Michael Liu Blog one

    Writing is common in my everyday life. Sometimes writing will be a such small thing that I even not notice. Actually, I usually use text to friends, wirte email to professor or write something on facebook. Some in english, some in chinese. No matter what, I write a lot in daily life.
    Comparing to school writing assignment, writhing in life is at my will more. School writing has a deadline, for example teacher requires students to finish writing before class ends, then, I must finish my writing in 40 minutes. However, in daily life, I can text my friends whenever I want. I can apply for an appointing with professor during office time. Writing on my facebook is also the same , even if 3am in the morning. Furthermore, school writing assignment often has a topic or a theme. For instance, on the chmistry class, instructor tells us to write a report about what difference about chemical changes and physical changes. But, in everyday writing, I won't have a main topic. Maybe just comlaining the basketball yesterday on facebook, or , ask my classmate ' what 's the hamoework'.
    I think the key to a successful writing is that be creative and stay real. A true story can always touch readers. If we mean to make up a story, readers will feel it fake and you are not a good writer. I think. when I feel like I have successfully communicated with that daily writing is in high school. Teachers require me to write a lot. In addition, I text my friends everyday and write post, share interst stuff with others.

Andrew Bergman Blog 1

Andrew Bergman

29 August, 2013

Blog One

            Writing has been the choice genre of communication for many centuries.  From cave drawings and hand written messages to emails and texts, the written language has been a very dominant form of communication throughout human history.  I personally believe, though, that I do an exorbitant amount more of traditional writing in this day and age than most people.  Many people communicate to others by way of quick simple drafts of text messages, snap chats and emails.  Very few people take the time to hand write a letter and then send it to another person.  I find letters to be more personal, and I feel it is something you can truly hold onto forever, therefore I write many to family and friends.  I also keep a journal of my life.  I structure my journal in a way that could be considered written prayer.  I tell about my life, ask questions, and even give thanks in my entries, as I am very religious.  In accordance with this I also use emails and text messages extensively.  Often times they are the fastest ways of communication, and I, in many cases, need to communicate fast.  However, throughout my emails and text, I make sure to keep my grammar and vocabulary very professional and neat, for I do not want to form a habit of improper grammar and spelling.  Grammar, vocabulary and the writing style of text messages can be very different from the ways I wish to write in my journals, letters and papers, and I wish to write professionally for all.

Sean Rodgers Blog 1

Writing is a very large and influential part of my life.  I am writing at almost all hours of the day.  When I think of texting and posting on social networks such as twitter as writing it tends to boggle my mind.  Is it good that I am writing subconsciously all day?  Or does it promote bad habits such as informal grammar and slang terms.  One thing I am sure of is that it helps me stay in touch with a vast amount of people that are scattered in all sorts of places.  This is one positive that I tend to be content with. 

            Compared to school writing, my social writing is different, but the way I think of it is, at least I’m writing.  School writing is done in a much more formal setting, in order to address an instructor.  I also enjoy this writing because I take pride in my work, which is something that I do not think about as much while writing socially.  The way I perceive things are that the more I write, the more I will improve.  Even posting a clever tweet on twitter has some cognitive thinking behind it that improves my creativity and skill as a writer.  

Vickie York Blog One

Writing in Everyday Life:

Growing up in a technology- based era, the writing that I do in my everyday life is mostly social. I am constantly texting my friends to see what they are up to. Social media is a part of my everyday routine; Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are just a few examples. This kind of writing is much more casual. I use slang terms and don’t double check what I've written which makes for more spelling errors and mistakes. Cell phones, laptops, and tablets have allowed us to open up our lives with other people with just a press of a button.

Although social writing is more entertaining, formal writing is also something that is necessary and very time consuming. Formal writings include papers, essays, and even notes. These are the types of writing that must be double and triple checked for any mistakes. They require more thought and preparation. It is very important to know how to formally write because it is often asked of you on a regular basis, especially during the school year or for work.

I know that I have successfully communicated my writing when I have expressed the point with also adding detail or examples to enhance the story or essay. I have to make sure to check all spelling and grammatical errors. This must all be done while staying within the requirements but also in a tasteful way. 

Kenneth Johnston: 1

        Communication is key when trying to express thoughts, convey information, or connect to the world around us. There are many types of communication, one of these is writing. Every day, we use different forms of writing. We send text messages to our friends, email our professors, and post on social media sites.
        All these forms of writing have different audiences and conditions under which they are written. This is also known as exigence. The exigence for a blog or email to a teacher would be more formal than a text message to a friend. Another difference between these types of writing is length associated with each. Text messages and posts on social media are very short. Often times, these posts are a couple words long or can be sentence or two. The sites are designed to convey information quickly and efficiently. An email to a teacher or professor may be longer in length and may have more content.
        We all use these various forms of communication in our daily lives. One way that I feel I have successfully communicated through daily writing, is when interacting with my fellow coworkers. Often times, we have to call off work or change our shifts. My coworkers and I use social media and text massaging to get in touch with each other. We convey our information quickly and effectively so the problem gets resolved fast.

