Christina Baldwin's Journal Analysis
As Christina Baldwin said: “ Journal writing is a voyage to the interior”. These journals not only symbolize my opinions about certain topics such as religion, gun control... but also represents me in every word and sentence written. I never thought that writing journals could arise so many emotions inside me while being so fun. Even though I wrote journals in GS100, the topics of this semester were more interesting. It developed my interest since we started writing the first journal. During this period, I realized that this experience not only made me grow up as a person but also as a writer.
The first journal that I decided to revised was about religion. A lot of things happened in my life that made me realize some facts that I did not
take into account before. I considered all details while revising it. Also, it served as an auto-evaluation of my own beliefs. Religion is a tricky issue and approached it carefully. The second revised journal was about my smart goals. I have changed since the beginning of the semester and I think that since I am going to open a new stage in my life next semester, I should update my goals. I feel very satisfied with the goals I proposed, and even though it is going to be difficult, I will try my best to do the best I can.
While writing the journals, I never followed a specific structure. I just addressed the first idea that came into my mind when reading the statement. Once the idea was on the paper, I revised it making sure that the format and spelling were right. Sometimes, I read the journals to my roommate to see her point of view so that I could have a better understanding. But the most important thing that I discovered is that no matter what you write, you have to express yourself in each journal. Every person is different, and that uniqueness is what makes us so special.
The first journal that I decided to revised was about religion. A lot of things happened in my life that made me realize some facts that I did not
take into account before. I considered all details while revising it. Also, it served as an auto-evaluation of my own beliefs. Religion is a tricky issue and approached it carefully. The second revised journal was about my smart goals. I have changed since the beginning of the semester and I think that since I am going to open a new stage in my life next semester, I should update my goals. I feel very satisfied with the goals I proposed, and even though it is going to be difficult, I will try my best to do the best I can.
While writing the journals, I never followed a specific structure. I just addressed the first idea that came into my mind when reading the statement. Once the idea was on the paper, I revised it making sure that the format and spelling were right. Sometimes, I read the journals to my roommate to see her point of view so that I could have a better understanding. But the most important thing that I discovered is that no matter what you write, you have to express yourself in each journal. Every person is different, and that uniqueness is what makes us so special.