The Importance Of Writing And Writing

During this past semester in senior composition, I have learned how to properly write an essay. In the first semester of my senior year, I took creative writing with Mrs. Leese; I learned how to write stories and how to find books that I would actually like to read. That class got me to enjoy writing and when I found out this class was going to be all essays, I was not very ecstatic. In reality, I loved this class and everything I was taught in it because now I am able to use it for the better. In senior composition, I believe that my writing improved greatly because of the vocabulary I learned, the topics that I picked, and the punctuation/grammar I used.

There are many actions, characteristics, and goals that are set throughout life that help people become literate in something, whether it is in a sport, a school subject, or a hobby. Recognizing any strengths or weaknesses and setting out to make them better are also a large part in one’s journey to becoming who they are today. Subjects such as language arts are especially helpful when doing this and help bring out the voices of writers and readers, young and old. For me, the activities and decisions I have made up to this point, including reading and writing, have made me the person that I am today. Reflecting on this and my personality, strengths, and weaknesses have also contributed to my growth over the years and have pushed me

Over the years I have become very familiar with writing long papers, reading books and articles, and researching different topics. I can remember not knowing where to even start writing a paragraph in third grade to not knowing where to start writing a one-page paper in middle school. I finally got to high school and two to three-page essays was all I knew. In elementary I was already reading chapter books, and writing summaries for submission. By high school I was reading two books at a time. The only thing that was new to me beginning high school was research.

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.

Many students complain about writing an essay or writing in general. I am not going to lie I complain too. I do not like writing essays, but I get it done. Surprisingly, I have exceptional writing skills. Well, that is what my past English teachers have told me. I have never really realized that recently in my life I have been writing a lot of stuff. I have wrote ideas, opinions, lyrics, and even my dreams on a sheet of paper. Altogether, writing became important to me even though I hate it sometimes. Writing positively affected my life because it helped me let out my emotions, showed me what I truly think about certain things, and helped me compose music.

Writing has never been something that I have really enjoyed or was particularly good at. Every year I have been required to take an english class and it has always been one of my most challenging classes, especially if it involves a lot of writing. One reason I never really got better is that I only wrote when I had to for a class. Outside of school or my english classes I would avoid writing as much as possible because I really didn’t enjoy it. However the main reason I hated it was because I wasn’t very good at it and it always just seemed very tedious. Over the years I have started to improve at writing slowly and it has become less of a dreaded thing. This class has been one of the most helpful in teaching me actually how to structure and craft a good essay. I was going to take advanced comp as recommended by my sister but I’m glad I took this class because I got a lot more instruction on writing than I would have in advanced comp. Before this class I didn’t have a lot of writing skills other than basic stuff that wasn’t enough to really make quality essays that I was proud of. And even when I liked an essay that I wrote it usually had flaws that came from me just not being an experienced writer. Coming into this class I had lots to work and improve on and over the course of the semester I feel like I have improved and learned a lot. My first essay was far worse than my last few and it has been mainly due to practice and more knowledge that I gained in this class.

In today’s modern world, more and more schools are incorporating electronics in the curriculum, but these changes are having immeasurable effects on students including the demise of their handwriting. The art of handwriting has been around since its invention in 4000 BC, and according to Anne Chemin, Mesopotamia was more than likely the birthplace of handwriting (Chemin). In recent years, however, handwriting has become more of a chore than a learning utensil to students. But at what cost? Handwriting is the most beneficial way for everyone to learn and develop their brains and creative processes. Today we will delve into how handwriting increases brain activity. Second, we will examine the educational advancements of handwriting. Finally, we will explore how handwriting improves creative thoughts.

The physical act of writing is mostly thought to be lost in the modern age. Anymore everything is done electronically the need to type is even becoming a thing of the past. The disconnection to the actual act of writing is causing it to seem less important. Writing is an incredibly important tool in modern society and in general. It offers great benefits intellectually as well as creatively. HelpingWritersBecomeAuthors.com published an article in the form of a poster to convey the importance of writing. Their efforts to convey this message to through the visual means as well as their appeals to logos, pathos, and ethos is very effective to a specific audience and still effective on a larger scale.

