I'm told I should be a writer

Here's an excerpt from an essay I wrote on NASA

Constructive criticism or just criticism... welcomed.
 
The insatiable hunger for new knowledge, coupled with maniacally unearthing virgin frontiers to quench that ache, has served to implant deep within Human culture… wanderlust. Throughout history, societies have coerced their people and technologies towards being first to behold the new and strange. In the early sixteenth century, Europe was fixated on exploring and colonizing the new world. Tomatoes, corn, tobacco, and immaculate land were the rewards to whom was first to lay claim. It took several hundred years for mankind to conquer that expanse, and soon after, the sky became the target of our all-controlling desires. On wooden-wing and reliable zephyr that youthful frontier was tamed and collared, for the benefit of all. Still not satisfied, lunar ambitions soon become the twinkle in the eye of society. Seated foremost, Mankind hurled itself, with the fiery roar of colossal engines, away from the steadfast constraints of Terra Firma. Sadly, the resolve to endure and occupy the celestial hinterlands seemed to atrophy, like the once zealous dedication shown in striving for that now—actualized accomplishment. The all-enveloping sense of wonderment and curiosity for the unknown, which was coerced by society to fuel immense advancements of societal and technological progress, is now under threat of becoming defunct. If the status-quo of allowing the cultural significance of NASA to further wallow in mediocrity and uncertainty, America will soon lose the long treasured societal pastime: of looking towards the future with wonderment, and with genuine eagerness to explore the exotic or unknown.

>>30
Voice is not what you say, its how one says it.
Voice contains the pace, general sentence structure, complexity of the prose, verb usage consistency, and diction.

I do write the way I enjoy reading things.  I, personally, enjoy complicated sentence structures.  I seek out authors that craft sentences that can be pondered on, with multiple ideas or arguments contained within.
If I'm alone in this joy, then I guess I'm SOL.
I've always found straight-to-the-point, simplistic, and intuitive sentence structures... well, boring.
I like the challenge of tearing away layers of prose, which within the act, guide my mind to intrinsic meanings.

>>31
Man, I guess I'm lucky there aren't any 16 y/o in my... Advanced Rhetoric and argumentative analysis class.

>>32
...I guess I'll take that as a compliment.  What did you find incomprehensible BTW?  Word choice, sentence vitality, flow of logic, ETC.

I'm really curious about why I've gotten nothing but compliments from my academic side of life, and nothing but contempt from the interbuts.

I am in no way attempting to belittle or act condescendingly from my academic pedestal.  I'm honestly confused by the vast difference in reactions I've received, from Pulitzer prize winners at my university to the anonymous public at large.

I know a small portion of comments are from people joining the flame bandwagon.  Trying to satisfy their own egotistical needs by coming up with a remark that they think might hurt me emotionally. TBH I thought this thread would be dead and gone within hours.  Replaced by another Tolken Dick sucking parade, or more ya--nay yellings about Ayn Rand.

Unfortunately for some and to the dismay of many, I think I'm going to stick around this place for a while.  You may see a V2 of this thread, with a different sample of writings, in the not too distant future.  I look forward to being torn a new one.

This will be my last comment in this thread because it's gone on way too long, and it's worn out it's welcome.  Let it rest wakefully in the pile of perceived pseudo-intellectualism.