It's me again,
I have been thinking and the truth is that English along with American Diversity and Design (AD&D) are the two hardest classes I have this semester. I am glad that AD&D is only two days a week and the homework is not that hard, but English is a pain to get up after long nights at studio and going three days a week is hard. I am glad that I am on better with my professor now and that I am getting the hand of the timing thing. Everything seems to be getting easier though, this is the first weekend since I have started college that I have had a whole day free of studio. I think after the first English essay is done I will have a good idea of how to do things.
Another thing I have realized is that personal essays suck. Most teachers think that by giving us personal essays it will be easy because it is about you, yet that is the complete opposite. It is super hard to write about yourself and nobody ever wants to do it. I hate looking back at my life and trying to figure out if something I did in my life relates to this or that. Even worse than writing a personal essay would have to be writing a memoir. I wrote one in tenth grade and it was torture. I think we spent about a month and went through about four drafts before it was done, and even worse than that we had to make a video with a monologue in it talk about cruel and unusual punishment.
So, I just have to put one last thing, it is Saturday, it's 6 o'clock, and I am finishing the last bit of my homework for Monday! I think I will be partying (sorry mom) and catching up on my sleep for Sunday. I am so excited. That is all.
Signing out,
Yours Truly
I have been thinking and the truth is that English along with American Diversity and Design (AD&D) are the two hardest classes I have this semester. I am glad that AD&D is only two days a week and the homework is not that hard, but English is a pain to get up after long nights at studio and going three days a week is hard. I am glad that I am on better with my professor now and that I am getting the hand of the timing thing. Everything seems to be getting easier though, this is the first weekend since I have started college that I have had a whole day free of studio. I think after the first English essay is done I will have a good idea of how to do things.
Another thing I have realized is that personal essays suck. Most teachers think that by giving us personal essays it will be easy because it is about you, yet that is the complete opposite. It is super hard to write about yourself and nobody ever wants to do it. I hate looking back at my life and trying to figure out if something I did in my life relates to this or that. Even worse than writing a personal essay would have to be writing a memoir. I wrote one in tenth grade and it was torture. I think we spent about a month and went through about four drafts before it was done, and even worse than that we had to make a video with a monologue in it talk about cruel and unusual punishment.
So, I just have to put one last thing, it is Saturday, it's 6 o'clock, and I am finishing the last bit of my homework for Monday! I think I will be partying (sorry mom) and catching up on my sleep for Sunday. I am so excited. That is all.
Signing out,
Yours Truly
Hi Ashlee,
ReplyDeleteI'm so curious about why you dislike personal essays so much. And you're not the only student I've encountered who feels this way. I know it can be hard sometimes to reflect on one's life, one's experiences, and generally speaking, oneself, but I always found that it was very worthwhile.
I mean, if I don't know myself, if I don't know why I do things, how I do things, what I really feel about certain things, then I can't really change anything about myself, improve myself, or really feel confident. True, sometimes it means having to admit to myself that I screwed up, that I can behave stupidly sometimes, that I make mistakes and am not perfect, etc. But the thing is, that's the way it is with everyone!
I think it's just as important to explore one's inside world as it is to explore the big world out there. I hope in the future you find more pleasure focussing on yourself, your life, your experiences, thoughts, and feelings. I don't know you very well, but you're probably a great person and deserve your own care and attention.