Writers

of literature are extremely inspirational and I admire the talented people able to create such works of art. Writing has the power to set me in another time, another place, and another life. It is my goal for my own English class to become a better writer. In my papers, I want to utilize correct grammar and phenomenal vocabulary. I aim to write fluently with smooth transitions. If I am able to

Writing can be very hard especially for first time writers. There are a lot of things and process that they need to undergo in order to master the art of writing. However, it will be hard for them also to accomplish their writing task if they don't have the attitude towards writing just like most writers do. Aside from the whole process in writing, a person must require a sense of creativity in handling their ideas and since this is an art, their personality matters. If they don't like to write

someone a writer? That question doesn’t have an exact answer to me. Everyone is a writer and can write about absolutely anything that comes to mind. That’s what makes writing fascinating. Writing is essential today because it not only explains things and tells stories but we do it every day. There are so many different things to write about and aspects that define the kind of writer a person is. What kind of writer am I? I feel that I am a decent writer and I believe there are no bad writers. I can

At the first glimpse of Brittany Lee’s - the person who I am doing my Portrait of A Writer on - picture, I saw three separate of very simple images of how she prepares herself with her process of writing. Similar to me, but more vague, she has drawn her first image a stick figure self-portrait of floating Z’s coming out of her head, the second image of gathering drinks and snacks, and third image of stick-figured Brittany setting up her work station. From these images of Brittany’s drawings, it

When I think of what it means to be a writer, I do not envision myself- at least not anymore. I don’t think I ever will again. In order to refer to myself as a writer, I believe I would have to wholeheartedly enjoy the content of which I write about, but unfortunately a combination of predetermined school prompts, a lack of time, and a dwindling creative flow prevents me from doing so. It wasn’t always this way, however. I wasn’t aware of it at the time, but during my formative years of life my

individuals who would help challenge my point of view is something I crave. If I were accepted to the University of Chicago I could become a great writer. I've learned everything I can from being around the same people everyday for the last 17 years. It's time I try something new. I'll meet people who give me a renewed sense of what it means to be a writer.

Portfolio Reflection Essay I feel that my strength as a writer is that I am creative in my stories. I am good at creating the storyline and what happens next. The writing piece I feel I did best on was the allegory project. Likely because it was mostly drawing. Though my weakness is that I have very generalized sentences. They have few details and are somewhat short. The writing piece I feel I did the worst on was the thumbprint project. I had such a short story that I just repeated it until I filled

There are writers and there are readers, I prefer to be placed in the categories of a reader. I will love to be called a writer, but I have a lot of complications when it comes to writing. For a starter I am not excellent at spelling so I get uncertain about writing. I pass my high school writing test with a decent grade, which I believe was a miracle. I may not be firm in writing, but I make sure that I do my best when it's mandatory. I'm not a big fan of writing but I write two to three hundreds

In chapter one “Writers and Their Sources,” Dorothy Seyler (Read, Reason, Write) uses sources to show the readers how to analyze critically the content for later discussion and, along with how to paraphrase and quote properly to form a well written summary. Seyler begins by giving an example of a day-to-day argument which she defines the argument is a claim supported by reasons. Seyler also says that most if not all arguments are found in our uses of language. It is either implied or clearly stated

writing. In Richard Wilbur’s poem “The Writer,” a father listens and thinks as his daughter types away on a story. Much work would have to go into re-creating this scene in actuality and the details would be extremely important. If the poem “The Writer” by Richard Wilbur was turned into a film, then three main things would be of utmost importance, the sound, the lighting, and the facial expressions. One of the senses that is emphasized in “The Writer” is sound, as the narrator is standing at