Journal 9

PERSPECTIVE

This week we are allowed to choose what topic we write about as long as it pertains to the work that we have within this writing course. Since most of our work is learning to write persuasive essays, I thought about the paper reviews and grades that my essays have been getting. I was amazed at how different people reacted so differently to my papers. One essay topic that I had written about was choosing whether or not the general public should ban guns. I remember one review that I got said that it was a 'well written' essay, and that I had 'clearly done my research'. Although they gave me a few suggestions to change some things within the text, they were astounded by my paper saying that 'it made me think, of things I never thought about before, and about the importance of the topic. I had never really thought much about this topic before, and I made me want find out more.' After hearing these words, I was pretty excited to show more people this paper. But the excitement seemed to have stopped when I showed it to someone who's opinion blew me out of the water. Finding many phrases that were not liked and various other ideas, they thought that the paper was bad and that I should rewrite it and look more into it. Although I was wanting to look it over again, it was time to turn in my seemingly horrible paper, and I had no time to change anything. Reluctantly I turned it in hoping that my teacher thought like the first person I reviewed the essay with. But maybe not. I could see my grade slipping more and more, and I could do nothing about it. But then it made me think about how different people can be, and how a perspective can change a world of ideas. Thats what makes this world fun and chalenging!