Drafting
This is one of the multiple drafts that I had
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Beginning the writing process was one of the hardest thing I've done this semester. I was so lost for words and my brain could not process my thoughts clearly enough to write them down on paper for some time. I remember each time I wrote a combination of words down, I contemplated myself and asked, "am I doing the right thing?" I always felt that the story had to be perfect and my choice of words had to perfectly represent what I was thinking and what I was feeling. Choosing my topic to write about was not a challenge. I knew what the biggest impact in my life was and where it was coming from, but just because I knew what I wanted to talk about, doesn't mean that my thought process then was capable of writing something that touched someone's heart, much less make sense. The way that I made my final draft, was a long process of help from teachers and from my mom. Each of them had a very special role in having my final draft completed.
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critique
Not only was the critique helpful to the person who wrote the piece, but also an interesting experience to the person giving the feedback. Personally, when I was giving critique, I felt very honored to be reading a very deep story. I used to think that it wasn't my place to be helping other people with their story, because I didn't want them reading mine, but the critique process was one of the most important reasons why the who Power Within project was so meaningful and brought everyone together. Everyone was really grateful towards each other because of the effort they put in to help everyone else out throughout the whole semester.