For me writing is like telling your version of a story. Of
course most papers are going to have requirements and certain criteria you have
to meet in order to get a good grade, but it’s completely up to you on what the
paper contains. I’m not a huge fan of writing, but when I do write I
particularly like how what I write is genuinely mine and contains my thoughts
and feelings on a subject, and isn't influenced by any outside opinions. This
doesn't necessarily mean I am a great writer, but instead that I truly believe
in what I write. I can specifically recall some assigned papers in high school
where quite a few people would just copy and paste or use other peoples’ past
papers and put their names on it. I didn't do that. Instead I wrote my opinion
and views on the subject at hand and devoted myself to write from my experiences
and not from the experiences from some random person on the internet. I might
not have gotten the best grade on the paper, but at least I knew I had put in
the time and effort and I also knew that the people that just copy and pasted
didn't gain anything from it when I had. When you write, you should make it
your own and you should be proud of what you write. Those who are willing to
put the time and effort into their papers are going to get the most out of it.
I completely agree with your metaphor, I am a strong believer you are always better at things you are passionate about. I am by no means a good writer but if I can portray how I feel about a certain topic in my writing it makes the task of writing a lot better. I also agree with doing the work by yourself and not using other people’s ideas, because the feeling that you did it the right way is much better than a better letter grade.
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