Future me

Lincoln
Ms. Diana
June 5, 2012
AP Lit Blog

Superman

    We never stop growing as an individual, we learn new things everyday that shape us to become who we are. Reflecting on my life and looking at my literacy, I see room for major improvement in reading and writing. I want future me to write essays faster than a speeding bullet, read books in a single bound, and be the Superman of the literary world.
   
    In order to understand where it is that I want to go it is necessary that I examine where I am. This last year I honestly read four books, three of which were by John Wooden, and the fourth being Heart of Darkness. John Wooden, as a person, has honestly been the sole reason for my new found love of reading. His flawless personal character and truly magical story of NCAA dominance has inspired me in so many diverse ways. This year was also big for me in terms of reading. Heart of Darkness was a great, challenging read that proved to me there are fiction books I can actually appreciate. In terms of writing I probably wrote 20 to 25 essays over the course of this school year for various classes. My writing definitely improved ten folds thanks to my Advanced Placement Literature class. On a scale from one to Superman, I am probably around a Kick-Ass. A punk who wants to be a superhero but doesn’t really have any true superpowers.

    In order to become the Superman of the literary world, I need to make many changes in my life. First off, getting rid of my smartphone; this device has been my downfall ever since eighth grade. It has only distracted me from reading and writing. I guess you could say it is my kryptonite. Secondly I need to delete my Facebook account and Twitter. These consume countless hours of my life, stalking and checking up on pointless highschool drama. They are my Atlas(Superman’s arch enemy) always hindering my peace and quiet. To really achieve Superman’s status, I need to buckle down and read some books about history. I have always loved history and I think it would really get me back into the literary world. Finally  I need to take a writing class, to help my writing skills, or team up with my friends and form a study group called Justice League.

    If I can accomplish all of these feats I will truly be where I want to be in terms of literacy. It is up to me to rid my world of kryptonite and defeat Atlas. Then I will finally be the Superman of literacy.