Essays and reflections on content, writing, and professions in/of writing by students at the University of Kentucky

Apr 29, 2017

Past WRD 306

So now that the semester is winding to a close, we’re all done with classes now. The only thing that remains for WRD 306 is the final paper and the final post to Medium. But throughout this semester, we have gained a lot of knowledge about what we can do with writing. New careers that I’m sure a lot of…

Jessica Powers

Apr 29, 2017

WRD 306

I originally was not going to take this class. Honestly, I didn’t want too. I was originally in an English course that was cancelled. Ultimately I had to find a course that would give me English credit and fit into my schedule at the last minute.

College and Stress

On average, eight out of ten college students state that they have experienced stressed at some point in the past three months, according to a survey in 2008. This is an increase by 20% from a survey that was taken five years ago. It’s been almost ten years since that survey was taken, and you…

Cassie Bradley

Apr 28, 2017

Why Your Major May Not Matter

When you are in college, two things you feel the most pressure about are finding your major and getting a job after school, the kind with benefits and built it vacation time. These two things, after all, are what you came to college for, right?

Matt Coughlin

Apr 28, 2017

Graduation: The Beginning or The End?

Finishing this semester, I will have only 18 credits left until I graduate. In my college career, I have gone to 3 different schools. In my classes, I would often day dream about graduating and getting the hell out of there. I was never the type of person who…

James Sanders

Apr 27, 2017

Writer’s Block

I couldn’t think of a good story to write for this essay, so I decided to try some various suggestions from the following article on how to overcome writer’s block.

http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/7-ways-to-overcome-writers-block

Hannah Abshire

Apr 27, 2017

Writers Block

What do you do when you have writers block? I’ve heard that walking and looking around at everything will help you think. I’ve heard that writing details about pictures can inspire stories. The thing I think helps me the most is to just write. Don’t even think about what you’re going to say because…