Writing papers was one of my biggest fears as a student. High school English classes prepared me for editing my essays, such as grammatical errors, spelling errors, font errors, and things that fell under the category of correcting my paper. I realized that the writing process requires more than just editing, one must understand that paper is like a human body, it cannot function if every part is not effective. I can definitely say that I have improved a lot as a writer and this portfolio and the final revised versions of my work can certainly attest to that. English 101 was certainly different from my other English classes; we actually focused on different parts of the writing process in each course instead of wasting our time discussing the same components of the process over and over again. As I reflect on my experiences throughout the English 101 semester, I am aware that I completed very important writing requirements that I felt were very valuable to me as a student and that my writing gradually improved. Little by little, throughout the semester, the peer review sessions became a great and positive influence on my writing. It is very helpful to have two people with different views on writing read and critique my article, and give me feedback on what they think I should improve or correct. We didn't change the peer review groups and I was very happy because I had the chance to see the members of my group grow as writers. When it's time to revise my assignment before turning it in for a grade, it's very helpful to have some options on what exactly to revise in my assignment. For example, in my benchmarking essay, both of my peer reviewers wrote that my introduction was not effective and I......in the middle of the article......graphs that support the 'argument. The easiest part of this component was inserting it into my essay after understanding the purpose, because at first I was confused about the whole concept of the thesis. The thesis was the most difficult because I kept asking myself, “Can I really argue this for five to six pages?” and also “Is this even considered a thesis statement?” I have noticed that I can speak and write more effectively when I think critically and intellectually. My sentence structure has always been strong and I feel like it developed through the practice we had in class finding thesis statements in our readings. My overall problem with this component of the writing process is to use a justifiable argument and remember to support my argument with assertions and try not to put unnecessary points in my article while still maintaining my philosophy..