Before coming to Ohio State University, I attended a college prep school in New Orleans, which prides itself on a strong English program. I have had substantial experience in writing analysis of poems and short stories. I was also required to write a research paper and a few persuasive essays. My compositions were graded very harshly; the essays were required to follow a strict format with grammar being a major emphasis. The teachers would only give the papers that followed the exact format a decent grade. It was not overly time consuming; however, I felt my creativity was more or less being strangled.
Public writing is not something I have participated in or would enjoy participating in. Besides very infrequent Facebook posts, which are usually happenings I think my friends will find very funny, I usually do not put my thoughts in writing, I do not feel comfortable in doing so. If I feel I have something important to express, I turn to music as my vehicle. I have created many audio recordings. I feel intimidated in public writing. I guess I’m not comfortable enough, or haven’t spent enough time practicing. I feel I might be judge because the reader might not understand what I’m really trying to convey. I have had no problem in performing in front of hundreds of people. In those situations, I have spent enough time with my craft I can convey exactly what I want, and I do not care if people judge me then. I do not want to be misunderstood. Writing for a public audience is different from academic writing because only the teacher is reading the compositions written for school.
As a reader, I do not gravitate towards any specific writer. I do, however, love to read any sort of novel written by an author who truly knows how to use suspense. The suspense keeps me reading on and on. I love when I can pick up a book and not want to put it down for hours on end. I also enjoy books that encompass a deeper meaning that makes me take a step back and think about my own life. The high school I attended actually did a fantastic job in assigning us novels that we would enjoy and want to read. The main focus of this course, the body, is honestly something that I have never paid much attention to in literature. I know that every living person has a body, so I can see how it would come up in literature quite often, it’s just not something I’ve taken a particular notice to. I am also unsure how I will apply the body to my own interest, because to be completely honest, I do not know what we will cover about the body in class. However, I know for sure I will be able to give a more definite answer at the end of the quarter.
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