Essay #1 Reflection

My writing philosophy for Bacon’s Rebellion was difficult to portray. I try to create a picture when I write and go deeper than the surface, but in this essay I found it harder to write that way because it wasn’t just me talking. When I had to put quotes and then what they say about what they said; it was hard to put down on paper what other people thought and said. Bacon’s Rebellion was a challenge that I enjoyed learning from. I liked how I had my rough drafts to work with and outlines it made it more organized to follow. Although it took me about 20 drafts to find my inner hook I believe I stretched my ability to a better standard. Writing the paper was stressful and really frustrating, but when that pressure is relieved after all that hard work it feels like a big accomplishment. I don’t know if it was a great paper by someone else standard. I feel like I was able to put myself in the paper while giving the historic accuracy to some else’s point view.


The history about Bacon’s Rebellion was interesting to define. When people write about history that should be unbiased and correct about what they are saying. History is something already done and all that’s left is facts and curiosity of what triggered that past event. When I put the history of Bacon’s Rebellion in my paper I tried to put how it related to present and future day situations. In a way history is a good step to success when we learn from it. For example: as I wrote Bacon’s Rebellion I observed how far America has come and what we as a country use to be. We have come farther than Bacon’s Rebellion, but at the same time we are even worse. So what we do with our knowledge of history will shape which decisions we make in the present and future day events. Bacon’s Rebellion was an eye opening experience for me. It has changed certain aspects of my writing, and I am looking forward to more challenging papers that will expand my experience even more.