Greg Guta sais Chip Douglas WRT 1101 Every one of us has had moments throughout our lifetime where reading and writing has influenced usin vivid ways, Moments that include the earliest form o literacy exposurd| __~[Earamendel faa enc ad TONGR Moments lke being read a piture book befor itis time for bed, to required reading st school with each book holding a eve of rigor foreach grade to vast ean of papers that have bes sven in the past tothe many that lie ahead. These are checkpoints in our education that develop ot oni our bbviowdreaing and writing skis ut also creativity, imagination, ou voeabulan, land our ability to write papers ike thes. Rather than sarrting my enti life try, Tehoseto ‘esribe aime when Tvasthe most influenced by the teste that was available tome, | ‘Commented [04 father Pres og, ron Sentrce ta a race ae tae ied thetnetosurmarae watson worse Commented 05) 1cungee een "ata stbeaure set pretenes, ut teachers would take us othe library for us the choose out a book or two from the _{Gaamanted (06H edouy we pimp) ‘orged sentence toy i Ser ota Yaety of choices that matched our reading level. You would rea the books and retum tothe nesting en library where there would be online reviews tht tested you on the book. These tests Would be fect as pat of your fl grdchnd determine your reading eel fr the upcoming year. __{ saps Sage lo sraroaeemcycsonr otitis However, there was a reoccurrence every year that my reading level was lower than the grade I a Was curently i, This became frustrating for me and once I made it to high school, where | like certain peop had a fic time with reading and writing prowing up. As an Commented (8 i cinned toda tase | Ione eure apy the tne, ‘equired reading jwas no longer required, my relationship with literacy Hisappeared. ‘eating and writing for me ouside of what was assigned fr the sole fact that I did’ enjoy it, I sever had,‘It wasn’t until my junior year in high school when my eyes Were metaphorically opened ‘oot only my somewhat improved writing Skills bt also the posibil that could come ou of what I wrote. Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools requires a senior exit project to graduste fom highschool. high schoolers junior year consists of writing stor ‘more-page paper while senior yeur focuses on presenting the information on a topic of your choice, Forme, Uhad the dreaded English I fist semester of my junior yea. This meant ‘would bein the frst group tolbompose the paper that determined if advanced to my senior yea ‘Beginning the paper, my teacher took my class tothe library where we)ere provided a list of nist shore One spsiiealy aught ee, perfomance enhancing rus wed in Gagaea RENE waepsnoR NS] ‘oigeme ots lrg ita wana ny apes sports andihe consequences regarding it [was eet, a topic that appcale tome rather that er Lorelei tei another drab paper with a required topic I cared nothing for. | am a huge sports fan, lover of ll athletic activities with the Atlanta Braves baseball team being my favorite, Our frst assignment ‘hat was due was an outline with a thesis constructed containing three major points that would be tate abst rowgou your papel With my pasion fr te topic sew my i, quickly ‘Commented {O13} deleted he word “epics hath scribbled down my topic and thesis and turned i in feeling confident as ever. To my surprise pon retrieval of my grade, I was informed thatthe topic I had chosen was banned. This was the ct though permis eancing ds s on the ist of opis to chase fm. fuming, not only was Tunable to use a topic Was interested i but I had to choose an altemate a Semler aencae rae oe ‘opie with no extended time forthe due date. Being the mature, determined stent Ia, 1 seonandonsbae! ‘quickly scoured the lst of topics and chose factory farming out of sheer deadline pani, I ‘proceeded to pound out my thesis, my key points, and my outline just to meet the due date. It ‘wasn't until finlly slowed dove abit and began my research that he topic of factory farming began to interest me more. I centred my paper onthe idea that factory famning establishmentsshould have stricter laws implemented because of the dangers they currently provide to the ‘environment as well as us as to humans. As I continued to progress through my pape, I found ‘that Thad lite to no trouble providing my fuets and ides based on my newly acquired beliefs ||__—-{ Commented jO¥6r veld he wag ncn how ator my ope rd spy he ‘My mindset throughout the paper was to help the factory farm animals that were nels bused/neglected, and to inform individuals about the copious amounts of hazards tat arise from ‘these companies, This was a turing point for me asa write. Rather than being assigned atopic ‘where the whole class had to write a paper on the same thing, I had chosen my topic and was the ‘one to provide my peers and teachers with strong information for an issue needing serious ‘hange. If 'm honest, it was the firs time I enjoyed writing a paper. went onto receive a 96 on ‘my assignment, and in the end, it{idn't take me all too long to finish, Because |had this Ga Charged “which otis forthe ] fascination for what as writing about it was as fT my assignment wasnt required for eucational reason. I could pour out det, factual evidence, and overall ratvty int a school Paper to not only mel my assignment requirements, but it also opened a door forancw __~-{ Gamal jovani war apo appreciation of writing. Ht gave me the confidence I necded when assigned a pape, to write what "believed in, in an eduested and professional manner, ‘Writing to me is the process by which individuals communicate through thoughts, feelings, and actions to express oneself, Writing is what unites individuals who share the same common bit, simitar interests, and those who ae going through lable points in their ‘Writing i a gateway to new ideas and unique experiences that tell a vastly different story each time,