Sitting in my journalism class room, I attempted to suppress
my sense of urgency to escape as I stared at the four thick, white walls that
surrounded me. I listened as our teacher’s announcement lingered in the air
long after they left her mouth. To my surprise, our task, to write a news brief
covering National Signing Day, stifled my urgent desire to leave; each word
written relieved the claustrophobic feeling that surrounded me. The liberation
of writing became an escape after that day, every assignment filling me with an
unmatched excitement as I prepared to learn new tactics of writing. This
escape, I became aware, could become a career if I worked hard to achieve it.
Looking
for busy work on the glowing computer screen, I paused at the sight of the most
recent Edmodo post; our teacher posted about the Virginian Pilot high school
workshop. As a huge smile took over my face, my head reeled with delight at the
thought of learning the ins and outs of journalism in a professional news room;
this was the opportunity I needed to demonstrate how hard I could work to earn
a future career in this field. I became thrilled as I imagined myself among
other young journalists, contributing new, innovative ideas that would
positively influence The Pilot. My thoughts ran rapid, eagerly thinking of how
my love for design could aid the Virginian Pilot, and, without delay, I began
planning how to stand out in the world of readers and writers.
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