Erika+Williams

= My Portfolio =
 * Cover Letter:**[[file:portfolio cover letter.docx]]

I chose to put my memoir as my first assignment because it told a small story about who I am. As a child I was always told not to run in the house, and I feel like this paper shows how I have a small knack for breaking the rules. Although I am not a complete trouble maker, I do not like it when people tell me what to do. I feel like this paper shows that independence a little bit. It also shows how I was a bit of a handful as a child. This accident is part of who I am, and it is very important to me, as weird as that might seem. It was my first accident, and one of my first memories as well. I do not ever want to forget it.
 * 1. Memoir** [[file:Memior.docx]]

I chose to use my open letter becuse I liked how we could chose what we wanted to write about, but we still had some strict guidelines that we had to follow. I have never had to write anything like it before, so it was competly new to me. I learned how to express my thoughts and feelings in my writing in a different way than I have ever done before. Although you kept asking me who made me want to write this letter, what my personal experiences were, I honestly have to say I do not have one. I just do not understand how a person can be prejudiced, and it honestly pisses me off. This paper is important because it shows you a big part of who I am and what I believe.
 * 2. Open Letter** [[file:Dear Prejudiced.docx]]

This paper was the first writing assignment from my Psychology course. We had to write a paper about a Psychology study. I found the topic of motivation to be interesting because I have the motivation to sit in the front of the class and to do well, but I never have the motivation to read or study. The study did not really answer those questions for me, but I still feel like I learned new information from the study that will be useful to me throughout college, which is why I chose this paper.
 * 3.** **Motivation Study [[file:Study--Motivation.docx]]**

I chose to use my paper about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder from my Psychology class. This paper really made me think a lot about who I am, and why I am the way I am. I have a mild case of OCD, and I feel like that is why I always get so mad at myself when I get a grade below an A. I never feel like they are good enough, and I have come to realize that it is because I am OCD. I feel like everything I write has to be perfect, and I tend to get a little bit of anxiety when I get grades that are lower than an A. This paper explains who I am a lot. I feel like it is one of my better written papers because it was about me, and who I am.
 * 4. My OCD Paper** [[file:OCD.docx]]

The final paper I have chosen to use is my Prostitution argumentative paper. I chose this paper because I have never had to do a research paper where I had to argue a side before this class, and I feel like I did very well on it. I believe it to be the best paper I have written since I started school here at Ball State. This paper was very interesting, and taught me to write from a perspective that I might not personally agree with. I saw all the benefits of making prostitution legal, so I chose to write for it instead of against it. I may not believe in the topic, but I think I did one hell of a job making people think else-wise. That is why this paper is last--I almost convinced one of my friends to change her mind on where she stood, just by having her read my really rough rough draft.
 * 5. Prostitution** [[file:prostitution.docx]]