Every student has experienced the dreadful discovery of an essay assignment in one class or another. Instead of spending the weekend outside or with friends, students are required to stay home typing away, struggling to get every last word in before the midnight deadline. For some people, writing is a means for self-expression, relaxation, or enjoyment, but writing for me has always been a task that is required for some reason. This is likely the main reason why I tend to get a sour taste in my mouth when it’s time to start writing my assignment, typically after procrastinating until the very last minute. The problem with not liking to write, is that writing is an essential part of life, regardless of what profession one chooses. That is why …show more content…
The first reason, which I have already explained, is that the writing has always been an assignment or task. Whether it be an essay in a history class, a lab report for a science class, or an essay for a scholarship, writing has always been something that I just need to get done and out of the way. Writing for school is similar to a chore at home; I don’t mind vacuuming or doing the dishes, but it becomes less suitable when I am told that I need to do it, rather than deciding to do it on my own. The repetition of the chore also begins to make it less fitting, because I am constantly being told to do it. Writing has always been a task, and the more I was required to do the task, the more discontent I felt with each new …show more content…
It would provide the reader with the history of the case, the key players, and key factors that would eventually lead to a decision the company (or reader in our case) to make. For instance, if a new product for Proctor and Gamble was the basis for the case, our story would give a history of Proctor and Gamble as a company, a detailed description of the expected costs of the product, and the expected return on investment that the product would bring. The reader would then be challenged with the decision to roll out the product or not, depending on if the student thought the product fit the current business model and if the benefits outweigh the
Writing is a way in which a person can express their thoughts and ideas through the use of words. Everybody has their own writing styles. Some may consider theirs as inspirational while others think of it to be bad. Writing requires a lot of patience and time. In my case, writing has never been my favorite thing to do. I am no Shakespeare and I never will be, writing has always made me feel uncomfortable. In the past, I had always considered writing to be one of the most difficult tasks. I often wrote about topics that were not of my interest. I rarely did any writing out of school or for leisure as most people do. I only wrote because the teacher asked us to. Writing has always been forced onto me. Even though my writing isn't that great, I've felt that I've never been given the freedom to express my voice. Academic writing has always made me anxious. And, anxiety had resulted in my procrastination. Even though I consider writing to be one of the toughest tasks, I've felt that giving myself enough time to think allows me to do better. Silence helps me think beyond horizons. However, the fear of impressing someone, the anxiety and frustration is what makes me a developing writer.
When trying to think of a positive writing experience I have had in my lifetime, particularly as a small child, I could not think of any. So I began to ask myself why is it that I do not like writing, what happened in my life for me to have such animosity towards the act. I was finally able to think of an event and realized that it had all begun in the 3rd grade. One day, as a punishment for talking during class, I was kept inside during recess and was forced to write Wise Old Owls until my hands began to cramp. For 45 minutes, I was only allowed to write the same old phrase over and over again; “The wise old owl sat on an oak, the more he heard, the less he spoke, the less he spoke the more he heard, why can’t I be like that wise old bird”. To this day I can still remember that little rhyme and to this day I can remember that same feeling I felt as a elementary school student. From that point on I have always had an aversion for writing, it always seemed like a punishment. I still do not understand how people can journal. I don’t see how someone can sit down and write an entry or a novel just for the hell of it. It seems unnatural to me, but I guess that all of these feelings are just because I see writing as a punishment, an
Before taking Mrs. Hawkins’ English 102 class, I used to hate writing; no, I despised it. Along with my hatred for writing, I, as many other college students, am a terrible procrastinator. In my past English classes, my procrastination had affected my grades, especially when it came to papers dealing with multiple steps and drafts, due to the fact writing takes many timely processes to
As I shoved my notebook into my backpack, I heard my writing fellow murmur something about an essay. I wasn’t worried. After taking every Advanced Placement English class my high school offered, I felt equipped to handle a simple essay until received Dr. Carver’s email with the prompt and instructions. I blinked at the screen and rubbed my eyes; thinking I had misread the message, I read it again. I was supposed to have the essay finished in approximately 42 hours, but I had never written a decent essay in less than four days. I was in a state of panic; all of my ideas had evacuated my imagination leaving me with a painful case of writer’s block. To me, most of good writing is good editing and proper editing requires having a window to forget your writing before returning to it: a window that 42 hours just couldn’t provide.
I have never liked writing; I always thought it was a waste of time. It was a great therapy but I never found academic writing to be useful just tedious. Only ever writing when I had too made it harder for my writing skills to grow or improve in any way. I have not taken an English class since the 10th grade, even then I never gave it much effort, just doing what I had to so I could pass the class. Then I jump in to College English 1010, I feel like I do well in all other subjects but this one. English is my worst nightmare.
