Name: Erezana Morina

Intended major: Economics

My preferred pronouns: she/her/hers.

After carefully reviewing the syllabus, I was really enthusiastic about writing as a form of activism to introduce changes to the “status quo”. The reason is that I always had the passion to write intellectually and express my opinions in a form of art that could bring changes, or maybe even teach someone the other side of the story. I grew up in a country where patriarchy still exists and I was sometimes told that my voice did not matter which is the reason I express myself better in writing than speaking, but when I moved to America, I grew up to be an independent woman with personal opinions/ beliefs, so I am really excited that this course will allow me to express my opinion in writing about social issues, etc. As you can tell, I am really excited about the first Essay!!!!

I think the qualities of good writings are the word of choice, it is really important to have accumulative language so that you can be understood, which then relates to readings. I think that you have to read a lot, in order to create an outstanding piece of work. However, there are other things that contribute to that aspect, for instance, the accuracy of the text, resonance to the audience, etc.

For me, the easiest part about writing is the construction of the essay or story. I always write in order, whether that is the introduction, main body, or conclusion.

I find it hard to write about things that do not interest me but I am working on it and trying to expand my ideas and push boundaries to the fullest because I know that the future will have me write things I do not want to, whether that is in a classroom or career. However, I also dislike editing!!!

I am not very informant in what genres I am required to write as economics, but I do believe it is required a lot of analysis, which has to be very descriptive. Moreover, having the qualities of a good writer that I mentioned above and more, you are able to write whatever. I think that being an effective writer can affect your career opportunities because nowadays almost every job requires writing, so you have to fit in with those requirements.