My Theory of Writing
Enrolling in the English 11000 class, my initial theory of writing was that not only we utilize writing as a form of practical communication with other people, but in reality we use writing for the arts. We use writing as a way to reveal our emotions, thoughts, and feelings when even actions fail to replicate them. Throughout the course, I have use GMOs as the foundation of all the papers I have wrote in this semester. With each piece of writing with regards to the rhetorical analysis of GMOs, a research report on the truth of the safety of GMOs, and the means of communication that will be suited to target an audience that would inform them on the truth of GMOs and their safety, I was able to compose them with ease. I effectively communicated my ideas and research I have found on GMOs, so that the audience understands what I am trying to convey. Unfortunately, I barely had any emotions and feelings in my work, thus, I didn’t feel there was anything memorable to keep in my heart. It did not manipulate my theory of writing when I first came to this class. Instead, it even enhanced what I already believed in.
As writing serves as a communication of information and knowledge, I feel that in theory it is true that writing itself is a mandatory skill that is needed to be in our arsenal for us to survive in our society. However, for many people, I feel that that is not the case. Not everyone is attracted to reading about informative articles about politics, science, or calculus concepts. I feel that writing as an art or a way of expressing our emotions and feelings through another medium other than action is what we truly live our lives for.
For instance, this semester as a freshman, I had no desire to write anything related to academics at all. Whether it be doing calculus problems or studying the Krebs cycle in biology, I didn’t put my heart and soul in it. The purpose of writing was to simply take notes of some of the things that I had to remember for the next exam. Although, it was helpful, there was no emotion behind it. However, recently, there was a girl I have met outside of my biology class, though I have never noticed her once in my other classes. Over time, she became a part of our group. We have studied calculus and biology together. We had fun sharing stories of our past in our high schools, whatever is going on in our neighborhoods, and our experiences. Unfortunately, I slowly initiated to have feelings for her. She was really kind, generous, and her personality was beyond many other people that I have met, but I cannot share these feelings or show it. On top of some of the self-esteem issues I already had and the social awkwardness I sometimes reveal at some points, I feel that if my entire group of friends knows, it might make the relationships that we already have different or awkward. I didn’t have a way to release some of the emotions and thoughts I had. Sometimes experiences like this or a failure in one’s life can be the start of something beautiful. When actions cannot happen, this only leads to other mediums of communication being fully utilized.
Since then, writing in my journal began to improve drastically. On top of the other things I do on my own free time and some of my few memorable experiences, I was able to express the emotions I had on the days where I spend with her and my friends. My writing became more vivid with more descriptive words of imagery. Most importantly, there was more meaning and purpose behind these journal entries. Instead of writing being used for only practical purposes of communication of information, the writing that is being established here is only for your purpose to express your feelings.
My writing theory can be applied outside and inside the classroom as a versatile tool. We write to take down notes and consume immense amounts of information. It is a way of communication that can be utilized in our classes, the work force, and many other areas. However, when we decided to use this skill as an art and place our emotions into it, we produce real, meaningful work. Whether it be a poem, a letter, or even an academic article. As long as we are somehow conveying our feelings in every word that we write down, this is what writing truly means.
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