Personal Narrative: My Four Motives For My Writing

Every time I am told to write about myself I get short and terrifying flashbacks of my middle school days where I, barely a teenager, had to spit out an entire page journal answering a question and relating it to myself. After three years I learned how to write those journals in about twenty minutes and have it ready to be turned in with little to no actual emotion in the piece. Now, barely an adult, I hope to have more emotion in my writing along with less complaining. While I cannot completely quit on disliking writing for “pleasure” I can put my best foot forward starting with this paper. My four motivations to write are mainly to graduate from college, to tell a story, to use my own forms of creativity and to teach lessons.
My first motive for writing is to graduate. This means I know the more work I put into my writing and specifically my effective writing class, the easier and more impressive my writing will become. I am positive in my four years at Bridgewater College I will find myself writing many papers. Therefore, no matter how indignant I feel as a computer science major, I know I will have to put forth effort into writing to complete four years with high grades. Another one of my motives for writing is to tell a
While I am a firm believer in learning from my own mistakes I also have the personality type to help people. I enjoy and find myself easily writing about any obstacles that have turned me towards the right path. With this in mind the motive of teaching a lesson can stem from wanting to relieve stress. Ranting is probably the easiest form of self-expression in a frustrating situation. I can teach myself a lesson on how I grew from an issue through a written rant, the easiest form of self expression, and going back once the problem is resolved and reflecting. Not only will this bring your story full circle but it will also teach a lesson about yourself and help you grow as an