Throughout the past five years my passion for English literature and writing has been ignited thanks to the many teachers that have guided and introduced me to this intriguing world. Viewing this subject as a necessary evil in the beginning, I am astonished that I have come to say that although time consuming and tedious, I am thankful for everything these courses have provided. My weakness as a writer that I am looking forward to improving, are my grammar skills. There are three pivotal writing experiences that have impacted and shaped me into the writer I am today. Reading “To Kill a Mockingbird” by the talented Harper Lee, exploring many of the poems by the creative genius Langston Hughes and making my own poetry portfolio have all been both instrumental and enjoyable. …show more content…
Born on April 28th 1928, Harper Lee, grew up in the town Monroeville, Alabama. She was born to Frances Cunningham Finch Lee and Amasa Coleman. As she grew into a mature young woman she soon realized her passion for writing and pursued her dream of creating an iconic novel. Instantaneously successful and thought-provoking, “To Kill a Mockingbird” has gripped the hearts of over thirty million individuals since it entered the literary scene on July 11th, 1960. Inspiringly, Harper Lee saw “To Kill a Mockingbird’” not as a launch into her career or just a novel, but an opportunity to convey a powerful message that demanded recognition. Personally speaking, this masterpiece has strongly impacted my literary walk and forever remain an all-time favorite. Her motivation to write this book was not just a random idea for a story, but it was her calling. Overall, her intentions to write this story and undeniable talent have had a significant effect on the way I look at my future, and how I
Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28, 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama. She is the youngest of four children, which is why she says she has a knack for writing. She devoted her life to writing and even gave up other jobs that she loved like working for the airline company and going to college. Her first attempt at writing “To Kill a Mocking Bird” was declined by every publisher, because she only wrote a series of short stories. Upon revising the book, she made it into one of the best selling novels around. She was even congratulated by those publishers that said she would never be able to write books well enough. That was all the motivation that she needed.
Nelle Harper Lee, an American writer, has become an international bookseller for her first and only book, To Kill a Mockingbird. She was born in Monroeville, Alabama on April 28, 1926. Harper enjoyed many friendships in her small southwestern town. She had one older sibling, Alice Lee. Harper’s mother, Frances Cunningham Finch Lee, was a homemaker. She was intellectually brilliant and attended a private school for girls. But, she also suffered from a “nervous disorder.” This made Frances not a big part of Harper’s life due to mental illness. Because of this, Harper’s father, Amasa Coleman (A.C.) Lee, became the one Harper looked up to and adored. A.C. Lee was greatly devoted to helping others in his lifetime. He had numerous careers including a country school teacher, bookkeeper, and newspaper editor, but his main job was a lawyer. Before he became a lawyer, he defended two African American men who were accused of murdering a white. They lost the case and the two men were punished with death. Harper was greatly influenced by her father and wanted to pursue his career as a ...
Harper Lee was born on April 28, 1926, in Monroeville, Alabama. Lee is best known for her book To Kill a Mockingbird. The time that this story takes place in the early 1930s. Harper Lee is the youngest of four children. Lee’s father was a lawyer and her mother was stuck inside most of the time because she suffered from a mental illness.
For as far back as I can remember in my schooling history, writing has always been the foundation for all aspects of my learning. From being taught to write my name, to taking spelling tests, keeping journal entries and submitting scholarship essays, writing was the concrete foundation on which I built many of my accomplishments. I've always enjoyed writing and I've never viewed it as a dreaded or monotonous task, but rather as something I seem to come by naturally. Teachers have previously told me I was a standout writer and being a teacher's kid my mother wouldn't have it any other way. As a kid I remember my mom grading her own students writing in the living room while I did my own school work and she would ask me, "Now what is wrong with
At a young age I was introduced to reading and writing. It all started when I learned my ABC’s; from there on I was hooked on learning new things. Not long after I learned my alphabet, I started learning to form words, and thus the challenge of learning to read and write began. Reading and writing seemed like the most confusing thing ever. Reading and writing became easier as I started catching on to the concept of putting words together to make sentences.
Good morning class! Good morning teacher! How are you? Sitting in the colorful class and listening to my secondary school teacher, read the “English for Beginning” book with a loudly voice.
It is my belief that through this class and the tools provided, that my growth as a writer has grown through leaps and bounds I would never have assumed possible. It is not so much the skill I refer to, although I would think skill has gone up in some levels as well, but more so the appreciation for the craft of writing itself. Intially, at the start of this class my sole goal was to further my understanding and appreciation of the writer's and books that I so love to read. Through further evaluation within the first week, a few other goals came to mind, of which were making writing a habit, finishing what I start, stop second guess my writing skills and making effective use of detail and describtion. Through use of the many articles, various
Fromt the time I was a child I have been moving from country to country learning different languages and adapting myself to their people. I was born in China and when I was 11 years old I moved to Mexico with my family. At that time I had to adapt and learn Spanish to communicate with their people. Years later I had to move again, this time it was Canada and now I had to learn a fourth language to communicate with the others. English writing and reading are very different from Chinese and Spanish.
My previous writing experiences were somewhat good, but in some areas they were not as good as they should be. Personally some challenges I face in my writing would most likely include comprehending what some authors have written in their writings. I feel I’m not really good at understanding the theme of a story. To overcome this challenge I probably should read more and take time out to look at the words or pictures the authors is trying to depict. I strive to basically help my readers comprehend and understand the emotions I’m trying to place in this writing.
During my high school and part of my college experience, I feel as though I have received a modest amount of writing instruction. Particularly during high school, my writing instruction felt more class and goal oriented rather than personal and direct. Because of this, I uniformly feel that my grammar and understanding of writing as a subject lacks the basic fundamentals. Since my writing journey in college as began, I have learned more about sentence structure and clarity through reading more academic articles and, also, through reading edited work. What has assisted my transition from high school to college writing has been reading over and revising my own writings after it has been peer edited.
When I was younger I absolutely hated reading and writing. I was a perfectionist and if I couldn’t do it perfectly the first time then I wouldn’t do it at all. Thankfully my teacher at the time managed to get me to sit down and practice sounding out the words on the page in front of me. My teacher enlisted the help of my mother and they made sure I read a full chapter every day. At first it was torture, but I slowly started to look forward to sitting down to read a book.
Writing has always held a special place in my heart. My early memories of writing are ones of wild experimentation and simple joy. The act of speaking with silent power, through written words, drew me in even closer at an older age when I began forming independent thoughts and perceptions of the world around me. As a young adult, I now use my writing to pursue my passion for the environment and its’ conservation.
Ever since I was a child I have loved reading interesting literature. The very first books I recall picking up as a child were the stories of Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland. I got them as a Christmas present and I remember thinking how lovely it would be to actually understand the words that were printed onto the paper. So I started teaching myself how to read, with a little help from my mother of course. Every time I had figured out how to pronounce a new word, I would run of to my mother so that she could explain the meaning of the word.
I’ll call this “Crawl Back In” Tracing back of my writing experience, I have once been a precocious writer. I loved writing. It was my favourite passtime in primary school. Writing assignment and exam never troubled me.
Having gone through my primary level and the secondary level, it gave me the opportunity and privilege of getting to like the manner at which the writers were using different types of writing techniques to make their stories interesting. It gave me that burning desire to be among the top writers in the universe when my time comes. Throughout this essay, I am going to give some of the reasons as to why I decided to enroll in the course and the advantages of writing towards my academic skills and professional life. We are a family of six made of four boys and two girls.