Senior Final - May 7

I’m Jake Curtis and this is my final post for the class Creative Writing. If you’re considering taking the class I think you should. Don’t get me wrong just like any other class it’ll have its ups and downs, kind of like with anything. But at the end of it all you will find the class well worth taking. At first the class was easy the assignments were just simple short lists, but then it got harder as you start writing about yourself. Having to come up with hundreds and hundreds of words telling who you are and what you would do in certain situations, but then when you learn to express yourself the class becomes very easy again. Even though you’re writing 400+ words multiple times a week you can meet that goal with no problem because you understand yourself on a whole new level. That’s something you will actually use in the real world! You need to know how to express yourself in a positive healthy manner and that’s what this class does.

Through the class you will blogging. Posting lists and short essays over a topic given to you each day. The worst assignment I came across was a 500 word story that you come up with, with very little guidelines. I’m not really a creative person so I found this to be the hardest thing. It took me so long to do that assignment because, now I can right about myself all day, but when it comes to creating my own story with random events that’s pretty hard. On the other hand there will be many more assignments you actually enjoy doing that you will breeze through with no problem. Anything from a list of your favorite famous quotes, to your best and worst traits, to her starting a sentence and you finishing it with your answer. My favorite had to actually be the one about the famous quotes, not just because it was short and easy but because I actually found quotes that inspire me and that people can really live by. Here are a few examples:   “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” -  Mahatma Gandhi; “Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.” - Allen Saunders; “I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.” - “I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.” - Friedrich Nietzsche. Those are just a few of my favorite quotes from that post I did and actually found intriguing. You actually really get into some of these assignments, to where you can’t even walk away until there done. Just because you actually enjoy doing them; and you don’t want to lose your train of thought by walking away. That’s another thing once you get rolling on an assignment you gain momentum to keep going and keep talking about yourself. This really helps you get through assignments faster and easier. As for the number one thing you will learn in this class, I’ve already said, you learn how to express yourself in a healthy way and in a safe and secure environment of your peers.

Since we’re talking about the future I have a little more advice for you. The older you get the faster time goes. This senior year felt like it took less than 1/4^th as long as Jr. year. It really just absolutely flew by. So as for a life lesson, live in the moment! Don’t just talk about doing things in the future; make those things happen right now! The longer you wait the more you’ll miss out on.