Final Thoughts

Well, the semester is coming to an end and this is my last blog post of the semester. I'm pretty excited and have really enjoyed this class. I've revised my creative non fiction essay and feel pretty good about it. I'm a little nervous about the ending, but all i can do is hope for the best. My topic throughout the semester has been distractions and although I usually do feel distracted, this is the time when it really kicks in. The weather is beautiful, its the last week of school, the weekend is almost here and the last thing I want to be doing is writing papers. Although there are many more distractions, I need to push through them and continue to finish up the semester because it is quickly coming to an end. I've toiled a lot with the idea of texting and driving being a major distraction this semester and am really pleased with the way my projects have turned out. I can only hope with the end of the semester's distractions that my final creative non fiction essay is a hit because that is exactly what the topic is. After reading my essay about a thousand times, I decided to title it 'Full Circle' because at this time of the year, much like any time of the year when stress and anxiety play a major role in your life, they never fully go away. The distractions will always be there and be 'circling' around us, but it is our job to not let them get the best of us. I kind of came up with this idea when I was having a conference with Dr. Morris and it has stuck ever since. I can't let anything else come into my mind no matter how hard I try to come up with a better title. I'm very excited to see what happens with this essay. I've really enjoyed this style of writing because I'm used to the typical research papers and response essays, but I've never really been challenged to write creative non fiction. It has definitely been a learning experience I will take with me and I hope to maybe try to continue with this style of writing. I'd never even heard of montage writing until we read about it in the book. I'd also heard of the lyric essay, but never tried it and still haven't. I think i might want to try that out this summer and see what happens with it. I think this class has opened my eyes to very interesting and challenging ways of writing, but I've enjoyed the challenge. My favorite challenge throughout this whole experience was the exercise we did where we wrote a 6 word story, a tweet and a facebook status from a different point of view. It was fun to see how other people thought of the celebrities, but it also really helped to figure out the point of view section. I'm also very excited to hear about every one's work and experience in this class tomorrow.