Why does punctuation matter?

Punctuation matters for many reasons. Punctuation is important because when there are punctuation errors in the text, it leads the reader to believe that there are errors in the writing, as well. Although it may not be true, punctuation errors show immaturity and lack of knowledge, and readers lose respect for authors that contain those simple errors. Punctuation is also imoprtant because it should be common knowledge. Punctuation is something that has been taught almost every year in school, yet some people cannot seem to grasp it. In school, high school especially, if there were too many gramatical errors in a piece of writing, students would start to lose points and their grade would lower. Students should have learned their punctuation for just that reason, but it just didn't seem to happen.

School might be like ________

School might be like home to some people. To people with a rough home life and who try to work hard in school, school might create a home-like atmosphere for them. School might be like home to the one girl that has everything at school - sports, academics, friends, boys; but at home she lives a very different life. To her, school is where she rules, and where she feels strong. While home is considered warm and comforting to some, school might be considered warm and comforting to others.

School is not like ________

School is not like home. It is not a place that makes me feel happy. School here is not like high school. College is not like a sunny day - it doesn't make me feel warm, nor does it brighten my spirits and put me in a good mood. Actually, it does just the opposite. School is not a place filled with freedom and fun; there are a myriad of rules that must be followed, and the fun you do have is constantly interruppted by work, teachers, and homework.

School is not like a sunny day. Those days always make me happy and eager to go outside to embrace the beautiful day. School makes me want to climb back into bed and sleep for the rest of the day. School is also not like a sunny day because those sunny days give you energy to get up and do things and to have fun. School makes me extremely tired, which makes me not do my work because I am exhausted and would much rather take a nap in my warm bed than write a paper or read a book. School is not like a sunny day because on those days, the sun can be seen from many different areas. In school, however, there are many rooms that contain no windows, like a prison cell, that block the students off from the outside world.

Home is like...

Home is like a warm place that you can always go back to and always turn to. It contains memories, family, and is filled with laughter and fun. It has your dog, your room, pictures of our past, and always has open doors for you.

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Newer media and technology are becoming more and more advanced. Media is very cyclical; one technology is always being replaced by something that claims to be better (Bolter 26). The cycle is always in motion, so new technologies are constantly created to replace the old ones. These new technologies attempt to remmove interazction between non-media, but that is virtually impossible. There will always be a connection between media and the unmediated world (26). Apple, for example, is constantly trying to achieve this by coming out with a new IPhone and IPad every year and claim it to be better than the previous one. They are trying to get rid of that interaction with non-media. Advancements in media and technology attempt to get us in contact with the unmediated world, but this task is something that cannot be achieved. Hypermediated media presents itself as something immediate. This is why digital writing cannot completely replace written text. This remediation process will never be fully complete.

Group 3 Argument

This group did not have that stong of an argument, but I think what they wanted their argument to be was that there will always be a battle between print media and online text. This group wanted to convey that the differences between the two are very large, and that there will always be a competition between them. This group also believed that eventually, the two mediums have to coincide and work together. Because there are people who strongly believe in both mediums, for anything to succeed, the two types of writing have to meet in the middle and have to create a bond or friendship to make the readers and users happy.

Taylor Mali

The poem, "Like You Know," by Taylor Mali differs in many aspects from the spoken word and the print text. The spoken word can be said in different tones, which adds meaning to the text and poem in general. The spoken word also has laughter and comedy in it because the audience listening can recognize the tones and sarcasm of the poem, which is an asset to the poem. The written word of the poem, which is considered to be unconventional, is not as essential to the peom. It does not add meaning or any additional feeling or emotion to the poem. It also does not add the sarcasm that the speaker says when he reads the poem out loud. The writing space does not benefit the writing in any way. This shows that the writing space is essential to the peom.

Chapter 3 Argument

Group 3 was trying to argue that even though electronic writing is becoming more and more popular, it is not changing the essentials of writing. They believed that writing as a whole and in general is not really changing; the only thing that is changing is how it is being written. People are going to write how they write, feel how they feel, and believe what they believe no matter how they are writing those thoughts down. This group believed that electronic writing is faster and more advanced and that there will always be competition for newer technologies that can improve writing.

