Course
ASI110
Semester
Fall
Instructor's Name
Dr. David Fine
Year
2023
Writing Process
Editor's note: This paper was selected for the Barbara Farrelly Award for Best Writing in ASI 100/120.
The first step I took in my writing process was to analyze the prompt and clarify the steps I needed to take to craft an adequate response. Next, I re-read the sections of the text that I my writing would reference and formed my introduction and thesis statement around the argument I would make based on what I discerned. Drafting the body paragraphs was a very iterative process, as I had to re-read the text many more times to understand the way Machiavelli was writing and approach each word from two different perspectives. I then wrote my conclusion, connecting present day implications to the core argument of my paper. Finally, I made various revisions to my first draft by drawing more connections and presenting more evidence, which completed my piece of writing.
Recommended Citation
Catanzariti, David E.
(2024)
"Deciphering Machiavelli: Irony vs. Brutality in 'The Prince',"
Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing: Vol. 10:
Iss.
2, Article 7.
Available at:
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/lxl/vol10/iss2/7