Good Writing Is Honesty, Simple, Blatant Honesty

It is essential to understand that classes taken in grade school do not give students a full understanding of each subject. With the topic of writing, there will always be a new lesson to learn, an aspect to improve, or a differing way to explain. Author Craig Vetter states in Bonehead Writing, “This is your enemy: a perfectly empty sheet of paper. Nothing will ever happen here except what you make happen.” Each story, essay, or response comes from a writer’s experiences. With each attempt at a new piece comes an underlying story of emotions the writer is facing. Each person’s writing is unique and the ideas people have are related to their past experiences and what they believe to be familiar with when deciding which writing style to use. As a high school student, I have learned many things about writing that helped me become the improved writer I am today, but the most essential advice I have received is practice makes perfect. Although there is no actual perfect way of writing, I have discovered that each essay I write, my writing improves. It is easier to spot mistakes, find areas to improve, and ponder elevated word choice to use.

The dream of having majored in marine biology is one thing, but to get to have a marine biology degree is a fifth grader’s dream come true. The environment is heading in a rough direction. For example, ocean acidification is already a problem. The decrease in pH of our ocean acidity is causing coral reefs to die out—which houses thousands of organisms’ homes and food sources. Due to the contaminants, we release into the natural environment, we are slowly losing ecosystems every day. Therefore, I want to be the researcher to help save the oceanic life from these horrible conditions. Also, the career of marine biology can take a person anywhere, from the coasts of the Bahamas all the way to the depths of the Arctic Ocean. This provides the advantage

Although there can be certain cons to pursuing marine biology as a profession, there are an abundant amount of pros to living this life. In addition to learning about marine creatures, marine biologists also help develop medicines and find different cures for sicknesses ("What is Marine Biology?”). Marine biologists get to see amazing aquatic places and animals that are very astounding and beautiful. I have wanted to be a marine biologist since I was five years old I never saw myself being anything other then that. After reading five articles and writing this essay, I cannot wait to go to college and become a marine biologist. The ocean takes up 96.5% of the surface of the earth. There are numerous amounts of mysteries that make up the deep-sea and without the help of marine biologists they would all be

Ken Macrorie in both his weekly readings descibes the writing process of college students to be filled with lies and to be lifeless. He emphasizes that good writing is truthful writing not stained with lies (fluffy writing) from the writer.

Anne Lamott made some very good points about truthful writing in Bird by Bird. I love when she said, “ I want people to crash or dive below the surface, where life is so cold and confusing and hard to see. I want writers to plunge through the holes-- the holes we

The average person would not pick up a scientific book and have a yearning urge to read it. It is the author’s job to captivate their audience’s attention as quickly as possible. In the book The Wave by Susan Casey, she does an amazing job at captivating her audience’s attention. From the very first sentence Casey tells us an epic story about waves. She throws you right into the middle of a storm right in front of a huge wave measuring 100 feet tall. It is clear that survival is not guaranteed but in the end the crew of Discovery makes it out alive, able to talk about their encounter with a monster of the ocean.

After many family vacations to the beach, where I experienced the ocean first-hand and most recently, a summer camp through MOTE Aquarium, I now have a new goal, which is to become a marine biologist. The majesty of the ocean, the ocean life, and the ecosystem are something that I have always been intrigued by and now plan to make it a career. I realize that becoming a marine biologist is not going to be an easy task to accomplish, but I am prepared for the hard work and dedication it will take to reach my long-term goals. I am excited about not only the classroom portion of marine biology, but equally excited to get in the field and experience hands-on learning and research.

All my life I have been exposed to the sea through family trips to Hampton Beach to frequent trips to the Mystic Aquarium. That exposure is what led to my fascination for animals and the ocean. This fascination grew into a passion for the sea and that led me to start seeking different experiences to widen my knowledge. This included Volunteering for the Mystic Aquarium, choosing to go to school at the University of Rhode Island and eventually to applying for a chance to be involved with the top organization in terms of science, service, and stewardship of the climate, weather, oceans, and coasts. With this prestigious honor, I plan to do the summer internship in a different climate near the coast working on a project involving conservation or the effects of human interaction on different species.

