how our only audience really is the professor, so it makes sense to try your best to write in a way that mostly speaks to them maybe not necessarily yourself. I agree that’s a great idea now that I think about it, but I’m not very fond of it just for the fact I’m probably not gonna enjoy what I wrote at the highest capacity. One place I struggle is in the grammar portion of my writing, its important for showing your tone, emotions, and just how your words are meant to direct your readers thoughts. Irvin explains how people can be “Novice writers” they are pretty much vague and just expect the audience to decipher your writing perfectly. I think I could use help in showing the readers how I work and the deep thoughts I try to put in their minds.

• My major is Business Finances
• I was born in Michigan, but I’m from San Marcos which is in the San Diego area
• Watching sports and staying involved in what’s happening in the sports world Is one thing I do for fun( I watch Basketball, Football, Hockey, Golf, etc)
• Speaking of sports, the only team I’m an actual like die hard fan for is the Detroit Lions
• I’m afraid of drowning and heights, but I also just don’t really like beaches in general. Sand is wack, and so is all of the animals that can hurt you in the ocean.
• I listen to music a lot, I enjoy rap, pop, classic rock, classic music occasionally, and probably more.
• I really enjoy eating food, food is good.
• My favorite topics in school was pretty much my math classes always, but learning about history and wars was always intriguing too.

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— Oscar Wilde.

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