Always, it is painful to admit things. Confession requires a great amount of courage. And here it seems I have to go through this painful procedure—I’m not sure if I have an effective writing style or not. My writing style differed from time to time and for each topic I think I have changed it. I’ve written various types of prose from literary analyses to argumentative and expository essays. The ones that I consider to be my best are also very diverse, too.
One of them is my term paper for last semester. The topic was the newly emerging pandemic influenzas, including the recent example of influenza H1N1 of 2009. In that paper I also discussed the mechanism of how reasserting and transformation occurs among the viruses. And my last paragraph emphasized the importance of international and multilateral cooperation as a solution.
Therefore, cooperation and collaboration are required. Since we have explored that our health is in danger, we need to keep a keen look on new trends of diseases and foster further research. Professor Dinglasan, a molecular biologist at Johns Hopkins University, says ‘the key is making sure that the global health community stays engaged for the long haul’ (Carmichael 75). One thing sure is that the threat of pandemic diseases needs to be taken seriously.
In general, I like to write essays on academic topics. And in such academic essays I try to both intellectual and readable. This is my first paragraph of my essay that I wrote about the reason to learn history:
Humans must be more than naked apes. The greatest difference between us and the other animals is that we can actively gain knowledge and apply it to better our lives. If there were a tree on fire, an ape would only ‘see’ the fierce flames and run away. However, a man goes a few steps further. He studies the fire and recognizes that it is releasing warmth. Then he ponders how he could make fire by his own, without lightning. Like that, the mankind has been pursuing knowledge.
Also, I’ve written literary essays on works like “Mid-term break” of Seamus Heaney, Lord of the Flies by William Golding and Of Mice and Men of John Steinbeck. Frankly speaking, I am not really into literature but when writing analyses I try my best to understand what the writer is implying. Still I feel I need more training and a better organization that will contribute to readability, which I seem to lack.
I know that many renown writers have their own voice and own manner of writing, so I am very much looking forward to create my own writing style this semester. In classes I wish I could practice writing a lot with various topics. And more specifically, I wish to learn how to write different types of essays in different ways. Also, I expect to possess a wider variety of diction that will add better expressions to my writing. Above all, I wish I want to enjoy this class, English Composition for second semester!
