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Kevin Lyczak
Dr. Poteet
UCOR 101
08 September 2012
Writing and My Life
Throughout my high school career, writing has played an important role in my education.
Whether it has been for an English class, or another subject such as history or theology, writing
has always been a vital part of how I learn. Writing is an essential part of a college education
because it forces the student to learn the concepts he or she is unfamiliar with. It requires the
student to understand the topic to a high enough degree to write about it. Through this class, I
hope to continue to advance my writing skills to better my college education.
I graduated from a high school that strived to prepare its students for college
academically. Because of this, my high school placed a special emphasis on writing. For almost
every English, Theology, and History class, there was at least one major paper due per semester.
I do not mind writing a paper on a topic that interests me. In fact, I greatly enjoy writing about
theology. The first day of World Religions, our teacher handed us a paper with twenty-one
questions about the meaning of life. It was the largest assignment I had ever been given and
remains so today. The day before the paper was due, I had written fourteen pages and had
answered about seven of the questions. But once I started writing, I became so consumed by my
place in the cosmos that I kept writing all night, and by the time I was done, I had a fifty-eightpage paper. I did absolutely no proofreading, and the paper was essentially twenty-one
individual rants, but I finished my Opus Magnus on time, and was proud of the content. I
enjoy writing tremendously when it is on something that interests me.
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most important class I will take, I will concede that its benefit will be extremely valuable. It
is evident that solid writing skills are priceless, and I hope to build upon my previous experience,
and develop these skills to my fullest potential.