How Writing Paper #3 Differed from Paper #2

Leah Nieman

English 101 – 5:30

Sonia Begert

12/4/15

How Writing Paper #3 Differed from Paper #2

            Writing paper #2, which was an analysis essay on which we compared two to three different ads, and paper #3, a position essay, was vastly different for me. When writing my analysis paper I had to choose different images and compare and contrast them to each other. This involved finding images, researching the creators of these images, and finding out what the true meaning behind them were. But in my position paper, I had to choose a topic on which there was some controversy behind it, and I had to take a stance. This was so different from the analysis paper because instead of having images to interpret, I had to interpret people’s arguments against and for my topic, which required much more research and time. Another way it differed was that I wrote this paper in MLA format for the very first time in my life, while in paper #2 I did not. Lastly, a way that paper #3 differed from paper #2 was that I had a new set of requirements to meet. Requirements like including counter-arguments, giving support to my views, and to have a respectful tone throughout my essay, while in my analysis essay I had a different set of requirements. I enjoyed writing both these papers, for it expanded my perspective on how to include the audience, keep a consistent point, and to think rhetorically.