I decided to read over my free draft of the second essay for this exercise. With new knowledge and key things to keep in mind to look for, I found myself marking frequently. As I began reading, I noticed I used the words “art” and science quite frequently. In some cases, using a word often becomes repetitive and boring. However, in this case, I feel that it brings attention to the main subject of my piece. When it comes to transitions, I find that I do use them which helps move my paper along and makes it flow better. However, “meanwhile”, “although” and “however” tend to be used the most. Now that I have acknowledged this, I will work on creating more variety in my transitions which will help make my paper more interesting and a better read. Lastly, I noticed and marked when I used words such as “this” or “these” “that” or “it” to begin a sentence. I realize after re reading my paper that these words are vague. These vague words make it less interesting and could even cause confusion if the reader is unsure what is being referred to. I plan on going back through my entire essay and changing these words to something more clear or reworking the sentence in order to enhance the flow.