Since learning how to scribble characters onto a page in first grade, I was eager to learn and thrilled to read. Before I knew how, I pretended to read books by reciting them from memory. I remember the “books” the second graders published that consisted of an illustrated top half of the page and the story on the bottom 5 lines. I never knew why I was required to draw, yet perhaps the presence of two art forms enhanced the story. In third grade, I kept a journal that was a yellow notepad encased in a blue cleaner company folder. Rummaging through my closet I discover that I wrote three notepads full of daily entries. Of course I made a plethora of misspellings, my handwriting is terrible, and for some reason, every other page ends in
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Through transcription from brain to paper, the message is scrambled. When someone reads the message again, it is misinterpreted as the reader thinks differently than you do. This transition from abstract to concrete is a struggle. George Orwell makes no mistake when he describes the arduous journey to create a composition of words. However, unlike Orwell, I do not feel it is my duty to write in order to uncover the truth. If so inclined, I can easily speak to people to voice my opinions. This past summer I went to a camp where you sign up for a variety of classes and I chose a journaling class. The goal was to draw nature and describe it in poem form. Neither of those things I excel at, yet while I enjoyed the class, I lacked the capability to let go and stop judging myself. Although I dislike criticism from others, I realized that I am my greatest obstacle. Writers block affects me severely because I lack the confidence to trust my gut. I worry when I write because what if I am building a house yet the foundation starts to crumble? What if I turn in the paper and the teacher laughs and does their best to wade through the river of errors? Nevertheless, I realize these fears are trivial and writing requires revision to be perfect. In order to become more confident with writing I need to write more and learn how to edit papers
Through transcription from brain to paper, the message is scrambled. When someone reads the message again, it is misinterpreted as the reader thinks differently than you do. This transition from abstract to concrete is a struggle. George Orwell makes no mistake when he describes the arduous journey to create a composition of words. However, unlike Orwell, I do not feel it is my duty to write in order to uncover the truth. If so inclined, I can easily speak to people to voice my opinions. This past summer I went to a camp where you sign up for a variety of classes and I chose a journaling class. The goal was to draw nature and describe it in poem form. Neither of those things I excel at, yet while I enjoyed the class, I lacked the capability to let go and stop judging myself. Although I dislike criticism from others, I realized that I am my greatest obstacle. Writers block affects me severely because I lack the confidence to trust my gut. I worry when I write because what if I am building a house yet the foundation starts to crumble? What if I turn in the paper and the teacher laughs and does their best to wade through the river of errors? Nevertheless, I realize these fears are trivial and writing requires revision to be perfect. In order to become more confident with writing I need to write more and learn how to edit papers