Emily Niehoff Blog 1

Writing seems to be, especially in today’s society, a fundamental aspect of life. Whether is be through text, email, blog, tweet, tumblr or a Facebook post, society has been drawn to expressing ourselves through what and how we write. Personally, I use all of the above forms of writing in addition to the writing that takes place in school such as essays, notes, tests and so forth. Overall, I do not think that society understands how much we truly write. The exigency of schoolwork in comparison to a tweet is quite different, but writing is writing nonetheless. Though some might argue that writing is only useful when it is in a formal essay I, however, disagree because every time you weave words together and create sentences you learn something new about the way you write.

Now though writing in any format can be beneficial there are some obvious differences between writing in a very relaxed setting (social media) and writing formally for a grade (school). The differences between these two writing styles lie primarily with length and the audience it addresses. Most people who use social media do not write 4-5 page posts for tumblr or Facebook. Some social media outlets even prevent long posts (twitter), which though may seem discouraging actually inspires creativity when one must funnel ones thoughts into a brief statement.

Lastly, I believe that I have successfully communicated through writing when I have done a balancing act between getting straight to the point while simultaneously captivating an audience with the unique and creative aspects of writing. It is difficult to avoid dragging a story on, yet still keeping important details and sensory elements that tend to get lost when writing becomes a sort of mathematical equation. Writing is an art, and it should be approached in a similar way.       

Brian Doyle Blog 1

Throughout the day I take part in many different types of writing some of which include: texting, emails, journaling, note taking, and occasional writing assignments such as an essay. The vast majority of my writing day to day is informal. Whether it is texting or emailing a friend, in these instances we tend to abbreviate words and not use proper salutations and closings in emails. This can be a problem for many teens because when they are asked to send an email or a message to an important person, such as a professor, they are informal and do not give a good impression to the higher person. As I stated before this type of writing that we are used to everyday is very informal compared to what we write in class. All students in college know for the most part how to write things formally such as essays and letters, but the more we use instant messaging language the less we remember about proper grammar and writing. I feel that I have communicated successfully in my daily writing when I know for a fact that what I am trying to say is represented. This in turn means that the audience of my writing knows what I am saying and can understand it. This happens when I take my time and think about what I am trying to communicate in my writing. If everyone does this while communicating even through texting, our generation will know how to properly communicate via formal writing.

Carol Royston Blog One

In my opinion there are two types of writings; social and formal. Social writings can be emails, blog posts, picture comments on social medias like Facebook. While formal writings can be letters and essays.

Socially, I use writing to express myself via text messages and social media. I am constantly sending and receiving text messages from friends and family. Text messages are easy ways to communicate information that is urgent and receive a quick response.

Social media has opened so many doors for accessible communication because its accessible from not only computer, but also on the go with cell phones. I love using Twitter, it allows me to have a instantly share how I'm feeling in a non-formal, diary type format.

Formal writings take time. They require thought and a lot of preparation. I use formal writings mainly in school and work settings. Many classes require long essays on a specific topic. Its hard to write an essay on something you are not familiar with. For me, when I write an essay I first start with an outline. It helps me organize and layout how I will write my whole essay. From there I can start writing and add details to enhance the text.

Over the summer, I am a lifeguard. In order to communicate with my supervisor, I send letters via email. To look professional, proof reading and extra precaution is used when writing these letters. I cannot just write the first thing that comes to me, I have to take time and really plan the best way to say something.

Rez Songya Blog 1

   To me, writing a story is never as interesting as just imagining a whole world. During most of the time, 'Daily writing' for me simply means that chatting with my friends whenever we want, and text messaging or even a simple note during the situation that we can not talk to each other.
   For those information in text or on note or in email, they just reflected what I was thinking at that time, so in other words they contain no single beautiful sentence for embellishment. It might sounds ridiculous, but I have the faith that my imagination would not be defeated by any great writers that create countless great works, yet I just can not use fancy words to make imaginary things in mind into a story on the paper. For me, writing in daily life, no matter it is the text messages or emails or one of few times that I really want to write an article, is some kind of record. And as I said before, is a reflection of my instant thought. I used to try to write a story for Star Trek, but it turns out that the whole thing looked like Appian's Roman History, not the exciting adventure of Captain Kirk and his Crews.
   If it is just for writing itself, I can say I wrote quite a lot, but can not be called as stories, but records.

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For each blog you are to write a 200 word response to a prompt.

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