Up until this year, before taking the class intermediate composition, I thought I was a terrible writer. I was right. Writing isn’t something that I enjoy doing, nor am I good at. Writing is difficult for me because I’m not very good at explaining things in a professional manner, that can be easily well written. While writing you are expected to make little to no mistakes, which is not something I’m great at. I am so much better at explaining things with verbal words rather than written words. I had not taken any extra writing classes before this year rather than the mandatory ones. Like I had stated before, I hate writing, with a passion. I dread writing anything, especially an essay for school, like this one. I’m
In the postmortem stages of the 12th grade paper writing process, one regales the hardships that they had overcome. These adversities include committing to a topic, the outlining of the essay, the collection of research resources, the writing itself, the revision process, etc. With these in mind, the writing process might seem daunting to a student less seasoned in the field. However, no frustration seems quite as impassable as beginning the paper writing process. This is the hardest step, as it doesn’t take research or physical attention. Starting the writing of a paper takes the willpower and focus of the writer to be accomplished. Simply put, getting the metaphorical ball of writing rolling takes mental acuity, not
One of my oldest writing memories is narrating my essays to my mother, who would type them for me and help me to correct any grammar mistakes or awkwardly worded passages. To some this may have seemed like a cheating way of doing my essays. I always got excellent grades on them and my teachers praised my writing skills. I used to feel bad, should I tell them that my mom helped me? But looking back, I think that 's what helped me to impro writing skills and learn to love the written word. Part of the reason for having her help me, was that she could type very fast, and as I would dictate my essay, I would have new ideas and she could type them much faster than I could get them on the paper, which helped me to let myself welcome new ideas even
Ever since I was knee-high to a grasshopper I have known what I want to do and who I plan to be. An author is someone who manipulates words, adds their voice, and uses their imagination to create characters, worlds, and plots. An author of fiction is exactly what I want to be and who I have worked on to become. Thus, I have decided that when I am out of Union County Early College (SPCC), I would like to major in English and minor in Creative Writing. I have a lot to learn and I'm looking forward to mastering my future profession eventually (though I doubt I will ever master all there is to know about the written word).
Over the past semester, I have found the most challenging part of this course to simply be the transition from high school composition classes to college. Because writing expectations are so different in college than in high school, even with AP and Dual Enrollment “college level” classes, I first found myself being overwhelmed with the pressure to write the perfect first draft. The pressure came from knowing how much a final draft of a paper contributed to my grade. This left me sitting in front of my computer for hours at a time with thoughts of what I wanted to say racing through my head, but unable to deliver these thoughts into organized, structured sentences. I learned, through writing my persuasive essay, that instead of trying to write the paper start to finish and already in its perfect form, it is easier for me to look at the paper through its different components and focus on them individually, then work to best organize my ideas fluently.
As a result, I disliked writing and eventually forgot about my notebook and about me enjoying writing. Once I stopped writing, I was starting to get bad at writing for school essays, but I stopped trying because I didn’t really care anymore at that time. The reason to that was because I would still picture the teacher telling me how bad I was with writing. Every time I would write a school essay, I would always tell myself that even if I tried, I was going to fail either way, so I didn’t put an effort to my work.
Writing an essay every week is defiantly preparing me for life. Every Sunday afternoon I have to take away time with my family so that I can pass English with this great essays. If I didn’t have to write essays then I would have to spend time with my family, and who wants to do that, especially their last year at the house. Not me, it has been pumped into my brain that essays are way more important than spending time with my family. I have to sit all alone in my room with my laptop, and the only noise that I hear is the air coming out of my laptop and the tears coming down my face. Essays are a wonderful waste of time for three reasons, thinking is essential, strengthen finger muscles, and keep the paper companies in business.
Anyone can tell stories, but writing them is an entirely different beast. Technically, anyone can write one too, but to write something good, something worthwhile is the real challenge. The process of putting words on paper has proven to be one of the hardest yet most gratifying pastimes I’ve ever engaged in. It’ll break you (at this point, I’m certain it’ll be my undoing). It’ll grind you down to a nervous wreck.
Although adequate writing skills are indispensable for life, leisure, and employment, quite a few students do not learn how to write effectively. Since writing is an exercise in thinking, it is important to balance the process of writing with the mechanics of writing. The areas of the brain involved in the writing task are varied yet interrelated; therefore, a student’s individual needs will determine the method of instruction they receive. Many students who have low expectations for their own academic success will not make even minimal efforts to complete a...