Payton Walmsley's E-portfolio

Question 3: From what Lamott has to say, is writing a first draft more about the product or the process? Do you agree in regard to your own first drafts? Explain.  Based on what Lamott has to say, I would proclaim that he is emphasizing that the writer should more focus on the process than the product of the first draft. However, I disagree with his point of view considering that when I write my first draft, I focus on writing for the product because I would like to receive adequate feedback from my peers and classmates. If I wrote solely for the process, I feel as if I would confuse…

Newly Developed Paragraph: While some individuals may affirm that social media is crucial in facilitating personal connections and becoming engaged in various diverse communities, there are certain precautions one must consider before establishing whether social media is beneficial for them. Overutilization of social media can open the door to unwelcome implications, including technological enslavement, deceptive information, eroded confidence, neuropsychological issues, and an overall deterioration of communication skills. Based on my existential encounters, I have articulated that social connectivity platforms have negatively impacted my acclimation to academic and social life at UNE. In terms of technology adversely influencing my social life at UNE, I would proclaim that excess social media leaves…

Social networking platforms can be degrading for someone striving to develop a deeper, more authentic connection with an online acquaintance, as it often masks their true personality of the other person. The two essays The Limits of Friendship by Harvard graduate student Maria Konnikova and Unfollow by American blogger and formal staff writer Adrian Chen provide insight to how social media fosters the capability of embracing and becoming accumulated to the diverse lives of our peers. While Adrian Chen advocates that social media aids in self-expression and personal growth, Maria Konnikova argues that the connections one forms through social media are incomparable to the bonds we cultivate by being in…