Accomplishments

“Accomplishments”

Writing for the most part can be a pretty tedious task, never the less it is part of my daily living. Most of my current writing is done for school essays or work purposes. Having to write detailed professional field reports for supervisors and managers to read. I think the hardest part for me when composing essays has always been the initial development and getting started. Making sense of what is in my thoughts and translating those ideas clearly on paper. Often times, I think really hard into it and just coming up with that opening sentence to catch my reader’s attention can truly frustrate me. Once I get started there is nothing stopping me at that point. I just let the flow of thoughts and ideas smoothly translate into my essay while still making sense and sticking to my main objective, which is sticking to central idea and not getting off topic. As I been told many times over, the main purpose of composing is to send a direct clear message across to the reader. Once I have reached the conclusion of my essay, I feel a sense of true accomplishment and pride in my essay. I have successfully pass the initial hurdle. Then comes the easy part which is the revision of the first draft. The revising process is piece of cake and where all the fun starts. Going back proofreading and making all necessary adjustments in order to have a solid and well polish essay is the goal.

One of my greatest accomplishments for me personally, was to be given the opportunity to serve my country honorably for eight years in the Marines. I enlisted into service at the age of eighteen. At the time I had no clear idea or path of what I wanted to do with my life, and truly only enlisted out of pure necessity. I didn’t know what I was getting myself into and only going by what the recruiter told me the experience of serving would be like. Once I got to basic training, which is initial requirement for anyone to claim the title of a United States Marine, it was quite...