When considering which snapshots to write, there were so many memories to choose from. I had trouble choosing which ones I wanted to explore in my paper. My main thought I kept in my mind was to write about events that I have a specific memory of. If I could feel like I was there when I thought about my memories, then I knew they would be the best ones to write about. There are plenty of memories I have but they aren't that vivd. I mainly remember them for being good memories. I know the moments were great, but I couldn't necessarily say why. These are the memories I shied awash from because they wouldn't make for good snapshots, lacking the detail they deserve. The moments that I will always remember, the ones I can see a perfect picture of when I think of them, are the ones I sought after. My process simply involved me sitting down and thinking back to my favorite experiences. I weighed which ones I could properly describe. I wanted to give the reader the same feelings I had when I was living in those moments. It's a tough feat, but it's the whole point of the assignment. If I was able to properly achieve that, or at least if I could perfectly encapsulate the moments I was thinking of, I would add them to my paper. If not, I had to send them back to the depths of my mind. Upon the second viewing of my paper, I realized some of my original moments didn't fit all that well into my paper. Between looking through my paper when writing my second draft and reading my group's comments, I had to remove a snapshot that simply wasn't working. I noticed that I wasn't expressing the feeling that I wanted to in the moment I was trying to write about. As much as I a wish I could've kept it, some moments I couldn't properly capture in my writing, and others I plainly couldn't get the feelings I wanted to across to the reader. Wether it be my writing experience or the moment being vague, I simply couldn't do it. Some moments just work better as memories than a series of words.
I personally chose snapshots that I found to be relevant to my life and what made me who I am, which you also did just in a different way. You chose yours based on how much you recalled and the amount of detail you could remember, I like this idea. The fact that you can remember a lot from a memory usually means it had a great impact, with so much detail remembered this makes for a great snapshot. I really liked when you said "Some moments just work better as memories than a series of words" I agree.
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