I am a sophomore transfer student at Clemson this year, so all of my previous writing experiences are from other schools than Clemson. In high school, I remember reading novels and doing maybe one unit on poetry, but that about sums it up. I was always in advanced math and reading classes, but the work never seemed to be in depth when it came to analyzing pieces of literature. I enjoyed reading novels because the stories were long, and I was able to understand the jist of things after completing the reading. I recall doing the poetry unit and hating it; the many readings and interpretations that arose from one simple poem was both confusing and frustrating for me. However sad it might be, I do not have one particular author or poet that I prefer or loathe. I did like reading The Scarlett Letter and remember it, so that is a start.
As much as I complain about the analyzing and interpreting of literature, I love to write and express my own thoughts. In grade school, I wrote a short story that was entered into a contest and won runners’ up recognition. In high school, I had a ninth grade teacher who I not only feared, but did not like at all the first month of class. I was sure I was going to fail the class or need to be switched out immediately. I stuck it out, and managed to learn the most this year than any other in my high school English career. I owe it all to my teacher, who made it a priority to read every story, a couple times, to understand it completely. This leadership, I feel, is very necessary to literature at an advanced level. At my previous university, I took two English classes which centered on analyzing and writing papers about questionable articles. Last semester at Clemson I was enrolled in a speech communication class. As for formal writing, the speeches, short stories, and essays are what I have done for school work. Informally, I am definitely involved with the online language because of instant messaging and I also write my fair share of love notes. My boyfriend attends Virginia Tech so I will sometimes spend time writing nice notes to send him because everyone loves getting mail! I am strong believer that the instant messaging and email world do have an affect on one's writing in the formal setting. Because most online writing is done informally, people are apt to use short abbreviations and not spend as much time correcting mispellings, etc. As guilty as I am, I will still use both email and instant messaging often but I would like to make an attempt to correct my shortcomings when I do use these techniques of communication.
Finally, I am enrolled in this class as my literature course requirement for my major. As it is necessary for my degree, I feel like it is very important to my overall knowledge as a human being as well. The analytical aspect of this class will be challenging for me but it will be beneficial to learn and understand famous pieces of literature from the time period in which I live. I am a Nutrition major here at Clemson and I plan on graduating in 2013. This class is one of the many obstacles I have to overcome before I graduate with my degree. This will be my first real literature course and I’m both nervous and interested to see what the semester holds for me.
My Time At Clemson
Transferring may not be fun,
But coming to Clemson was worthwhile.
When all is said and done,
I'll be happy and graduating with style.
Courses are challenging but required,
and this Nutrition major is certainly hard
I plan to graduate and never get fired,
Excelling in my career and never turning into lard!
So far I've attended more than one football game,
and joined a sorority full of amazing girls.
Though my studies have taught me how to stay tame,
and my sisters taught me how to dance and do twirls!
Only a few more years left before I'm done,
and I can't say I'm excited to leave.
I'll be out in the real world and in the sun,
But not without English to percieve!
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