I Like Dogs Are Good

In all of my English courses, I believe that I have struggled the most in my writing compositions. For example, my earliest memory of my composing frustration was when I was in sixth grade.My teacher, Ms. Boineau, told us we could write our first paper on anything, I decided to write a long, complex football story that was roughly three pages long.When we had to peer review, I was paired up with the class bully. He wrote a paper entitled, “ I like dogs.” I remember his opening sentences vividly, “I like dogs; Dogs are nice; Dogs are good.” When I read his paper, I thought my essay was a masterpiece in comparison. A few days later, we received back the grades for our papers. I received a grade of 81 in comparison to “I like dogs” which received
In addition to my fear of having a plethora of grammatical errors, I am also terrified of the high expectations others have for me. I consider myself a detail-oriented perfectionist. Anything less of perfection in my mind is a miserable failure. So if I fail to meet their expectations I become stressed as if an apocalypse was occurring. This causes my to overthink every word and detail which gives me a horrendous headache. Overthinking affects my writing because I strive so hard for perfection; I meander from the simple task I am trying to complete.The final reason, I have difficulty with writing is because my idols are all writers and I strive to have my name associated with the greats one day. For instance, the last paper I had to write in ninth grade where I had to write about anyone I admired. I chose a travel writer named Rick Steves. I find his writing, television shows, and podcasts flow effortlessly. Whenever I need to write something, I automatically envision of how he composes his work and attempt my best to mimic his style. I do not even draw a slight comparison but I work hard at my writing so that someday I