The Language of Portraiture: Feelings Words and Identity
I 've never really given much thought to the way I write or my writing style. I know I 've written a lot in my life so far, but this is the first time I 've ever been asked to figure out "Who Am I When I Write?"; and honestly this question baffles me to no end. I found out from my first paper in this class alone that I am not a very good writer. I was very shocked to find this out because I used to be a very well rounded writer when I was a just a few years younger. I guess I have times to blame for that, not going to school for five plus years and texting being the only form of writing that I ever do these days; it 's no surprise that everything I 've learned about grammar and writing …show more content…
When I was in high school I had to write an essay about my heroes in order to apply for a scholarship, and naturally I wrote about my mother and my two sisters. Writing about the three most important women in my life literally brought tears to my eyes, tears of joy and admiration. The first line I wrote about my mother was "First and most importantly my biggest inspiration is my mom, her name is Socorro Vazquez and I love her to death. She is always there for me whenever I need her." Obviously now that sounds immature and the grammar is not there but it was the best and only way I knew how to explain …show more content…
That tells me a lot about my identity and the shape my words have given it. My identity is my family, my loved ones, my friends. I wouldn 't be anything without the people that give my life purpose and meaning, which is why I like to write about them every chance I can get. The best words in this essay would have to be the descriptive words I used. Immensity is such a strong word, it describes so much for me. It 's not just the fact that the ocean is huge, it 's the fact that I don 't know how huge it is, how far it goes, how deep it is, the unknown. That is the feeling I was trying to convey with that word and in my opinion it is the best. Anything that has to do with the word "family" is above everything for me. All the words I used when writing about family are the greatest. Admiration, vulnerability, tears of joy, and all the other words. They are words of love and compassion, and I believe you can never go wrong when writing about such feelings.
I 've come to the realization that I am a very spastic person, especially when it comes to my writing. I can start a sentence talking about one topic and end that same sentence completely off subject. It 's definitely not a good style of writing to have for a college level English class. When I write I am very vulnerable because I know I 'm giving other people a chance to criticize me and to judge me, sometimes I feel like that holds my writing back a lot.
I 've never really given much thought to the way I write or my writing style. I know I 've written a lot in my life so far, but this is the first time I 've ever been asked to figure out "Who Am I When I Write?"; and honestly this question baffles me to no end. I found out from my first paper in this class alone that I am not a very good writer. I was very shocked to find this out because I used to be a very well rounded writer when I was a just a few years younger. I guess I have times to blame for that, not going to school for five plus years and texting being the only form of writing that I ever do these days; it 's no surprise that everything I 've learned about grammar and writing …show more content…
When I was in high school I had to write an essay about my heroes in order to apply for a scholarship, and naturally I wrote about my mother and my two sisters. Writing about the three most important women in my life literally brought tears to my eyes, tears of joy and admiration. The first line I wrote about my mother was "First and most importantly my biggest inspiration is my mom, her name is Socorro Vazquez and I love her to death. She is always there for me whenever I need her." Obviously now that sounds immature and the grammar is not there but it was the best and only way I knew how to explain …show more content…
That tells me a lot about my identity and the shape my words have given it. My identity is my family, my loved ones, my friends. I wouldn 't be anything without the people that give my life purpose and meaning, which is why I like to write about them every chance I can get. The best words in this essay would have to be the descriptive words I used. Immensity is such a strong word, it describes so much for me. It 's not just the fact that the ocean is huge, it 's the fact that I don 't know how huge it is, how far it goes, how deep it is, the unknown. That is the feeling I was trying to convey with that word and in my opinion it is the best. Anything that has to do with the word "family" is above everything for me. All the words I used when writing about family are the greatest. Admiration, vulnerability, tears of joy, and all the other words. They are words of love and compassion, and I believe you can never go wrong when writing about such feelings.
I 've come to the realization that I am a very spastic person, especially when it comes to my writing. I can start a sentence talking about one topic and end that same sentence completely off subject. It 's definitely not a good style of writing to have for a college level English class. When I write I am very vulnerable because I know I 'm giving other people a chance to criticize me and to judge me, sometimes I feel like that holds my writing back a lot.