Thursday, September 20, 2007

Reflective Response to Paper 2 Assignment (due 9/24)

What do you think about the Paper 2 Assignment? What is the purpose of this assignment?

27 comments:

DMitch said...

The Paper 2 Assignment is an essay where one can write two different topics about self with family. The first option to write the paper is how a particular relationship with a family member influences who I am today. While the alternative choice is how a certain experience which involved my family has affected my relationships with particular family members. Although both of these choices would be interesting to write about, I chose to take the first option for Paper 2. The relationship that I am going to focus on is my bond with dear old dad. My dad and I are very close and get along extremely well. I am excited to write this essay because my dad and I have had many interesting experiences which should make for a great piece of text. This paper should be fun, but also difficult to write about. Due to the fact, there are so many experiences to choose from and I am going to have to jog my memory for the most significant and interesting ones. Through writing this paper, I anticipate that I will learn some new aspects and factors that go into my relationship with my father. In addition, I expect to see more of who I truly am as a person. Hopefully, this paper will turn out as fascinating as I imagine it could be because I am going to put maximum effort into it.

Meghan said...

I like the Paper two assignments. I think the purpose of the assignment is to get a closer look into how our relationships at home have affected who we are today. I like how this assignment does not set a limit to the length we can go. I believe by not having a page limit it will be much easier to go into detail and explain different experiences to the fullest. I think the paper two assignment will be a lot more personal than my paper one assignment because families tend to be rather complex and a lot more personal in my opinion. I think after doing the workshops and seeing the peer reviews from the paper one assignment, I believe the paper two assignment will have much more fluidity and substance to it. I look forward to writing this paper, however I do believe that recalling some memories and events will be extremely personal and hard to explain on paper.

Casey Miller said...

I think the Paper 2 Assignment will be similar to the Paper 1 Assignment. The main difference between the two is that in the Paper 2 Assignment you write about a family relationship or family experience that has influenced you. I think I will choose Option A of the Paper 2 Assignment because I want to write about a family relationship that has influenced me. The purpose of the assignment is to define self through family relationships or experiences involving family. I like how there are two options for the Paper 2 Assignment. It gives you a choice of what to write about instead of just being assigned to a certain topic. In Option A, you write about a particular family relationship that has influenced you. In Option B, you write about how particular experiences involving family has influenced you. It will be interesting to write about how a family relationship has influenced me.

Jennifer Greselin said...

I really like the Paper 2 assignment because it is about yourself and your family. I think that it will be easy to write because I am very close with my family and have a lot to say about my relationships with them. I like that we can choose from two different topics, and that there is no required length to the paper. One option is to write about how a relationship with a family member has affected who we are today. The other option is to write about how an experience that we shared with our family has changed the way we see ourselves, how it changed the way our family sees us, and how our relationships with our families have changed from the experience. I think that I am going to do the second option because my relationships with family members have changed dramatically from coming to college. I see myself a lot differently now, and so does my family. I think that the purpose of this assignment is to take a closer look at our relationships with family members, and see how they affect us.

Sandy Rambow said...

I like the Paper 2 Assignment because it gives us two options: we can write about how our relationship with one person from our family has influenced who we are, or we can write about how an experience with family has changed or affected us. There is always some type of influence on a person from family whether it is negative or positive. Depending on the amount of time someone spends with their family there can be different amounts of influence on that person. I believe that family is a major source of the making up who an individual is.
The purpose of this assignment is for us to look at our past and current relationships with our family member(s) and decide how they impacted our identities. By writing this paper we may find that our families have a bigger influence than we thought on the people that we have become. It can also show us how just one experience could have a significant affect on our personalities, values, beliefs, etc. I think that after writing this paper I will have a much better understanding on how I have become who I am today based on the relationships that I have with the people in my family.

Shealene Bretz said...

I like the paper two assignment because it allows the student to be able to choose whether he or she would like to write about a specific relationship with a close family member or a family-related experience that has impacted their life. I will be able to explore how experiences or relationships with my family members have affected me throughout my life. I am going to pick the option that allows me to explain a specific relationship with a family member. This will allow me to realize how much this person has impacted me and how they have made me the person I am today. The purpose of this assignment is to again, allow the student to explore and identify who they really are, but from special relationships or experiences that involve family. I believe that in this paper I will be able to go more in-depth and share true feelings. For some people writing about family or experiences that deal with family can be hard, but I think that for me writing about my family will allow me to open up and share what I really feel. I am really looking forward to this assignment because I may find out and realize some things about myself that I never have known before.

