Hybrid Essay

          It’s never easy writing about subjects in school, unless you really love the topic.  But like they say about work, if you love your job, you will never work a day in your life, I used the same concept to get me through the topic of cars.  Now one of my favorite things to do is to work on and learn about cars.  There is so much to write about cars I would honestly never get done. It would be too broad, so mainly focused about car repairs and simple modifications.  I was excited, cars are my life and a true passion of mine now and probably will be for the rest of my life.  I would get to talk about a true passion of mine and get this homework assignment done.  In general it is hard to write and truly become a virtuoso in any field.  I found that if you are truly passionate about your subject, you will not have borders in your learning.  I honestly think that’s what any subject should be about.  You really get to express yourself and give your opinion on that certain topic with out having borders like we do in most school assignments. 

            When I did this I had a general idea of cars, and how most people view them.  Some see it as a passion; some see it as device that takes you from A to B.  When researching this I actually discovered some interesting things about how other people see their cars.  I discovered that most people don’t even work on their own car.  Some of my followers don’t even have a car.  And to the people who did have a car, I doubt that half of them would be able to locate a spark plug, so how were they supposed to properly repair their car?  I noticed this about half way into my research.  I couldn’t just steer off topic in the middle of researching.  I had to continue.  My point was to get the word out there and find different ways of writing instead of just this 5 paragraph essay style we seemed to have developed our whole life, just like the point in writing this hybrid essay.  This wasn’t easy but I had to develop my topic around this newfound information.  This was made easier because I knew that this blog didn’t really have these guard rails that other assignments usually have, so I continued my blog but focused less on the car repairs and more of the fact of cars and features and more general information.  I believed that it would help get me more viewers and also give them something interesting to read about. 

            I loved writing about cars even if they are not the most important topic.  I feel I didn’t have to create a topic that everybody would listen to, but soon realized  that my goal was to have fun.  With

this blog not only did I have fun and enjoy the topic I was writing about, I spent hours on websites researching the latest technologies in cars because it fascinated me.   Sometimes I would search so much I wouldn’t decide on what to write about.  I didn’t know weather to write about the cars that have already been out that are amazing or to drool over the latest features in the up coming models. 

            The thing I liked most about my topic was the fact that it was something everybody could agree on.  My point was to get good and accurate information to whoever would read my blog, if they would do those modifications or not.  My favorite part was actually doing it on my car.  When it came down to it, my blog wasn’t exactly so crucial and probably didn’t get the most views, but it is informative and very fun for me to write.

            Some topics of course will be more important to others, but it will always be important to the author.  This topic is important especially to me because I don’t exactly have the money to be
spending to take it to the dealership for care.  Yeah it has its pros and cons, and most of the time I actually enjoy working on my car, but sometimes I really don’t have time.  When you take it to the dealership you do end up spending a little more money, but you do get the peace of mind that your car is being worked on by professionals that are experts in your vehicle.  Still this topic is important to me and can be potentially money saving in expensive repair tips.  And if not repair tips I would spend the time drooling and talking about how the new cars are just gods gifts to this earth.  My favorites would be combining the performance of a car, with the functionality of a technologically advanced car.  With being informed on our purchases with cars, I believe it will make us happy customers but its also important because we will have the right vehicle for us. 

            When looking at the object as a whole, I realize that there are more effective ways to write about topics that the traditional ways we were always taught in school.  Something about this way of writing makes you want to go off topic and explore the subject and look in corners of our topics that not necessarily haven’t been covered, but are a little reflection of what’s important for us too look and learn about.  With this you feel like because you do have followers, that someone is generally interested in your topic, and takes a minute to read your information.

            When looking back, I feel accomplished in all that I have learned and all I have taught to other people.  But even if I didn’t teach anyone a thing, the most important part is that I got to explore a topic I loved and I learned something about my cars and myself. 

Works Cited

Plueddeman, Charles. msn auto. 13 11 2011. 23 4 2013 <http://editorial.autos.msn.com/listarticle.aspx?cp-documentid=1088044>.