My chosen genre for my piece of essay writing was a diary of my two week holiday in Corfu – Greece; I detailed my perceptions and experiences for each day throughout my vacation. The decision to create this form of written work was not reached easily. Read More »
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Asma Wants to Write
a good blog.
I have been meaning to post a blog for a long while but I never knew what to write so I am going to do what I do best, stream of conscious thoughts that go in and out, run through the hallways of my brain. It is afterall what I do best and only a few people get it or maybe everyone gets it but they don't comment.
We are busy people, and so am I
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The L Word: Nature Vs. Nurture
NOTICE: This is a satirical piece; however, it is INCOMPLETE. This is also the American edition, seeing as how I was uncertain as to how familiar many members of ProgressiveU are with British politics. Besides, the "Don't Crunch, Don't Tell" joke wouldn't have worked.
The L Word: Nature Vs. Nurture
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"Why Write A Book?"
I was reading a blog entry on the Beacon Broadside page in which the blogger explains why he's writing a book, despite the fact that the people the book would be aimed towards probably wouldn't read it, or wouldn't agree with it if they did. Read More »

America: To Care or Not to Care? That is the question.
I showed my friend a comment that was made regarding a letter to the editor for The Daily Utah Chronicle -- University of Utah's student newspaper. The comment was riddled with poor grammar. Making it not very enjoyable to read but worth a laugh. The article can be found here : http://www.dailyutahchronicle.com/opinion/1.991540
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The Young Voices of America
Anybody interested in fiction writing should check out theYoung Voices Foundation's website. http://youngvoicesfoundation.org/ The foundation hosts writing contests for teenaged authors. Not that I enjoy bragging (ok, I rather enjoy bragging) yours truely recently finished second place in one of their writing contests. Read More »

There's A Lot You Can Do With Writing....
"Writing? What can you do with that? How can you make a living off of writing?" Questions like these plague many writers, or aspiring ones. When I was looking for colleges, a lot of people asked me how I expected to make a living off of creative writing, something I definitely have a huge interest in.
Person: Writing? You can't make a living off of that. Read More »


