Writing Center Experience

I thought my paper was boring and close to death, but after my experience at the writing center it turned into my golden ticket for an A+!



The writing center was a great experience and I recommend going to all those who haven't gone yet. I came in with some ideas and sat down with my "instructor" one on one. My biggest problem when writing is trying to get my ideas from my head to the pen. I have all these thoughts and plans in my head but they never seem to come out on paper the same way i had them pictured in my head. At the writing center my instructor helped me with this problem. I would talk with her about what I was trying to write down and she would help me construct my ideas more thoroughly. This was an overall great experience and I plan on going back for our next assigned paper.

Am I a writer?

Dictionary.com's definition of a writer: "a person engaged in writing books, articles, stories, etc., esp. as an occupation or profession; an author or journalist." According to this, I am a writer under the catagory of "other". I do write essays for class and I do sometimes send emails so I guess I'm a writer. For most people I think a writer is considered to be an author, journalist, poet or someone who writes for a profession. I believe the term goes much further then just "writing". Anyone who creates should be considered a writer. For example, a musician who creates a song should be considered a writer. A computer porgramer could also be considered a writer because they "write" code.

Reality Test

“Do we create what we observe through the act of our observations?” This is the question posed by Joshua Roebke in his article “The Reality Tests”. My answer to this question is yes, we do create what we observe through the act of our observations. Everyone makes their own observations and inferences about what they see. As I am sitting here watching "Good Will Hunting", the movie supplies a great example of how two people can observe the same thing but have completely different views. Will Hunting is a genius who can do complex math problems that only a few people in the world can do. When his girlfriend asks how these problems are so easy for him but so difficult for most others, he gives a great example. He describes how when he looks at a piano, it's just a big box of wood with a bunch of keys and 3 peddles that doesnt make any sense. For someone like Mozart however, the piano made sense and was something he could use to create. This shows how two people can observe the same thing but have completely different outlooks on it.



P.S. For those who haven't seen Good Will Hunting, I highly recommend seeing it. It's my favorite movie of all time.

Waste and Greed

For our inclass writing I decided to relate greed to a famous sports star that everyone knows; Tiger Woods. Now Tiger Woods is a man that has everything most men dream of having; millions of dollars, a beautiful wife, a near flawless reputation and he plays golf for a living. However, all these things that men dream of having weren't enough for Mr. Woods. As you've probably heard, he was recently caught having affairs with multiple womem while being married with kids. This, to me, is the ultimate example of greed. He had everything but his desire for more got the best of him.

Describing Trees?

I'll be honest, I couldn't get a grasp on what exactly Robert Haas was trying to say in this poem. I think that he has a problem describing tress because the poem was just a bunch of nonsense. Maybe I'm being a little harsh on Haas, but these types of poems just don't appeal to me. Unlike Haas' poem, Rodney Jones' poem, Hubris at Zunal, captured my attention. One line specifically captured my attention. "No image like the image of language." This grabbed my attention because I disagree with what Jones is saying. He believes that language is a beautiful image but I believe the most beautiful images are the ones that words can't describe.