Chapter 2 Argument

The argument that the group for Chapter 2 was trying to make was that electronic media was overtaking print media. They were saying that print media and actual writing comes from inside of you, and you can tell so much about a writer just by the way they write their alphabet. They believe that writing comes from the soul, and it is important to keep it that way. This group also argued that although handwritten writing is more personal, electronic writing can provide many different things that written text cannot. Electronic text is more flexible, faster, and advanced than printed text.

Extra Credit John Edgar Wideman

He is reading an excerpt from a new book called "Inspiration" he is working on right now. He likes to read what he is working on to an audience to gain some feedback and information on it. He made sure he could do a questiona dn answer after he was done reading, so that shows he wants feedback and he wants people to be able to voice their opinion  and say what they want.

He read an excerpt from one of his essays, and it was about African American people living in the South during times of racism. His reading greatly confused me because it sounded like he was reading two different stories, especially when he was reading newspaper excerpts. He is an excellent writer, but I was greatly confused by his reading.

10/12 Blog

I am afraid to write sometimes because if I have to write about something that is out of my comfort zone or about something that I don't have that much information on, I am afraid that I will not be able to back up my points. I am also afraid that I will be writing wrong information just to write any information down. I also get afraid to write sometimes when I have to write really long papers and my grade is at the disposal of a teacher or professor. I am even more afraid when I have a new teacher who I don't know and I am unsure of how he or she grades or what they are looking for in their papers.
I do not take writing as seriously as Jacques Derida because I am not a professional writer. I take writing seriously when I am writing something important for school. I like to know all of my material and have it studied so I can make the clear points and understand what I am writing about, but I do not feel like writing is necessary as I am doing it. I think writing should be like that for authors and essayists because that is what they do for a living, and that is what they love to do, but for other people, especially students, it is not usually taken that seriously.

10/3/11 Reading Quiz REWRITE

Bolter is condemning the end of print text. He believes that print is the best way for the writer to produce a strong piece. He feels that authors today also affirm that printed text is still considered the highest form of writing, and he does not believe that electronic writing is better than print. Throughout his book, especially during this chapter, he acclaims that print is the highest form of writing for many. "Both as authors and readers, we still regard books and journals as the place to locate our most prestigious texts" (Bolter 3). If Bolter believes this to be true, he would not be in favor of the end of print text to come. Bolter also proclaims that the internet is open and available to all, but writing in a book is not. Authors still strive to achieve their books and writings in print. "Few authors today aspire to publish a first novel on the internet," (Bolter 3). This is true. Writers know how easy it is to put writing up on the internet, and they also know how hard it is for a writer to get published in print. Anyone can post anything online, but not everyone can get a book printed from a publisher. Because of these beliefs from Bolter, it would be hard to pronounce that he would be celebrating the end of print text and moving on to electronic writing.


Computers do not produce any homogeneity with reading or writing done on it. All readers are going to read differently, analyze contrastingly, and imagine what the reader is saying in opposing view points, so it becomes anything but homogeneous. Reading and understanding are going to vary per person, and the computer is not going to change that. "What unity there is in an electronic text derives from the perpetually shifting relationship among its verbal elements" (Bolter 12). By saying this, Bolter is saying that online text and comprehension of that text are not solely based on the computer; other factors are involved. Because of this, the computer cannot create a homogeneous piece of writing. Other factors including outside elements, the reader, and the imagination of each individual will constantly vary, and those said variations will create a heterogenous result. Electronic writing and printed text do not differ in this sense. They both inspire the reader to believe what they want to believe, and think what they want to think.

9/28/11

I believe that technology is a huge influence in how people are doing this, especially the younger generation. Technologies like phones and internet limit the amount of actual writing or even spelling that needs to be done, so the younger generations are getting more and more used to writing in that slang form. Social networks also create relationships that are only through the computer. People can meet on websites, can video chat to see each other, and then have a Facebook relationship. I don't think that the 'machine' is necessarily playing us, but I think it is coming close to that. People want to be up to date on the latest technology, and that often means dating online, or typing letters instead of words. The technology we are so used to is very powerful, but we can also be just as powerful if we want to.