For the Film-Based Assignment, which was based off of the movie John Q., I did not collaborate with anyone else while writing my paper. This approach will be the primary route I take since I like having the time to write down my thoughts before they can be changed by someone else’s input. The hardest thing for me while composing this paper was trying to figure out the ‘route’ I was going to take on this assignment. Once I figured out what I wanted to write about, I struggled trying to find the best way to express my feelings on the specific topic I chose. The thing that helped me the most to get me over this hump was making a pros and cons list of my opinions based off of John Q’s actions.
I started working on this paper during class on Monday and kept working on it at a client’s house until today (Wednesday). This approach worked well because I got started in class, so my basic thoughts were written down. Then on Tuesday I was able to change up some things after I had the night to sleep on it. Having the chance to be out of my own environment to write this paper, both in the classroom and the house I am at was beneficial because I was able to easily avoid many distractions I have at home. The reason I chose to write about how I supported John’s actions was because of my twin sister. She has a disease that requires her to get IV fluids every 3-4 weeks, doctor appointments every 4 weeks and sometimes surgery is in between those appointments. If my sister didn’t have the benefit of having great health insurance since my father is in the Navy, she would have to spend thousands upon thousands of dollars every year (and this has been going on since we have been 16). If we didn’t have this insurance I don’t know what I would have done to get the help that my sister would need. I am happy with my current steps that I have for my writing process. The only thing that I would like to add is that recently my boyfriend has been trying to get me to talk about my assignments more. When I end up speaking about them, I am able to get more ideas out there and I am starting to find this a little useful.
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