For this blog, I read Elizabeth Wardle’s “You Can Learn to Write in General” and “Looking for Trouble “by Catherine Savini. These are very similar in context: Speaking on academic writing and the different methods you can apply while writing. While reflecting on my own readings, this made me think of a few writings I read a few months ago, that did not explicitly speak on a topic but were up to anyone’s interpretation. Which I felt, for a moment, falls into the category of writing in general, but there is still some form of outlining and thoughts. In general, it’s just not something that exists. The title “You can learn to write in general” is a direct contradiction to what is written, which I found quite amusing. The context of the chapter speaks on the necessity of writing for a specific audience or topic, which is important in any writer’s work. This is especially apparent as a modern-day student in the United States where early childhood to high school education is based mostly on writing essentially “In general”. Everyone writes exactly the same way leaving no room for creativity, expression, or individuality. In my honest opinion, part of understanding what Wardle’s saying, is that writing can’t be general is understanding that creativity is also important when writing for specifics. Catherine Savini’s “Looking for Trouble” was very insightful as I rarely ever stop to think about asking myself logical questions or using an outline to write my papers well. Her outlook on academic writing for papers, to just simply plans out the necessary details to ensure a well-written paper.
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