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Chris Jones
Professor Tyberg
English 100
1 December, 2014

A Reflection of Me
As time progressed, so did my writing. More and more, I would see myself discovering new
things, new possibilities at a creative sense. My writing style is like acting; it goes by the connotation
that needs to be conveyed. When I had begun writing at a college level, I would see myself exploring
different styles and trying to merge them all at once; at such expense that it would hinder the actual
message that Id wished to properly articulate. Growing up and having poetry as my best friend
carried my whimsical and abstract style and approach over to my actual work, in which the concept
of poetry would intertwine with my essays, journals, and other papers. Fortunately, I was capable of
separating poetry and its abstraction from my other work that didnt call for it. It was only in due
time that I would be able to say what Id wish to say by merely reading what I needed to do, rehearse
it over and over in my mind so that I could find key terms, the right connotation that I wish to
convey, and how to overall structure or format my writing.
Reading and learning has never been a foreigner, for I am an observer; it comes with the
perks of being an introvert. Alas, although its not a foreigner, it tends to be more of a reoccurring
visitor. Depending on the subject matter, there may be an omission of information or spark of
interest. This has happened not just in English class, but overall. Eventually, Ive grown as a reader,
writer, and learner. As Ive grown to my current state, I was able to cognitively analyze and break
down everything that Ive learned as well as read. Of course these tasks were dealt by the challenge
of my own will, but my feat nonetheless.

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The Essay that I exploits said feat was my Madonnas of Echo Park literary analysis paper,
for it was my formation of being able to become a more concrete thinker while maintaining the
aspects of being abstract. The greatest thing about that is the fact that I am able to explore more
effectively my ideas and concepts within the literary analysis paper. Without digressing from what
was asked of me, I was able to pose as the characters at hand as well as answer the needed questions.
In a way, this was an astonishment that Ive never thought I could venture. One by one, I was able to
articulate the factors of hustler Freddie Blas, driver Efren Mendoza, and Hector. Show exactly who
they were from within their own eyes when it had come to success, or at least, the lack of. I was
capable of further exploring the reasons why socially as well as politically why they werent capable
of achieving the goal theyd set forth. I was actually quite proud of this feat, as it entails of my
growth as a writer.
Alas, I couldnt state the same for my first college paper, as I was still a poetic traveler. In
other words, I would describe myself in a more whimsical and vivid way, that wasnt needed. Ive
negated the structure that was set out and had begun to lose myself in my own writing. Indeed, this
had also gone by the omission of the required field (subject) and task that was necessary to fulfill
what was needed. When speaking about myself, there are many venues to take; could I have taken
the philosophers route and have answered everything where I could venture in to reason why Ive
made the choices that Ive have made? Could I even merely go by the imaginative version of myself?
How about both! There were so many ways to tackle it and choosing which one rather than focusing
on merely talking about my journey as a writer was my own defeat.
Indeed, I wanted this to be like no other, but what ensued was my own lack of clarity and
dream state paper. Indeed, it was the very 1st time adding the language of my culture, my advantages
as well as my disadvantages onto one paper, when usually one or the other would have been omitted,
so that I could further expand on one and state how one is my strength or downfall without going too

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extensive. I knew that this wouldnt be acceptable, as I was a bit everywhere. Even now, if I were to
describe my process, it will sound a bit sporadic. To resolve this, Ive had a few people look it over
and see how I could improve on it. Not many had any real criticism against it, but eventually I was
capable of finding someone who could help me organize and articulate my thought more thoroughly.
Id thought, if Id found someone foreign to my voice; who wouldnt be captured by the rhythmic
tones, then I would possibly be able to come about it from a new reproach; it worked. Eventually, I
had obtained the needed critique to make it stronger. Alas, as the results came, having the critique
obtained from my level couldnt appease the requirements.
Ever since that paper, Ive worked to improve on the next ones. During the drafting process, I
was capable of catching my faults before Id continued, reworked them to benefit and restructure
them to make my sentences sound stronger and more cohesive to what is needed to be conveyed. My
only struggle was weaving quotes into the sentences and have it make sense, for some quotes werent
quite in the realm that I was talking about, but I had to find a way to fit them in. Fortunately, through
trial and error, I was capable of doing so. Finally being able to fulfill everything that was needed to
convey and articulate my thesis was a sign that Im improving, Im achieving within the path of a
writer. My only goal for next semester is to further improve on my writing, so that my experiences
would be carried over to a book that Ive been writing. Well, heres to another year! Cheers 2015.