The academic subject that I think I learned the most from in high school was English. Being that I was in honors English, I had and still do have a passion for reading and writing. Ever since I was a little girl, I have had a problem with expressing my feelings. English provided me with the opportunity to express myself and find out how to turn negativity into positivity through writing out my feelings. I learned how to turn my words into different formats of poetry and how to build suspense in the short stories that I use to write. English revealed a side of me that I never knew I had. Dealing with depression and anxiety, reading books and writing really does help me cope. It is like my own form of an antidepressant without having to rely on an actual pill to keep my mind sane and emotions stable. When I feel as if I have no one to talk to or I think that nobody is willing to listen, then I will turn my thoughts into a poem or a short story. I have been reading books for as long as I could remember and I have always shown my creativity through writing short stories and poetry. In elementary and middle school, I would always check out books from the school library until I learned about Barnes and Noble and the book section and Walmart, which is now my personal sanctuaries. I think English has given me a purpose in life, now I know what I want to do career wise and that is to be a journalist and help people. It has shaped me by allowing me to become a better, happier person. I want to be able to share my love of writing with others, hoping to inspire somebody or help them look for a hobby that relieves their stress and pain. Helping and interviewing people would also give me a chance to look at life from all points of views and at the same time doing what I love and getting paid for it at the same time.
