Personal Statement : My Writing Memos

Poor writing skills have become a major problem in corporate America. Many of today's employers say that good writing skills are essential not only for existing employees but also for new hires (Simkin, Crews, & Groves, 2012). In a survey of 120 U.S. Corporations, nearly a third of all employees have poor writing skills. Who is to blame for the lack of writing skills of Americans today?

Everybody has their own methods for writing; however, I believe there is always room for improvement. Chapter 3 in Everyone’s an Author has shown me that writing involves processes that need to be mastered through constant practice. It also revealed helpful tips on how to develop writing processes that can help write effective papers.

The personal statement is very important to applicants who intend to be admitted to an undergraduate or graduate school. The role of a personal statement is to make applicants be different from other applicants. It mainly serves the purposes of persuading the admission committee of applicants’ great passion for the study field, explaining their experience that shaped their personality, demonstrating their longtime desire and commitment for the degree, and showing their life goals. What the admission committee is looking for in a personal statement varies from school to school, major to major. Art and Design is a unique program requiring its prospective students to be different in every aspect. The Art and Design Admission Committee is looking for a student who has creative potential in all respects. Hence, for those who want to apply to the School of Art and Design, they should understand how to present their stories, experiences, practice, goals, philosophy, inspirations, and aspirations in a creative way.

Most elements of writing (development, organization, and style) fit task, purpose, and audience. Some identifiable mismatches.

While writing this paper, I attempted to follow the forms and models put forth in the research papers we read in class during this unit. It was helpful to have something to follow while writing this report because I focused more on the “how” and “why” instead of the “what” of the research report structure. Overall, I found that this paper was much more organized than my last and I hope that this also improved the quality of my writing.

One of the strongest aspects being used in this ad is Pathos. By appealing to emotions, a writer can influence a reader’s opinion. The

Before coming to Northeastern University, I was only encouraged by my teachers to read for content. I was participating in school in order to better understand ideas so that I would be able to achieve high marks in class. This approach proved to be very limited and detrimental. The distance between myself and what I was learning turned school into a burden rather than an opportunity to expand my horizons. When I came to college, my perspectives on the world had changed for the better. I began taking inspiration from my identity, culture, and passions in order to enhance my contributions to my courses. This in turn helped me develop a healthier relationship with academia and inspired me to take a more comprehensive approach to learning in general.

The task of choosing an advertisement and analyzing it was very troublesome for me. I struggled since the beginning of this project and did not end up getting the result that I was expecting. The problem with my first paper that I struggled with the most was the fact that I focused more on describing and summarizing the ad rather than focusing on how visual rhetoric affects societal views through the use of advertisements. I believe that in my introduction I expanded a lot more on the how and the explanation of visual rhetoric and rhetorical appeals. In the intro, I further a lot more on some examples of the rhetorical devices and expanded on how they function. I believe that I also expanded on how they affected the ad that I was soon going to analyze. I also missed to cite my paragraphs and made big generalizations. It was more me telling my audience what I see rather than how I felt about it. I feel that in my revised paper I did a better job of showing that than before.

In my current work role, I am required to write daily reports on the success, or otherwise, of; daily trading, evaluation of staff and plenty of emails discussing daily issues and more. With this style of writing,

“Where is Home?” by Pico Iyer filmed June of 2013 appeared in a Ted talk. In this video, Iyer signifies the purpose of travel. He insists that ethnicity does not label what home is. My intended audience is travelers. The purpose is to restate the value of the Ted talk by Iyer, his point being “Where you come from is less important than where you are going.”

Hello Kiya, you have a very pretty and unique name. I am glad you have found the major you want to pursue throughout the rest of your college career. It can be difficult to decide what you want to do for the majority of your life. I was happy to have known from the beginning what I wanted to do.

I would like to pursue a screenwriting/playwriting major and a film/video major (and a minor in photography). I am interested in these majors because It's been a clear vision of mine since I was a young kid.   Being an extremely shy kid, writing was my way of expressing how I was feeling. I can distinctively remember in 3rd grade, my teacher Ms. Jordan, introducing me to poetry and creative story writing. I let my emotions, my heart, and my imagination in these creative works, and built myself up, into a poet, and storyteller that I am today.

Customers respond better to marketing messages that aim to connect with the audience. As with visuals, the human brain is actually affected by storytelling. Research published in The New York Times showed that the human brain finds it easier to remember and understand stories over facts and

Have you have been searching for lucrative online work and can’t find it? To succeed as a writer you need to find a highly paying niche. Wealth creation is one of the most profitable writing niches.

I learn new vocabulary and phrases all the time and get a better grasp of the written language over time. However I also get to use my other favourite skill – writing. I’ve always spent hours and hours of my free time writing everything from book and music reviews to fanfiction to essays and blogs, but now I actually get paid for it.