Reflective Essay: The Differences Between Reading And Writing

I never thought of myself as a great writer. I would always see my classmates have higher grades than me in my honors English classes, and it made me feel insecure about myself. Because of this mentality that I would not be as good as my peers, I never wanted others to look at my writing because I was afraid of judgment although I knew that it would help me. Eventually, I started progressing as a writer, and I knew that using tips and getting help was how I could improve myself.

To this day, I dread writing essays. Writing was a subject that did not come naturally to me, like math and science. I preferred structure and exact answers because perfectionism controlled my life. Creative ideas did not come naturally to me, and I always struggled to produce ideas. I disliked that I had to work harder to write an essay, and still not obtain a decent grade. I felt this way because I enrolled myself in a rigorous English course in high school, which was completely different and more difficult than my middle school curriculum. Since

Reading can be an escape from people's own issues, and instead of living in reality, people can live in a novel for a short amount of time. Since writing can be a creative outlet, it allows an individual's ideas to be displayed on paper, and it is a way for people to know how others interpret a topic. Writing is also one of the main ways to communicate among peers, and since it can be changed and edited, the message the writer wants to address can be communicated effectively. Since every individual is different, every writing has its own uniqueness. If every essay were the same, writing would have no purpose, and nobody would learn. Reading and writing are also used in everyday life, such as composing an email, to reading the back of a cereal box. Without it, there would not be communication, history, or learning that helps society