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Nicholas Cecconi
Professor Kelli Bladl
UWRT 1101
11 November 2016
WTE 7
As long as I can remember I have known that writing was just not something I
prospered at in life. The reason I came to this notion was that I could never get my
thoughts in my head down correctly on paper. However, there are few exceptions to this
which include when I am writing emotionally or technically. I can become a writer when
writing about my emotions or writing of a history or science project. Though this does
not extend to writing to a prompt for an English or writing class. It is my belief that I am
not a writer due to my lack of being able to creatively express an idea or notion whether
it be fiction or nonfiction.
In writing a paper based on emotions I have an easier time getting my thoughts
down on paper. When I had to write my college essays I chose to write an emotional
piece rather than an analytical one because I knew it would be a stronger piece. The
reason for this belief is that my biggest success when writing has come from pieces that
I have written based off an emotional connection. When I am writing from a place of
emotions I can connect with my audience and express a relatable feeling. This occurs
because I experienced so many tough situations in which I have felt an array of
emotions. When I cannot write based on emotions I can write technically because there
is no thinking involved only putting information and facts into sentences.
Writing technically in history and science has come easily to me because I can

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just write based on facts. In science one is writing to explain the hypothesis and whether
or not it came true which isn't truly writing its just giving the facts in a paragraph form.
Also in writing a paper based on historical fact, one is not really writing because they're
just using the information given to them or previously knows and restating it in a new
way. This causes me to not think of this from making me into a writer because I am not
coming up with no or original thoughts, but just giving the facts or information on a
certain topic unlike in a writing class.
When writing towards a prompt I become uncertain of where to start and how to
fully answer the question. This causes me to become very repetitive in my writing and
sometimes write in circles. Furthermore, the act of writing is something I very much
despise. The only time I write is when I am forced to answer a prompt or smoother kind
of assignment for a class. Due to this occurring, I do not consider myself a writer
because writers have a clear passion and enjoyment of writing.