Reflection on English 101D Class

I've always felt that writing was a part of me from the time I was a fifth grader a constant journal became a part of who I was. I was going to be a writer so I hid whatever notebook that had become my precious journal in between school books and under jackets. Growing older though I was told to face reality, that being a writer is as far out as wanting to be a pop singer or an astraunaut, its unattainable. So slowly and reluctantly I let those dreams die. I avoided writing classes after that and putting effort into my school papers, what was the point everyone else had decided how successful I was going to be and it didn't amount to much. This class in a sad way brought back all those dreams of entertaining others through the written word. I can't say that I am willing to chase those dreams, but its always fun to imagine.

You will notice that the pieces I chose to include in my portfolio consist mostly of work from the Identity Chapter of english class. Every piece of work that I chose for my portfolio are pieces that I connected to that I felt deserve recognition and that I'm proud to be author of. The identity pieces became important to me because I learned exactly what this class was supposed to teach me; diversity. Reading the essays written by so many different people that have experienced things I can't even imagine taught me to be more understanding. I will always remember the challenges of this class and how important diversity is.