During my earlier years of writing, I have gone through many diverse experiences, some of which still stay with me till this day. My best experience I have had writing would be when I was first introduced to the Brave New World of writing, when the teacher would ask us to write about something we loved. I can remember distinctly always writing about the New Jersey Devils due to my fascination with hockey. Writing about hockey and the Devils came so easy to me because I had so many things to talk about due to my love for the game.
Consequently when ever I have had to write about a topic of my choice, it would come easy to me due to the knowledge and experience I had with the topics I would choose. On the contrary, my worst experience came when the teacher first assigned us a topic to write about. At this point I felt very frustrated because I had a lack of ideas. I felt like I was put on the spot, which I was, and pressured to come up with a quality essay to meet those teachers’ expectations. Still I feel I do some of my worst writing when I am assigned a subject to write about. I still find it very tough to do, unless I have a background on the topic.
My overall writing experience has been good. Or maybe it is a selective memory, in which case I chose to forget about the bad experiences writing. Although I think they have for the most part been good. I especially love to write from a scientific point of view as I did this summer during IFS (Intensive Freshman Seminar). The Human Cloning class I was in demanded a high level of scientific writing. This gave me the confidence I needed to achieve high standards in that class and hopefully all my other classes in the future. In this class I hope to gain more experience with writing.
There is never too much writing because it cannot be mastered. I often compare writing to the game of golf; there is always another level to which you can take your ability or game. Most of all in this class, I hope to become a quicker and more accurate reader. Reading is my Achilles Heel of English as is public speaking, which I hope to practice and grow better at through out the year. I can honestly tell you that because it is more difficult to me and I have to work, English is not one of my favorite subjects. However, upon completion of this course I hope to make English one of my better subjects because it is used in everyday life.
