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Journal Entry #3: Writing Skills Inventory

We did an activity called The Writing Skills Inventory wherein we would rate our writing skills and the importance it holds. I’d say that I’m a 5 when it comes to the main structure. Punctuations and grammar, the intro and the conclusion. And obviously the level of importance would 5, meaning very important, since in writing, one must always consider the structure and the flow to ensure that it is strong.

I got a 4 on skills such as forming thesis statements and narrowing down topics. I also got it on selecting relevant ideas, since I have to be honest, I would sometime sway from the main topic, other than that would be on addressing the specific audience, and when I say specific, I mean specific. 

I got 3 on grammar, and appropriate vocabulary, and most of all, creating an outline, since I would just usually type from the start and see where that takes me and then edit later, I guess this would be something that I really have to improve on, especially when it comes to Academic Writing. 

I rated mostly 5 on the Importance Column, since I think it is because that all these skills are necessary in writing to create a great and high quality Literary text.

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Reflection

So the real deal as to why I’ve been writing journal entries such as this, is because our teacher wanted us to try this as a requirement for our subject. And to be honest I have nothing against it. It’s actually great wherein we are given texts that makes us really think and then writing reflections about it helps in broadening our understanding of the world. That’s what’s great about it. I’d say that this is one of the good things about school. opportunities such as this, to just sit and read and reflect.                                                                                       

Since this is for our EAPP (English for Academic and Professional Purposes) class, I would just like to narrate pretty much what I learned from these past days. On the first day, it was all about writing and what is the importance of writing, hence my journal entry #1 is about the article written by Brad Wilcox,  Why Write It? and that was day 2 of our class. Also, the 2nd day was also about the different benefits of having a journal, and how one could be more aware of emotions and feelings, or like keeping records of important and significant events, or pretty much reflecting on what happened and how this helped us personally. We also did a Writing Skills Inventory which pretty much showed us our strengths and weaknesses in writing. A mirror of what we lack and what we need to improve on.

For the first 2 journal entries I did, in some way, I was reminded of what to do with my life. I was inspired to do better. I’ve always known writing as a great stress-reliever and it really helped me with my anxiety before. Just like what Wilcox said in his article, writing in a way, represents life. It makes you live your life more consciously. Writing helps you appreciate even the smallest, simplest of things. It makes you a whole better person. And as for my 2nd journal entry about how I could make the world better for myself and others, I’ve mentioned that I would always try my best to inspire others and uplift and empower others. And with these entries that I’m sharing with all of you, I hope that in some way, I was able to reach and touch you. In some way, I hope that what I have written have made you think twice about things and made you more conscious as well.

Day 3 of EAPP was all about differentiating Academic and Non-Academic Texts. It is timely since we are already in our last year of what people call Hell - nah just joking, I meant high school. Since we are seniors already, we are being trained in writing Academic texts and Research Papers. The structure, the grammar, the rules, and all that jazz. We discussed a topic about Hedging or in other terms Vague Language. The concept is all about being cautious. Especially in Academic Writing, we simply assume that it should be straightforward and factual, and it all depends on our stance on the topic and the strength of our claims. So in Hedging, we use terms such as possibly, perhaps, see, assume, suggested and the likes.

On our 4th day, we studied about Annotations and how this could help us in everything. We also analyzed annotated text as an activity. I used my mom’s annotated text. The way it was annotated differs from the annotated texts I see from others, and I’ve realized that annotating depends on the style of the person doing it. In my mom’s case, she would highlight the title or the topic and then would highlight a specific term that represents the whole explanation. On the margins were side notes and word banks. There were also questions and drawings used. Annotation helps a person analyze texts and get the important and necessary information, maybe for future references or for reviewing for exams. 

What’s great about these is that I am able to get ideas to improve my studying and my life efficiently and effectively. 

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Journal Entry #2 “How Could You Make the World Better for Yourself and Others?”

I’m writing this because I was caught with this question from an article written by Toni Leviste, entitled Discover and Follow Your Passion: Leap of Faith. And the question is “How Could You Make the World Better for Yourself and Others?” How could I? I’ve asked this question myself countless of times.  So before telling you what I think, I’ll first tell you that I used to be a troubled child. Truthfully, everyone alive knows this best, that we all encounter problems at some point in our lives, where we are thrown to the real world with big roads and big guys, and not to mention the gigantic obstacles we have to face. If you went back to my old posts, you’ll see that I suffered from depression, I was, at some point, doing myself harm and used to be suicidal. That was all before I found God. At a young age, since I was a child, I only knew that there is a God but I did not understand what it truly means to believe and have faith. So, long story short, at my darkest, lowest point of my life, He called me. And ever since then, I’ve discovered how much He loves me and how peaceful I became ever since I’ve acknowledge Him. It was a long road, a long dark tunnel before I came to light. There would be days where I had to fight my demons to do hold on to God. It was a long battle, with my environment, with my problems, with myself.  Now that I’m okay, now that I feel stronger, I want to do something. My dream as a child was always to help others and give something good back to this world. Whether I’d dreamed of being a Doctor, or an Environmentalist, or an Artist. I would plan out how I could make others feel happy, and how I could touch lives. All I know is that, in whatever I do, I must give my best, I must choose something I love to do and something that affects others in a positive way. I strive to inspire others with my craft. I want to share experiences like this to help others as well. I strive to be a good daughter, a good friend, a good citizen. I do not strive to be perfect but I strive to be human. As much as possible, I want to do what’s right and what’s good. 

