There isn't much of a history for me, when it comes to my writing experiences. As I have grown up, I was never much of a writer, and no different than any other student when speaking in terms of my homework, or any school work for that matter. I didn't ever want to write papers, and my homework was something which I both dreaded and procrastinated until I couldn't ward it off any longer. During the Junior year of my high school experience is truly when my inner writer began to come to fruition. As the reality of the fact that I wouldn't ever get out of doing my work became ever increasingly apparent, I finally grasped the concept of what it meant to just sit down and take care of business, especially when it came to writing papers. I was finally able to see that no matter what happened, I needed to write the papers and the work would have to be done regardless of how I felt about it. This truth has been the driving factor of my success in school, and the reason my school work is continually completed, even through my hatred for it. …show more content…
Though the books seemed to always consist of dragons, swords, and heroes. Due to these aspects of my literature, I always felt that I couldn’t get enough of what I was reading. In recent years, my love for constant reading has certainly fallen a drastic amount, and in its’ place video games, movies, and social media seem to have indefinitely taken its place. Like many others before me, the technological age of today has drowned out the power of print. “Print is dead” you hear so many say. While I do not believe print has died, I can say I feel it has weakened immensely. Both its presence in our culture and its’ relevance have decreased, and it continues to decrease every second that technology advances. So, like many others have also done, my attention turned from books, to the constant stream of limitless information which we call the
Books today are everywhere. We find them in many households, libraries and schools all around the globe. We find many different types of books; from stories to educational textbooks, we regard them today as sources of knowledge and amusement. But it wasn’t the case before 1455. That year, one of the greatest inventions in human history was revealed to the world; Gutenberg’s printing press. This press allowed printing in massive quantity, spreading books all around Europe and the rest of the world at a fast rate. The printing press had many positive consequences on society. At first, it standardized grammar and spelling, and then introduced the mass production of books. It finally inspired future printing technologies around the world.
There is no doubt, that literature has taken a back seat in the digital age. In a 2013 article for the Wall Street Journal, a top store executive for Barnes and Nobles revealed that the company expects to close twenty stores a year over the next decade. But Barnes and Nobles isn’t alone. Bookstore chains across the country are suffering the same losses. Consumers are choosing online book retailers like Amazon or opting out of reading altogether. These recent [trends?] are evident of a startling reality: people don’t read anymore.
Quindlen begins her article by introducing and building an argument against the idea that “The book is dead (1).” With the introduction of E-readers in society, printed works will cease to become necessary and no longer have a place as a literary tool in the coming future. Quindlen develops her argument against this point by drawing several comparisons to other times in recent history when a new technology sparked heralding rumors of the
In the past, literature had been in a much healthier state. Without the looming power of television, books were a main part of the lives of many. It surely couldn’t be a complete disaster though. Authors began to realize their mistakes. Literature began to gain a foothold in the media again.
This year was a true test to my abilities as a writer. Until my last year of middle school, I could not write. In eighth grade, I was forced to learn how. I was drilled with grammar, and I was tasked with multiple essays. This year, I was able to take the skills I learned in eighth grade and put them to the test.
What was most surprising to me most about writing in college, it’s the fact that it’s more fun and it had a lot more interesting topics to write about. When I went to high school I always almost got a C or a D in writing but now that I’m in college I don’t feel that I struggle as much as I did in high school. But when I think about why I am doing so much better now in writing, I think its due to the fact that I have so much more help from tutors and better teachers. I’m also surprised that I’m getting A’s and B’s now in writing. During the course of English 102, the most demanding paper that I came across was the paper 3.
Writing is something that is intoxicating to me. When I write, my current problems disappear, and all of my focus turns to the stories my brain is itching to let free. At times writing becomes a coping mechanism for when it is a necessity to divert my attention away from my own mental anguish. From a young age reality is something that I have tried my best to avoid, due to the fact that I have had to live with a Generalized Anxiety Disorder. As a child the real world seemed entirely too frightening for me, so all of my attention turned towards fantasy.
I sincerely appreciate the opportunity you have provided for me and my fellow students the past few weeks. The experience I have had with your fourth grade class has given me a sense of personal accomplishment while meeting the requirements for our writing unit. I have learned so much about your students and their ever growing writing abilities throughout my time with them. Although our time was limited, I am proud to say they have each grown as writers and as individuals. Although they may have been weary at first, each student opened up to me in their own way.
I believe students who want to be good writers, must first become good readers. Before starting this course I was a fairly new reader. Obviously, my whole life I was able to read English, but just recently I had begun reading for fun. It was hard to believe that I could learn through reading because of my lack of ability to pay attention or comprehend texts; fortunately this wasn’t the case once I found books that interested me. The books I read were mostly Christian related books and I was surprisingly able to learn a lot from them.
I have never considering writing to be one of my strong suites when it came it academics, perhaps adequate at best. Especially when it came to writing on a subject based on information or statistics, however after the last few essays, not only do I have a new found confidence in my writing skills, but I’m incredibly excited to write about new and more challenging subjects. The last three essays walked me through the writing process slowly but surely, challenging me a little more each time. As I approached the next assignment I took what I had learned from the previous one and made sure to apply it to the assignment I was currently working on.
Literature has changed over time. “The “death of print” has been much heralded over the past decade, precipitated by the rising accessibility of devices like tablets and smartphones that have made the electronic medium cheaper and more universal (1).” Literature has evolved
Many people will argue that history began with the advent of the written word. Before books, history was passed by word of mouth and was often lost or altered as it went from generation to generation down through the years. For many years now our civilization has enjoyed books, journals, newspapers, magazines, and many other types of writing. We use these literary tools to record our lives, to invent stories from the imagination so powerful that they make writers into millionaires, and to make news available to the general public. Today, in our technological age, a new form of literary expression is taking place. With the invention of the internet and the trend towards more of the population using it as a source of news and information, we find the growing popularity of electronic text. News, books, and entire literary archives are being converted to electronic text and put on the internet for anyone who wishes to read them. Electronic text has many positive attributes. I believe that the use of electronic text will lead to the more effectual publishing and distribution of books, but at the same time will lead to the destruction of many precious books and newspapers.
...igitization.” This does not necessarily imply that printed books will altogether disappear, but that their appearance, usage and milieu will be repurposed. Therefore, it is only rational for stakeholders such as academicians, authors and publishers to envision the future of printed books in the digital age, so as to better anticipate the changes that are, without a doubt, destined to occur.
The total number of books is increasing day by day and also the readers. Youth and elders contribute greatly to this number. Print media is also linked as a STATUS SYMBOL.
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