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As a reader, it is indisputable that I have grown over the semesters in my freshman year. This year I have read, Absolute True Diary of a Part Time Indian, Purple Hibiscus, Lord of the Flies, the Russian's Book to WW2, Loners, CHERUB, and I am currently reading Macbeth. Let's start with a reading response early in the year, Reading Response for Loners was the first reading response written by me this year. As I was reading the reading response I obviously did not have an extensive vocabulary; I could tell by the frequent use of similar words and the usage of words such as "good" and "bad." Clearly, I also did not look for any meaning in between the lines within the book, I cared too much about the literary devices that were used for the book, Loners. Knowing this, I am now going to compare Reading Response for Loners to another reading response later in the year (second semester). Reading Response for ATDPTI is the reading response I chose as the second. In the second reading response, there was obviously a change in vocabulary and bold transitions between sentences. I tried to make clear the plot of the book by analyzing text. he difference is definitely noticeable amongst the two reading responses and also reflects to my growth as a reader this year. 

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