Writing Which Saves the World

If I were Superman, I’d roam the campus of Penn State University with a sidekick named Merriam-Webster. The misuse of “your” would be the kryptonite that would cripple me. All time spent not saving the world would be spent writing for The Daily Collegian, instead of The Daily Planet and my secret identity would be a recluse who reads books and writes poetry in her dorm room. My Fortress of Solitude would be a coffee shop where I’d protect Happy Valley from the corruption of the illiterate.

Yet, shocking as it may be I’m no super human. I am however an English major who hopes to one day enter the world of Publishing. I stand as a 19 year old wishing to publish books that will ignite a spark in the minds of the public, much like the one that claimed me.

I find solace in reading. It was in reading that I discovered that all of mankind has the same basic desires and feelings. Books always were a way to connect with the world around me, while also escaping it. That paradox enthralled me and as a highly sarcastic person, the ability to use words to enlist feelings and unspoken meanings has always been an art form to me. Whether it was song lyrics or newspaper articles, words always were and always will be my close friend.

My life journey is simply a story of being fascinated with stories. I am, however, more than a reader. I also write for Penn State’s The Daily Collegian. It is a recent endeavor but a joyous one nevertheless. Writing for the newspaper employs my ability to meet deadlines and work hard, balancing both school and the newspaper.

Simply, I enjoy writing. I enjoy reading and I enjoy any form of the collaboration between the two. Yet, there is more to me than English. I enjoy food. I enjoy napping. I find politics interesting (though I know few people who actually enjoy them) and - thanks in large part to a mother who taught me the proper way to observe people, while sitting on a bench in the mall - I enjoy human psychology. A friend to nature, the image shown above I took when I canoed 70 miles through the Algonquin outback of Canada this past summer. I also have maintained employment since I was fifteen years old and played soccer, while also dabbling in a vortex of various arts and things that all started with the proclamation that “I must try this at least once.”

Citing a line from my favorite poem by e.e. cummings, “life is not a paragraph” and with that in mind, I encourage you to read on as I try to save the world.

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