Journal 1 Marissa Latouche

   Writing is the simple yet complex expression of thoughts through different techniques and symbols, Writing is unique and interesting as no wrong and the writer is free to express. I associate writing with music as the musician has the ability to create a melody in different tones and keys just as a writer can in their own work.

   Successful writing cannot be defined by others , but only by the writer. We are all our own biggest critic and we each know our own strengths and weaknesses.  A terrible piece of writing to one person can be the most successful piece to the writer. The most important opinion is the writers to define how successful it is.

As a writer I define myself as opinionated but also constructive.  I'm creative but I  also provide a sense of maturity in my writing pieces reflecting my personality.   I am always willing to try different writing styles but tend to have my favorites.  I am also still learning and will continue to change ideas and thoughts.

 Writing is simple, expressive, complicated, rhythmic, memorable and undefined.

In the essay, the author questions the idea of plagiarism and its place in writing. The idea that other areas of life are built upon previous ideas but when it comes to writing that is not tolerated. Students are expected to create profound and new thoughts in writing and are reprimanded when not.

Due to reading this article I realized how much of life is built upon the ideas of history but in writing everything must be fresh and new. It's almost unfair to writers now because many ideas have been explored and discussed already. But the challenge is up to them to find new topics to create successful writing pieces.

I cannot decide if this article is successful as I am not the author. The piece of work can only be deemed as successful by the writer as they understand the true context and idea behind the text.

My understanding of writing has changed since reading the article. After analyzing the context, I understand how difficult it is to be an original writer with fresh ideas while the rest of the world can build off of the history of previous ideas. Writing is much more complex then it seems.

The only term i would change in defining writing is simple because I have found that writing is far from simple. The other definitions would remain the same as I think they represent writing accurately.