My writing makes it obvious that it was me. I was always told that I have a distinct way of writing, but I don’t know if that’s a compliment or not. The way I write has been with me for a long time. There are times that I’m not sure if it is a high writing level. I don’t feel like my writing developed when I got into college. I did everything last minute which made my writing feel rushed. There are times that I doubt myself with my writing which makes it less appealing. To me, my writing looks like high school writing, which I am not proud of. In the beginning of the semester, I had the goal to make my writing sound mature and have as much detail in it as possible. I wanted it to sound well spoken, like a professor themselves wrote it. My goal was not met. I didn’t dedicate time to practice on my writing and improve it. It was either I winged it or didn’t write at all.
A piece of writing that I am proud of is he literary narrative. This was based on my experience with literacy and how it has impacted me. I didn’t have to cite other sources and try to explain their points. It was the easiest essay that I have done this year. I didn’t have to struggle too much with it compared to the others. I am proud that I had many ideas that translated well on paper. My paragraphs were well written and explained my journey well. While writing it, I knew that it wasn’t the best piece of writing I’ve done in my entire life, but it was still going to be the best one I’ve done because of how relaxed I was while writing it. I had the freedom to tell my story and wouldn’t have anyone tell me that I was wrong. Reading the essay now, I see how descriptive I was. It makes me happy as a writer to see that I have completed the goal I have set for myself even though I only completed it through one piece of writing.
The rhetorical analysis essay was by far the most difficult essay this semester. Finding more ways to explain myself wasn’t easy. I was stuck for hours trying to brainstorm ideas and how to make my essay longer. Filling up one page took an hour. My writing wasn’t at a college level. It was something that a high schooler would have written. There were not layers in my writing. It all felt flat. It felt like I kept repeating myself over and over again. Writing it made me tired and not have any drive to perfect it. At that point I stopped caring about how it sounded and was just focused on finishing it. This was a good learning experience even though it was a struggle. It showed me that I could still produce a piece of writing no matter how much time I have left. There are definitely worse writings out there and hopefully mine isn’t one of them.