Hello, my name is Brandon Kiely and I am a eighteen years old, and this is my first semester here and my first one in college all together. For me, college was never something I thought about being apart of but I came to enjoy myself when I would wake up and come here knowing it was the best decision of my life. However, my biggest weakness when it came to school was the work I would always procrastinate and never get anything done. But this year I have tried my best to change that and get everything I have to do done so I can pass for once in my life. My biggest strength though would be that when I know what I want to write, I can write about it forever: like this cover letter.
My first essay I chose for my portfolio would be my memoir, its my first piece of writing of my college career so for me, I had to add it. For me choosing thins essay meant a lot because it was about my brother and what he went through in recent years in his life and how it affect everyone in the family. This essay wasn’t a easy thing to write about because of the tough time I saw my brother go through didn’t make my life at that very moment happy because I hate to see my family especially my mom upset and stress about some dumb things he did. I think it also showed that I followed the course instructions by being able to follow the professors instructions on how to complete the assignment and showing I could write about something in my topic I had chosen. Overall this was my favorite essay this semester because I truly got to talk about my life in a way the other essays I couldn’t
The photo essay my most recent assignment done I think personally its not my best work but it shows I am able to cite and use research skills not as much as the text wrestling my third essay but it shows. Another essay I got to use something personal in it to make it something my own I used all photos of my family to adapt to the family theme I chose. I chose each photo oriented mostly about my brother but I did talk a little about my family as a whole in some of my pictures especially the picture with a ton of my moms side of the family in it. Making this essay really unique in the fact that you as readers can see most of the people in my family and how i’ve aged through the years mentally and physically. This showed a lot about my mechanics as a writer showing that i can use photos and explain them clearly keeping them all in the same theme. It wasn’t my favorite essay to write but I still enjoyed being able to show off my family to the wonderful readers of my portfolio.
For my last essay in the series i chose my text wrestling essay showing off again my ability to research and cite a resource. To me the topic I chose to write this on based off the two choices was very interesting because it was something I never thought of, the issue of parents being distracted by technology. All I have ever heard in my life was how children were at the center of a subject like this and I never thought about the effects it had on parents now and will in the future. It made me think about something I have never thought of before making me enjoy writing a paper like this a million times more. This shows off the most when it comes to focus and research skills because it shows I can focus on one topic and write about it and find an additional source. My text wrestling essay for me created a whole new thought process for me in life which i would of never been able to get if i didn’t take the time to take this amazing course.
Through this semester i have learned a lot about myself as a writer and person. Knowing that if i out my mind to something i can get it done no matter the challenge no matter the problem. I plan on working harder next semester so I don’t let myself down because I know I can do the work I just need to put my mind to it and work harder.