The Importance Of Writing And Writing

As an international student, I state that I did not have enough knowledge of how the representation of an academic writing should be in my first semester. Indeed, I did not realize that there were elements for an effective and strong persuasive argument paper. In summer 2014, I took ENG 507 with Dr. Steve Wilhoit. This course gave me the right beginning to understand the writing progress. From this course, I started diving in the English Writing to accomplish a better performance.

This semester, I learnt many writing skills and tried different type of essays. I wrote three type of essay, Formal Academic Critique, Causal Analysis and Argument Research. We started with practicing the technique to summarize and paraphrase the article. Then we did research practice based on “Stand on your Ground”. Through this practice, I learnt how to narrow down my topic, by combing the main topic, viewpoint and focus aera. This skill is very useful, as it is easier to structure essay in this way.

Throughout the semester, I have gained skills necessary for understanding and utilizing logic while writing. I am now aware that for any writing to be scholarly, it must possess an introductory section, a body and a conclusion section. Further, I am now able to understand as well as utilize most of the basic techniques useful in pre-writing, revision and editing. Through writing the “downloading from torrents” paper, I acquired skills in word processing, sentence elements, and punctuation. Further, I developed some special skills in writing a website analysis which is a critical aspect in contemporary learning as argued by Flateby (p 182). As the semester folds, I believe that I have gained the prerequisite skills in writing and critical thinking. However, I need to improve much on some of the common problems in writing that seems to disturb me especially grammar.

In the end, writing has many purposes. It can be used from information to entertainment. The only thing that matters is the person holding the pen or sitting behind the computer.

The essential purpose we write is to speak with others, to empower interaction with others or expression from the reader (Ramji, 2016). We may likewise exploit writing to help us to ponder our encounters and accomplish the positive out of them. When I endeavor myself as a writer, I envision myself as a loner, slouched over a work area at home, surrounded by papers, preparing myself to write the biggest essay of my life.

Through the course of this semester and taking Advanced Writing in Business Administration, I realized that I had developed as a writer and learned something new with each assignment. I have an argumentative style of writing and with this course I explored different writing styles. With every assignment, there was something that intrigued me into researching about the topics and working on them.

Writing is one of the English major skills that should be learned by students at vocational high school. Other English skills that should be learned are listening, speaking, and reading. Learning writing can be the hardest skill to be learn since students need to express their ideas in writing form. Students are also expected to write in correct grammar and proper vocabulary. Learning writing becomesa very important skill, since students are expected to be able to write various writings well at school. Writing skill is still needed, even when they have graduated from school. It is needed to pass the test to go to college or to apply for a job.

Reading is something at almost all people do. It is a cornerstone of our modern society, that along with writing takes up a major part of our time. In college, students are expect to read and write a lot. Between reading textbooks or articles to catch up on information for class to writing out lab reports or essays or even math answers most, if not all, of what a college student has to do for class can be put in either the categories of reading or writing. That being said when it comes to unwinding a lot of what I do is either reading or writing. I love to read novels, from modern young adult to the classics, along with independent short stories found online, and subtitles on all movies. I am also an avid writer, I write short stories and novellas for fun and to relax. I have even won awards for my writing when I was in high school. Reading and writing aren’t just a cornerstone of my life they are the fondation, almost everything I love stems from literature. Still, I have to be in the right mindset to read or write certain things. I can’t just sit down and do my homework anywhere, I have to have designated spots where I work. That is why I have four places that are, with the exception of one spot, that all have a specified purpose. The chair in my dorm is for homework, the cafe in library is for reading textbooks, the gym is for podcasts, and my bed is for everything.

Writing has become a part of everyday life for many. Not only do some find pleasure in writing, but many find pleasure in reading narratives as well. However, to read a great narrative, one must write a great narrative first. Today, people believe that writing stories is an easy task, yet many do not even know what a good narrative is composed of. A narrative is a story that has action and details to build the storyline, conflict and resolution, and includes dialogue between characters. As children and adults learn to write and develop their skills, the importance of knowing how to write a narrative is crucial. A narrative is defined as a written account of connected events, like a story. Writing a good narrative must poses distinguishing characteristics to grasp the attention of the audience.

Learning is a part of our daily lives. We learn many new things from family members, friends, and even ourselves. Most importantly, we learn from literature. This includes, books, movies, newspapers, and the Internet that influence us on a daily basis. As a society it’s important to learn the fundamental knowledge of how individuals behave. This concept is known as humanity, which allows individuals to understand the aspect of human society and culture to help educate the future generation. This is done through human interaction. What are the literate arts said to be go be good for? A question that is repeated in different contexts and with different inflections by the writers I have been reading. Three authors prove the point of reference in the benefits of reading and writing. Mary Louise Pratt in “Arts of the Contact Zone” shows that contact zones are places where, cultures, languages, literacy, and ideas all meet to form many different and interesting views. Then, Richard Rodriguez in “The Achievement of Desire” discussed how the literate arts transformed him to a new person with greater knowledge. Thirdly, Richard E. Miller in “The Dark night of the soul” focused on history impacting individuals in many ways. The literate arts have taught us to view literature in different ways, whether they are from others, our personal experiences, or through history.

As a child, I really missed out on the reading and writing train. Being raised in a house with a mother who loved literature and would read often in her free time, my father on the other hand, probably has still to this day never picked up a book in his life. Growing up, my little brother and I spent most of our time with my dad so we never learned the true art of reading and writing. Throughout high school, I spent most of my time in the pool or glued to my phone which left me still oblivious to the world of reading and writing. My life was altered my senior year and I began to cling to reading and writing as a way to escape.

As a learner, writer, and a reader I consider myself to be strong. In my opinion, these traits add up to create a good English student. Over the course of this year, I have improved greatly as a student and as a learner. Comparing new works of this year to older works I composed at the beginning of this year, I believe that I have not only evolved as a writer, but as a reader and a learner as well. I strongly believe this has been one of the most improved years of my Language Arts career.

As long as I can remember, writing has been a huge aspect of my life. When I write, my mood is positively affected and I am able to collect all my thoughts. I was inspired by my mother to write, and that has influenced how much passion I put into my work. Writing has been a calming experience that enables me to understand my thoughts. I have used writing to communicate and connect with others. It has helped me to create strong relationships because other people can truly understand who I am when they read what I have written. Writing was introduced to me at a young age, and it has guided me to embrace the person I am today.

There is a magic in beautiful writing that makes it delightful to read. A good writer’s medium is the written word. He or she is able to weave a story, and capture the essence of an idea with ease. As of now, I am not that kind of writer. Truthfully, I am lost, scatter-brained, and unaware of how to make my point in most cases. I ramble on for sentences before realizing my writing is one big mess. But, I give myself credit for taking time to write, and accepting feedback and criticism with a “thank you”. I listen to the external and internal voices that drive me. Although I am not a remarkable writer, I am willing to learn and improve. As author Stephen King wrote in his memoir On Writing, “While it is impossible to make a competent writer out of a bad writer, and while it’s equally impossible to make a great writer out of a good one, it is possible to make a good writer out of a merely competent one” (142). I am not afraid of putting in work only to fail. In the end, I want to write to be understood, and commit to my writing, regardless of skill.

In the essay below I will be explaining how English composition and writing has really been a huge advantage to me.I will also be explaining how I use to think I was a fantastic writer until I got to college. The paragraph below goes into depth about how as I progressed into each grade my essays improved and how I came into college cocky and ended up starting from the bottom again.