Sarah+O.


 * Sarah Ober** has written many successful books in her life all of them topping the New York Times Bestseller List. Her most successful yet has been the world renowned Harry Potter series. All of her novels have been portrayed as motion pictures all of them winning Oscars for Best Storyline, which she wrote herself, and Best Leading Actress which she played herself. She now lives the comfortable, wealthy life in Paris, France with her husband, two children, and two dogs.


 * Sarah Ober** is currently a student at Ball State University. Her accomplishments so far include nothing. Her plans for the future are to be determined. She sometimes writes decent books.

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**Final Portfolio**
=== Cover Letter: [] === === Memoir: Lizzie [] ===

 The memoir was the hardest paper for me to write. Not only was it our first paper so I had to figure out what was expected from a college paper, but I also had to write about an extremely difficult time for me. When I first started writing I had gone with a completely different moment from my life, but I knew it wasn't really going anywhere so I had to change my topic. As soon as I changed it I had no problem writing, but I didn't put every detail into it and I tried to keep it simple. I didn't want to get too deep into my story so I kept it short. Another thing I struggled with was keeping all the facts straight. My memoir covered a recent moment in my life, but it was all a blur then and I had to work through that to tell my story right. When I started the revising process I was able to let go and write everything exactly as I had experienced and even write more of my story that shared more emotion.

=== Public Letter: Dear Dan [] ===

I really enjoyed writing this paper because I wrote my letter to my brother. It was an easy topic and I had no problem with writing it. My first draft was more personal than what is expected of a public letter but I easily fixed that for my second draft by adding in more facts and examples that could be related to anyone who would ever read my letter. I actually didn't mind doing research for this paper because the research helped strengthen my argument. My reasoning behind writing to my brother about this topic was to convince him to return to college which is something I've been trying to do since he quit but I wanted to take a different spin on it.

=== Unfamiliar Genre: Satire [] ===

This was by far my least favorite writing project. I found it to be very difficult because I was writing in a genre that was unfamiliar and I spent the whole time wondering if I was actually writing in my intended genre. I couldn't tell if what I was writing was actually satire or just a regular story. I had to do a lot of research on what satire really is and how to write it. I used research throughout my entire writing process for pointers on how to write every part of my satirical piece. I decided to write in the form of a gossip column discussing the upcoming divorce of Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries. I found it easier to write this way because it was a topic that I could put a sarcastic spin on but the actual writing process was still difficult.

=== Unfamiliar Genre: Annotated Bibliography [] ===

The annotated bibliography was a long and brutal process. It was boring and time consuming but it was extremely helpful. It required me to do research on my topic then analyze it. It helped me understand satire more and made my writing process easier. It was difficult for me to analyze the different pieces though because I didn't completely understand what satire is. It took me a long time to complete it because I had to find the different pieces, read them through a couple times, then write a short summary and lengthy analysis of the writing. The process of creating my citations was made easier with the many available resources displaying and describing the correct way to format.

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