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Reading has always been a favorite pastime of mine. - Common App [14]
A soft sigh escaped my lips as I closed the hardcover book on my lap.
I had finished reading yet another book and as usual, my head was filled with millions of questions (this is better combined).
Why did the author end the story like that? Why did the my favorite character apprear only at the climax of the story? Why didn't the book end differently? (im not too excited about using etc. in a formal essay. dont do it) There were parts which I wanted to alter while others I admired.(I think you should play up this alter part!! u wanna be an editor right? i mean not too much, but a little foreshadow ;D) The words just seemed to flow and connect with each other, captivating me. (this last sentence doesnt really connect with the previous. consider rewriting)
The questions appearing in my mind were habitual,
and continued into my school reading. (or somehting like this. you have to transition. if you dont, it just seems wrong to go from habitual to ur english teacher) My
previous English teacher, who taught me composition, had told me to read books (OK and?). Afterwards, she would make me think of parts of the plot where I was unsatisfied or questions that I would want to ask the author. Then, she would (dont use contractions. this is what the forum members said to do in a formal essay lol) tell me to write a short summary.
consider, after you say short summary, a paragraph saying something like, "but these assignments my teacher left me with soon had me more interested in the why? more than the reading. ( yea thats cheesy, but SOMETHING like htat). I actually started to enjoy conjuring? up questions i wanted to ask the author, or critiquing the book. I soon became interested in becoming an editor..." then tell if you joined the school news paper or something.
JUST AN IDEA :D
I possessed a love for both reading and writing after I had met her, but thinking this way also made me want to read and write more. I sought to read
diverse (<-- wrong word!) books and learn different ways of writing. After reading them, I would write essays and show them to her. An 'A' would make me content while any grade lower would make me want to try harder.
Soon enough, I started writing short stories on the internet. In addition to writing, I would also help other online writers with their writing. It was then that I realized I was more interested in helping others write than writing myself.
I noticed that I was always dissatisfied with some part of my writing, but found pleasure in helping others . It pleased me that I could make a story flow better or correct any mistakes they had not noticed. Editing had become my newest and most precious passion. (<-- trite phrase "__ is my passion)
(okay, you can not just transtion from editing to this, you HAVE to somehow bridge this. as of now, its like you say books,editing than technology/books. thats not gonna work. you can talk about technology, but find a better transition) In this current information age, most things are being replaced by technology. Books are also facing the same threat because of the internet, e-books, etc. As an avid reader, I fear that they will no longer be published. There's not much I can do to prevent it.
I could never become a writer with my displeasure of my own writing. Since I enjoy editing, however, I plan to become an editor and help authors perfect their writings while making books more enjoyable for readers so that people will still buy books. <-- okay, this isnt going to help. at all. when you think about it, technology is still improving and just b.c. their writing improves, technology is going to go on. like i said b4, kindle is still going to happen but their writing is going to be on a computer like thing. i know this isnt ur point, but kindle is still a type of technology. your idea of books being "extinct" (i know hyperbole) is a little bit over the top. i dont think books are EVER going to be out of style.
By attending your university (just write the name out :D), I intend to further my skills in reading, writing and most importantly, editing. This will enable me to pursue my dream of becoming an editor while also letting me believe that I'm at least doing something to prevent books from getting replaced.
i think you can just not use the idea of technology replacing books. i just dont think its possible. i really dont. i mean if you wanted to get more ple to read, and you were going to the school to be a writer, hoping to write good storys that ple will read, than thats something,
but your thing, to be an editor, to stop books from being gone forever, its not rly strong.
good luck though! this is better than the 1st one! :D
