It's Your Voice: Why Not Use It?

Authors

• Tyler Tran, University of Massachusetts Boston

Abstract

Tyler is an Accounting and Finance major from Stoughton, MA. Tyler felt a personal connection to the topic of his essay as he “has always been conscious of my voice in previous writing assignments, but it wasn’t until English 101 and 102 that I purposefully used my own voice in my essays.” This made Tyler want to explore the topic of “self-censorship” of students when writing. He admits that “undergoing the writing process in a remote setting was very new, but I think it helped emphasize the importance of really writing with my own voice.” While writing this essay, Tyler appreciated that he was allowed to freely choose his own topic and decide how he wanted to compose. He states that “this is one essay where I was given the most freedom.” Tyler says that he has always had a real passion for writing, but is also very interested in subjects like math and science. Outside of school, Tyler loves working on cars — a lifelong hobby that comes from his dad.

Recommended Citation

Tran, Tyler (2021) "It's Your Voice: Why Not Use It?," Undercurrents: A Journal of Undergraduate Student Composition: Vol. 2: Iss. 2, Article 10.
Available at: https://scholarworks.umb.edu/undercurrents/vol2/iss2/10