Through both of these essays, my writing skills have grown quite a bit. Also, given that I still have many more essays to come, I know that my skills will be put to the test, dulled, sharpened once more, and used all over again, never fully resting in one place, but always improving. Even this essay can attest to my skills as a writer, pointing out my flaws and strong points. It is through the review of this essay that I shall discover these points and will be able to redevelop my strategies for writing, furthering my desire to write again and helping me to hone my skills and cull my flaws.

The second paper I have decided on placing in my portfolio is the in-class essay that I wrote about both Susan Bordo and Walker Percy. While I understood how Bordo wrote her paper, I was a little shaken on Percy’s work, which dealt with the subject of one’s self-sovereignty and the loss of it. I read the essay again and found the thesis quite manageable to write about. I was able to use Percy’s concept of packagin

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