Journal Two from Megan

  Hello, my name is Megan. I love the color blue which is why my hair is dyed that color. I am also part of the lgbtqa+ community and will continue to be to the grave. I  have four cats which have all been strays from outside and have been given the names Skit, Angel, Kitty, and Snow. I am majoring in Aerospace Engineering as well as Fine Arts with a focus of film. I was born in Texas but have been raised in Ohio since I was about 4 or 5. I plan on moving back to Texas at some point since I still have family there. I have done a lot of art related things such as photography, painting, drawing, working with clay, sewing, and etc.

From the textbook reading the most helpful parts are the 12 beliefs about the teaching of writing. These beliefs help to put into perspective the ideas behind writing and give a better understanding of how to even begin. Each part gives a new idea to think about and explains how it can fit into our own unique writing. The best one of these is number 3, writing is a process. "We start with an idea, or an image, or a phrase. We talk about it with friends, or we begin to make notes, or we simply jump in and start writing." People tend to forget just how much work goes into writing when they are reading another person's work or beginning with a new thought. Each step in the process is what makes the piece unique and their own.