Why I Write

The ability to express our thoughts clearly and accurately is known as articulation. Sometimes, especially in situations where I am not 100% comfortable, I tend to jumble my words and say things such as “everything under the books” but

I never considered myself a good writer, and that is why I believe that I avoided it at all costs. My biggest fear is not being able to write well enough to express my ideas. I am a perfectionist and always tended to attempt to craft my work into a perfect package. The result of having this thought process set me up for failure. My other fear is that I will be judged on my writing skills or the lack there of. This fear could stem from my lack of self-confidence. I consider myself above average in intelligence, but I am afraid that it does not come across on paper. I would always end up second guessing myself and asking a lot of, "What if?" questions.

I learned a few interesting reasons regarding my overall feelings for writing. Up until now, I never examined why I disliked writing. Looking back at my past experiences with writing I now have a better understanding on what was holding me back. Self-confidence certainly played a large factor in my avoidance of writing. After writing the essay on my relationship with writing, I can use what I have learned from that exercise and apply it to my future writing adventures. I need to be more self-confident, and not worry about any judgments. I need to realize that I am able to express my thoughts through writing. This exercise gave me a very good perspective on my avoidance of writing and will help propel me to write more in the future.

I want to join the writing center because writing has always been a passion to me and I want to instill that passion in others. I think I would be qualified to be a tutor. I have been writing for as long as I can remember and I have some editing experience from being on yearbook staff.

I have always had a love hate relationship with writing. I like to think of myself as a very creative person who enjoys being expressive with my words, that is until it comes to putting them down on paper. I have always pride myself in having an expansive vocabulary and ability to articulate my emotions clearly from a young age. I had always excelled in my Literature and English courses in High School but soon found a stronger calling in public speaking and presenting. Though a daunting task for many I always found it so much easier to speak my mind then try to format my thoughts into an essay. Writing is one of those skills that if you do not continue to practice you can lose strength in rapidly.

Writing is a powerful tool for communication and connection. As an extension and expression of the mind, writing is as much about the mental processes of the author as it is about the final marks laid to paper. As we write, we hold in mind our own thoughts on the work, anticipate the reader’s thoughts, and think both in concrete and abstract ways in order to accomplish the task at hand. Whether an academic research paper, a novel, or text message to friends, writing seeks to engage, persuade, or impress concepts upon an audience. Like language and other art forms in general, the practice of writing is ever-evolving and is subject to cultural and contextual influence, expectations, and conventions. Each writer holds a theory

There are many aspects for my mind to conceive while reading the articles why I write by George Orwell and Joan Didion. There are many different factors in triggering an author’s imagination to come up with what they want to write, and why they want to write it. In most writings a purpose is not found before the writer writes, but often found after they decide to start writing.

Throughout this semester I’ve been able to grow as a writer, I’ve come to understand how rhetorical strategies come into contribution when it comes to expressing yourself as a writer. One thing that has come perfectly clear to me is that there is different forms of writing and each form can express and show different meanings.

The reason I write dictates my writing process. As an invisible person living in a world of highly observable beings, I strive to have value. We materialize as actual beings of worth upon being heard, and written words add acceptable credence. When thoughts dissipate, written words remain solid, so to share my victories, my joys, my struggles and my sadness may inspire individuals to complete a dream, or help overcome hardships. Therefore, with insightful stories, I can give back to humanity.

While I believed my writing to be concise, yet thorough in the beginning of the semester, it became clear to me that that was not the case. When entering EN3414, I had no knowledge of critical theories or how to use secondary sources to enhance my argument instead of carry it. I believed my heavy sentence phrasing to be an asset instead of a way to bury my argument beneath long thoughts. In EN3414, I was able to focus on taking my papers straight to my argument, to avoid useless sources or let them lead the paper instead of letting my argument carry the essay. And because I have learned to revise and rewrite my papers as many times as possible before they are due, I can no acknowledge the parts of my essay that are too heavy or that need to be expanded upon. As I finish this course I feel my writing is clear and concise, stating an idea and following that argument throughout the paper.

My narratives are interesting and draws the audience's attention, I think these are my best writings, they are creative and gripping. I write good hooks and usually don’t have trouble writing these. Now, I’ll talk about my argument writings and analysis. My argument writings are usually persuasive and can convince people easily to be on my side. Even if they were sided with my opponent, I can get people to see my side of things, let see them things in a new perspective. My analysis styled writings shows how the other person and I see things, and I go deeper into details on what I want to saw and analyze deeper on what the author says. But even though my writing may seem good, my time spent on the beginning of my writing are the hardest times for

Manjot Suprai English 1020 Brian Foley Process Paper #2 “Why I Write” “I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.” These were the words of Joan Didion in her piece of writing in “Why I Write”. People write for many different reasons.

being my first language has made it that much harder for me to overcome my fear of writing. I

Writing has continuously served as a getaway in my life. It has kept me from bottling up my thoughts and emotions and has allowed me to express all of these things on paper. Communicating through speaking has always been a weakness of mine. It is for this reason that I often turn to writing to convey my feelings. Though have such an immense passion for free-writing, I have found myself struggling when comes to writing academic papers. Generally, I enjoy writing when it is something that I am interested in. In Composition I and II, I often have had the opportunity to choose the topic that I write my paper on. I am confident that this has been a major turning point for me within my academic essays. Ultimately, Composition I and II have taught

Writing has never really been a passion I possess. I wouldn’t go as far to say I hate it, but, I wouldn’t want to say I love it either. For some, writing is a way to escape their own messed up worlds and creates a new, it’s exciting, adventures, and daring, but, to me, writing is such a tedious task that I as a person do not have the patience to withstand. I haven’t always disliked writing; I actually use to enjoy getting all my thoughts down on paper and coming out with my own little masterpiece my parents could hang on the fridge and boast about to their friends. The worst/best paper I ever had to write was in fifth grade; I had to describe my top three very best friends in five paragraphs or more, then let my elbow partner grade it on a scale from 1-6 ( six being the best.) I put my all into that paper; it was going to be my best paper yet.