This is my first Artifact. It is a research paper from my first semester first year English class. I include it because it was a big accomplishment for me to do so well on an English paper. I have also been a math and science type of person and I have never had much interest in English. I struggled in writing papers for both English and History courses throughout high school. I would work very hard on them, but never seemed to get a good enough grade. This paper is the first paper I feel as though I’ve done well on. Before turning in the draft, my teacher warned the class that most students receive a C or D as a preliminary grade on the draft. I actually ended up getting an A- as the preliminary grade on my draft and then an A on my final draft which I have attached. As someone who has always struggled in English I am very proud of this grade. I also actually enjoyed writing this paper because it encompasses both science and technology as well as psychology. Although it was an English paper, it was about something that did interest me.