¶ … second tier instruction courses, I struggled with several aspects of writing, to include proper grammar, paragraph structure, thesis development and support, and the ability to write from an objective, unbiased perspective. By contrast, having completed the first and second tiers, I have a better understanding of these aspects and feel I am developing into a competent writer with an ever-increasing skill level. As this is the point of the writing instruction courses, I believe I deserve to pass the first and second tiers due to my new understanding of the various components of skilled writing. In more specific terms, I often struggled with the following prior to completing the writing instruction courses:

When to use a semicolon vs. A colon, comma or period.

When to use a hyphen.

How to avoid fragments and run-on sentences.

How to write from...

Meanwhile, a hyphen can be used to lend emphasis to an example or a certain component of a sentence, as the hyphen in the previous sentence lends emphasis to the example of the bullet list.
Regarding fragments and run-on sentences, while both can be used sparingly in fictional writing, there is little place for them in academic writing. By learning how…