How Writing Changed My Life

When times are filled with despair and unhappiness, we are driven away from the comfort of our mental home, and there is no greater relief than emerging one’s self into an activity or person that grants us a dry place to survive in life’s created storm. We turn to these things until the storm passes, and while we wait, we often discover something worth bringing back home. For me, my safe haven, my anchor, my shield against the rain, was reading books. Reading has opened many doors for me, planted seeds of new perspectives that I wouldn't have ever grew myself if I hadn't found the words and stories that nurture them. The luxary of reading has been taken away from many because of war, hate, and ignorance over the course of mankind, and I understand

Writing Is a kind of typing symbols, letters and other writing tools to help the writer communicate with the reader or connect his ideas. It is the fourth skill in language skills and the most one that needs creation and imagination. In this essay, I am going to write about the importance of developing writing.

Have you ever felt incompetent because you wrote a horrible essay, or have you ever saved a whole essay for the night before? Have you ever wanted to die because you are writing the absolute most boring topic ever? If yes was the answer to any of those questions, I suggest taking Writing in the Liberal Arts with Professor Hilsher at Houghton College. It benefited me greatly. Before I took this class, I did not care if my essays were mediocre or boring. I just wanted to hand them in. Writing 101 has changed my perspective on writing. I learned many specific things that cleared my writing up, writing a rough draft first is important, and finding ways to incorporate passions into all pieces makes a difference.

In today’s society one would not be able to communicate effectively with the world if writing was not involved. People all around the world send emails, texts, and letter to numerous amounts of individuals each second. Talking on the phone is slowly becoming a thing of the past while the writing side of technology is taking over. The meaning of writing is changing in society. Writing used to be specifically for academics or the occasional letter to a loved one. As time has passed writing has taken more forms and more meanings. In the world we live in now writing is classified as texting, emailing, instant messaging, and even comments or tweets on social media. Although writing has these multiple new forms, it still holds its academic side strongly. Everything with meaning in turn affects a person’s day to day life. Writing has the effect of making one more intellectual. Writing has become a bridge between communication and the cultures and people of today’s society. It gives way for different options in stating sentences or phrases. (Olson). Each affect should change with age. As a person grows older, their writing styles should mature and take on a more professional aspect.

For many people reading and writing are the most fundamental skills a person can learn, it can also greatly influence a persons cognitive thinking capacity and the sharing of information with others. However, in some parts of the world, people still do not have access to education or the ability to learn to read and write. Lacking the skill to read and write can make things tough for some one in todays society, however with the right resources and mentors to support, one can find a hidden passion for reading and writing. For me, reading and writing has never been one of my greatest skills, I had always struggled throughout my younger years of schooling to keep an interest. As of today, reading and writing has made a great impact on my life, especially in the last few years since I began college.

In this course, I enhanced my reading and writing skills. Reading and analyzing stories allowed me to become a better critical thinker. Beside, Learning to review and identify errors with the help of my peers and my instructor improved the quality of my writing. Also, I gained valuable practice in evaluating the credibility of sources that I would include in my writing.Finally, I also want to thank this class since I become more confident in my writing and my reading abilities

As Vickie Karp once said, “When we read, we start at the beginning and continue until we reach the end. When we write, we start in the middle and fight our way out.” At an early age, writing gave solace. My first exposure to writing was through journaling. In my elementary years, my parents separated, leaving my brother and me in the eye of the storm. At the age of ten, I only understood so much, but I did know how much my mother and father detested each other on a regular basis. Objects and harsh words established the darkness and fear in the corner of my mind. Once father left home, before I even had a chance to say goodbye, I felt abandoned and alone. The anxiety of my mother leaving me and struck with depression of already been abandoned

The beginning of the end of my reading days can all be traced back to a young, childish eighth grader receiving the brand-new iPhone 4S. As I sat there in awe of the gadget sitting in front of me packed full of brand new features such as the always useful Siri, I did not realize that within all of the bright flashing lights and constant buzzing there lay hidden a plethora of distractions called apps. I quickly lost myself in the world of the app store. Night after night I stayed up scouring the market for the latest games. Night after night I neglected to glance at the books stacked on my dresser. I stopped reading altogether. Something that had seemed completely impossible a few months prior had very much become my reality.

I decided to begin journal writing several years ago. At first, it was just a way to pass the time however, journaling became more important to me as the years passed. Through writing, I learned a lot about myself and learned to reflect and make better decisions. When I would write, it also enabled me to slow down and enjoy the many experiences throughout the weeks. Vocabulary can also greatly be enhanced through writing, which has helped me develop better communication skills.

I am a INFP and I have some great things about me. I am very creative and I also seek value and harmony in relationships. I am very energetic and hardworking. I get very dedicated when I work. I am open minded and flexible with things and people. I have a sensitive soul and I am spiritual. I am a natural artist, I think I am a natural artist in lots of thing like drawing. I am a good team player and I love to work with people that need help. I am very egalitarian.

I am a INFP and I have some great things about me. I am very creative and I also seek value and harmony in relationships. I am very energetic and hardworking. I get very dedicated when I work. I am open minded and flexible with things and people. I have a sensitive soul and I am spiritual. I am a natural artist, i think am a natural artist in lots of thing like drawing. I am a good team player and i love to work with people that need help. I am very egalitarian.

’m a INFP here are some strengths of mine. My friends and loved ones always admire and depend on me for things. I believes everybody has a good side. I have no interest in having power over other people. I make people believe in them self, and make them have encourage in them self. Does care what others think and say about me but I never show it. In my mind I think that I don’t really care but in my heart I do care. I work hard and make sure everybody’s voice is heard. I am highly creative, artistic, and spiritual. I am warm hearted and love to help people. I’m also idealistic and compassionate.

Have you ever felt that you didn’t belong anywhere? Around the age of 9 I started to hate everything about school. In fact I there would be days where I would pretend to be sick so I wouldn’t have to go of course that didn’t work. I would put a hot towel over my head and have wads of tissue everywhere on the floor to add to my charade of “sickness”. Well eventually my grandmother caught on and would wake me up 30 minutes early to read a book. This was something that I had to overcome because school was always going be a factor in my life I just needed a little push.

I took an online version of the Myers-Briggs Personality test, and the results indicate that I am INFJ. Specifically, I am 28% Introvert, 22% iNtuitive,9% Feeling, and 28% Judging.The website describes INFJs a having complex character, and above average talents. They/we are said to be a rare type, humanitarian in outlook, idealists, and are simultenaeous both doer and dreamer (Humanmetrics Inc, 2017). It says INFJs combine vision with practicallity, are prone to taking larger than necessary responsibility in issues that concern them, and are true intoverts ( often mistaken for extraverts) who care about others and the world. They have small yet substansive social circles. They are said to have clear insight, uncanny empathic abilities, and strong writing skills (Humanmetrics Inc, 2017). Some of the other descriptors include being inherent givers, champions of the downtrodden, hard to fool or outwit, having high levels of stress tolerance and they communicate by being thoughtful, caring and supportive (Humanmetrics Inc, 2017).

Reading and writing are two of the most important tools in my life, because without them I would not have an education. They form the basis of a class; for example, completing a lab in chemistry would not be possible without following a written lab procedure. These two skills are taught at such a young age, and as education advances students must continue to strive to reach a higher level. I can remember in elementary school, we were always pushed to reach the next reading level once we had successfully mastered the one we were on. It was always a competition for my sister and I to be at a higher level, I usually won. Even though I was excelling in reading it was the complete opposite for writing. It is something that has never come easy