In your five page paper what have you overcome that you feel made you more confident in your writing? What do you get out of writing? Do you feel that the characters in the book show courage? When do you know to stand up and fight for what you believe in and take risks?
I have overcome that I do have a skill in writing and before this class I didn’t think I had a writing skill at all. I found myself at my desk writing a five page paper about something I really love and something that changed my life. I enjoyed doing my paper and writing about my passion for the Chicago hardcore/punk scene. I looked at the little things that have changed my life during the hardcore scene. The characters in True Notebook showed a lot of courage and really helped me think that I can write whatever I want to write about and how I really feel and how I can express myself in this class. I stand up and fight for what I believe in when people talk down to the curtain things I like such as my music, what I wear and how I run my life. I know when they are talking down to me and I have to stand up and fight against them.
ReplyDeleteWhen I write, I usually make it personal to me. I use first person a lot. I always try to relate the topic of the paper back to my own life as much as possible because it is easier to write about. What I get out of writing is expression. I tell my stories and my past through my papers and as opposed to saying it; I let the reader of my essay understand me better. I do feel that the characters in Persepolis especially Marjane show courage because of her beliefs and fighting for what she believes in. She doesn't let anything get to her on a personal basis and always stands up for herself. I know when to stand up for myself almost every time I get into an argument. If someone is saying something I don't believe in or I think is wrong I will always use my voice and give my opinion on what is being argued.
ReplyDeleteWriting a five page paper was something I was sort of use too from high school, it wasn’t like the essay we are doing now; which I think really has made me more interested in writing. Most of all I think that I have overcome from saying too little, to saying much more and expanding my thoughts on the paper. Since writing about different prompts the past four weeks writing to me is a moment were thoughts that are running through your mind are able to be shared. I think it is just giving me a moment to speak out in my writing. I feel that the characters in True Notebooks didn’t have courage at first but gain courage from each other. I think that when what I believe in is being harm and anyway is when I stand and fight for it.
ReplyDeleteI never wrote a five page essay and writing the five page essay my writing skills have increased. While writing the paper I thought of more and more to write about. My paper was about risks which gave me a lot to talk about. Who don’t take risks? In the essay I gained more knowledge of being descriptive. My paper is very detailed and explains the ups and downs of taking risks and even relate to risks Marjane took. I feel Marjane showed courage by standing up for her country by fighting for freedom in the war. I stand up and fight for what I believe in because whatever I believe in I want to pursue my beliefs. Fighting for what I want can be risking, when good things are coming for good people errors come along with it and may try to hinder you from what you believe in. When People or incidents try to knock me down from what I believe in, I keep moving forward by being strong and have a positive mind
ReplyDeleteDuring these last four weeks, I have seen a drastic change in blogging and writing. Writing everyday has helped me to expand my vocabulary and reach outside the box to make my essays more personal. I have learned more about myself through my writing then I have known before. I did not think I was capable of sharing my stories and emotions through words instead of movement. Just as I have found the courage, so have the juveniles. They have opened up to themselves and to the other boys in the writing group. There were boys joining the group one after another because of the good things they had heard. Sometimes when I tell people what I am going to school for they go “Oh why dance?” ‘’ What are you going to do with that?” When it comes to dance, I tend to get very defensive. I respond by saying, “It is the only thing I have ever loved to do. I do not want to go to a job everyday that I hate. I’m taking a risk but life is full of risks. I will never know unless I try.”
ReplyDeleteSince I have the opportunity to speak about myself unlike high school, I’ve really had the chance to open up as a writer and have a emotional connection to my work. I have never written a five page paper and if I was still in high school I would have been stressed out. But after all the fine tuning I have been doing to my writing style these last couple of weeks I’ve really developed my writing. I mean I still am a little stressed but at the same time I feel it’s no big deal because I’m talking about myself and my passion plus it’s a topic I know very well because I live it. we as humans are constantly fighting and standing up for something that each of us care deeply about. What is life if you don’t take risks? I believe one of the biggest issues I had to overcome for this 5 page paper is the drudgery of having to write a 5 page paper. That quickly diminished after I typed the first sentence, it helps me to approach a paper like I’m having a conversation verbally with one of my friends. I feel it’s easier to talk about a topic then right about it because it comes more naturally. Once I use that approach it starts to flow out of me like a river and next thing I know I’m at the bottom of the third page still in the flow mode.
ReplyDeleteBy writing my five page paper and what I have overcome, it has not made me feel more confident in my writing at all. Actually, I often times get nervous in the process of writing because I want to make sure everyone knows exactly what I feel, as if there were right there, just as it all happened. Mark does a marvelous job in terms of writing descriptively to let his audience know exactly what he was going through. I think with him experiencing such a journey as this, made him more comfortable and proud of his writing because he knew exactly how to express it. I’m not so sure on how I should go about addressing my paper and emotions so that an individual truly connects with me, but I hope I’ve progressed with it so far. There has also been other times in my life however where I felt the same way and second guessed myself in terms of if I was good enough or doing something the right way. I know many times for auditions I would be nervous not knowing what I was being put up against until the very end. From that I learned, almost all the time everyone feels the same way but are too scared to show it, so instead they wear this mask and cover up what they really feel so nothing can bring them down. In a way, that could go for my writing as well. I know there have been times in this Bridge class that individuals were scared to present because they were not sure if they wrote their paper the right way, that’s how I feel. But when it’s all said and done, like the courage the inmates have in the juvenile hall, we will all stand up and have our paper reviewed, and it’s not until then that we know just how good we really are!
ReplyDeleteI can honestly say that at some points I can be shy and very worried about what a person says. But not this time! In my 5 page I spoke directly from the heart, usually when I write an essay or a comment I would contemplate on if the listeners would think it’s stupid or just dumb. I have overcome that thought because I seemed to find it really doesn’t matter what people thoughts are especially when it’s directed to criticism. The way I overcame that struggle was simply just blocking that out of my mind, I’m sure everyone has went through it you worry what some ones thoughts are about you. I believe the reason some people go through such things like worrying about what other think comes from a lack of confidence in you. I learned that if you believe in yourself and stand on whatever you do it will began to come natural. But overall I was a victim of that battle but I’m here to say that I defeated it and now I’m great.
ReplyDeleteI personally have already gone through a major writing transformation. What I mean by this is that in my last writing class I was forced to push myself to go beyond not only what was expected of me in high school but also anything that I had ever done. This doesn't mean that I haven't overcome any writing obstacles at all. I always find myself confronted with the fear of no longer having the ideas and mental capacity to write after a length of time. I of course continue to overcome that obstacle. At the end of most of my papers I find my self enjoying a sense of satisfaction. I take pride in my writing and the ideas that I put on paper. This fuels my desire for learning because I want to find more ways of expressing my understanding and perception of life on a universal scale and share it.
ReplyDeleteI have overcome been shy a little with my writing and i reealize I have a deep voice when writing. I have had moments when I was not sure of what would happen when after I read my paper because i felt like i didn't write what the prompt had ask me. But in rality I write very critical and with more understanding and knowledge that no matter what I have a voice that matter.I get my emotions out when writing and I get comfort knowing that no one can touch my writing and I get knowing that i have accomplish something.
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