Writing is a large part of understanding not just English, but all languages. It allows people to communicate with each other, look at the past, and for the schematics used for technology and buildings. Though many might distain the thought of it, writing is vital to everyday life and is a tool used around the world.

So far I have learned a lot about writing, and myself as a writer in English 1101. I have learned that I am not a perfect writer and I tend to make many mistakes. One thing I tend to struggle with is coming up with a topic to write about. Usually it takes me a few days to come up with an idea. The Educational History Narrative was definitely the paper I struggled with the most. I spent days trying to find a topic to write about. Another thing I struggle with is being repetitive. I think I struggle with this because I don’t know what to write about, so I just keep repeating myself. I don’t realize that I am repetitive until someone else reads my paper, and points it out.

Some ancient writers, with their thinking expressed by their pen, are remembered by their contribution to our society. Their thoughts are part of our daily language. For instance, “people without literature are people without culture are people without future.” Or, as an old thinker said “they want me to believe that I do not exist that I am nothing, but I refuse to accept that I do not exist, because I think, and because I think I know that I exist, and because I think and exist I write, and because I write I am sure that I exist that I am not nothing.” Those ancient reflections or sayings highlight the importance of writing. However, writing is complex as complex is the human being.

Reading and writing are both things that we all do in one form or another. For many individuals reading is a way for them to learn and experience new things, that otherwise they would not, and for some, could not do. Writing is a medium we utilize to communicate, that not only compliments speech but allows us to express ourselves, be it our thoughts or emotions, to others; be it a friend down the road or someone half the world away. One of the largest influential things in my life has been books, they have been an integral component within our family’s home. Looking back as far back as I can remember, books weren’t just in our home, they were part of what help make it one. Reading is something that was always encouraged at home by my parents. If there was a book I showed an interest in, or if they would come across a book that they thought that I might like or find interesting, my parents would always get it for me. Both my Mother and Grandmother encouraged writing as well. Both of them were always telling me that I should keep a journal. Reading and writing are a large part of what helps to define us as people in multitudes of ways. One of the most significant is being able to write and read history; and this is my history.

One of the most important priority for a law student is managing their time. Is a challenge, however, spending time writing and reading is productive. As a law student we must know that we must conducted ourselves in a professional matter. Having a great academies support team that will guide me to move forward is something to take advantage of starting from day one. As a law student we must know that when writing, analyzing comes after. We need to know the subject, the verbs, and the objects. Legal writing is completely different than what we are used to, but not impossible to accomplish. By reading a case we need to set our minds to think like a lawyer. The skills we learned in law school are key tools for success. One of the best formulas to analyzed a case is the elements + because + fact(s).

From birth to death, as humans, we learn, re-learn, and are taught again how to engage in specific, everyday life functions. Every individual has their own style, this goes for writing, drawing, singing, dancing, the list goes on and on. All throughout our lives, we as students have been taught how to write and what style of writing is ‘acceptable’. This essay will challenge what was taught about writing in high school. It may end up make writing more interesting. Who knows, a newly found passion for choreographed dancing may emerge after reading this essay. This is only a possibility due to the innumerable number of topics that an essay could be about, as the writer can write about anything and everything that they choose.

College writing has been a semester fill with different essays and ways of writing. Although, we have only written three essays during this entire semester (not including this one), it has helped me realize my strengths and weaknesses as a writer. Even though we did write essays, we also wrote many journal entries throughout the semester. By being able to express our creative thoughts out on paper not in an essay format was very beneficial to the course. Throughout this course I have had some easy parts and harder parts for sure, one being my grammar definitely needs some work. However, this course has helped shaped me as a writer.