Essay About Reading

My Origins and Attitudes about Reading and Writing Growing up as a child, I have always enjoyed reading books and writing. As I got older I began to lose interest in reading. It seemed to me that the words were becoming harder to pronounce, and the long words were discouraging for me because I didn’t know the meaning of them. I have always been good at writing, but I have never been a huge fan of reading. Reading and writing are both significant skills that are needed in life. Having the knowledge to read and be highly educated in this world today will get you a long way. Reading and writing both play a major part in our daily lives today. We communicate by using both skills whether you are texting, or emailing, and if you are unable to do these, it can impact your life. In elementary school I loved to go to the school’s library and check out books. Reading books was a big competition in those school days because they would have us students check out accelerated reader books known

As a pharmaceutical science major I have to take up courses like biology, chemistry, mathematics, and plenty other courses that requires a lot of reading and writing. These courses require a lot of studying so that you can understand the different topics that you have been taught in class. I am currently taking Biology 101 and it is becoming a harder challenge for me each day. I have to remember so many terms, and be able to understand what I am reading. Pharmaceutical science requires important skills such as writing, speaking, critical thinking, and active learning. Being in college is very different from high school. Its up to you to pay attention in class, because the professors don’t care as much as some teachers did in high school. When my teachers are teaching I try my best to give them my undevided attention to take time to understand what is being