This essay is about writing. Writing has had an effect on my own personal life as well as life in society. Writing opened many doors for me. Also the fact that there would be no reading. When I was younger I would use writing and reading as somewhat of a get away from hardships or conflicts in my life. When I began to read I became very interested in history which was music to my dad’s ears since he majored in history. I began to read more and more but ,as my essay explains, there were some challenges that were thrown in the way of that spirit. This essay describes that experience as well as the affect of writing on history and society.
Workout out the Mind
ERH 101, Section 1
Date Due: 6 July 2018
Date Sub: 6 July 2018
Paper No. 1
Help Received:
None
James Muskett
Writing a paper is its own animal. Writing is similar to training a dog. Training a dog takes much attention and dedication. This is similar to training a dog because a paper also much training, attention and dedication. Writing is a big part of society and without it there would be much less freedom of thought. It is for this reason that the training of this is so important. The process of writing and the finalizing must be repeated over and over just as training is done with the dog training. We do this so that writing may never die and will continue and develop year after year.
I have always been more of a history writer rather than anything else. My first paper I ever wrote was a history paper about Davy Crockett. This one paper will always stand out to me not only because it was my first paper but because I wrote 3 more based off it. My first few papers were, of course, much smaller and less educated but I still hold onto those papers because it helps me see where I have been and motivate me to keep trying to get better and improve with each paper I write. Writing has always been a difficult challenge in my life despite my love for it. I enjoy either retelling a story of creating a story or even persuading someone to see something in some way. I enjoy making people think or taking them to another imaginary world. I always begin writing by first learning as much as possible about the topic as I can. I believe this is important because many people put in “fluff” in their papers. Me on the other hand. I like to make sure that everything I put in the paper has meaning. My writing process usually consists of: Food, drinks, something to get my mind off the paper. One writing process I have is switching off to social media every now and then while working on my paper. This often consists of me scrolling through youtube channels, news or recent games. This part of my process is often seen to not be a good step to other people but to me it is very necessary. Anther part to the writing process would be to have a cup of coffee with me while working. This is recorded on every person’s accounts to be a helpful step in everyone’s writing process. One last important part of my writing process is ones landscape. The landscape is an important factor to everyone’s writing process fore if you are in a too distracting setting you may not focus or even if you are in a too quite setting, you may not be able to focus then as well. I usually like to sit on my bed in my room with my laptop and listen to music. My mother does not see my process as a very good one but it does get the job done.
The role of writing is a critical aspect in the society today and the society of the past. Although the role has changed over the years, its importance has not. In the very beginning writing was used to record history. This was an important part of world history fore if it was not recorded in writing then we would not know anything about our past history. The role of writing has changed over the years though. Later it was used for news papers made in the printing press. This is an important note because it has moved from just simply history in the past but telling history in the moment. This will be a big step in writing fore that form of writing has continued up until today’s time. Writing is now also used to tell recent news about present day stories and information. This type of writing is very pivotal in today’s time because it effects everything whether it be peoples opinions or interests or likings. Not only does it effect everything but specifically our society would be very different without it. Another thing that has not actually changed over the years though is books. Books are key in our society because they let people learn on their own terms and what they want to learn. Without writing our society would become very communist and one single minded this is the exact reason why Hitler had all the books burned. It was so that people could not learn on their own and have their own opinions. If writing ever ends then there will be a drastic decrease in open mindedness and freedom. It just shows how much writing affects the world and society.
I plan to use my writing to provoke more thought. I personally believe that people of now days culture and time because people of now days are being strongly dictated how to think and what to believe I believe that writing and reading are one of the biggest things to fix this issue because people need to think on their own and have their own thoughts and beliefs rather than just what they are told. The use of writing will also be very helpful in my professional career. I plan to go into the marine Corps and then secret service and writing is, although it may not seem so, very important in these career paths. There are messages and reports that need to be correctly written. This writing aspect may seem small but it does indeed have a major factor to how you present yourself in these fields and you as an individual. I also need to work on my writing so that I may achieve this though. I enjoy writing stories but my strength is in more of the research papers. I wish to become better at the stories where I bring people into a different place. When trying to learn this I follow the example of Stephen King. Stephen King uses strong imagery which is key when telling a story. During my time at VMI I will not have the chance to do this but there will be plenty of chances to write. There will be the history essays and science reports. All in all my writing skills will increase during my time at VMI but perhaps just not the story type of writing.
Writing is an important part of society and has many benefits for each and every individual. Without writing the world would not be the same place it is now. The writing process is not easy though so each and every person should spend time training their minds and working to become better in order to better themselves and better the people around them.