Saturday, August 31, 2013

composition essay


A student will hear the word “composition” numerous times during the several years it takes to complete their education. Even though every person has a different specific take on how they define composition it has a general definition. Generally speaking composition is information given through variations texts. After four high school years filled with this word I developed a better understanding of it. To me composition is an expression of life through dictions. The purpose of a composition is to communicate to a specific audience. Alternately when one reads a composition the motivation behind it is to gain some type of knowledge. Whether formal, personal or any other form composition enters our life through everyday events such as: reading a magazine, opening the mail, reading a book, looking at news articles, writing or reading a review and so on. Although I have both written and read composition I prefer to read it. Unfortunately I was not born with a knack for writing. In fact, I would consider my overall writing skills considerably weak in comparison to my previous peers. I constantly find myself dedicating exaggerated time periods on my work only to produce papers of lower quality than those of the average student. Past essays reflect my dyslexia as well as poor grammar skills. This year I hope to drastically improve not only my grammar but also my overall quality of work.  However, I was blessed with an outgoing personality that, in my opinion, is my best tool for literary success. When preparing an essay, my personality allows me to write in a fashion that draws the reader in.  My easily excitable nature fuels my desire to expand the details as well as amplify the story.  Due to these factors my favorite composition without a single doubt, is a non-formal letters. I thoroughly enjoy the personal aspect to this composition. When writing a personal letter I feel I have more freedom and I understand my audience better than with the alternate compositions. Writing a letter allows me to write the way I choose while sharing the information I choose. It is more comparable to everyday conversation when we communicate on a personal level. When it comes to letters filling a page with words is easy simply due to the personal element. My preference changes when I read composition. Poetry, I believe, is a beautiful form to express feelings on paper. When reading poetry out loud the words seem to flow off the tongue. Poetry most commonly used to express love to a significant other. It is used for love so often due to it’s beautiful sound. Because I was born on Valentines Day I am a hopeless romantic, which made me destine to love poetry. Overall composition, no matter the type, is a great way to expression any type of emotion or information on paper.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Mariel! It looks like you posted this in the wrong spot, but that's okay! I will go over this in class on Tuesday! For you composition seems to encompass so many different things: information, expression, communication, and understanding the world. I agree! It's all these things, and as you hint toward, composition is undoubtedly linked to rhetoric and can be deeply personal. I;m wondering what your specific writing goals might be?

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