Creative nonfiction

Looking into the past, it is easy to see the influence people have had on one another 's thoughts. Parents and teachers, writers and singers, everyone who can capture attention can influence thought. This is a great power to have, but look at what is done with it. Songs about murder and drug use. Parents who allow television to raise their children. Writers who will write anything to make a buck. And sadly, a growing number of teachers who have to focus on test scores rather than teaching. Some…

Writing has always been quite the task for me, and never a very enjoyable one at that. Up until college the only scholarly writing I was exposed to was in high school, and even that I would have considered as mediocre. For me, English classes were an easy A+ and so I never took writing that seriously. As a writer I have my strengths and weaknesses, but I do not feel as confident in my strengths as I do my weaknesses. I think I am good with grammar and mechanics, but when it comes to time…

Plagiarism and Fallacies Many people discredit the music genre of “mash-ups” from being an actually genre on the grounds that a mixer is using other people’s work. Mixing is actually a widely practices art form of music that in certain circles is in fact recognized as an art form. If much of the public stays close-minded on those who use other people’s music to create a new sound and only consider them to be plagiarists, this genre of music won’t be able to go anywhere. If mixers they are…

books that haven’t been touched in years, the smell of the pages. The only place better to read a book would be in complete solitude. Fictional and science fictional were always my favorite. I was always intrigued with how the authors could be so creative. As if their imagination were never-ending or their mind full of ideas. It was inspiring For me, reading was an escape. A sort of adventure in which you can open your imagination and enter into another world. Not just another world, but…

and efficient ways to highlight these types of issues because so many people are engaging in the media every day. The use of the internet and social media is becoming increasingly more popular and for a program to present these social issues in creative and exciting ways, such as through the use of music, short films, and graphic design, it will really grab people’s attentions from all different backgrounds and encourage people to make a…

been a good student ever since. I did well at almost every subject except for art and creative writing. I did not enjoy writing stories, because I always had the hardest time coming up with ideas. I felt like my stories were flat and uninteresting. Although I was reading a lot of interesting stories at home, I had trouble producing such interesting ideas myself. In our family, my sister was considered the creative one; my parents would often praise my sister’s creativity. They were always…

1a. The Black Lives Matter movement has taken America and the world by storm by highlights the racial injustices in America. However, I recently read a criticism that Black Lives Matter movement only considers the lives of Black Americans. At first, I thought this was ridiculous. I posted the article to a group chat with some of my closest friends to see what they thought about it, and most of them ignored it. At that point, I thought there might be some validity to the author’s criticism…

At the beginning of Composition, I stated that I wanted to learn how to write a good paper for college and areas past it. I think that I have come a long way since writing that down. After writing six papers, I feel like I have become a stronger writer. I have received so much knowledge on points that I did not even think about in a paper before. I know that these skills will help me for the rest of my life. I think about a lot of different points when I write anything now, such as what words I…

As I look back on this semester, I can see myself grow in many ways through my writing. I thought this class was going to a easy credit, but in reality it was much more. This class involved a lot of hardwork and double checking everything to make sure it was correct. This class had its ups and downs, but I feel that I gained knowledge that will carry me past high school. I think that my approach to writing has changed over the course of this class. It has changed because I feel that I am a more…

writers will understand the need to perfect, sharpen; to coalesce life down into crystalline structures. I do not believe that my passion for writing is a singular, God-given gift. It developed ever since I was a child. When I was little, I was always creative and hands-on. I dedicated my time to making my own creations, drawing, and writing and illustrating little booklets. Writing was always enjoyable to me, it was a beautiful fantasy. I have always adored creating imperfect perfection out of…