First semester was an interesting start for me and in a way, I prospered. Unfortunately, this semester I have been declining. The reason why is composed of various things such as my lingering pessimism or lack of inspiration and unnecessary stress. Throughout this semester, I have been relying a lot on already written essays from other classes and adding to them or quickwrites. I realize this is okay since it's my own writing, but I feel like it lacks a sense of individualism. On the contrary, I have added additional thought to my post about the Holodomor (pt. 2). I thought it was a great addition, because while writing this essay we were required to conclude our thesis with one opinion and that opinion disagreed that the Holodomor was genocide. Knowing me, that conclusion wasn't enough. As I mentioned in previous posts (1), I contradict myself constantly. So it relieves me to say that I was able to revive a good habit of my writing even though it was only a small contribution.
Although I've been failing in creative writing, I've seen great improvements in my essays or reports. After seeing how redundant my first monthly review seemed to be, I hoped for better improvement in the upcoming one. To do that, I got a book I was not so familiar with yet have been wanting to read about. That happened to be Andrei D. Sakharov's Progress, Coexistence, and Intellectual Freedom. It wasn't the easiest book to comprehend, but I was able to get the basics down. From that, I've also improved my comprehension by breaking down subjects and using a handy dictionary. I was so relieved that I was able to glide through my monthly review. Everything seemed to click since I already knew some background information of the author himself and I was highly interested in the subjects mentioned. It was a great achievement considering the fact that ever since I was a kid, I was terrible at book reports.
But before this lit circle jazz got on, we had the memoir project. I assumed it would be a challenge because at times, I can't be much in deep though about topics like these. I must say, thanks to my constant contradiction and varied perspectives, I was able to get through it.
I'm so glad through months of constant bickering, writing, thinking, and evaluating.. I was able to see improvement. Even though it seemed like this semester lacked quantity, I believe it gained more quality.
II. Do you plan on continuing to publish writing on your blog this summer, next year, or beyond? If so, what are your writing goals and how will you use your blog in the future?
1.) My memory has been terrible and I want to be able to remember days of my life, 2.) To remind myself of things such as mistakes, 3.) To see progression of my writing and living, and most importantly 4.) Not only to cherish past events, but also to feel how fast time has went by.Like I have mentioned on my blog about personal writing, I will most likely continue writing. As quoted above, writing has benefited me this whole year. Although some things may be embarrassing to look back at, I've learned to cope with it and see how I've improved from some of my ridiculous or immature writing. This year has gone by remarkably fast and reading back at some events or prompts I have written shows me how or how I can improve. As for blogging, I think I'll save it for bigger ideas I wish to share with others rather than diary-esque entries.
I'd really like to use my blog in an informational way. I previously stated on my first final that I enjoy contributing to a small topic or cause that doesn't get enough attention and enlighten those who stumble upon my posts. But I feel like this won't take much of a flight since I'm quite lazy. I guess that's something I need to work on personally.
As for writing goals.. I want to just continue expanding the cranium and getting ideas down. This is directed particularly towards my interest of philosophy, current international events, science, and maybe some art. I like trying to think of different concepts, posing questions, or attempting to respond to certain topics. I really want to become more involved with my interests verbally (reading, writing) to help me become familiar with what I might be capable to do. This summer I might even take on self-teaching basic physics since well.. admissions hates me. Maybe if things go well, I'll record my process, going over pros and cons. It'll be quite the experiment and I've always wanted to write about independent teaching. I also wish to improve on my writing structure. Sometimes I can get a little too sloppy or silly so it's hard to take it serious. Things also tend to go a little off topic.. so I need to work on some basic stuff.
III. Conclusion
I'm not sure if I'm allowed to do this but..
This class overall has been a great modern experience since it involved today's technology (the internet!) and independence. I'd have to say that at times I felt like I was incapable to think of topics to write about which sometimes led to blaming on the wide freedom we get on our blogs. Sorry on my part, since that freedom is a privilege. But with that independence, I was able to achieve things I never thought I was able to do since I thought it would require great discipline. This year, I've learned so much about the subjects I've only dreamed of to think about often. Thanks for a great second year, Sutherland, it improved greatly! The chances of getting in your class again will be slim, but if I don't-- I'll be there by heart since I'm trying hard not to be picky with classes ever again..
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