Why I Write
Why do I write? Unfortunately, "because I can't draw, sing, or play an instrument," isn't a good enough answer. In my first project for this gateway course, I explored this overwhelming yet simple question. By analyzing how writing shapes my identity, I found a way to rationalize my love for the sometimes torturously futile process of putting together words on a piece of paper.
I explore the answer to this question through three perspectives, each of which represent a style of writing that helps shape my identity. In this reflective essay, I discuss how:
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Essay writing shapes my academic identity
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Creating business presentations shape my professional identity
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Spoken word poetry shapes my personal and artistic identity
I’m really proud of the way this piece came together. If I could go back and do this piece again, I’d probably explore another angle: writing provides tangible documentation of my thoughts and ideas. Most of my family lives in England, and I don’t get to see them very often. It's logistically impossible to call them every day and talk for hours about my current thoughts and opinions. But writing gives me an opportunity to spend time formulating my thoughts, express them in words, and share them through a permanent medium that someone can digest in their own time. My grandparents In this sense, writing keeps me connected with friends and family that live thoasands of miles away. Here's the final version of my "Why I Write" project: