Sarah Beth,
I think it is quit interesting that you chose a Blog as the main hole which all of our writings will meet. I have never had the chance to make one but I know someone who has. My mother was going to Antarctica and was unable to use a telephone,being that she was miles away from civilization. She did have access to a computer and thought it would be interesting to take pictures and write about her journey. This was about mid November.
I decided that I needed this class as a Gen. and figured I might as well do it now than later. I have already taken Eng 120 and did very well, I should have dropped it and moved to Eng 120, but I enjoyed the teachings of my teacher. I hope only to gain strength in my writing so that I may present myself with more class in the field of writing. I feel that I have much to say and I am able to seem elegant in person but on paper I fall short. My grammar is my downfall. I once was published in a Young Authors book for poetry. I used to write beautiful poetry, I now find that there isn't enough hours in the day for me to write like I used to. Sadly now I write for the grade, not the passion.
I am really looking forward to this class and get the chance to show you a passion I once had. It seems that the older I get in school the less anyone wants to hear or assign poetry. I also hope I did not offend you when I called you Sarah Beth, I feel that our middle names are given, but never used. I like to use both every now and than, so there not forgotten. I'll be seeing you Wednesday.
Sincerely,
Amanda Elizabeth McCann
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Amanda Elizabeth,
First of all, I am not at all offended by you using my middle name. I think it is so interesting and astute of you to notice and try to rectify the fading usage of middle names.
I am glad you find blogs to be an interesting medium, and I hope you find this approach useful/helpful. One of the most fabulous aspects of the changing/growing technology in our lives is the opportunity that it gives certain people, such as the example you mentioned about your mother in Antarctica.
I am also glad that you enjoyed eng 120 and that you feel pretty confident as a writer. You seem to know very specifically what you need to work on, or where you are most challenged as a writer, which is great! Being aware of grammar issues is important, and I will try to help you uncover specific grammatical patterns in your writing, since being aware of these is the major step to fixing them. I will do all I can to provide opportunities for you to rediscover and/or have the time to develop your passion for poetry especially. Although this is mainly a research class, we will be working with lots of different kinds of writing, especially towards the end of the semester. I know that our final unit will give you lots of creative choices, so you will definitely have the chance to write poetry then, if not before.
I can tell just from this short letter that you are a very eloquent writer, even though you mentioned that you think you fall short of this on paper. I appreciate your thoughtful, reflective response in this letter, and I truly look forward to reading more of your writing and hopefully some poetry!
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