Who am I? My name is Gabriella Mendez, I am an 18 years old. I currently attend Delaware County Community College majoring in Political Science. Next year I plan to attend West Chester University. When I am not in school my hobbies include going to the gym, hanging out with friends, family, going to the beach, and traveling. I also have two dogs named willow and buttercup.
Who is my favorite writer? Although I haven't read as much as I'd like too one Author that particularly stuck out to me was F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby was one of my favorite books to read in high school. The book plot and story was interesting from start to finish.
What types of writing do I interact with most? I mostly interact with writing through social media, texting, emails, and assignments in class. I usually only write when needed for classes and on social media. Typically through my laptop, or cellphone. I usually only write for academic purpose, through my laptop or notebooks. I believe that my past experiences of writing shaped my author identity, in making my writing stronger, and throughout this course I hope to gain better knowledge of the writing process and meaning to only better myself as an author.
Where do I write? I typically write at home on my laptop.
Why do I write? I write for academic purpose though essays and in this course for blogs, memoirs, narrative projects, and research projects. More specifically in my blog post the focus of most of them are expressing yourself and your feelings.
How have my past experiences shaped my author identity and how can I reshape my author identity in this course? My past experiences with writing have been through high school, writing your typical essay or research project. It was a disservice to my author identity. However throughout this course we have the opportunity to express feeling and write freely to shape our author identity. Throughout the course thus far we used different styles of writing which has made me a better author already.
For more insight into my personality, please review my answers to the Proust Questionnaire.