In class Writing 1

Humans read daily. Humans write daily. These two actions are common among the world and each individual learns the basics of them at young ages. However, if people have been doing something so simple for the majority of their life, how is it still so hard? If somebody did any one particular act one time a day for his or her whole life—like writing—they would again be experts at the subject. If a 3 year old started playing baseball and played every single day until her turned eighteen, he or she would be an expert player getting ready to sign a contract with the Chicago Cubs. Yet, when it comes to reading and writing, no matter how many times a day someone does it, people still dread the essays they need to write or the novels they have to read. 

           

            Individuals have their own style when it comes to writing. It is the untouched, natural creativity they are born with. The reason I believe people have such a difficult time writing essays or even simple paragraphs is they do not expand their imaginations from what is already known. There are no boundaries when it comes to writing—just do not run off the page.  If writing comes naturally to a person, they more than likely enjoy it and can improve massively as they grow up through their teenage years. If a person has to work at writing because it typically does not come naturally, it can be assumed that person does not like it and will always struggle because of the lack of excitement when the pen moves along the paper or the fingers hit the keys.

            The same goes for reading books and other texts. When kids are young, some read books, some watch television, and some go outside and play in the yard. Many people in the generation of today’s 18 and 19 year olds grew up playing outside where their imaginations could run wild and there were no boundaries. That could assist reading for some, while hurt reading for others. Imagination could run wild in the minds that played outside and when those individuals pick up a book, they feel sheltered and encaged in the lines and words that cannot be changed. Others see the book as an escape of reality. Finally a script they can go off of to fulfill their imagination. 

            Reading and writing are simple tasks that most every human being learn—in some fashion— at some point in their life. They are skills that are never truly mastered by anyone.  Hard for some, easy for others. Writing and reading are two things that humans will never be able to completely concur.