Reading and Writing

Reading to me is a way to gain knowledge and gain opinions. When you read an article or book, not only do you get the views of what the author is trying to say but you instinctively make you own opinions on the text. In Harris’s book “Rewriting”, Harris makes a great point about reading that I agree with. That is that when you are reading something you are looking for what the author is trying to achieve, what position does he or she argue, and what problems they are trying to explore. By doing this, not only do you acknowledge the authors opinion but also you make a clear assessment on your opinion of that topic.

Writing to me is a way to express what you are trying to say in your own words. I agree with Sullivan that when he writes blogs, he still references texts but always states his own opinion. I see writing not as much as a fact-checked text but a way to express your own thoughts on certain topics. Also, like Sullivan, I see writing as a way to reference back on how you were feeling to a certain time and day. For example, you would be able to see how you felt right after September 11 happened because you wrote it down.