Writing: Social or Individual (Kevin)

When thinking of writing I think of it was a social and an individual practice. When writing in a journal at home to express your feelings, or just to write down what happened in your day, I would say it is an individual practice. You're alone and writing to yourself about how you feel. And you probably don't want anyone to read what’s going on. But when writing a paper for a class or to present then it is more social. Depending on how important it is, you may go through one or many peer reviews, asking people to look over and revise your paper. Or say you are writing a speech, which is very social. You are presenting what you have written to everyone around that is listening, also with a speech you may also have people go over it with you and revise it before the final product is ready to be presented. To me I think writing is both a social and individual practice, depending on which way you are looking at it, either as a journal or an essay.