Week #2 - Lindemann Readings, 1 -3, 7

At first, I was struck with a lot of common knowledge stuff that I've learned about prewriting, writing, and rewriting. It seemed like a good introduction to warm up and create understanding on the process of writing. I enjoyed the highlights of writing such as Lindemann discussing how significant writing is in the real-world: "Writing is a form of social action. It is part of the way in which some people live in the world. Thus, when thinking about writing, we also must think about the way that people live in the world" (33). I found this quote significant because throughout my undergrad years, I encountered many other students who did not major in English. Many times. when I shared that I was getting my B.A. in English, I would receive a lot of commentary on how I was going into a field that was difficult, that they hated the idea of writing, and at times, was told that its function is unessential. Interestingly, I too came to question whether studying literature and learning how to write along the way was beneficial for me. This questioning lead me down a rabbit hole of further appreciating my major. I recall how important writing is to me and tied that to other experiences that people had shared with me in the past on how knowing how to write IS  a necessary function in everyday life. For example, while I was getting my Associate degree at Southwest college, I had to take a remedial math class because I was not too great in math. My professor was a very warm man and shared part of his struggle to obtain his degree was to have a thesis on math. He elaborated how necessary it was for him to know how to write, even when his major is considered the opposite of English. He had to write his whole thesis without incorporating any numbers, just pure writing. I had found that to be remarkable when I was young and that was one example of an incident that marked and peaked my interest in how significant writing is to the everyday life. I felt the need to pursue my degree to share that experience with other students. I realize that I might not have shared such a positive outlook on taking my English classes during my high school years because of how I was being taught. However, there has been positive experiences with some teachers that drove me to be a better writer and contributed my desire to share that same experience with other students. 

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