Intro to Effective Writing paper

The next paper I wrote in English 98 was my Effective Writing paper. This paper was a Definition paper, meaning that we chose a word that related to the book we were reading (Three Cups of Tea) and defined the word in a 3-page essay. I chose the word, which is actually a verb, "To strive". At the time, the word sounded like a great source to start a good paper, but after thinking about my topics of discussion, I knew that the word would be most difficult. Describing a word can be easy, but describing a verb is a little harder. Examples and personal experiences were major strengths I had in this paper, and these were also things that made the paper possible. If I could change anything about it now, I would probably change the word I chose, and choose an easier word... not a verb