Creative Essay

I’m learning a lot from the team based. My team has push me to do better and the professor too. I still need work on my time. The group writing process is exciting. I can see my team members writing process, and they can see mine. They can help me to improve my writing or give me an opinion. The Berkeley Libguide has a lot of information that I’m being using for the project. I really like that I can find plenty of information for my project. I still need to look for more, but I can’t complain…

connected extremely intensely to this book, and that is why i love English and everything about it. Reading it makes you feel and puts you into the shoes of the protagonist. Writing is an art and the English Language has inspired me to do many pieces of creative writing. You can learn so much about yourself by randomly journaling or seeking inspiration through outside influences. I look at a beautiful sunset and try to find the perfect words to describe it. The proper use of writing should be…

Donald Murray meticulously developed and laid out ten writing habits he performs in order to hone in on his writing potential. After a self evaluation I came to the realization I possess similar to habits to those of Mr. Murray, but I also have my own. The habit of awareness and connecting seem to interconnect for me. The book How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster immediately came to mind. Foster discusses various interpretations of literature through quests, communion,…

The area that needs the most improvement is the opening and closing. I have a hard time thinking of creative ways to begin the essay. Although, I think the closing paragraph is harder to write because it has to connect to the introduction paragraph without repeating the same thoughts. The way I try to overcome this problem is by having a teacher or a friend…

I was motivated to write this story because I was fascinated by the content, it met my desire to be creative, and I felt inspired by visiting the fair to experience their retelling of the Renaissance. Throughout my writing career, I have struggled and at times given up. I struggle to write; not because I do not like to write, but because I like to write…

On my first day of writing class, I had numerous thoughts going through my head. I was afraid if my weakness will make me fall behind in class or my strengths was not good enough to get me a good grade. Yet the numerous assignments given to me over the quarter help me become a better writer. I think the JITT Posts, Bi-Weekly Refection and The Memoir were the main assignments that had the most important impact on me to become a better writer. When coming to college, I had many opportunities to…

For someone who has done any amount of creative writing, it should be clear, ideas are not easy to come by. Commonly, artists are plagued with hours of procrastination, yielding clean houses, empty inboxes, and plenty of watched YouTube videos, but not a word on the page. How do successful writers manage their time and ideas to create thousand page novels or Oscar winning screenplays? Temperance, or the ability to master physical desires, helps a writer control him or herself and stick to a…

In his essay “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me” author Sherman Alexie writes about the pleasures of reading. His thesis “My father loved books, and since I love my father with an aching devotion, I decided to love books as well” best describes the author’s position on the topic. He conveys his thesis to the readers through rhetorical devices such as ethos, pathos and logos and literary devices such as repetition as he describes his personal experiences. Sherman Alexie wrote…

The figure of speech is a metaphor. The effect is has is that it gives the audience an idea of how little Alexie’s family had when he was young. The stereotype for Indians is that they are all stupid. But the description Alexie provides shows that his father loved to read and going to school which goes against the stereotype. It gives the reader how Alexie used to see a paragraph when he first began to read. The analogy explains how each paragraph has similar ideas that all fit together in one…

My undying passion for Accountability in Public service and dream of a better society from my early years has an immeasurable influence in my personality. I grew up in a society where ills are accepted and regarded as a norm because there are few advocates on the subject. Through the YJAW’s blog, I am informed of publications with a reach of more than 120 countries and the platform supports individuals in building and applying their writing skills as scholars, practitioners, and agents of…