E. L. Doctorow once said, “Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go. Going to college bears a very similar process because you come in, blind to what you should expect and as you advance further, you learn not only through the world of academia, but you discover what makes you who you are. In college, I discovered that writing is what makes me who I am. Writing has always been a creative outlet for me to express how I think and feel, even when everything else seems to fail. There is something profound about getting it all down on paper and putting your heart out there on display for all to see. I believe that writers have the ability to feel and express emotions differently than anyone else because their words and their writing make them vulnerable to their readers. Every time a writer creates a piece, they are putting their ideas, thoughts, emotions, and heart out there on display, hoping to get a positive response from their perspective reade...