I have always loved writing because it was a way to express myself without having to talk to other people about my thoughts and feelings. I’m fairly certain that my love for writing really started in the 6th grade, which was one of the worst years of my life. That was the year I was severely bullied by girls who were higher up on the popularity totem pole than myself. They played sports and all the teachers loved them, so a lot of them looked past what they said about me in class. It got to the…
I have never been the strongest writer out of my peers, but I also have not been the weakest. I am weak in parts of my writing such as grammar, spelling and sentence construction. I am strong in other parts such as getting my ideas out there and getting written down. Reading was a way to get away from all the tragic events in my life; writing had helped me do the same. Though, I was not the best writer, it had taken me to a place that I could finally feel at peace. Usually, I am a closed off…
Creative Writing became more of a challenging course then I expected. Throughout the writing process I found it difficult to write things which could be more relatable. My goal was to write each piece with some type of relatable aspect for someone else. I found this difficult because, the direction each piece of writing took, was different from what my thoughts were. I would have created writings which were more of a fantasy world, however, I did want the story to be believable for people who…
lightning-struck tree that is still alive, and then compose a poem about it. I might be reading or watching a movie when a particular phrase jumps off the page at me, and I know I must write this down just to fully realize its implications. Some of my more creative ideas come from normal conversation or even dreams, such as “What would happen if a grown man woke up in the woods with no memory of his life ? What would be his first impressions of the world ? How would he survive ? Usually any one…
I am writing to you from 2016. I have been studying at Western New England University for a year. Since I began at this school, I changed a lot. I have been writing a good papers due to my English class 132. I have greatly enjoyed how this course has made me improve my writing skills. This class has greatly helped me improve my writing skills. I am convinced that I will be able to use them not only in my college assignments but also throughout my entire life. I can now fearlessly say that I am a…
matter how bad it starts off. When I was in high school I had the worst and best writing experience together. I learned to find writing as a release for what I did not feel comfortable saying aloud. In the ninth grade I found out I can be amazing at creative writing that is also non-fiction. I wrote about a young girl of age ten and her stresses in life with all the difficulties that she goes through. That young girl was, me. When I wrote the words I could feel the heartache, the…
student). I have gain many valuable skills such as learning the importance of mapping my thoughts, creating a structured outline, appreciating the revision techniques, and acquiring new perspectives on writing that I aim to utilize in both academic and creative writings in the future. Prior to the course, I simply define “good writing” as one that has a distinct objective.…
1. My hypothetical class is a creative writing class for high school seniors (17-18 years old) and there are fourteen students in the class. The class has a good grasp on writing poetry, minimal experience writing non-fiction and fiction stories with and without dialogue, and are extremely comfortable sharing their pieces with me (the teacher) and their classmates. They do not however, have experience with merging fiction and non-fiction, so that is a major accomplishment goal with this piece.…
It all started from my high school, which was international school in China. I had to write many essays. My drive to have a better and creative writing skill was fully because of my first teacher in the high school. “What should I improve?” I had to ask this for many times after I get my essay back. She had a certain criteria that she expected to find in student’s essays. “Well Kyu…” She…
Experiences as an SVSU English major My freshman year at SVSU began in a way that I could only explain as equal parts terrifying and exhilarating. There I was, three hours away from home, surrounded by (and living with) seven complete strangers who I somehow felt like I had nothing in common with. I came in with pretty much no idea what I was doing, who I wanted to be, or what the next four years would be like, and a tentatively declared English major. I didn’t know where I was headed, I…