Reflective writing is when someone basically thinks before they write. Whatever the person wrote was well thought out, they put a lot of time into their writing. I do reflective writing a lot but never realized it until this course. I overanalyze and take time about what topic would fit in one place, how long it should be, should it be a leading point or an ending point, everything. In a way, reflective writing pushes you to really write your best work. It helps organize your thoughts and organize it a certain way. When writing, I always start off with an outline of some kind so that I can organize and see all my thoughts in one place. I then organize it by importance. For example, with the Discourse Communities assignment I wrote about my community Brooklyn. In my head I already knew I would have to present the problem and then suggest a solution. Once I identified the problem, I formed my solution. However, in order for someone to really feel the severity of an issue to even want to help with a solution, some personal flair needs to be added. I left the ending paragraphs to talk about personal experiences and tie it into why not having the solution at that time was a negative thing. After that, I added a few words anyone can relate to. Not just people in my city, not just minorities but anyone who needed something done and couldn’t have it done. This was probably one of my favorite pieces that I wrote because it hit so close to home and I was finally able to use things I go through to maybe make someone not feel so alone or finally feel like their community isn’t the only one going through it.