D#10, HW#7, Grammar

For this grammar assignment I read up on punctuation in the handbook. Then I went to the prude owl and did some of the tutorials on punctuation, I found I am not really good at it,a as I did poorly on it. This is the area I still need a lot of work on especially on the proper placement of commas and semicolons and when it is the correct place to use them. it was suggested that this paragraph needed some work with punctuation so I revised it:

• “The American College Health Association cites stress as the number-one impediment to academic performance in its national college health assessment” (Abrams). The main cause of stress to students is the feeling of being overwhelmed. This is mainly due to daunting deadlines and more homework than the student thinks they can handle. There is also a helpless feeling associated with the workload the student is under like no matter how hard he or she tries there is no end to the homework. Another cause of stress, partly associated with homework, is sometimes plans have to be changed due to the student may need to meet deadlines leading to a feeling of being alone. Students can also be pressured by a high academic demand; either by themselves or their parents, leading to stress due to getting grades on their work that are below standard. As the school year moves on it can at times seem like there is no end in sight causing more anxiety as it seems the winter or summer break will never arrive. With this though another deadline presents in the form of final exams, with some of these exams being a large part of the final grade a student can achieve in the given class. All of these sources of stress seem to build up and cause increasing frustration, but there are some positive ways to handle this stress.

• “The American College Health Association cites stress as the number-one impediment to academic performance in its national college health assessment” (Abrams). The main cause of stress to students is the feeling of being overwhelmed this is mainly due to daunting deadlines and more homework than the student thinks they can handle. There is also a helpless feeling associated with the workload the student is under like no matter how hard he or she tries there is no end to the homework. Another cause of stress, partly associated with homework, is sometimes plans have to be changed due to the student may need to meet deadlines leading to a feeling of being alone. Students can also be pressured by a high academic demand; either by themselves or their parents, leading to stress due to getting grades on their work that are below standard. As the school year moves on it can ,at times, seem like there is no end in sight causing more anxiety as it seems the winter or summer break will never arrive. With this though another deadline presents in the form of final exams, with some of these exams being a large part of the final grade a student can achieve in the given class. All of these sources of stress seem to build up and cause increasing frustration, but there are some positive ways to handle this stress.