Freedom Writers Foundation

Finding the Joy There is a deeper understanding when it comes to writing; writing brings so much joy to others, whether some realize it at the time or not. Yet, I spent the first part of my life oblivious to this concept. As a young writer, I wrote because I had to; it was mandatory for the English curriculum. Writing came easily to me, never having to give it much thought. The ideas running through my head could be easily placed onto paper; however, I was never fully involved or engaged in…

Critical reflection Reflecting back on what I have learnt about myself as a writer is that it is okay to be aware of your weaknesses and using the necessary tools to support and strengthen them. As a writer it is good to step outside of your comfort zone and experiment with new genres. Let your writing take you on an emotional journey, and let your emotions lead your writing into a new journey. As a writer you need to expand your vocabulary and use powerful descriptive words to really create a…

various ways to create a memoir that fits them and their story. William Faulkner, an American writer, won a Nobel Prize in Literature from Oxford Mississippi in 1949. During his banquet speech, he shared his perspective in writing memoirs and writing in general. As he put it the “writer’s duty” was that young writers are forgetting the problems of the human heart which is in conflict with itself and that writers must write with love, pride, and compassion instead of the opposite. Faulkner says…

Writing publicly to a great mass used to be limited and only available to those who were privileged enough to have the proper tools and skills to write and publish a writing, but thanks to the internet now everyone from a housewife in Mozambique who likes to share her recipes to a freelancer traveling the southeastern parts of Asia who wants to show the world his adventures can write publicly. The most preferred and common means to either write publicly or share content nowadays are Facebook,…

This portfolio shows how I have grown as a reader and writer; enhancing my research skills and be able to convey them in my own words. As a reader, I was able to find the evidence I was looking for to support my argument. In my first writing, “Gladwell’s Missing Factor”, I was able to deeply analyze the theories Malcolm Gladwell wrote in his book, Outliers. As well as bring outside evidence of a current class I was enrolled. As a writer, I was able to construct strong arguments to capture my…

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey is an incredible book and I enjoyed reading it several years ago. When this assignment was presented I thought that I may have a slight advantage as I knew what the Seven Habits Profile was about. The profile is segmented into categories that assist a person in identifying what they do outstanding in and what they need to improve on. In general term’s I felt like I did well as I have applied the practices of self-improvement and…

Reflection My development as a writer and the development of this piece was impacted by the exploration of the writer’s notebook, the learning outcomes of this course and what I have learned about writing from others. The Writer’s Notebook At first, I struggled with allowing myself to dig deep into the writer’s notebook. When I read the writing invitations the first week, I found myself just responding to it like a prompt or the reflective papers I spend so much time writing in my graduate…

Introduction: I am writing this extended essay, to further my personal literary vocabulary, as well as my literary knowledge on the term Anti-Hero. I was inspired by this unusual expression, when I came across the love story Deadpool. It got me pondering on the topic Heroism and all the heros we watch, and read about growing up. It made me rethink my own definition of the word hero. The oxford dictionary defines the term hero as “A person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding…

However, these are overlapping concepts and for the purpose of this paper would be simplified into two, specifically, absurdity, and freedom and choice. Absurdity is “the quality or state of being ridiculous or wildly unreasonable” (“Absurdity”). It is the attempt of man to give order to a meaningless and irrational world. Standards and norms are set in order to have a systematic way…

According to Hudson (1872:233) writers like Shakespeare who create characters with distinctive idioms are exceptionally intelligent in the task of immortalises characters. Othello’s characteristic idiom is dignified, designed for a hero; and is measured by blank verse (Bulman, 1985:108)…