Annual Literary Contest Awards Ceremony Reflection

On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 in the College of General Studies, Amphitheater 4, I had the opportunity to attend to the 47th Annual Literary Contest Awards Ceremony. First of all the amphitheater was almost completely full, something that encourage the speakers, but also the audience. Therefore the positive vibes was something that everyone in the audience was feeling.

Dr.Cynthia Pittmann, our professor, began with an introductory presentation about the benefits that writing in the mornings could give you. Some of the positive things that this practice could bring us are: develop your creativity, get over the routine, unlock yourself to new ideas, get to know yourself better, clarify your intentions, discover hidden motivations, know what is bothering you, make your ideas and dreams real, and be in a more pro-active attitude to solve problems. One of the things I loved most about her presentation was when she compared this practice of writing every morning with a morning surfing section. I think it was an excellent metaphor to use because in both cases you need to wake up early, dark, cold, and you don’t know what you are going to write about, or what wave you are going to surf.

I’m a fan of the UPR Tuna and seeing them in the Annual Literary Contest Awards Ceremony was, like always, so amazing. I had never see them singing in English language, nevertheless they performed really well. After the UPR Tuna presented, Elsa Luciano, a professor from the UPR of Arecibo gave a speech that the purpose was to inspire others to write. Her overall message was that in order to someone began to write, he must first become an expert reading on any theme. She also encourages the audience to create a blog because it will help you to express your ideas and open to the public.

After those welcome and introductory speeches the Literary Contest Awards were presented. There was three sections in were the students could participate in and submit their job: poetry, essay, and short story. One of my classmates, Claudia Cruz Rivera, won the first place in the short story section. It was such an amazing experience to see one of my classmates won such and incredible award. Claudia Cruz must be really proud of herself. Activities like this are the ones that encourage the students to be better persons and to discover new thing they didn’t known they were good at.