reflections

It’s interesting now that the semester is ending to analyze how the definitions of the words have changed over the course of the semester. I would define “writing” as the way in which compositions can be presented. Editing is the way to fix and change writing and projects. Editing can be a collaborative activity that strives to make improvements and teach both parties more about the project and the composition. Composing is organizing varying conventions to create meaning across all modes and media. I think words like audience, design circulation, environment and network, and purpose is necessary for providing a fuller understanding of the ideas of writing, editing and composing. Above all, the biggest change that I made to my theory of composing was circulation. I think the importance of circulation is really lessened and serves as a huge misconception for people when it comes to composing. I think this semester I Really learned how much our words and works can affect those around us. We are never just writing for ourselves. Those conventions and constraints are all a part of what makes people feel and understand a text. Being able to circulate your text is more difficult and proves more creativity than I originally thought it did. The way that circulation occurs and whether or not it is successful is almost a point of genius because having successful circulation is having the ability to reach them know your audience, network and environment and being able to  Project two really showed me the importance of environment and purpose. Outside of this course, I have learned a lot about what composing really entails from Rhetoric and from my Sales class as well. I have learned a more deep view of what composing is because there doesn't have to be such a narrow lens of composing. It is not simply an English key term we study in class. Composing is everything we do! Especially in project two, I remember really struggling with the idea of assemblage until It finally clicked to me that almost everything around me is an assemblage of some sort and that in itself is composition.