Why I Write #graded

I've always been a writer, I just have. To be completely honest here, I've never actually sat down and thought about why I write. That is, until I took AP Composition.

You see, I'm not your average, run-of-the-mill girl. I think a lot about anything and everything, and, as I have learned from discussions with family, friends, and teachers, I tend to think abstractly. I like to call myself "different" (though I'm not sure what everyone else thinks about me). I write to express my thoughts, with the hope that by presenting my opinion on a topic, I can bring change to the world. In my opinion successful change doesn't have to be monumental, such as persuading a reader to completely change a political stance on a highly debated topic, but it merely means to make the reader think and consider the topic; to enlighten the reader and bring him out of his "bubble" of what he considers to be the truth. While this is my main purpose for writing, I also write as a means of satisfying my creative side. Generally, when I talk, the words come out in a big, jumbled, and sometimes humorous mess and it takes me a few times to correct myself so that I get the point across. Writing is different. It is your very own creation, and you have the power to do whatever you please with it.  After creating a piece of writing, it isn't abandoned. It is changeable. It allows for editing; for shifting, cutting, and piecing together plain old words so that together they have the power to be a breathtaking, tear-jerking, or infuriating statement that conveys your point to the reader. In addition to making a change and being creative and all, I write to get good grades (I am a student after all!).

God knows what I will be doing in the future. Will I be an author? A journalist? Or will I choose a completely different career path? I don't know. What I do know is that writing is the most powerful tool of expression and change that I possess, and whatever I end up doing with my life I know I will be using writing to get there.