A key skill I developed while at STEM has been to be able to start and end a paragraph or essay without having trouble doing it. I completed the first assignment, The Trend Essay, in my seventh grade English class. The Trend Essay demonstrates that I used to have trouble starting the essay for example, the beginning of the essay I would say doesn't sound good. In comparison, The Artist and their Art, from my seventh grade English class shows my improvement. I started the essay better and it sound better now, it demonstrates that I am now able to start the beginning of my essays better .