Trevor said...

I think the paper 2 assignment is a good assignment. I like getting to write about my family even though I don't talk to 3/4 of them anymore, I find it pretty therapeutic. The purpose of the assignment is to write about a specific family member and the relationship I have with them or about some big event that took place and affected my family and myself.

thutton said...

I think that the paper 2 assignment is very good, partly because I have a very good experience that happened to my family that affects how we behave and get along today. This experience is when my brother, Stephen, got diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in March of 2003. I really like this assignment because I am a very family oriented person. The purpose for this paper is to either to pick one particular family relationship and describe how that relationship influences who you are today or to write about a particular experience involving your family and how it has changed your family’s perception on that particular experience. In my case I am choosing the second option because I would like to express the experience of my brother getting diabetes and how it has affected my family’s views on certain situations. The paper 2 assignment will probably be my favorite because it is very easy for me to write about my family because pretty much my whole life revolves around my family.

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Rae Lyn Helmick said...

I really like the paper 2 assignment. I was really happy that we were given the choice between two seperate options instead of being stuck with just one assignment. It was also really nice that even the two seperate assignments were structured but quite broad, allowing room for creativity. Although some people would have a problem with writing about their families, I find it a good experience for us to actually define ourselves which is the purpose of the assignment. I am actually writing about a negative thing that has occured in the past of my family that had a positive effect so I'm really excited so far.

Chris Dennis said...

I really think this is a great assignment. We even get a choice of which topic we want to write about. I like having that sort of freedom, because I think if you feel more comfortable with what your writing the paper will turn out much better. Though writing about your family may not be the easiest thing to accomplish, its a good thing to think about. Your family is basically a link to yourselv. Even though thats not always for the best, and could be a bit embarassing. I think I', going to really enjoy wrting this, and for the first time in awhile I'm excited to get started on my paper.

Anonymous said...

I think the paper 2 assignment is going to be a good thing to write about because it will let the writer explore the events in his/her life that had a big influence on their life. It will give them the oppurtunity to explore deeper into how it affected everything in hindsight and let them get out any emotions that need let out in writing. It will also let the reader explore something about the writer that they otherwise wouldn't know. The purpose simply is to write something about your life that changed your outlook on your family or your families outlook on you or other people.

drichardson said...

The objective of the paper2 assignment is to define one’s self through their family. I like it just as I did the first assignment. A person’s family plays a big role in defining who they are. The situation in one’s home no matter what it is shapes them and molds them. I have yet to have a family of my own but I am almost certain that when I do it will reflect how I my family was. I can be certain that I will raise my children the way my parents raised me

Zara said...

I think the paper 2 assignment is alike the first assignment, we have a prompt but with flexiblity and choice. Thus we have two options, to write about one particular family relationship to a member you are very close to, or to write about particular experiences you have gained with your family and how it affects you. Here, we have a choice to pick what we want to write about,so it is nice to have some flexibility. Also, i believe the purpose of the assignment is to explore your identity by relating with your family. Thus it shows that relating with your family is the biggest influence in your life and presents you for who you are. Also, the assignment helps us to learn how our relationships make us who are today, it aids in a way to show us things we have not thought about or realized until now pertaining with our family.

Zara said...

I think the paper 2 assignment is alike the first assignment, we have a prompt but with flexiblity and choice. Thus we have two options, to write about one particular family relationship to a member you are very close to, or to write about particular experiences you have gained with your family and how it affects you. Here, we have a choice to pick what we want to write about,so it is nice to have some flexibility. Also, i believe the purpose of the assignment is to explore your identity by relating with your family. Thus it shows that relating with your family is the biggest influence in your life and presents you for who you are. Also, the assignment helps us to learn how our relationships make us who are today, it aids in a way to show us things we have not thought about or realized until now pertaining with our family.

Steve Wainwright said...

I think that the Paper 2 Assignment is a great assignment. The greatest aspect that it offers is that there is no limit on what can be written. On the Paper 1 Assignment, I had to cut a lot of what I wanted to say out because of the 3 page limit, but with this assignment I will have no problem. I also like this assignment, because it is a bit more in-depth and focused then the Paper 1 Assignment. Instead of focusing on numerous facets that have made us who we are according to our definition, we are focusing on a specific relationship within our family that has had an effect on our personality. I think the purpose of this assignment is to get us, the writer, to realize the size of the effect that our family has had upon our personality, and I think this assignment will revel some things about us that we may have not realized before. I am anxious to see the final product of this paper, and am anxious to really get into writing it, because I think it is a great assignment.

