Major Writing Assignment #1: Peer Comments
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I really enjoyed reading your paper. Although I am not highly interested in counseling, I found your paper of interest. I liked the way your paper flowed. All the information was well integrated into the essay.
ReplyDeleteI think I saw one grammatical error in the first paragraph of your conclusion. I believe you meant to say "doubtful" rather than "doubly".
You did a very good job presenting the different genres of writing done in a counseling field.