What is Writing?

When asked to explain what writing is, I automatically jump to an essay. But writing is so much more, writing can be one word that moves you or even a historic speech. Writing is something taught to you at a very young age, and is drilled into your head all of your academic career. It is something that we cant live without, but also something that some people cannot do. Writing makes the word happen (Along with other things of course) when you think about your daily activities almost every single one involves writing.

Where does FYC fit in?

First year composition is not actually your first year writing. In fact for most people it is their 10th or 11th year writing. FYC is very important at solidifying what kind of writer you are,and where exactly you belong in the writing community.

Revised

Writing can be delivered in so many ways in today’s world. An author/ reader relationship is crucial to make sure the message trying to be conveyed is understood. Authors of personal blogs even have to keep the reader in mind so their views don’t come off in an awkward way. Just Like the reader and author need a relationship, so do the writer and the text. Without that relationship writing would be just words without meaning. These relationships mold writing into what it is intended to do, which I believe is to communicate your thoughts with other people.

Community Overload

Before Paper two a community to me was just simply my community. My community being my circle of friends, at Florida State University. After researching, I noticed a community can be anything, even just one single person, or millions of people. My focus on my paper allowed  me to open my eyes on what exactly scoping in on a single community is. I selected someone who was a part of multiple communities, but never able to settle into one. Even though I thought she wasn't a member of a community she was, she was a mover. Communites dont neccesarily have to be peopole who like eachother, or even have common interests, they may be burdened my their location and hate everyone there.

Finally Through with Paper 2

Paper 2 was a lot more difficult than expected. The interview process went smoothly until I tried to piece together the questions and answers. Then once I realized that was the wrong route to use I was stuck, sitting in my room confused on what to try next. I tried switching orders, then just ended up deleting the whole thing and starting from scratch. My problem was that my questions were very general, and my topic was very specific, therefore I needed to ask more in depth questions from the source. The person I was interviewing was very open, and once i dug deeper into the questioning the writing became easier and more fluid.

Spacebook

After a long Saturday of writing poetry and quoting famous greek philosophers I stumble into my room with bloodshot eyes (Clearly from lack of sleep) and immediately open my computer and log onto Facebook and Twitter. I scroll down my feeds gazing at everyone's pictures, posts, and opinions on the days events, of course liking and retweeting along the way. What exactly am I gaining from doing this? Am I really that obsessed with other people's lives that I have to log on everyday, twice a day? It's crazy how our generation lives majority of their lives through the web. some say this is the worst thing that could ever happen, others may argue that it makes the anti social well, more social. When It comes to superficiality however, the clear answer is absolutely yes, but is there a catch?

I'm so superFICIAL all I need is a Whistle

Superficial by definition means "On the surface" so basically worrying about whats on the outside of you and other people. Do these social media sites makes us that way? Or do they just make us that way while we are on those sites? Absolutely not! you go on these sites and like someones picture and say how pretty they are, then the next day your at war with them because of something she said behind your back. I feel people (Including Myself) use these social media sites as a shield. There certainly is nothing wrong with that, because for some people that is all they have known, and unfortunately that is a big problem for our generation. 

Tweeting Vs. Research Paper

When writing any sort of paper for school, you automatically shift gears from how you normally text, tweet or even talk. A teacher gives you an assignment, and you answer the question, simple as that. If you have a formal paper due for a class, your not going to submit something full of grammatical errors, or even something in text format. And you absolutely are not going to submit something with hash-tags, acronyms, or inappropriate humor. As an avid "tweeter" I can relate to the difference between composing a tweet and even writing this blog post. I use my tweeter to express what i'm feeling at that exact moment, whether it be angry, happy, and anything in between.  Of course your audience when you are tweeting is totally different because majority of them are your friends.  What you write doesn't matter because its yours, not what someone tells you to write about. So when writing for a teacher, your brain turns off the profanity, hash-tags, and LOL's. It goes into a mode  of proper english as well as proper sentence structure, and grammar. 

I am Paxton.

The story I am Vanessa Was all about knowing who you really are. She struggles her whole life to fit in, and even when she thinks she has found her place she is still not accepted. The community she feels most comfortable in, didn't even accept her because of what she looked like. She doesn't give up however, and it takes the silent encouragement of her Mother for her to realize that she is doing the right thing, and that is following her dreams. Communities are supposed to be somewhere you feel comfortable and accepted right? Well that totally depends, because some communities are not willing to accept any "Others" because they have become comfortable with their surroundings. On the flip side some people that join an accepting community do not allow the others to take them in. It definitely is a two way street. In Vanessa's case she feels that the fashion clique is the perfect fit for her, but its certainly isn't going to be easy to fit in with people that all have exploding personalities, due to the creative atmosphere.

Communities in Writing

Being a successful writer whether it be in a classroom setting, or a professional atmosphere can be tough. These two scenarios could be communities within a community, which makes it even more difficut. Just like Vanessa wanting to straighten her hair to fit in, most writers write to fit in. When Harry Potter first came out it was the best thing since sliced bread. Now authors are targeting that same teenage adolescent market with books like Twilight and Hunger Games. Why write what everyone else is? Well money could play a large role in the decision making but as far as in the classroom writing should be what you want to write about. Vanessa wanted so  bad to fit it, but realized she had to be herself in order to make it happen, so the same applies with writing. Write to your standards, and don't question anything. 

Rhetoric

When I think of rhetoric my mind automatically jumps to a Native American tribe sitting around a fire playing drums, while a chief tells them stories of their ancestors. Although this could be considered rhetoric, its not the full story. The definition that made it more clear for me was "... rhetoric implies the use or manipulation of words." because it allowed me to open it up to a lot more applications. Rhetoric to me would be defined as anything whether a story, legend, or experienced that is told from one person to another. Even if it is not passed down generations, seeing some stranger and talking to them could be a rhetoric.

Canons - Pronuntiatio (Delivery)

The most important part of rhetoric to me would have to be the delivery. Anyone could tell you a story, or read a passage, but someone who has a good delivery can really make a difference. Everyone has had those teachers who may teach the worst class ever, but the way the give you the information makes it so much easier to understand. It also makes whatever your reading or listening to soak in that much easier, rather than going in one ear then out the other.