I never really realized how much I liked English, until around high school when everyone would moan and groan about writing and reading and I would find myself truly excited. Everyone found it very odd that I was this way, but they liked it because they figured I'd write their papers for them. Although I don't think I ever wrote an entire paper for anyone, I do remember proof reading, and depending on the writer, rewriting parts of papers for my friends. Even last quarter here at OU, I went through just about every one of my roommates papers and made sure it made sense. Shes is one of those that required a lot of rewriting.
Although I've always enjoyed English, it doesn't always come very easy to me. Even in this fairly simple assignment I have been struggling. I always find myself typing something, then going back and deleting all of it. Such as, I'm not sure if my beginning paragraph even makes sense, but that was probably the fourth one I have written and I'm afraid I'll never finish if I don't move on! Even though I do struggle with what to say, and how to say it, writing is something I do enjoy very much.
I took an advanced senior composition class my senior year of high school and enjoyed it very much. It introduced me to even more types of writing and increased my love for the subject. I think it was around this time that I realized I wanted to be somewhat of an English major. It was either this, or how strong my hatred for math had become!
Reading is also something I really enjoy. Over Winter break I read the first three Twilight books and am currently reading the fourth. It's kind of an obsession! I am also very glad that we are reading memoirs in this class, because non-fiction is my favorite type of reading material (besides the books about vampires or course!) Another plus to this class, is that it is centered around family. My family means more to me than anything, and they are the most important people in my life, so I'm sure I will have no problem writing about them.
As I said before, I'm not sure if this writing makes any sense, or even covers what you asked, but I hope you have at least somewhat of an overview of how much I've come to enjoy English. Overall, I really enjoy English and have for most of my life. Also I am very glad I signed up for this particular class because it has everything I enjoy most about English all in a ten weeks.
-Michelle
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Great job, Michelle. This certainly addressed my questions, but remember that you're writing to the whole class and, presumably, anyone else who stops by your blog.
ReplyDeleteGlad you love vampires. Did you ever watch Buffy?
Nothing wrong with going back and changing your writing (I just changed "deciding" to "changing").
Don't be so sure about the ease of writing about your family. Sometimes that kind of love is one of the hardest things to get across. Good luck with it. I look forward to working with you this quarter!