I believe that when you are good to yourself, you will be good to others. Just like the saying that goes “to love others, you must first love yourself”. I have to follow my passion and my dreams, whatever my heart is telling me, and although I have to consider reality and practicality in my future career, I know that I’ll find the perfect job that includes my craft and passion. I know that it would be hard, and obstacles would be ever present but if you really believe in your dream, and if you really follow your passion, your hard work would bear fruits. So no matter, whether my salary would be great or not, or how tiring it may be... I’ll do it and I’ll keep on moving forward, all for making the world better, for myself, and for others. If I really want to make the world better, I should always start with myself and how I affect others. Always uplifting and never degrading, always inspiring and never bashing. That’s how I believe I could make the world better. 

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Journal Entry #1 “Why Write It?”

A reflection on an article named “Why Write It?” by Brad Wilcox

Brad Wilcox’s article showcased the importance of writing in journals or why having a journal is important. Writing helps people bring out the feelings they’ve kept, or sort out the scrambled thoughts they have in their minds. Journaling, meanwhile, helps people discover who they are; to see their strengths and weaknesses; to reflect on the good and the bad. A journal, according to Wilcox is an environment wherein we are able to think, feel, discover, expand, remember, and dream. And although we do not have the objective to write in our journals for others to read, we know for a fact that we write to express, to release, to sort, and to create thoughts.

In his article, Wilcox featured quotes and phrases such as that of Anne Frank’s Diary, “It's an odd idea for someone like me to keep a diary; not only because I have never done so before, but because it seems to me that neither I - nor for that matter anyone else - will be interested in the unbosomings of a thirteen-year-old school girl. Still, what does that matter? I want to write, but more than that, I want to bring out all kinds of things that lie buried deep in my heart.” a striking line from the famous Anne Frank, in which Wilcox featured. It is pretty much understandable as to why Wilcox used it, because it represents what we truly feel. Another line from his article that touched me was when he said that writing is a representation of life, and we ought to live our lives more consciously. True enough, that when we write, we are more conscious about our train of thoughts and the way we think and apply those thoughts.

As what Wilcox stated in his article, writing in one’s journal is similar to playing basketball alone, giving you that feeling of peace and in control of your own thoughts, moving you forward, making you whole, and the purpose to become.

So, why not, write it?

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This would always make me smile 😄

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"Colour"

I feel as death As death never felt me It feels as autumn flower As the rain of barren cloud

All that I could find Was death inside me I feel bereft of colour As life became insipid

I think I might be The perfidious people That made me a storm A storm that lives in me

My body whirls at its sound As it conquers my core It feels as if i was never me

Still I have to suffer The agonising death The death of life That was never for me

By. H.S

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Why the Canary Sings

She’s a painter and I, a canary sleeping within a cage perched beside her bedroom window, have fallen in love with her. She speaks to me with coffee scented breath each morning and I whistle light ballads for her to the setting New York sun The other birds laugh as they fly by. Your home is made of steel with no room to spread your star-loved wings, they say. But my home is with her, admiring the brush strokes of cloud soft hair dancing across the candle lit bedroom So long as happiness kisses her with art, with light and bread and shadow, with the embrace of another. I fly.

My canary heart longs to feel her fragile skin. But she cannot love me, I’m undeserving, unheard so all I do is watch behind the cage where I, a canary sleeping beside her silk covered bed, Far from her touch, Far from her lips, Sing and sing and sing wishing for her to love me

- Louie Simpauco / @louie-angelo

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The Wave

In the wide and endless ocean From the azure sparkling sea When winds swirl ‘round waters A wave is born of the deep Like a dream, its parts are scattered In the vast and blue abyss Until it is pushed together And set to motion on its trip It rides the current swiftly Forever forward in its gait Like a soldier off to battle Steady onward to his fate There is silence as he goes, And derisive peace of mind As his brothers march before him And wind drives him from behind Is there escape from this doomed regiment? Why is there no break in their advance? As they travel, eerie and resolute In deceitful countenance No sign of such is seen above Their faces shining smooth The vacant aspect of their bearing Betrays no thought nor mood But beneath the breathing ridges Of its barren surface shown The tall and watery legion In blind resilience rolls The depths shallow, the spaces narrow As the Bay enters into sight Their feet grind against the ground And their shoulders slowly rise Now above the level separation Which had bound them before They rush in high staggered ranks To the long and nearing shore The company gives a shudder Their peaks fall and crash As white water crests form ahead of their paces In a meleent churning splash Still set against the brazen shore One by one the fallen land Prostrate and unrelenting Upon the barren sand Journey ended, path resented, A hiss sounds from beneath The sigh of a fallen for those who will follow For glory But none receive n.a. © 2013

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There are people who are always in love with the sky, no matter the weather. One day you will find someone who’ll love you the same way.

n. m., from a book in progress (via wnq-writers)

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And if you are someone who still carries hope in your heart, kindness in your eyes and generosity in your fingertips despite terrible people happening to you, thank you. You are one of the few truly pure things left in this world, and you deserve to be protected.

Nikita Gill (via meanwhilepoetry)

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It’s not about the amount of materials we get, rather the amount of hearts we touch that will measure our success in life.

Unknown (via words-of-emotion)

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