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Formal Paper #1 Although I consider myself to highly enjoy the act of reading and writing, I do not usually look forward to reading the introductions to works of literature, as I most often find the task to be somewhat tedious, and needless. However, on reviewing the Introduction to Ways of Reading by Petrosky and Bartholomae, I found it to be surprisingly absorbing, as it described the ultimate purpose of the text book anthology we (students) …

…students, as the personal experiences from which we draw ideas from will be at variance from one person to the next. However, I am confident in the fact that the ideas I have drawn hold an element of validity, as re-reading and posing questions throughout the text offered a great deal of information that I had formerly missed. In this way, I look forward to applying the method of strong reading to my studies ahead.