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It's safe to say that Emalee is an avid reader. Yet, despite her now obvious passion for literature, Emalee actually hated reading when she was younger. She was too busy running around climbing trees or throwing dirt at other kids to care about what a book had to offer. It wasn't until about the third grade -when she stumbled upon The Boxcar Children series and couldn't tear herself away from their fantastic adventures- that she found her love for reading.
Reading is essential to society. It is one of our most basic communication methods, and it's embedded in everything we do. Without reading (and writing as well) our world would be completely different. But why do we do it? Some people develop a fondness of reading through their childhood experiences. Some people only read because their teachers tell them to. Others are simply enlightened by the many wonders reading brings. And surprisingly enough, it doesn't actually take much to be a good reader. As is true in any other skill, it takes time and practice to get good at reading. Once you've got that down it's all a matter of how much effort you put towards it.
For Emalee reading was always kind of easy. Throughout elementary school she was always a grade ahead of everyone else's reading level. For her, the love of reading just naturally came with the tools to do so. The biggest reading related battle for Emalee is finding a book that really holds her interest. When it comes to books (or anything really) Emalee tends to be a bit picky. Another problem, for her at least, is that she has such a wide interest in so many different genres, topics, and types that she can't seem to narrow it down to a single book. She never knows where to begin! That doesn't stop her, however, from constantly having her nose in one. Of course, she reads a bunch. Her difficulty finding promising books doesn't stop her from fulfilling her love of reading.
Now, if you ask any of her friends, Emalee's love for writing may seem to far exceed her one of reading. In reality it truly depends on the day. Her love for writing didn't really emerge until middle school, when she moved to Mount Pleasant. English had always been her favorite subject growing up, but it wasn't until then that she truly realized her potential. During this time Emalee spent a lot of time writing poems and stories, and she, like other cliche teenage girls, even consistently kept a journal for years. For many people, writing is an escape. It gets you away from the hustle & bustle of reality, enhances your creativity, improves your communication skills, and overall reconnects you with yourself (if you're not feeling this way when you write perhaps you should try looking deeper than the surface; find the real you!). Again, the only thing anyone really needs to be able to be a successful writer is the desire to do so. After that the biggest problem a writer faces is finding the time to write!
Emalee loves all forms of literature. She makes it her mission to find the beauty in all of them and, thankfully, hasn't been let down yet. She has a strong passion for poetry, and really always has. Her favorites include Shel Silverstein, Ellen Hopkins, Edgar Allan Poe, and Neil Hilborn. Usually she bases her work on these author's techniques while adding twists by incorperating her own life experiences. She finds inspiration in everthing around her, but sometimes has problems focusing her thoughts long enough to get a sentence down on paper. She tries to write as often as possible (which seems to be less and less as of late!) but tends to have troubles narrowing down what to write about and where to start. But once she commits to a piece it's hard to get her to put down a pencil! She is confident in her work but is always looking for ways to better her writing as well as herself.
Reading is essential to society. It is one of our most basic communication methods, and it's embedded in everything we do. Without reading (and writing as well) our world would be completely different. But why do we do it? Some people develop a fondness of reading through their childhood experiences. Some people only read because their teachers tell them to. Others are simply enlightened by the many wonders reading brings. And surprisingly enough, it doesn't actually take much to be a good reader. As is true in any other skill, it takes time and practice to get good at reading. Once you've got that down it's all a matter of how much effort you put towards it.
For Emalee reading was always kind of easy. Throughout elementary school she was always a grade ahead of everyone else's reading level. For her, the love of reading just naturally came with the tools to do so. The biggest reading related battle for Emalee is finding a book that really holds her interest. When it comes to books (or anything really) Emalee tends to be a bit picky. Another problem, for her at least, is that she has such a wide interest in so many different genres, topics, and types that she can't seem to narrow it down to a single book. She never knows where to begin! That doesn't stop her, however, from constantly having her nose in one. Of course, she reads a bunch. Her difficulty finding promising books doesn't stop her from fulfilling her love of reading.
Now, if you ask any of her friends, Emalee's love for writing may seem to far exceed her one of reading. In reality it truly depends on the day. Her love for writing didn't really emerge until middle school, when she moved to Mount Pleasant. English had always been her favorite subject growing up, but it wasn't until then that she truly realized her potential. During this time Emalee spent a lot of time writing poems and stories, and she, like other cliche teenage girls, even consistently kept a journal for years. For many people, writing is an escape. It gets you away from the hustle & bustle of reality, enhances your creativity, improves your communication skills, and overall reconnects you with yourself (if you're not feeling this way when you write perhaps you should try looking deeper than the surface; find the real you!). Again, the only thing anyone really needs to be able to be a successful writer is the desire to do so. After that the biggest problem a writer faces is finding the time to write!
Emalee loves all forms of literature. She makes it her mission to find the beauty in all of them and, thankfully, hasn't been let down yet. She has a strong passion for poetry, and really always has. Her favorites include Shel Silverstein, Ellen Hopkins, Edgar Allan Poe, and Neil Hilborn. Usually she bases her work on these author's techniques while adding twists by incorperating her own life experiences. She finds inspiration in everthing around her, but sometimes has problems focusing her thoughts long enough to get a sentence down on paper. She tries to write as often as possible (which seems to be less and less as of late!) but tends to have troubles narrowing down what to write about and where to start. But once she commits to a piece it's hard to get her to put down a pencil! She is confident in her work but is always looking for ways to better her writing as well as herself.
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