Writing is one of the most popular forms of communication these days. With social media and text messaging in our pockets, writing is more convenient than face to face conversation. The problem with texting and social media posts is how hard it is to read emotion in the short passages. In person it's easy to tell how someone is feeling by their tone of voice, facial expressions, body language etc. If you learn how to write well you can better express what you're feeling even from miles away. Writing can also help you get a better job. I took a business class where we learned how to write a good resume. We were taught that wording is the most important part. For example instead of saying I was a sandwhich maker at Wendy's, I would say that I was a food preparation specialist at a national chain. See the difference? But you can write for more than just “productive” reasons. You can write for fun! Write a poem for your mom for mother's day, write a short story, how you feel, what you did today, write about that cute boy in your class. Just

I have always had a fascination with the ocean. I recall standing on the Jersey Shore, watching the waves crash upon the coast with a transfixed gaze, in awe of the indomitable blue expanse that humans could only dream to subjugate. This view remained steadfast in my mind until May 2003, where I first observed that which could indeed dominate the waves; the ships of the United States Navy.

In Colin Woodard’s “Ocean’s End: Travels Through Endangered Seas”, major environmental problems facing our planet are exposed. Woodard exposes the creation of dead zones from pollution, the killing of our coral reefs and the negative effects of the rise of sea-levels. The common theme throughout this book is the dark fate of Oceans and marine life as we know it. Although it may seem like our bodies of water are limitless, vast, and indestructible, they are not. In fact they are vulnerable, and we as humans are destroying them daily through our reckless actions. Major sources of the depletion of our oceans is constant pollution, global warming, and harmful fishing practices.

The bluish lighting is immediately noticeable and gives the room an aquatic feeling. If the huge floating whale skeleton was not mesmerizing enough, then the vivid displays covering every space immerse the bystanders into an unfamiliar underwater world. It quickly becomes apparent that there is more to the ocean than just fish swimming around. The beaches have their own invisible microscopic communities and the deep sea is the home of many alien-like fish. Coral reefs give coasts a vibrant color and underwater volcanoes provide a source of light and sustenance for seafloor critters. However, the exhibit also presents a subtle catch – there is still a lot more to know about in the ocean. This problem is emphasized in many panels, for example: “Why take stock [of biodiversity]? Imagine trying to manage a store without first taking stock of your inventory.” “Scientists estimate that two-thirds of what lives in the open ocean is still unknown.” Not only is the under-documented nature of the ocean a problem, but the problem of climate change also rears its ugly head. To further push conservationism into the minds of people, the Sant Ocean Hall dedicated an entire wall about how people have hurt the ocean. The especially direct and powerful language used (e.g., “It’s not too late to avoid disaster, but we are running out of time,” “The health of the ocean is in crisis. The ocean needs

They say only a few will ever speak loud enough to be heard over the other seven billion voices on the planet. Today someone is shouting. Screaming off of the pages of “The World is Blue” is Sylvia Earle, National Geographic Society’s Explorer in Residence, and vast contributor to the effort to preserve the planet’s oceans. Earle’s book is not an inconvenient truth, fueled by politics and funding, but rather, by Earle’s heart for the ocean, and

The ocean is mysterious and endless. It is a place that allows human to explore their subconscious mind while being absorbed into the beauty of the blue abyss. The ocean is known to be very powerful, it can be violent, it never goes unnoticed, and it can be gentle at times. Some may say that the ocean is equivalent to a person's emotions because it has its own personality. It shows that there are no wrong directions in life allowing the mind to make the best out of the situation one chooses.

There are thousands of pieces of advice about writing out there. Every English text book discusses it. Every person knows the rules to good writing by heart. In fact it is next to impossible to separate what we have been told from our own beliefs.