Out of the papers you are putting into your English portfolio, which one do you think shows your best work and which one do you think needs to be edited the most? Explain why. Be specific. Provide examples of your best and weakest areas.
I am almost certain that my essay on Lafcadio Hearn is by far one of if not the strongest examples of my writing prowess that I've submitted. It's far from perfect - it could still use more personal stories to tie the figure to myself, but apart from that, I feel as though I've carried Lafcadio to the reader using my own unique writing voice, which is ironically very similar to his. We were both foreigners traveling Japan, and both had a strong backing in journalistic newspaper writing, so it's not hard to see where we were both inspired.
My essay on Chris McCandless, however, is far from perfect. I used a cliche naysayer, an unspectacular voice of support, and not enough from the book. Most of it was opinion - which was good, but not what needs to be done for it to be a well written paper. I've already gotten completely different sources for making it better, and am planning a full-scale re-write, eliminating all but the strongest quotes from myself.
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