Writing

People write all the time, whether they know it or not. Writing can be expressed at different times and for different reasons. Also, people write to many different audiences, such as: themselves, significant others, family members, friends, strangers, co workers, or possibly to nobody. The reasons for writing are endless, it engages learning, remembering, expressing, connecting, and healing. In addition, writing can be somebody’s voice, a way to be heard, a way to be recognized. Throughout life I

Diego State University I wasn’t sure what to expect out of any of my classes, especially my writing class. In high school I had taken AP composition and language which helped me improve as a writer but even a college level high school course is not the same as an actual college class. Before college and throughout high school I didn’t think of myself as a great writer, I have always been very average at writing. At the start of the year I wasn’t a very strong writer but RWS 200 is a huge reason how

I started to write since I was seven years old. At that time, I completely did not know what is writing. Teacher told us to write diaries and read storybooks every day. Thus, at the beginning of writing, I thought writing is to record things happened in every day life with emotions or some kind of unrealistic stories that is in one’s mind. However, writing was so confusing to me. I could only write down my memories for the day with simple emotions such as happy, sad or angry. Later on, teacher started

Writing is a necessity for everyone, including me. From a young age writing has helped me get what I need to be said through. Or it has helped me in remembering important times. It helps get your point across without having to say a word. This non verbal interaction was one of the biggest reasons I was able to tolerate school. From a young age, I absolutely loathe speaking in front of people, I still do but it has lessened. Why did I hate it so much? Because from 2nd grade to 6th grade, I was in

the way oil is introduced to a cup of water, a sudden disagreement. I have never Liked reading or writing, but in 6th grade I began to truly despise it. I was always a math and science person ,but I knew could write a well versed and attention grabbing story and essay. My downfall however, was that I could never write them the right way. Being that I always have went through school each year writing wrong. The description of my 6th grade year is what conjured up my decision to change that. This is

subject. With the topic of writing, there will always be a new lesson to learn, an aspect to improve, or a differing way to explain. Author Craig Vetter states in Bonehead Writing, “This is your enemy: a perfectly empty sheet of paper. Nothing will ever happen here except what you make happen.” Each story, essay, or response comes from a writer’s experiences. With each attempt at a new piece comes an underlying story of emotions the writer is facing. Each person’s writing is unique and the ideas people

invested in helping me improve my writing. The efforts that you invested in me did not go in vain. In this course, I have become insightful in regard to the process of writing as whole. Who knew that writing can be challenging yet rewarding simultaneously? Through many challenges that I have encountered in this class, and many exercises comprised in the course, I have come to clearly realize different weaknesses and strengths that I possess when it comes to writing. As the semester was rolling into

Writing a personal essay is, well… personal. The first of the major assignments for my English 121 class was a personal essay. Having been out of school for many years, this first attempt at college level writing has been somewhat intimidating. Verbally sharing my thoughts has never been a problem however, employing the written word has always been more challenging. Reflecting on the experience of revising the original personal essay reveals growth in a basics understanding of essay format, better

Personal Essay: Writing a personal essay is, well… personal. The first of the major assignments for my English 121 class was a personal essay. Having been out of school for many years, this first attempt at college level writing has been somewhat intimidating. Verbally sharing my thoughts has never been a problem however, employing the written word has always been more challenging. Reflecting on the experience of revising the rough draft of the personal essay reveals growth in a basics understanding

Writing was never a known weakness of mine. However, I could never confidently call it a strength. Throughout the course of this semester, my writing style has evolved and I have rid my writing of many habitual mistakes. I have learned to appreciate writing much more, and enjoy the moments where my mind meets words on a paper. Creativity has always been one of my strong suits, but through this course I catered my creativity to compose a variety of essays and speeches. Likewise, public speaking is