College Admissions Essay: The Passion Of Reading And Writing

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From the youngest age I can recall I've never experienced a genuine passion for either reading or writing. Even as a child i've always been the sort to try and manipulate my way out of school assigned reading by skipping to the end of the novel, even going to the lengths of researching the intimate details of said novels in order to make up the blanks in my reading pattern. I mean sure, nowadays I'll read a book fully and thoroughly in order to guarantee a good grade on analysis of the literature in tests, but I've always been more enveloped in the arts and sciences as those were the subjects I was directed towards by my parents. The simple fact is that reading in itself has seemed almost a chore to me rather than this uplifting experience that schools are trying to teach it to be. Although I personally have never had a prominent passion for reading, I fully understand and respect its importance anywhere from passing knowledge through generations to crafting worlds unexplored for willing minds to conquer. …show more content…

No matter what phases i go through or how busy I get, art is always a constant influencer in that creative ideas never stop flowing through my mind. This adoration for the arts certainly was derived from my parents supporting my journey through a plethora of art competitions all throughout school and the constant supply of watercolors and colored pencils. I can recall arriving home from elementary school art competitions, praise even for a generic participation ribbon thrown left and right, only encouraging my singular focus on the subject. These kind of experiences have never centered around reading, despite the efforts of the education system. Neither of my parents had a particular taste for reading until I was at the age at which I decided what I did and didn't like. By then, art was my biggest passion and any hope for reading as a hobby to outweigh it was out of the

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