MorganLFoster said...

I think the paper 2 assignment will be slightly more difficult than the first. The reason this is for me, is that talking about specific family members and our relationship can be a really sensitive subject with me. However I'm fully willing to share with the class and anyone else who might want to read my paper.

The main subject to the project to me is defining ourselves through our relationships with members of our family. Through relationships we develop certain characteristics and parts to our personality from events and experiences.

Sophia Lamont said...

Assignment two focus on the relationship of self with family and taking a closer look on how they affect each other. I think that this assignment will be difficult simply because it is hard to write about your family. This assignment gives us the choice of writing about a close relationship with a family member, or an event that has changed your family. I have chosen to write about a close relationship with a family member. I am still deciding if I am going to write about that bond that I have with my eldest brother or the closeness that my mother and I share. I’m excited to look deeper in the relationships I share with my family, but it is going to be difficult to pin point what makes us so close. This assignment will be difficult, but I am excited to looking into shared characteristics I have with my family.

Megan Riddle said...

I really like the Paper Two assignment. The purpose of the assignment is to relate self to family. In writing this paper we are expressing how our relationships and experiences with our family have shaped who we are today. I like the idea of having two options. It allows you to choose the one that closely relates to you and expand on it. In option A you write about a particular relationship you have with a family member. In option B you write about how an experience with family has influenced you. I think I am going to write about option A. I have a very unique relationship with my stepmother that most people with a stepmother do not have. It will be interesting to write about our relationship and see what feelings come out. Writing a paper about family is very personal and will allow me to express myself in a way I have never done before.

tscott said...

The Paper 2 assignment, take us more in detail with who we are in our family. It also questions if our family has had any influence on why we are the way we are as well as what we are as individuals. The paper 2 assignment deals with family experience as well as family relationship; whether the experience deals with a one on one relationship with a particular member of your family or if it is with your intermediate family etc. The purpose of the assignment is to make us dwell on our relationships with our family. The purpose is also for us to bring to light, what your family values are to you and does your family have any type of effect on you as a person. Whether it be form experience, growing up, responsibilities you had, lack of supervision etc.

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Stacey T. said...

In the Paper 2 Assignment, we are to write about how the relationship with our family or a certain member of our family shapes who we are today. When writing about something like this, it makes the writer dig deep and pick out a particular event or experience that makes this specific relationship different from the rest. This piece could be difficult for some people to write about because their family could have gone through something tragic that changed their lives. I am personally glad to write about this topic. I am going write about the relationship with my step mom.

J. Kennerly said...

I think the paper 2 assignment is a more in depth paper. Only because it has to do with your family business. I like the paper 2 assignment because it allows you to look at your life with your family from a different perspective. I think the purpose of this assignment is to let someone outside of your family have a look at the relationship you have with them.

Candida said...

When we were given assignment two, I was happy that we had two different options to choose from. I feel that our writing choices are now open to many different options and not everyone has to write based on the same prompt, we can choose between two different ones. I am really looking forward to writing about a particular relationship of my choice. It is more focused rather than writing about all of the relationships that shape me. I am going to enjoy how we get to look in ourselves to find out how the different relationships molded who we are today. I feel that the purpose of writing this essay is to be able to find out who really influenced who we are today.

SHANYA said...

I think the paper two assignment is pretty good,I think I'm pretty comfortable talking about my family and what we all been through or what not... even though some are going to have a tuff time talking about their family. Some people have families who aren't/haven't working out, while others have ones who are well tamed. I think the purpose of this assignment is to bring out where we came from, and to compare and contrast ourselves from our family.

jbyron said...

I think this paper topic is something that everyone will be able to complete and relate to very well. Everyone has someone in their family that they have modeled themselves after. I feel that I will be able to utilize this topic very well and be able to look upon myself and reflect what I have become. When I think about my family, it is very easy to think about how influential they have been in my life. I think that the paper two assignments will actually be a lot of fun and will be nice to see how many family members I actually model myself after.

Adriana said...

The purpose of the paper two assignment is allowing us to share things about our family and how it affects us. Also, how we perceive our family. It’s real personal but I am very comfortable sharing things. I chose option A because it seems that it’s a more comfortable topic. I feel as though there is one relationship at the present time that is affecting me as an individual but is also making me look at certain aspects of my family.