Personal Statement: My Passions As A Writer

One of my all time passions is reading. I credit my love of reading to my dad, who has spent a great portion of his life reading as well. Some of my earliest memories are of my dad reading Harry Potter to me and my siblings, though I was the only child listening. My love of reading has only grown since then. Through reading I have learned about countless worlds and thousands of stories. I have discovered myself in between the pages of many different books, and I have learned more about people and the world arund me. Of all the ways to spend time, reading may be my absolute

During our recent winter break, I started reading as many novels, novellas, and biographies that piqued my interest. Once I sat down, curled up on the couch, I would start a story and wouldn’t stop reading until I was done, whether the book was 80 pages or 573 pages. Even if the book was horrible, I would still finish what I started. Although I’m concentrating on college and succeeding, I’m falling in love with reading again. Just during our winter break, I read over fifty novels, biographies, and novellas ranging from science fiction, paranormal romance, history, and classical horror

If the world were perfect, the average Joe would read voraciously- in his free time, waiting for the light rail, while riding shotgun in the car or even in the tub. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case. People are changing the way they spend their free time. They are trading their books for the television and Wi-Fi. Every day the amount of time spent reading is decreased and people are spending all of their free time on their electronics. You should read because it’s one of life’s leisure’s that can improve your knowledge, make you a better person, and expand your imagination.

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go,” wrote by Dr. Seuss. Whether it’s a blog, tweet, text, newspaper, novel, or a poem, people have always read to expand the mind. They read to escape the moment, to gain information, and to help direct them. On pewinternet.org a survey by Kathryn Zickuhr and Lee Rainie, show that in 2013 only 76% of Americans 18 and older have read a book in the past year. As I consider my reading experiences, I realized reading has provided relieve and comradeship on my journey, guiding me and forming my current feelings on reading. Hence my reading memories have befallen parable in my life.

When I started college, I struggled to find something I was truly passionate about. I bounced around from wanting to go into medicine or teaching math to simply progressing in my current job. I enjoyed my civilian job and it paid well, but I did not find myself feeling passionate about the work I was doing. After reading An Army White Paper, The Profession of Arms, I have gained an understanding of why I feel passion for my profession within the Army Culture in my role as a Human Resources (HR) Sergeant.

Reading and writing are subjects that when you look back on, you look back to when you were first taught. Whether it was in Kindergarten gathered around the teacher on the story time rug or in first grade when you were taught to write on that special lined paper. We have all mastered reading and writing in one way or another. You even learn to love one or the other, maybe both. For me, I absolutely love to read but I have a hatred for writing! Especially, when I must write stories, poems, school papers or anything of the kind, which is kind of ironic.

I am proud to be a bisexual African American female with a passion for technology. Yet my journey has not been easy. For my mother, my sexuality was difficult to understand. Due to my strict Jamaican background, she not only misunderstood, but she fought with me. Uncovering my bisexuality was read as a war cry. This led her to try everything in her power to stop or revert this from happening. At one point, not even girls were allowed to sleep over. Her behavior felt dehumanizing and these feelings still resonate with me. I have learned that my mother's acceptance is something I will never have, whole-heartedly, due to her unchanged beliefs.

Over the years, my reading hobbies have changed drastically. At a very young age reading was a passion, but over the years, it became something that I despised.

In my daily schedule, I like to find a moment for myself where I am able to read a book. My first choice is usually a novel and I read for both class and personal enjoyment because they mean reading a book that I usually like. There are many specific genres or types of books that I prefer over others and there are also some novels that I could read on a repeated basis. The parts about reading a novel which I find the most challenging are finding the book that interests you and keeps you engaged. There are a wide variety of books out there, but there is only a certain book that a person looks for, and if you don’t find that book, you may not be able to read a book that you don’t prefer. The reader will then leave it and not read the book completely or with much

Writing is not something in which one can become a virtuoso overnight. Becoming a skilled writer takes preparation, creativity, and patience. I as a writer have explored these skills through learning grammar, coming up with fictional and nonfictional stories in one class period, and writing long argumentative research papers.

Four days and one too many cups of coffee later, my mother and I pulled into the roundabout for the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell. I had been invited to attend the 2015 Congress for Future Medical Leaders. After we got comfortable in our seats, I began to get to know those around me. I met some amazing people and we all shared a similar passion for medical science. It took very little time before I found a group of people I felt a strong connection with despite having just met them. There is something magical about sharing future dreams and passions with people who have worked so hard to chase similar goals. This connection was then further strengthened when we listened to some of the most inspiring people I have ever had the pleasure to hear from.

My whole life, people have been telling me to find my passion. Relatives calling me only to ask if I decided which college to go to. Cousins texting if I need help starting my application. Parents and siblings constantly pounding deadlines and expectations into my head. I learned to block them out. Every time the subject came up, I managed to conjure up the strength to mumble an okay where it seemed necessary. Once in awhile, I needed to escape the deadlines, pressure, stress. I went to the only thing that could help calm me. I went to my books, my safe haven.

In my life, I am fueled by compassion, love, and the desire to serve others all around the world. I have always been passionate about making a difference and spreading joy to those that need it the most. I’m excited about Santa Clara University’s promise to educate citizens and leaders to build, learn and explore our world as this is one of my passions.

What is the passion in your life? the key that starts the engine to the motor of your heart? Well, I'll tell you what's my passion, simple, my family. Although my family is my passion, and the motor that fuels me to keep on battling, I also have many dreams and goals set. In addition to my family, my goal is to become an engineer in life, and to be a successful one. In fact, I believe everyone should have a set goal in their life, no matter how difficult or tough it might be, we all must show our colors and fight for what we want, at the end we just need to find our purpose.

As you can see, reading is not on the list of my favorite things to do. I have never enjoyed reading and I probably never will. Although it is something I would like to take up as a hobby, I never find myself having very much time to read. Reading is very time consuming and I like to do lots of fun activities like swimming, spending time with friends, and playing with my