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Reflective writing is not based on research on the topic, but instead centers on your opinions, thoughts, and experiences.  \nThe purpose of reflective writing is to serve as an evaluation—perhaps on what you  \nhave learned or discovered.  \n*This sample was adapted by the UAGC Writing Center from an original paper by a student. Used by permission.  \nYou will use first person point of view, meaning you will use “I” and “me” in your writing. This type of writing is less formal  \nthan academic writing used in  argumentative or research papers.   \n2  \nMy Past, Present, and Future  \nI never thought I would be 42 years old and writing a paper like this one. I had planned  \nto go to college right after high school, but life does not always happen according to plan. I will  \npresent a brief description of a few of my life experiences that have helped shape the person I am  \ntoday and analyze some of these experiences using the adult development theories from this  \nclass. I will also look ahead to the goals I want to accomplish in the future.  \nI grew up in a military family. My earliest childhood If asked to write a reflective paper for a formal  \nassignment, include a thesis statement, or statement of  \nAir Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi, as the oldest purpose. If your reflective writing is for a more informal  \nassignment, such as a discussion post, you won’t need to include this formality.  \nmother left the Air Force, but my father continued in~~ ~~  \nabout two years apart in age, and my childhood was fairly ordinary until I was about ten years  \nwhen my father was deployed to Japan. My family planned to join him there, but we had to wait for about a year until Dad could arrange housing for us.  \nMy exciting trip abroad turned out to be very short-lived. After we had been in Japan for only about a year, my parents called us kids together one evening and announced that they were getting a divorce. I was devastated. My mother, four brothers and sisters, and I boarded a planeto return to the States. I waved goodbye to my father at the airport, and it was the last time I would see him until a chance meeting when I was 21 years old. Whenever his tour of duty was nearing an end, he requested another remote assignment to remain overseas. He was never part of our lives again. Eventually, he remarried and started another family.  \nMom, the other kids, and I settled in a small rural community in northern California. Life for a single mother with five children must have been rough, but Mom rarely complained. She found a job as a secretary for a local furniture store, and we always had a roof over our heads and food on the table. My mother’s job paid only about $300 a month, however, and our rent was  \nThe writer includes specific details about her own personal experiences and opinions to provide insight into her reflection.  \n3  \n$100 a month. So, not much money was left for groceries and other expenses. Since I was only 10 years old, and my siblings were younger, we could not get jobs to help support the family.  \nHowever, in an agricultural area, everyone was needed at harvest time. So, about six months of the year we worked in the fields after school. We also got our school lunches free under a program for “needy children,” which helped with the grocery bill. When I grew older, I was hired at the town library and worked year-round after school. On Saturdays, Mom made sure that, in addition to schoolwork and play, we all practiced our typing.“If you can type,” she said,“you can always find a job.”  \nWhen I was in high school, I worked after school as a waitress at our local ice cream parlor. This was my dream job. 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