This I Believe Essay
Reflection
We had to write a short essay demonstrating a belief that we feel strongly about. We frequently thought of many beliefs we had and analyzed them in class in order to decide on one we could write passionately and emotionally about. It should have been a belief that we could express to others and tell about our experience that shaped it. It had to be personal and strong emotionally. It was a chance for us to voice our core belief, in a way that we normally couldn't in everyday life. It was sort of like a start to a journal that we were revealing to the world. I quite liked this assignment because it was an opportunity for me to tell something about myself that I don't usually let people know. It was a way to let others into my head and see, feel, and experience what my life has been like.
When I chose what belief I would write about, I was really debating whether or not I wanted to let people know how I really am and why. It was difficult, to just allow anybody to see and hear my thoughts, my feelings, my life. I would have never openly spoken about those kind of things. This assignment was out of my comfort zone, but I'm thankful for that. I finally was able to get out my true feelings in a more discreet way; through writing rather than speaking.
For me, this belief is one of many that had frequent impacts on my life. I came to live by this belief through good and bad experiences with change, specifically moving around and going to new schools every year. All throughout my paper, I speak about how these changes that happened in my life were always for the better even when they didn't appear that way at first. I tried to emphasize the importance of leaving behind the past and looking on to the future, moving on to new and exciting things. I had no control over all the moving around, but the only way to get through it was with optimistic acceptance.
In writing my essay, I take most pride in the entirety of getting out personal details of my life. I've never been one to express feelings like that with anyone, especially classmates and a teacher I'd only known for a little over one week. I chose to share that belief and the personal aspects of it because it was a way to let others get to know and understand me. Rather than easing my way into this new and unknown society with prudence and fear, I decided not to hold back; to just put it all out there and see what happens. I don't think I could have strongly voiced a more personal belief the way I did this one.
There were some parts in my essay that could have been improved. I have to admit that some wording in a few sentences may sound a bit strange. Besides this detail, I don't believe that there was any necessary revisions to be done. I stated a genuine and adept belief of mine and spoke of a personal experience for what shaped that belief. I think that my essay proved to be insightful and showed the right amount of emotional appeal. I don't believe that I made my usual habit of repeating myself, so I would say that accounts for something. In my opinion, I think my essay was worthy of a favorable grade and it met the expectations well.
In defining and sharing my belief, I have realized that allowing others to see your inner self can be almost refreshing. This assignment also requires you to hear the beliefs of others as well. In this way I was able to understand their point of view and read about their belief with an open mind. I quite liked that these papers were able to stray away from judgement and bias within everyday life. Of course everyone has their own opinion and there will always be someone to counteract what you believe in. But with this assignment, I felt that I had the freedom to reveal my values and beliefs without feeling trapped or judged. I felt content after writing my essay, like I no longer had to hold anything back.
We had to write a short essay demonstrating a belief that we feel strongly about. We frequently thought of many beliefs we had and analyzed them in class in order to decide on one we could write passionately and emotionally about. It should have been a belief that we could express to others and tell about our experience that shaped it. It had to be personal and strong emotionally. It was a chance for us to voice our core belief, in a way that we normally couldn't in everyday life. It was sort of like a start to a journal that we were revealing to the world. I quite liked this assignment because it was an opportunity for me to tell something about myself that I don't usually let people know. It was a way to let others into my head and see, feel, and experience what my life has been like.
When I chose what belief I would write about, I was really debating whether or not I wanted to let people know how I really am and why. It was difficult, to just allow anybody to see and hear my thoughts, my feelings, my life. I would have never openly spoken about those kind of things. This assignment was out of my comfort zone, but I'm thankful for that. I finally was able to get out my true feelings in a more discreet way; through writing rather than speaking.
For me, this belief is one of many that had frequent impacts on my life. I came to live by this belief through good and bad experiences with change, specifically moving around and going to new schools every year. All throughout my paper, I speak about how these changes that happened in my life were always for the better even when they didn't appear that way at first. I tried to emphasize the importance of leaving behind the past and looking on to the future, moving on to new and exciting things. I had no control over all the moving around, but the only way to get through it was with optimistic acceptance.
In writing my essay, I take most pride in the entirety of getting out personal details of my life. I've never been one to express feelings like that with anyone, especially classmates and a teacher I'd only known for a little over one week. I chose to share that belief and the personal aspects of it because it was a way to let others get to know and understand me. Rather than easing my way into this new and unknown society with prudence and fear, I decided not to hold back; to just put it all out there and see what happens. I don't think I could have strongly voiced a more personal belief the way I did this one.
There were some parts in my essay that could have been improved. I have to admit that some wording in a few sentences may sound a bit strange. Besides this detail, I don't believe that there was any necessary revisions to be done. I stated a genuine and adept belief of mine and spoke of a personal experience for what shaped that belief. I think that my essay proved to be insightful and showed the right amount of emotional appeal. I don't believe that I made my usual habit of repeating myself, so I would say that accounts for something. In my opinion, I think my essay was worthy of a favorable grade and it met the expectations well.
In defining and sharing my belief, I have realized that allowing others to see your inner self can be almost refreshing. This assignment also requires you to hear the beliefs of others as well. In this way I was able to understand their point of view and read about their belief with an open mind. I quite liked that these papers were able to stray away from judgement and bias within everyday life. Of course everyone has their own opinion and there will always be someone to counteract what you believe in. But with this assignment, I felt that I had the freedom to reveal my values and beliefs without feeling trapped or judged. I felt content after writing my essay, like I no longer had to hold anything back.