What Was the Most Important Thing I learned in Boot Camp?

Boot Camp... That packet was pretty intense for our first week or so of English. However, there were some pretty useful points of knowledge I gained from it. The most important thing I learned had to be getting myself out of the standard "5 paragraph essay" phase of my life. I'm still struggling to fully break free and create my own writing style, but boot camp really has changed my opinion on the rules and regulations of writing essays for English. I feel like with practice and organization, one is able to have fun with their writing, yet still convey their point efficiently. 5 paragraph essays are so boring to read sometimes. I often used to wonder why English teachers ever even put up with it. After all, who wants to read of the roles women played in tribal societies 250 times? ...Not me! If everyone was able to use this boot camp to enhance their writing skills, standard papers for not only english, but history and science, could be much more enjoyable! Overall, Boot Camp taught me that the rules of English don't have to be rules. You are able to break them, with a purpose of course. Although boot camp has also given me new ideas for structure and transitions, it has encouraged me to think outside the "high school english" box, and develop my own sense of writing!

Post #1 - About Me!

Hey Guys! My name is Laura Minch. I'm from Issaquah, WA and I think it's the most beautiful, best place to live! The trees are green, the mountains are magical, and Lake Sammamish is always sparkling. I also love Cabo San Lucas, Mexico! It's probably my favorite place in the world besides Issy. (Issaquah) My next favorite place I think would be Pullman, WA: home of the cougs! After coming back from Winter break, I'm falling more and more in love with it and am having a great freshman year! I'm in the Delta Gamma sorority which is awesome and am excited for what the rest of the semester will bring! I have 3 dogs which I adore. A black lab named Jet, an English Cocker Spaniel named Penny, and a Yorkie named Bailey. I enjoy being outdoors, hiking, playing badminton, watching sports, hanging out with my family and friends, taking pics, listening to music, having a dance party here and there, and playing games like taboo, uno, loaded questions, jenga, pictionary, sync up!, and best of all, charades! Anyway, I guess you should know that I'm not super confident about my writing... my oldest brother Ryan graduated with a masters in English and pretty much shows me up with anything that has to do with writing; but I try my best. I like to write how I talk. My writing is always somewhat disorganized but I feel like after a couple drafts my essays come out alright! Hmm.. My scholarly attitudes... Well, in high school I always procrastinated but in college I'm trying to learn how to organize my time better and I think it will pay off. I hope this English class isn't as hard as our teacher Rachel made it seem, but I guess we shall see! That's all for now :)