Victoria H

When I write, I am like a jockey, fastest at the beginning and end but slower in the middle. Whenever I get a writing assignment in English class, I will always try to find the motivation to get it done as soon as I possibly can. Like a jockey, I will strive to go fastest and do the best I can. As soon as I can start the outline, I just hit the ground running, persay. Similar to how a jockey's horse breaks out of the starting gates at the very beginning of the race. I work my heart out getting all of the key information together so much, that as soon as I think my outline is good enough, I stop writing for the day. Basically, this is the point in the race where the horse will slow down a little. The next day I look at how well-constructed my outline is, and pretty much stare at it for a while. I will just sit there and keep looking at it, trying to figure out how I'm going to piece-together everything. After that, I will eventually get a lightbulb and start working with it. This process will continue for the next couple of days, but will change the night before its due. The night before its due, I will look at it and realize that only two-thirds of it is done. Then I start to stress-out and work my absolute hardest in the short amount of time I have left before it gets too late. The equivalent of this to a jockey is when they are nearing the finish line. After I finish the writing assignment, I will look to see what time it is and realize its (lets say) 11:30 at night. "I need to get this done faster" I'll think, and so does a jockey when they don't come in the first few places of the race.

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