In reviewing other people’s writing, I was able to see other types of writing styles and how they set their pace of the paper. I found it to be difficult to give critiques on certain parts because I didn’t want to give the wrong information. An example of this would be the use of nonpeer-review sources. I am still struggling to understand which method is correct in citing them and I found that other people are just as confused as I am. Some people wrote them in ASM while others just didn’t include them at all. I found that it was tricking in giving advice that you yourself had a difficult time understanding.
Overall though, I really liked seeing other people’s work. I was able to see the strengths in their writing styles and I found myself being like “Oh I want to incorporate a sample like this or support like this in my paper.” It was also interesting to see the topics that they choose and how they are able to relate that to the real world overall health. I found myself really enjoying reading their papers and understanding how I would be able to rearrange my own to make the flow of the paperwork a lot better.
I was able to learn about different topics, which were good, but also some ways in which to better adjust my own paper. I was shown examples of strongly written introductions and some great use of explanations for their sources. I also want to go back and make sure that I have an explanation for the sources that I decided to pick. I was a really useful exercise and I think that it made me feel more confident in my abilities to write.
