Manuel’s Tavern Reflection

Drafting and revising my Unpacking Manuel’s Tavern paper has taught me more than I could have imagined. I learned much more than the development and similarities of Rogue, Dead guy Ale and Manuel’s Tavern. I learned how to write at a more advanced level. When I handed in my first draft, I simply expected Professor Morgen, the Professor who assigned me this paper, to tell me a few grammatical errors I could fix and that would be it. I was completely wrong. In fact he described that tactic as poor writing. He claimed that good writers’ final drafts do not look like their rough drafts . He was right. My first draft contained much of Manuel’s Tavern’s history, Rogue’s history and Dead Guy Ale’s History, but did not connect them well. In my final draft I go more into this connection and hypothesize why the Dead Guy Ale poster is in the Tavern. As interesting as Rogue, Dead Guy Ale, Manuel’s Tavern and the connection between the three are, my favorite part of this process was learning the process itself. Once I had my draft done, finalizing the paper was like solving a puzzle. I linked scattered pieces, found a few new ones and used them to create the finished product.