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    Ellie Romero wrote a reflection paper on the topic of conformity for her English 101 class. She was initially interested in conformity after reading "To Kill a Mockingbird" and thinking it had only negatives. However, after researching psychology sources on conformity using her university library database, she learned that conformity also has positives in maintaining a functioning society. Through the writing and revision process, which included peer reviews and conferences, Ellie realized she should focus on the positives of conformity in her research essay. She discovered that having both conformity and individuality benefits society most. The writing process helped Ellie become a stronger writer through in-depth analysis of her interesting topic.

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    Ellie Romero wrote a reflection paper on the topic of conformity for her English 101 class. She was initially interested in conformity after reading "To Kill a Mockingbird" and thinking it had only negatives. However, after researching psychology sources on conformity using her university library database, she learned that conformity also has positives in maintaining a functioning society. Through the writing and revision process, which included peer reviews and conferences, Ellie realized she should focus on the positives of conformity in her research essay. She discovered that having both conformity and individuality benefits society most. The writing process helped Ellie become a stronger writer through in-depth analysis of her interesting topic.

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    Ellie Romero wrote a reflection paper on the topic of conformity for her English 101 class. She was initially interested in conformity after reading "To Kill a Mockingbird" and thinking it had only negatives. However, after researching psychology sources on conformity using her university library database, she learned that conformity also has positives in maintaining a functioning society. Through the writing and revision process, which included peer reviews and conferences, Ellie realized she should focus on the positives of conformity in her research essay. She discovered that having both conformity and individuality benefits society most. The writing process helped Ellie become a stronger writer through in-depth analysis of her interesting topic.

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    Ellie Romero wrote a reflection paper on the topic of conformity for her English 101 class. She was initially interested in conformity after reading "To Kill a Mockingbird" and thinking it had only negatives. However, after researching psychology sources on conformity using her university library database, she learned that conformity also has positives in maintaining a functioning society. Through the writing and revision process, which included peer reviews and conferences, Ellie realized she should focus on the positives of conformity in her research essay. She discovered that having both conformity and individuality benefits society most. The writing process helped Ellie become a stronger writer through in-depth analysis of her interesting topic.

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    Ellie Romero

    Ms. Mcnamee

    English 101

    1 May 2020

    Reflection

    The topic I chose to write about this semester is conformity. This topic sparked an

    interest in me because I was curious to understand why people conform and behave in certain

    ways, even when they do not believe in what they are conforming to. Because conformity is

    manifested so negatively in the novel that we read at the beginning of the semester, “To Kill A

    Mockingbird”, I was led to believe that conformity is a massive disadvantage to society. Prior to

    my research and post-reading this novel, I thought conformity did not have any positives, but

    after finding many sources using the Scout database, provided by UA’s library, it is now my

    understanding that that is not the case. Most of the sources I found on Scout pertain to the

    psychology of conformity, which helped me better understand human behavior and our desire to

    live up to the standards society has created for us. I did, however, experience difficulty in finding

    useful sources due to the fact that conformity is such a broad topic. Narrowing down my topic by

    using the advanced search option provided on Scout is what led me to find my best sources.

    Rather than just searching the word “conformity”, I made sure to include words like

    “psychology” and other key terms that would help narrow down my topic as there are almost

    three million sources relating to the topic of conformity.

    Throughout the writing process, I found that for each unit being required to complete a

    rough draft is helpful in making revisions for the final draft. These rough drafts are important in

    participating in the activity that I found to be the most beneficial, peer reviews. I enjoyed
    receiving feedback from multiple people instead of only having self-edits to revise. The feedback

    that I received from my classmates is what brought me to write some of my best work. I also

    believe that the conferences offered made an impact on my writing as it is always helpful to

    receive feedback from an instructor. In my exploratory essay, I proposed ideas that I could

    research to better my understanding of this topic: “I could research the psychological factors of

    human behavior to provide a better understanding as to why people conform” and claimed that I

    would “research this topic further by looking for different ways people conform every day and

    researching human behavior” (Romero). I did indeed complete this research and it is evident in

    my annotated bibliography. After finding sources pertaining to this research, I discovered that

    instead of focusing on the negatives, I should be focusing on the positives of conformity in my

    researched essay. My sources made me realize that conformity is crucial to maintain a well

    -functioning society, which led me to conclude in my researched essay that “having both

    conformity and individuality exist is what makes society operate the most efficiently” and not

    just one or the other (Romero).

    It is my discovery that for a writer to get the most out of and enjoy writing is to write

    about a topic that greatly interests them. Conformity being a topic that I was actually interested

    in made the writing process much easier and more enjoyable. Not only did having an interesting

    topic motivate me, but also the sense of accomplishment I knew I would feel afterward was

    motivating. Although this process did not change my bad habit of procrastinating, I now realize

    that it is important for writers to dedicate more time to their writing in order to complete their

    best work. However, I did develop positive habits as a result of this process too, like being able

    to find the appropriate sources, make better revisions, and more. I usually do not enjoy writing

    very much, but like I said before, having a topic that interests me made this process more
    enjoyable. Due to the fact that we were required to really analyze our topics and write in great

    depth, I now believe I am a much stronger writer than before and will be in the future as well.

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