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Eileen Jakeway Instructor: Malcolm Campbell English 1103 8/ !/13 A World of Words

It took me a long time to recogni"e an# articulate my passion $or language% I&# always been immerse# in it' starting with my chil#hoo# in (ermany% I became acutely' though unconsciously' aware o$ the way language creates our perceptions an# our e)periences% I rea# books constantly an# watche# as my mother learne# English% My $a*orite classes were always those that took me into another worl# through rea#ing% I was then able to bring my own $antasies to li$e using my writing% +hile I&*e always lo*e# to rea# an# ha*e ha# a knack $or writing since an early age' I li*e# immerse# in this comple)' pro$oun# relationship with language without un#erstan#ing it enough to $ully appreciate it% ,ot until I came into Mr% +hitesi#e&s English class' #i# I reali"e that I lo*e# language so much because it both e)presse# an# embo#ie# the uni*ersal principles an# truths I $in# to be so important% In my constant struggle to learn what it means to be human an# how to be a goo# person' I&*e always $oun# solace in the e)periences o$ other people% -n# I belie*e that the most power$ul link o$ all people across time an# space is language% I$ one really aspires to know some o$ our worl#&s absolute .ruths' one must look in /iterature%