Environmental Stability

My goal throughout this experience is to make a difference without having to do very much. I want to be an efficient recycle-er, by doing simple tasks like turning off the faucet when I brush my teeth, printing on a paper front and back, turning off my computer at night, and even driving less. But then, it makes you think, are all of these small little details, really gonna affect you? Many people feel this way, and some even state that recycling is worse for the environment. Either way, on this upcoming paper, i want to tackle both sides of the case to really decide which way is more efficient.

When time stood still

Every time I smell the sweet aroma of pine needles, it takes me back. While inhaling I close my eyes and I am 7 again helping my mom make pine cone ornaments by our Christmas tree. I can still feel the sap gluing my fingers shut. When I was younger I lived in a small town called North Haven, Connecticut. The winters where always long and cold, as if the ice made time tick slower. My mom would bundle my sister and I up with layers on-top of layers on-top of a snow suit with socks for gloves. Then, she would open the doors and we would bolt into the knee high snow, tripping every other step. The air was crisp, even hurting your nose if you breathed in too quick. We would stay outside until our legs went numb, frolicking in the Winter Wonderland that was my yard.
In writing, nostalgic details help create a stronger influence on the reader. The writer is able to remember back and pull out real details that are coherent and relatable. Often times the reader can close their eyes and see all that you are explaining, because I similar event has occurred to them. When I write, I want to be able to take the reader back in time to a time and place where they can relate to by using descriptive words, and tone.

Writing Goals

This semester, I want to become more fluent, and elevated in my writing style. Thus far, I can already see improvements, and I am excited for further progress. I want to be able to “dig deep” and find something new that I didn’t even know existed. I want to be able to surprise myself with my own writing and discover hidden talents. I have always enjoyed writing, and I am even considering changing my major, or maybe even minoring in English...if that’s possible.
To attain all this, I need to stay focused. I always tend to start off strong, and then as the weeks go by, I lose steam. This can not happen, so my procrastination needs immediate improvement. I always say that I work better after I procrastinate, and a lot of the time, I feel like that is true. However, time-crunching and stressing last minute is never healthy.

nobody likes stale bread

Considering that this was the first essay of my college career, I feel proud for having finished it, although I see room to grow. For this paper, I feel like I had a good thesis. It certainly took time and revising to finally come to this thesis, but none the less, I feel reluctant to have made it comprehensive. However, I am positive that I could have edited it more. Writing is like art, you have your idea of how you want it to look, but you must sculpt it and transform it into a masterpiece.
For the future, I intend to think it through more thoroughly, and to be more creative. On essay number 1, the topic was played out, and stale like old bread. All of the ideas I had already heard of, or had been thinking about for months prior. But on the other hand, I guess the fact that I had it in my head for so long, made for a good essay, since I had more opinions on the topic. For upcoming essays, I want them to be refreshing. I want to be able to “think outside the box” more, and for the reader to be intrigued and interested in what I have to say. For this upcoming paper, I want it to be memorable, rather then the first essay, where the ideas seem to flow into a cluster of things you already knew.