Why do people write journals or diaries?

     People write journals and diaries for various reasons. Firstly, some people value their memories, so they would try to record meaningful events that happen everyday. People like to "go back and reflect", it's really fun to look back on what they wrote and go "wow, I wrote that?" or "Oh my god, why was I mad?" Secondly, journalists keep journals because they need to report the news that they are in charge of. They might be in a distant country, so it's important to keep a journal. Thirdly, we students write journals in our english classes to improve our writing and grammar. Writing skills are basic, it's essential to learn how to write well especially now that we're all going to college next year. Although I can't really think of famous people who write journals, I guess if Anne Frank counts then that makes one?
      Anne Frank is a Jewish girl who wrote in her diary or journal for more than two years because they were hiding in an attic. It's interesting to read because it's also a historical reference. Journals and diaries are easy to read and refer to for people, so in the historian's perspective these journals are valuable. People want to read journals because they are interesting. Journals are real life experiences that happen everyday. Reading a diary could help self-discovery. When the person who wrote the diary reads his or her diary, he or she might find out how drastically he or she changed.