Due to the fact that it has been over ten years since I have been in school, it was a challenging task to remember any specific paper that I had written. Fortunately for me, one came to mind. Most likely I remember this paper because it is the only paper that I have ever received an “A” on. I remember it clearly now, I was in my first year of college and my psychology teacher had asked us all to write a paper on a personal predicament that we had previously been in and how we managed to produce the best possible outcome for it. This was the first time a teacher had given me a writing assignment without any limitations. I could write about whatever I wanted and I could write it however I wanted. This became my very first open-form paper and I embraced the opportunity.
I am not sure if it was the fact that I love to talk about myself, or the fact that I no longer had to stick to the strict five paragraph essay form, but I actually enjoyed writing this personal experience which showed in my grade. Granted my experience in writing prose in general is very limited, but I believe my writing is at its best when I am not restricted to the left side of the continuum and am allowed to freely flow by theme rather than thesis. I understand that every form of writing has its’ purpose and proper venue, but if it were up to me, I would only write in the open-form prose because it allows me to be me.
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