Analysis Of My Strengths And Weaknesses In My Writing

Over this semester, that is soon to come to a close, there have been many opportunities to watch growth not only within my writings, but also within the approach to the process as a whole. As I look back over my essays that I have compiled these past few months, I cannot help but notice how much I have grown as a writer and interpreter of other’s works. As this is true, there are also various different strengths and weaknesses involved. Both the strengths and weaknesses can range from various different things, but all together it never defers from the quality that can be produced in the end. It is truly interesting to go back and evaluate all the work from the past, and it can only provide insight for continued growth in the future. At the …show more content…
I have always believed myself to be a strong writer, but also I know that I do make mistakes in my writings that could truly be fixed easily. My weaknesses and mistakes can be easily pointed out, and most of them are really simple to the point that if I did put my mind to it, that I could really fix them without problem. One of my major weaknesses that I noticed not only in the writings but also just over the course of the semester in general, is that I tend to rush myself with my writings and with this stupid mistakes were made. Whether it is really something as simple as missing a comma or spelling a word wrong, it is something that I have noticed and I have began to work on more. As the semester progressed, I allowed myself more time to sit down and really focus on the task at hand. This truly seemed to benefit me greatly. One other weakness that I have, I struggle with the proofreading aspect. This sort of goes hand in hand with what I previously stated. I am aware that I do rush myself, but at the same time I do not allow myself the time to go back and read back over it. At times, I struggle to find these mistakes I do make and they stick out when I do have the chance to look at the essays now. This is something that truly needs to be continually worked on, and over the course of the semester I began to really dig into myself and forced myself to go back and fix any mistake that I possibly could. As I …show more content…
Being able to break down these stories and use them in many ways is nothing short of amazing. Being able to identify certain aspects such as themes, and what makes a character the way they are makes reading great. Being able to see those also makes the readings more relatable. When one is able to bring the relatable aspects into there life, it can be truly inspiring. It seems like it is almost undeniable that stories can truly inspire people, and provide them with an example to follow to better not only themselves but others. Whether it is another person benefiting from these or even myself, I believe literature will always have a huge impact on society as a