Today, and for the past week honestly, the thought of the intricacy of life seemed to consume my mind. We as people go through every single day, yet we refrain from truly thinking about the seconds, minutes, hours, and moments that trickle by. We not only meet various people, compete our tasks and errands, but most importantly, every part of our day enables us to grow. That growth can be in the form of spiritually, academically, and mentally. Focusing on the mental and academic traits that I have grown in, I can safely say that my writing has been the recipient of that growth. My passion for the written words has always been noticed the lingering feeling that cause my hands to itch with a will to write, my heart to feel the overwhelming breach of emotion, and my mind to seem as if it goes into a drowsy numbness. Through this semester, those feelings have only become more fierce. The reasoning behind that is my performance in writing has improved. I do however, claim that modestly. I can say that I have the ability to recognize my audience better and simplify my writing using concision. Also, the two improvements that I have made seem to go hand-in-hand. With audience, comes a certain tone, and that tone may require either the simplification or poetry of words. Although, I highly prefer being poetic (as I am doing so now- I believe) oftentimes, the audience that is being targeted is not in need of poetry, but “to the point” type of writing. I can proudly say I recognize that and can transition from certain types of writing to suit the audience.
Tips that I would recommend to a FYC student:
1. Read the book- it does have some helpful things in it!
2. Music helps you write- need to write a paper? Don’t hesitate to put on some classical music… it helps the mind calm down
3. Don’t think too much- writing is about emotion, thought, and art. It is like a stream, the words should just flow onto the paper. Revision can come later! But start with your basis.
4. Love it- sitting by your computer and grumbling about how horrible it is that you need to write something won’t get it done. Pick a topic you’ll enjoy, and that you are passionate about. Passion is the match and it can put the fire in your paper.
5. If you stumble, stand back up and face things. Improvement won’t happen from being cross with yourself. Improvement happens because there is a will for it to occur.
I couldn't agree more with your 5th point. I have faced so many problems since being at college and I learned that none of them went away without effort. I had to take initiative in order to get over the troubles I came across. Every person will someday come across an encounter that causes issues and life is all about learning to avoid the bad situations and learning how to fix them if you get into them.
ReplyDeleteNumber two and number four : ) Classical music is amazing, and so inspiring for some reason! I adore it : D
ReplyDeleteAnd true about the attitude! Nothing will get done saying how much you hate it, and if you choose a topic you love from the start you won't have to deal with it!