My writing journey actually begins in Spanish, not English. I was born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1994, and Spanish was my mother tongue. I took some English classes when I was four and I had picked up a few words here and there (apple, oddly enough, being the one that stands out the most in my memory) but I did not learn English until I moved to the United States when I was five. Learning English as a second language meant that I struggled to catch up to my peers, but I pulled it off. I didn’t do a lot of writing while I was young, because outside of state mandated tests, there wasn’t a whole lot that I wanted to write about. That changed around the age of 16. I started to write, not just for school, but also for fun. I would spend my time writing short stories, creating my own little fantasy worlds. I would send some of these in to various short story magazines to try to get published, with little success. My lack of skill didn’t stop me, and I kept writing. At around the same time, give or take a year, I discovered a real love for chemistry as well. It was the class I looked forward to the most. My fondest assignment in high school was actually coming up with an “experiment” for my chemistry class, writing a paper on what I did, and …show more content…
However, I did write a couple of pseudo-papers while I interned with P&G over the summer, but they were mostly about consumer perceptions of shave gel lather and how it relates to the mechanical qualities of the gel. While not real papers, but I did learn how to write for both my bosses, one of which was a scientist and the other a businessman. While it was a fantastic learning experience, it took some of the wind out of my sail and I started to think maybe research wasn’t for me. After a rather uneventful sophomore year, I still hadn’t gotten back into writing either academically or for
My relationship with writing has been much like roller coaster.Some experiences I had no control over. Other experiences were more influential. Ultimately it wasn’t until I started reading not because I had to read but because I wanted to, that's when my relationship reached change. I would have probably never cared about writing as I do today if it weren't for the critics in my family. When I was a child, my aunts and uncles always been in competition with who's child is better in school. I have always hated reading and writing because of the pressure to prove my family wrong was overwhelming for me. I had to prove them wrong and show them that I was capable of being "smart" which according to them was getting straight A's in all your classes.
In conclusion, learning English was a challenge when it was first introduced to me, but now I have overcome that challenge. I am able to defend myself in the outside public world of English with no shame at all. I now understand how fortunate I am to know another language different from my own. For me, it is important to still have my first language because it is a way to retain the Mexican culture. It is just the way I was raised to believe.
Ever since I was little, I have had this strong pull to the world of writing. Controlling words and creating something that is solely your own really got my gears running. As the years pressed on, so did my writing style. With each coming year, my writing has grown to be what it is today. While it may not be perfect, I do know that I have a certain drive when it comes to style and the strength of my words. When I came into ENG 111, I was ready for some motivation, for I haven’t written in a long time. Each assignment helped me grow and learn what my writing style truly is.
Self-Reflective Narrative: My Writing Journey Throughout my high school years, my counselor always encouraged me to take college courses. I have always done well in school, although, I was concerned about my writing ability. I did not think I was a good writer, and writing was never a topic of my interest. I was afraid of failing.
As a child, I picked up on writing quickly. Although my handwriting today does not show it, I was fascinated by the act of writing, shaping delicate cursive script or scrawling jagged letters. As soon as I learned how to write, I was hooked. I wrote short stories to be shared with my classmates, I wrote journal entries, I wrote not quite properly rhymed poetry. I did not care if what I wrote was any good; I just wanted to experiment and have a little fun. I dreamed of one day writing and publishing my own books and collections of poetry.
I am Kazuki Nakanishi and I have two goals in this level. my first writing goal in this level is using an adjective and an adverb as much as I can in my writing paper. I learned how to write the nice essay from level 5, so I would like to focus on of constructing a sentence. I feel that I tend to use easy noun and verb in everyday conversation compared with the native speaker, and I need to add more information to explain something clearly using adjective and adverb. It is obvious that writing skill directly connects to speaking skill, so this goal can be my biggest goal in level 10.
