Of numerous writing activities I have done during my education, I have to say that I value what I have done this year by far. Of course, writing a ten page paper about a piece of literature in a rigid format helped flourish my writing skill and critical thinking. However, I truly felt the excitement to write, just for the sake of writing, when working on three projects for English 363.
Throughout the semester, I published three websites and a video about media portrayal based on race, a refugee community in Clarkston, and human rights issue of comfort women of the World War II. I enjoyed writing about these topics because they were topics of my foremost interest. In addition, it was truly exciting to know that my published works would be accessible to everyone, which in fact should be the case for a class with a concentration in the topic of accessibility. Another joy came from the fact that most works required critical thinking, rigorous research, and especially interaction with communities of the present and the past. I was encouraged to break free from my comfort zone, out into unexplored and unique cultures, and sometimes even into facing some disturbing truth about the world.
In writing a piece of work that will be accessible to anyone, and rigorously researching and speaking on behalf of a community in need of the attention of the outsiders, I truly felt the excitement of writing, for, frankly, the first time in my life. I hope to continue the positive experience I had in the class, not just by writing, but by having an open mind for a community different than my own, and by reaching out to explore and learn new things every day.
Throughout the semester, I published three websites and a video about media portrayal based on race, a refugee community in Clarkston, and human rights issue of comfort women of the World War II. I enjoyed writing about these topics because they were topics of my foremost interest. In addition, it was truly exciting to know that my published works would be accessible to everyone, which in fact should be the case for a class with a concentration in the topic of accessibility. Another joy came from the fact that most works required critical thinking, rigorous research, and especially interaction with communities of the present and the past. I was encouraged to break free from my comfort zone, out into unexplored and unique cultures, and sometimes even into facing some disturbing truth about the world.
In writing a piece of work that will be accessible to anyone, and rigorously researching and speaking on behalf of a community in need of the attention of the outsiders, I truly felt the excitement of writing, for, frankly, the first time in my life. I hope to continue the positive experience I had in the class, not just by writing, but by having an open mind for a community different than my own, and by reaching out to explore and learn new things every day.