Cover Letter

I am in no way a professional writer. I havent nearly written enough papers, published enough
articles, or studied enough rhetorical findings in order to even come close to being a writer. I simply
write to get my thoughts out.
When I write, it isnt for a grade its to get some part of my head on paper so I can figure out
where to go from there in that thought process. Its so I can stop over-thinking parts of my life and just
be content and happy with the fact that I can convert thoughts into words. I enjoy writing because
whenever I do it, theres a hidden purpose. Any audience can analyze it all they want, but only I know
the real reason I write.
As a writer, I believe my strengths include being able to structure my pieces thoroughly and
well. I can generally find trends in essays and use that to my advantage to better the overall look and
flow of an assignment. I also believe (after this semester) another one of my strengths is being able to
get thoughts out of my head and onto paper. I used to struggle a lot with this, especially all throughout
high school.
Another strength I believe I have is sentence fluency. Thankfully, my sentences are somewhat
coherent and actually sound slightly mature. Ive always found this to be a strength of mine from when I
began writing in my early years.
From the beginning of this semester, I believe Ive improved in the ability to somewhat
professionalize my work. Ive found my work to become more and more professional-looking as this
semester has gone on. From assignment to assignment, Im able to see myself growing as a student as
well as a writer. This class has enabled me to reflect thoroughly on my work and pin-point aspects of my
writing to improve on. For instance, in the juxtaposition assignment we had, we were required to create
three juxtapositions. If you were to look at my first one, you would see that, although the image was a
really good one, my description paragraph lacks flow and order. The very last juxtaposition, however,
literally masters that. I was able to start with an introduction in which I talk about the background and
setting of the picture, give some detail about my third meaning, and describe my juxtaposition at the
end to deliver the true message to the reader. Though this improvement is minor on my life-scale, it is
an improvement Im very glad to have accomplished.
Another improvement Ive made in this course was organization. In my relationship narrative, I
was able to parallel two different stories together in alternating paragraphs to give more of a confused
and distraught feeling. In that essay, I was debating between pursuing two very different instruments
the violin and the drums. The violin was enforced by my parents, whereas playing drums was a simple
fascination of mine. I was able to give the reader a very cluttered feeling, symbolizing my confusion at
that time. Toward the end, however, once I chose the path which gave me my own fulfillment, the essay
became immensely descriptive and organized itself to be read much easier.

For a simple analogy of my improvement in this class, I present a metaphor. On August 25th, I
was a newly-born giraffe. If youve ever seen one, its floppier than a floppy disc. By the end, however, I
had learned to walk and use my legs to achieve a simple, note-worthy goal.