Blog #7

Murray presents numerous reasons for writing a personal essay that could apply to the audience. Typically, students write for classes but there are also people who write journal entries, stories, or experiences in a form of venting or getting something off of their mind. The writer believes that the main reason that we, as humans, read and write so we aren't confused or our brains aren't discombobulated constantly. We don't notice, but we write lists, notes/scribbles, even paragraphs on a day to day basis to just receive some sort of organization for the day. The main objective for any writing is that the reader understands the points that the writer is presenting. In an essay, the main point of the paragraph is typically shown in the first or last sentence of the paragraph so the reader has a concrete view of the point. On a sticky note or just any note, the point is straight-forward and sometimes a reminder for the reader or writer. One might write to analyze a situation or determine which side of an argument one would be on, for example, pros and cons. The feature article that we are currently in the process of writing helps, as a writer, to see what I agree and disagree with concerning my topic. Writing about the chosen topic also allows me to analyze and research other sub-topics that I didn't necessarily know about.