This year, I have come such a long way. At the beginning of the year, it seemed like I was very timid with my writing as well as my opinions, almost afraid to voice what I was thinking. That, in other words, is not me. I am a very vocal individual, who expresses her thoughts and emotions in various ways, in some that may not be most articulate or subtle. With the writing of the blogs, I believe my writing creativity as well as literary horizons have expanded than I ever believed they could. The style of my writing seems to bounce around from very strict and formal to free-flowing, full of my personal opinions as well as most-inner thoughts and memories, depending on what the blog theme was for the week. With the blogs, it has made my view on writing change. Partly because when I would first stop and think about having to write because that was what I was assigned to do, I would get the picture of me sitting at a desk for hours writing about a very pointless and boring topic that had no importance whatsoever, because the teacher hated kids and wanted us to sit and suffer, possibly getting carpal tunnel from writing for so long. But now, I enjoy the minutes where I sit and ponder, "How will I write this today? Shall I write it in free-form, essay, poetically?". The possibilities are endless. I know that I will always be able to keep my experiences from Honors English with me for the rest of my life, as well as carry it with me into my classes for the rest of high school and probably college.
Now onto my other blogs, the different topics have also expanded my horizons as well. So many different techniques that I had to use to be able to accomplish the task at hand. As I said before, I am going to be able to take so many different skills with me next year and the years beyond because of all my writing of the blogs. I have written about To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee to Animal Farm by George Orwell to Romeo and Juliet by the ever famous William Shakespeare. While writing these many blogs (30 in all!), I can reflect that through it all, I can definitely tell that in the end I have improved with my writing. It did depend on the topic though, because after looking back, I have several blogs where my writing is very strong and unique while some other blogs I read it seemed like I struggled a little with the higher level of diction required or thoughts. Some of my best were in the middle of the year, and especially toward the end where I was really improving my most in writing (could it possibly be while learning the 5-part essay rubric?). My quote for the end of my blogging experience as a freshman is this:"I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing so until the end".
Abraham Lincoln
I do believe Mr. Lincoln knew what he was saying, due to the fact at how true that statement really is. I intend to do that very thing- keep doing the very best at everything I can and try to do...until the very end. I hope that throughout the year you have enjoyed reading my many blogs and have gained some insight on the type of writer as well as person I am. I have enjoyed being able to write, and intend to keep on writing.
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