To my mother
Mom. How have you been? I haven’t seen you a long time. I really miss you mom. I have been 4 months that I started this English 100 course, and it is helpful for improving my writing skills. I would like to tell you about my life. Everything what my professor is teaching is helpful. Especially, Writer’s Roundtable and 6 Ways to be a Hemingway-Level Productive Badass are really good for improving my English skill. Because these are very difficult for me. Sometimes, I felt that I really need your help and support. Studying and living here along are too difficult for me. English is my second language, so sometimes I cannot understand well. When my first challenge presents itself, I had to read How Can You Create Fiction When Reality Comes to Call (Carolyn Chute), Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (Anne Lamott), and Zen in the Art of Writing (Ray Bradbury) for finishing Writer’s roundtable. When I studied this one at the first time, I really got a headache. These nonfictions are too long for me, and it is hard to interpret difficult parts of the prints. Other people were doing well, but I didn’t do anything during the class. So I was tired and dispirited more. I just wanted to follow his class, so I studied these nonfictions after class. My second trial was coming soon. I had to write 6 Ways to be a Hemingway-Level Productive Badass. I never have been this one. When I write any essays, I do with no definite idea. I know that is my problems. However, I only do it out of habit. I hope changing my habit. But that is not easy. Anyway, I could write essay about what I was doing last month for doing 6 Ways to be a Hemingway-Level Productive Badass. Essay was minimum 800 words. That was my best long essay. At the first time, my professor told students that you guys could write 800 words more. I thought how I start writing my essay. At that time, I did not do anything. After finishing my essay, I realized the magnitude of the problem in my essay. I needed to change a lot. First, I did not write an introduction. I did not think so because that is not formal essay. I was writing an introduction how I see her frequently, when I see her at first time, and etc. In addition, I added five senses. I do not know I do well. Mom you know I really hate writing in Korea. But I am doing writing in U.S.A. I think I was adding taste, sight and smell. At least I did three things. After midterm, we tried to make a Poem for Creative Nonfiction Essay. I never had been written about poem before. I did not know how I write it. That was so confused everything for me, but I wrote this poem thought my nonfiction essay. I thought poet was really great person in society today. Also, I read about the Ebola. The Ebola was really big issue in United State,so I watched some videos on YouTube. Then I was more careful for living. Of course, I hope that make treatment medicine the Ebola virus. When I heard that some people dead because of the Ebola virus, I was scared little bit. Moreover, I watched the Daily show a three-part series on Australia. This video show me about control of gun laws in Australia. Actually, I heard that this was Bonus Blog, and I could get extra credit. But I am not sure anymore. my friend said to me that is not true. I did a lot. I cannot remember everything. Ah, when it was an election day for the governor of Pennsylvania. Two other politicians are candidates for Pennsylvania When I watched speech of two people. I was feeling that one person was for Republicans and other person was for Democrats. Finally, I watched Food,Inc movie. This was an American documentary film and examines the industrial production of meat and vegetables. I just surprised because the video show me not only how we eat food but also know food production and consumption. Although this video was so boring for me because this is not my style video, I could get good information for my life. My professor, who is Sabatino Mangini, is very passionate and enthusiastic teacher. He try giving us more informations. I hope I want to show him my enthusiastic attitude. And I want to speak English well, and writing better than now. However, I do not know my Prof will give me good grade. I am really scared. Plz pray for me mom.
From your son
Mom. How have you been? I haven’t seen you a long time. I really miss you mom. I have been 4 months that I started this English 100 course, and it is helpful for improving my writing skills. I would like to tell you about my life. Everything what my professor is teaching is helpful. Especially, Writer’s Roundtable and 6 Ways to be a Hemingway-Level Productive Badass are really good for improving my English skill. Because these are very difficult for me. Sometimes, I felt that I really need your help and support. Studying and living here along are too difficult for me. English is my second language, so sometimes I cannot understand well. When my first challenge presents itself, I had to read How Can You Create Fiction When Reality Comes to Call (Carolyn Chute), Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (Anne Lamott), and Zen in the Art of Writing (Ray Bradbury) for finishing Writer’s roundtable. When I studied this one at the first time, I really got a headache. These nonfictions are too long for me, and it is hard to interpret difficult parts of the prints. Other people were doing well, but I didn’t do anything during the class. So I was tired and dispirited more. I just wanted to follow his class, so I studied these nonfictions after class. My second trial was coming soon. I had to write 6 Ways to be a Hemingway-Level Productive Badass. I never have been this one. When I write any essays, I do with no definite idea. I know that is my problems. However, I only do it out of habit. I hope changing my habit. But that is not easy. Anyway, I could write essay about what I was doing last month for doing 6 Ways to be a Hemingway-Level Productive Badass. Essay was minimum 800 words. That was my best long essay. At the first time, my professor told students that you guys could write 800 words more. I thought how I start writing my essay. At that time, I did not do anything. After finishing my essay, I realized the magnitude of the problem in my essay. I needed to change a lot. First, I did not write an introduction. I did not think so because that is not formal essay. I was writing an introduction how I see her frequently, when I see her at first time, and etc. In addition, I added five senses. I do not know I do well. Mom you know I really hate writing in Korea. But I am doing writing in U.S.A. I think I was adding taste, sight and smell. At least I did three things. After midterm, we tried to make a Poem for Creative Nonfiction Essay. I never had been written about poem before. I did not know how I write it. That was so confused everything for me, but I wrote this poem thought my nonfiction essay. I thought poet was really great person in society today. Also, I read about the Ebola. The Ebola was really big issue in United State,so I watched some videos on YouTube. Then I was more careful for living. Of course, I hope that make treatment medicine the Ebola virus. When I heard that some people dead because of the Ebola virus, I was scared little bit. Moreover, I watched the Daily show a three-part series on Australia. This video show me about control of gun laws in Australia. Actually, I heard that this was Bonus Blog, and I could get extra credit. But I am not sure anymore. my friend said to me that is not true. I did a lot. I cannot remember everything. Ah, when it was an election day for the governor of Pennsylvania. Two other politicians are candidates for Pennsylvania When I watched speech of two people. I was feeling that one person was for Republicans and other person was for Democrats. Finally, I watched Food,Inc movie. This was an American documentary film and examines the industrial production of meat and vegetables. I just surprised because the video show me not only how we eat food but also know food production and consumption. Although this video was so boring for me because this is not my style video, I could get good information for my life. My professor, who is Sabatino Mangini, is very passionate and enthusiastic teacher. He try giving us more informations. I hope I want to show him my enthusiastic attitude. And I want to speak English well, and writing better than now. However, I do not know my Prof will give me good grade. I am really scared. Plz pray for me mom.
From your son