Creative accounting

Directed Self-Placement for Writing for First-Year Students- Joshua Jacobs The notion that the way in one speaks can alter the way in which another interprets the meaning of the speaker is shockingly accurate. Throughout many of my school classes and my public day to day interactions, it has dawned on me that the way in which someone speaks to me, or the language, both verbal and physical, that they use directly impacts the attention I give to them as they speak as well as my comprehension,…

Cultural studies focuses on questions of race, gender, and power and so using these theories a creative writing piece can be formed. In fact, one can make a song, poem, or novel inspired from one of these theories: psychoanalytic theory, feminist theory, queer theory, marxist theory, historical criticism, postcolonial and critical race theory, and…

Writing is something that should not come too easy to people. It requires a lot of thought process to get the right wording and phrasing. It also requires the writer to use their own voice in each piece of writing. No one likes a story that does not have a voice and seems like the writer does not care. Reading those kinds of stories or papers can end up boring the reader, maybe even to the point where they stop reading. One of my main difficulties in writing is getting the correct wording and…

Ever since becoming a student, English has always been one of my least favorite subjects. As a kid, I despised the idea of grammar worksheets, vocabulary quizzes, essays, and all of the typical work you would tend to get in an English class. Throughout my middle school and high school years, I would always make very obvious and poor grammar mistakes, which resulted in me never grasping any sort of understanding for the concepts we learned or were taught. For example, the difference between a…

English 101 taught me how to be more creative and broad about writing. Example on Essay 1 I didn’t really mention anything about Sonia Sotomayor’s mother not wanting her to work, and behind that was facts and important information about he context that I missed. I also approach my assignments…

In August, at the beginning of the semester, I considered myself a thoroughly terrible writer. With time and practice, though, I have gradually gained confidence and skill. Throughout high school, I have assumed that I am a decent reader, with my average expectations; however, I have constantly struggled with translating what I know into intelligible phrases like my peers in gifted English seem to do with ease. Insecurity has always gone hand-in-hand with my writing- not because I am unwilling…

Literature is a mirror of humanity and its condition, but additionally, as said by literary critic Roland Barthes, “Literature is a question minus the answer”. The questions posed in literature keeps the reader wanting to know more and makes the reading experience more enjoyable. People would not have to think about what they are reading if they are never forced to try and find the answer to an unanswered question; however, which questions the author presents often separates the decent writers…

When it comes to Composition 1, I learned a lot. In the beginning I wanted to learn how to become a better and creative writer. I also wanted to learn how to come up with topics and write about them easier. One last very important thing that I wanted to learn was how to prepare myself for college next year. After finishing Composition 1, I can say that I did accomplish all of those goals. I accomplished my goals because I worked really hard and focused on every single paper. In the beginning,…

Organization is an integral part of writing an essay. Without organization, ideas will be jumbled and the argument will be unclear. As a writer in English 101, I learned how to structure my essays and how to organize my thoughts in a way that strengthens my arguments. English 101 greatly helped me advance as a writer. Before this class, I would never add my own voice into my papers; however, throughout the course of the semester, I learned to draw from my own experiences and integrate those…

Bildungsroman is a novel about the moral and psychological growth of the main character. In life we don’t thrive when things are facile; we thrive when we face challenges. Life greatest moments are usually learned at the lowest times and from the worst mistakes. In the Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, demonstrates the evolution of the protagonist as he goes through the struggles during racial times in the 1950’s. Crash Course describes the struggle of the narrator and how, “at every turn, the…