When I sat myself down to think of stories for my snap
shots, I knew I wanted to write scenarios in my life that essentially made me
who I am today. Of course, many events and people impacted my life greatly but
when I thought of meaningful happenings, I wrote about the first things that
popped into my head. My parents are a huge part of my life. Everyone models
after his or her parents but I wanted to show how that was different for me.
The not-so-great relationship I have with my parents made me more of an
independent person and largely affected my reasoning for going so far for
college (from New York city to Florida). I was inspired to write a poem as well
because I believe poetry has always been one of my strong suits. Since we were
free to write in whatever form fits, I decided I’d show choices I’ve made, in a
general sense and possibly in specific situations, but writing The Road Best Taken. A variety of work
draws a reader into a piece and although each snap shot should tell a story, I
wrote every story in a different way. One of my stories is written in
letterform. This is a way for the reader to get into my head and see how much
the person I wrote it to means to me. Since I wanted to create a variety for
the reader, I tried to avoid having every story about one particular thing or
event. I wanted to give the reader the opportunity to see my life as more of a
whole rather than only recent stories. There weren’t really any stories that I
didn’t end up writing about but thought of, just because we were given so much
freedom on how much to write and how many stories we could have.
I'm the complete opposite of you when it comes to writing. While you say poetry comes very easily for you, it is very difficult for me. In my snapshots essay, I didn't write any poetry. In fact, the only time where I have written poetry is when I had to for my various literature classes. I also decided to include my parents in my snapshots essay, except in a different way than you did. I used my dad's POV to tell one of my snapshots and I really like how it turned out. I really like how you used many different forms of writing in your snapshots and I wish I did this too!
ReplyDeleteI read your snaps during our group work and I noticed all of yours were extremely personal and meant something to you. This being said, I can tell you were changed by them. Your paper inspired me to write more personally. I don't tend to get close to any personal experiences when writing just because it feels weird to have someone else, you don't know, read it. It is a very personal endeavor but I think you did it exceptionally well.
ReplyDeleteI think it's very creative that you wrote your snapshots in different styles. It demonstrates your ability to be open-minded when it comes to have a task assigned. Like you stated, it allows the reader to read your stories with a more personal connection to the author [you]. I have trouble with writing in the sense that I can only write in one style. I have never tried to write a different style because it's out of my comfort zone. When it comes to your writing, I like that you chose to write about your life rather than particular events. It gives the reader a macro perspective on your life which, in my opinion, is more important in introducing an individual.
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