I am proud of the essay that I submitted, because it paid off to take the risk of a very bold stance. Usually, I would’ve tried to be more positive in my review of the student essay; however, I took the chance to be critical and very outward with the mistakes I noticed. When I saw that the quotes used in the sample essay weren’t actually in the secondary source, I kept questioning myself if I had been mistaken. I ended up taking the gamble and making a statement about the quotes being incorrect, and it helped my essay in the end. Something I learned to improve on was to use quotations when referring to one word, rather than apostrophes. The main takeaway I got from the experience was that I should keep taking more risks with my writing. For every future writing assignment, I also know now how important it is to hit every single point from the rules/guidelines in my essay. Most importantly, I learned how to make a strong statement with specific research to back it up.
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Jakob, I am going to publicly say that your essay was impressive, and now I see part of the reasons why: You decided to trust yourself, take a risk, and read critically. For everyone reading this, Jakob was only one of two students who spotted right away that the Rader article is not about beauty and that the quotes attributed to Rader were not actually in the article. I honestly can’t blame others for not noticing the fake quotes. At first glance, they sound sort of like literary article quotes. I love the takeaway you got, which tells you to take more risks in your writing—and thinking.