During the multimodal writing project, I have discovered yet again a myriad of strengths and weaknesses. This project truly highlighted my writing abilities, in that it forced me to reshape my essay while keeping the basic structure, or fundamental points. It was, I will confess, difficult to condense a 1,450 word essay into 500 words. However, greatness lies on the other side of fear, so they say. After accomplishing this writing task, I have discovered that it is more difficult to write opinionated pieces than it is to write formal essays. I feel this may be because I have always written, for the most part, nothing but formal pieces: analytical essays, research papers, synthesis papers, etc. Maybe I have been trained to like formality. I think I did well in my conclusion, which was the hardest part. It was the hardest part because I had to condense an already condensed version of my essay into one paragraph. However, the fact that I succeeded shows that it was, in hindsight, not as difficult as I imagined. If I had more time, I would have redone the wording a little bit, because I feel the essay could have flowed smoother. Additionally, I would have chosen even more multimedia for the piece. The synthesis essay (or homework assignment) truly aided me in this project. It helped me link my view(s) with the author that I mentioned. This project, to me, was a test on my comprehension of my synthesis writing and the application of it.
