Journal 1- Mia Batansky

Writing is a way for people to express themselves. Through writing people are able to persuade, reflect, and educate. It is a way for someone to express their feelings and thoughts on certain subjects or topics.  It also allows a person to be able to express themselves freely without being judged. Writing can help people cope with difficult situations or help people figure out how they really feel about a topic. Writing can be displayed in many different forms. For example, newspapers, magazines, online outputs, blogs, etc. In my generation, social platforms such as Twitter or Facebook are used by many people to express people’s thoughts and feelings. It also has evolved throughout time. An example of this is text messaging. The way the current generation writes to each other is completely different than how people use to write to each other years ago. Writing has a way of being versatile to all different types of people. For example, some people may like to write super formal and others may like to make their writing informal and more personal. Five key terms I think define writing is creative, expression, freedom, social, and artistic. Writing is a way for someone to be creative. It forces people to think and come up with new ways of describing things. It also forces people to express themselves and think about how they truly feel about something. Whether it be expressing the person’s beliefs or criticism. It allows people a certain kind of freedom too. Even though sometimes writing may have a prompt, people are still able to freely write what they want to write. Plus, writing is a way for people to connect on a social aspect. People are able to make connections through writing. It is also a way for someone to see if others feel the same way or differently on the topic they wrote about. I think the term artistic also defines writing. I think writing at times can be considered art. For example, a poem is an artistic way for people to express themselves and their thoughts. Through writing, people are able to express themselves freely.