Writers in Progress : A publication of The Writing Center Northern Essex Community College PDF
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Writer’s In (Progress ‘ is apu6fication of The Writing Center Northern Essex Community College Haverhill, Massachusetts Copyright © 2001 All rights revert to the authors upon publication. Editors: Caroline Anderberg, Jacqueline Pena, Clare Thompson, Diane Gori Production/Layout/Design Caroline, Jacqueline, Clare Cover Illustration: Robert Mendoza Robert was a student in Joanna Fortna’s Basic Writing class during the spring of2001 Along with . writing, Rob also loves to be outdoors, exploring and sketching scenes from nature. The cover illustration for this year’sWriter’s In Progress is an example ofone ofRob’s many nature drawings. This drawing is a scene fromJohn CreenleafWhittier's birthplace in Haverhill, MA. Rob felt this illustration was appropriate for Basic Writers because Whittier was a writer. He also felt the birds in the picture represented the "progression and motion"ofthe beginning writer's writing process. Special thanks to: Basic Writing student contributors; Basic Writing faculty; Diane Cori, Writing Center Coordinator; Joanna Fortna, Basic Writing Curriculum Coordinator; David Kelly, Ed.D, Associate Dean, Division ofInstructional Support; Patricia McDermott, Assistant Dean, Developmental Studies; the PACE and Voc-Edprograms. Dedication ( To aCCthe students who think they cant , andadthe students who know they can . Because of the large number of submissions we receive each year, we are faced with the difficult task of choosing which papers to publish. Space limitations prevent us from printing every paper we receive. We apologize because we believe that every writer who has had the courage and pride to offer his or her work for publication deserves recognition. This issue is dedicated to all of you. We honor submissions from: Beatriz Abreu Silkia Lopez Carine Beya Milagros Marte Michael E. Bunnell Helen Matvejeva Juan R. Castanos Martha Medina Matt Cogswell Robert J. Mendoza Hamlet Collado Anita Mok Anny Cruz Dalba E. Naveo Emnilda De La Cruz Joel Noboa Nick Dore Johnny Ortiz Emily Durning Quiquez Pagan Jodie Finno Heidis Parra Charles Gioiosa Marie Rimpel Sue S. Gomez Olubunmi Sonuga Juan C. Guzman Anne Stepanian Nada Hashem Derek Sullivan Chuck Hudson Ysabel Tejada Tara-Joy Kennedy L. Evelyn Torres Larry Knowles Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2017 with funding from Boston Public Library https://archive.org/details/writersinprogres2000unse 0 TattCe ofContents Introduction byJacqueline Pena iv Describing a Place : "Bath Time" byAmber O’Connor 1 “Two and a Half Minutes” by Herb Martin, Jr. 3 "Chipmunk Cove" by HerbertA. Pearson, III, 5 Describing a Person : "Guardian Angel" by Edwardina Lima 7 “Nana Molis” by Elaine Lovejoy 1 “My Sister, Amy” by Cina Michaud 1 2 Remembering an Experience : “The Real Meaning of Friendship” byAndrea Heffernan 1 5 “The Mystery and Chewing Cum” by Mayra Gomez 1 7 “A Tragedy” byJean Chen 20 “A Story about Mini-Skirts" by Nancy Henry 23 Describing a lob : “MyJob” by Wendy Rivera 27 “What a NiceJob!" by Ruth B.Tejada 29 "Pumping Gas" byScott Wood 32 “Day Labor" by David Thibeault 34 Music's Influence : "Salsa Soul” by Hector Laracuente 36 “How Music Has an Influence on My Life" by Beverly White 38 "An Love You Date” byShelia DeMatos 41 I Outlining a Process : “The Sky Is the Limit” by Massiel Munoz 43 "Some Easy Steps to Learn English" byJuan Saldarriaga 45 Supporting an Opinion : “Living of the System” by Evelyn Bezares 47 “Insurance, Help or to Hurt?"by Gregory Corthell 49 “Older People in the United States” byAltagracia Frias 50 Introduction Writing, being a highly difficult craft, is nothing like magic. A good piece of writing is not produced by the flick of a finger or the wave of a wand, as most of us wish. Time, effort, and patience are only some of the elements of the writing process, which are infrequently spoken about to other students and writers. We tend to only admire the finished product and not the different attempts, versions, and occasional disasters of the evolving text as it unfolds into a finished product. This is the challenge of writing courses as they struggle to mold writers out of students. The Basic Writing course, where this year’s Writers in Progress texts were created, opens the students’ and professors’ eyes to the arduous process of writing, allowing them to better appreciate the process with each new writing project. The contributors of this year’s Writers in Progress were all Basic Writing students at Northern Essex Community College during the 2000- 2001 academic year. Students from 29 sections submitted their best essays for consideration, and, out of the nearly 80 submissions, 22 were chosen to represent the works created in Basic Writing. However, even if not published in this student written publication, being asked to submit an essay for consideration by a tutor or a professor is a remarkable honor. Dedicating time, effort, and patience, the writers in this edition of Writers in Progress saw their ideas metamorphose into products that they as well as their fellow writers and professors could admire. These works are expressions of the writers, and now they are impressive examples for others. hope we can all appreciate this year’s essays, not just as models for writing I or as noteworthy discussion pieces, but as examples of the great quality and diversity of student voices and experiences. This collection of essays is evidence of the true intricate, addictive and passionate nature of the writing process. Jacqueline Pena May 2001 iv . .
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