Literacy Essay: My Journey (Essay Sample)

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Literacy Narrative
Schooling was very hectic for me especially in the early years. I never liked it due to the numerous assignments that I had to work on even during weekends. I developed a negative attitude during my second year of schooling. According to me, my new teacher was a nag who would follow up on school attendance and assignments. I hated him because he would punish me for lateness and failure to complete the assignments in time. Although I improved in my performance, I still hated him for his strictness. Regular counseling from my parents became a boring experience because they would do it in conjunction with my teacher. Holidays were an interesting time for me because I did not have to wake up early, do any assignments and go through punishments in school.My perception of school changed during my fifth year of schooling. My new teacher became a friend and mentor who saw me through education positively. More often than not, she would correct me kindly and be not offset for any mistake that I made. Instead, he would correct and follow up on my progress to ensure I do not lapse to my old habits. Therefore, schooling became an interesting activity for me and my best friend, Lenny, who was a Briton. I admired his British accent and flawless English. I thought that his standard British English was a superior language over others. I would listen to him as he talked and repeated some of his utterances in his absence. My desire for English literature became immense after joining an institution of higher learning. I developed interest in writing plays, short stories and novels. Therefore, I closely followed the works of popular writers such as Oscar Wilde, Toni Morrison, Arthur Miller and William Faulkner among many others. I knew that regular reading of literary works would improve my skills.I must admit that mathematics and science were very challenging disciplines for me. I never liked them at all because I thought they were boring. I liked literature, and I would read short stories regularly. My love for literature explains my home based library full of short stories, plays and novels. Other materials that I regularly read were newspapers, magazines and tabloids. I co-authored my first short story with a friend, Ahmed when I was a first-year university student at King Abdul-Aziz University. Luckily I got it published, and the university rewarded me for my creativity during the student’s talent day. I become a member of the natio...