Creative industries

When I first started attending Southern Illinois University, I did not critically read or write very well as my arguments were just scratching the surface of the literary text. I would read just enough to anticipate quiz questions and answers, but did not care too deeply about what the text was attending to accomplish. However, through attending this university, there is a definite growth into close readings and critical writing. For instance, I am reading beyond the thought of a quiz or plot,…

The Foxfire project was initially a series of magazine articles generated as a by-product of Professor, Eliot Wigginton, as an effort to get his high school students interested in writing efficiently. The novels, however, accomplished far more than they ever set out to. The stories were able to propel Appalachian folklore and culture into the spotlight for not only the nation, but furthermore the world to enjoy and reflect on. The books were listed as a best seller, and received a plethora of…

The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow by: Chris Grimly and Washington Irving How often do you read a short story for enjoyment anymore? You may be asking yourself that question, and the truth is, as a teenager, you don’t. So why did I read The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow? That’s a good question, there are many reasons someone would read this story. One reason could be that your 9th mod Honors English teacher told you to read it and write a 2 page reader response about it. However, I am going to tell you…

In the back of my mind, I am dismayed about falling into the Paralysis of Perfectionism. Which is basically becoming too focus on doing the mythical "flawless website" to the point you're hesitant to make errors, over checking line by line, nitpicking published pages and wasting time looking for the "golden grail photo" for your pages. " A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new" ~Albert Einstein To put it short, I chose a niche which as I go deeper and complete a page. I…

May 8, 2017 was the first day of college for me after being out of high school for 18 years. I am attempting to pursue a nursing degree and I am required to take 8 pre-requisites before I can apply to the nursing program. I decided to take English 111 first but only because that is what my advisor suggested. I have never liked reading or writing and therefore was not looking forward to taking this class. Additionaly, this semester was like a rollercoaster because Mrs. Patrick had to condense 16…

Theme is the most important part of a story because it is the message the author is trying to teach readers and they often use literary elements to demonstrate them to the readers One of the many themes is doubt. We are always trying to be right or we have opposing opinions with someone else and with that comes doubt. Doubt is the strongest theme in Reginald Rose’s Twelve Angry Men in which he uses the character foils of Juror 3 and Juror 8 along with third person omniscient point of view, and…

Defining myself as a writer My experiences with writing have not been that great. I’ve always hated writing. Though this past summer I took GENR-091 which helped me a little, and I didn’t do too bad. One weakness I have with writing is that I can’t seem to organize, my thoughts are all over the place. Another weakness I have when it comes to writing is that I’m too wordy. Throughout this course I would like to learn how to organize my thoughts and not be so wordy in my writing. Even though I’m…

The Steps to the Writing Process Have you ever written a paper and followed the writing process correctly? There are five major steps and many small details that go into writing a paper. The paper can be easily written if the simple steps to the writing process are followed. The first step to the writing process is pre-write, the step where ideas are formed. After the pre-write comes drafting when the ideas previously formed are written down to make the first copy. Once the first draft is…

What makes writing so important? Writing is important for many reasons. Through writing, people can express their feelings and emotions. They can also share what knowledge they have. They can also learn from all writers, philosophers, scientist all around the world. It is used as a tool to communicate with families, friends and even people from different cultures. That is why writing is a great skill to have. Millions of people use writing to vent and relieve stress. When you vent through…

I grew up being in and out of homeschooling, which created isolation from people. Although I did not mind it since I was an introvert, so I've never genuinely gotten to connect with people. That feeling of disconnection made me feel all alone in the world, even with the group of fake friends I had. During middle school, I started writing short stories as a way to reflect and express my inner self. One of my first stories was, “Durango the Dragon”. It told the story of a baby dragon…