Personal Profile

References: are pulled from my mind like folders from a file cabinet, relating my ideas to concepts and memories from real life experience. A high school teacher of English assigned a project that taught me to produce my work in that manner. "Pull out a sheet of paper and just write, for now there can be no flaw in your thoughts" she said. Hands raised and a chaotic chatter erupted as our class had never been given an assignment similar to this. "Write whatever you 're thinking, as long as your mind allows you thoughts you may continue writing," she persisted. As I dug through my scattered desk for more clean paper, it was only then that I truly discovered the power of the mind and its continuous cycle of thoughts. Allowing your mind to guide your pen without any inhibitions is a skill that is priceless to me as a student. The editing process allows for this free writing without worry of format or grammatical accuracy. Writing is a release; it allows me to disperse my scattered thoughts into a coherent reading for someone else to get a snapshot into my mind. Every individual 's mind contains beliefs, views, feelings, and opinions that are otherwise contained unless verbally released or done so in written form. Whether it is in a notebook, a diary, even through a thesis, writing allows the mind to purge emotions and ideas onto paper for others to digest. I feel that being ashamed or embarrassed to display your writings can be a disservice to others, as they may learn a valuable lesson from you or simply take comfort in that someone feels the same way they do. Reading the works of others is eye opening to me as well. Open mindedness is a theory that I adopt first and foremost as I read. When I embark on reading a new book, first and foremost I do not judge the book by its cover. "You HAVE to read this book," my Mom insisted as she set down a novel on my desk. The cover looked bland and wasn 't sparking any desire in me to open it. I let that book get buried under piles of junk as I packed my bags for college. As I arrived and unpacked, I found the book crushed under some clothes with the cover peeled back and creased open. After a long day of orientation, I had some down time and decided to settle down and read. The Lovely Bones is now among my all time favorite books, judging the book by it 's cover kept me from unlocking it 's intriguing tale inside. The cover is but a small glimpse at what the literature has to offer. While I have been reading since age four, I 've taken it for granted for most of my life. Reading has only been a truly appreciated part of my life for the past few years. As I find myself emerged in the writings of others, my own opinions are occasionally challenged. A different perspective provided by another writer offers a new way of perceiving a concept. Challenging my own opinions often keeps my ideas fresh. Deep concentration on another 's work allows my mind to explore new tunnels and pathways through concepts that I may have never taken myself. Reading any type of literature twice is important to me. A second analysis of literature often helps me to absorb the information more readily and pick up on the previously overseen details as I already have an idea as to what to expect. Throughout my life I have grown tremendously as a student. I 've come to acknowledge that the letter grade at the top of the paper isn 't always the most important thing. Though it is a testament as to your performance, it is not always efficient in showing true inner growth and connections that students make with the skills from the classroom to the society outside. Perhaps the most important knowledge we take from the classroom can not be taught from a textbook. While learning basic skills such as reading and writing, I have also learned more complex skills. Analyzing literature and critical thinking are among the proficiencies that being a student has provided me. Applying things I 've learned in becoming a good student have carried over into my everyday life. I am more inclined to meet new people without any inhibitions, just as I am in regards to opening a book I 'd never seen or heard of before. Being a good student requires knowing yourself, your motivations, and weaknesses. Motivation influences people to act; it gives us a reason to perform our best. Though I have only taken my schoolwork seriously in the recent few years, I have discovered my inner passion for learning and one day teaching others. I am a student of life and I welcome new experiences and the knowledge I can take from it.