I have truly enjoyed discovering my voice as a writer this school year. Developing my personal writing process will benefit my high school journey and create future opportunities in life. While I have always enjoyed writing, at times I found the process laborious since writing has never come naturally to me. I have worked diligently on improving my writing, and assembling my portfolio has led me on a literary journey as I explored and evaluated my work. Over the last few years, I have practiced brainstorming and organizing my ideas before beginning my essay. Properly outlining my ideas equated to a well written thesis and overall organized essay. Before pre writing, my essays were arbitrary and chaotic. Strengthening my thesis served to improve
The only writings I do these days, outside of school, are memos and proposals for my occupation. I work in an office for an interior design center. These memos and proposals are not personal and are not very thought provoking. Therefore, do not serve many purposes in helping me to become a better
I was born and spent most of my life before I turned 11 in northern Illinois. In the month after I turned 11, my family moved to North Carolina. My mother is from the mountains of southwestern Virginia and my father speaks English as a second language. I learned to speak and formed most of my vocabulary while living in Illinois but my time in the South has also influenced the way I speak. As I spend time with my grandparents both in Japan and in Virginia, my syntax and cadence change as well as the words I use, creating a unique accent that fits many places yet nowhere. I call a group of people “guys” even when females are present, but I use the term interchangeably with “y’all”. I say yes ma’am and no sir, I use a very slight case of Japan-glish,
I stepped up to the stage when my name was called over the microphone. I walked over to the man that was handing out the certificates and letters. I smiled at the audience that was clapping politely. My mind rushed back to a couple months before when I was writing my piece for the Scholastic Writing awards. I always hid my writing from someone if they walked by while I was writing, in fear of someone judging my writing and not liking it. I remember the countless nights I stayed up writing and deleting and rewriting work on the memoir I wrote trying to get it edited welI enough to submit for the writing contest. I wouldn’t of never thought of myself as a good writer until one time my teacher asked to talk to me after class and talked to me about how well my memoir was written, and that I should think of entering my work into writing contests. After that, I forgot about what he said for a couple months until a week before the deadline of the Scholastic Writing awards. I remembered what my teacher told me a couple months ago, and after that I worked harder than I ever had on my memoir to submit it for the contest. After submitting to the contest, entering completely slipped my mind, and I forgot about the
When I first started writing the composition at seven years old, I need to look at the picture and narrate what happened around that. At that time, I racked my brain to figure out the imagination and come out only a few words. Later, we need to write a narrative under the education standard system, I still came up against difficulties and didn't know what to write. "You should record the something different happened every day in your diary, which is a basic practice for you to begin your writing step by step.", this is the sentence I repeatedly heard from my teachers during the primary school period. After all, the life is always being ordinary and nothing special happened, it difficult for me to have more interesting topics to share with others. In order to solve this situation, I went to the bookstore to buy some composition books because of the teacher's suggestion.
One might call it a writers block, or lacking creativity but whatever was happening, it took me a long time to get this poem on paper. I feel as though sometimes, when I get an assignment to write something creative, I struggle to use my emotions and feelings naturally to write it. I would call myself a songwriter, and for the most part I don’t find it difficult to write a song, but for some reason this poem was a challenge. I think I worry too much about “trying to sound poetic” rather than using the skills I have accumulated and just writing what my head and heart feel to write. One day I sat down to write and it just came to me and then I had my poem! It was a great journey and process because it took me such a long time to write something
I have always loved books and reading and have always wanted to go into a profession that would allow me to be around books. The definition of a writer is people who write books, stories, or articles as a job or a regular occupation. To become a writer, you need a passion for books, dedication, and a Bachelor of Arts in English, Journalism or Communications. Becoming a writer will allow me to continue doing what I love while also giving me a chance to share the passion I have for books with others who have the same passion.
Throughout my childhood, I was raised in a Spanish household, which ultimately led to Spanish being my primary language. However, learning the language was not an easy task, rather it was a matter of trial and error. Being frequently exposed to the language, in both the colloquial and formal manner, assisted me in understanding how to communicate with my relatives. On top of that, I was frequently taught how to read and spell in Spanish in order to deliver mail to my grandparents. Essentially, this frequent practice of the language ultimately led to a better understanding and fluency of the language. In a similar manner, I learned English through trial and error.
I can remember my mother telling me that I was going to be a writer some day. As a child growing up I would always sit in a corner by myself with pen and paper and just write (scribble rather). My mother told me that I started doing this when I was about one or two years old. She taught me how to write my name, the alphabet, and words at an early age. I guess it was during the early stages in my life that my motivation for writing started. In elementary school I learned the basics of writing, which is grammar. Once I learned the basics, it shaped and paved the way for future writing pieces.