ROW: Elbow (46-60)

Summary:
The first of the three reading were a bit confusing to me, because how many definitions of voice can there be. Shouldn't we just have are own definition of voice and that's how we should interpret it. The second and third readings I felt I understood more because I'm sure most of us have had trouble with writing drafts and having writers block. When we can relate to a reading we comprehend more of it and find it more interesting.

Synthesis: Now that I know about using voice in our text I can apply to more of my writing and try to get better and better at it. The second and third reading I have more of a connection to because I have had rough draft that I've only written once then turned in my paper. I've also dealt with writers block. Now that I have herd from both these authors I can now use their tips and apply it to my writing.

Getting Ready To Read:

1: Someone who doesn't know me can visit my Facebook and find out who I am just by looking at my page. Facebook creates an identity about you because it shows who you are, who you associate with, if your in a relationship, and many more personal things about yourself. Facebook might not show who you truly are though, say you have a bunch of pictures of yourself drinking, one might say all this person does is drink in reality there just pictures from the weekend where you went out one night in reality you never go out it just looks like that.

2: If you were able to say "I" in most of your papers which I think should be allowed you get to show your emotion and what you think about the topic your writing about. Isn't that what writing should be about showing what you think and your piece of mind on a certain topic

Discussion and Journaling:

1: Voice is what makes an authors writing unique, voice shows patterns and trends in our writing style. I've herd voice defined as developing your own style in writing. Your voice can tell alot about your writing, whether you have a strong voice or weak voice. Elbow seems to define voice as writing with power which go's along with the definitions I had just written. All in all voice is an important part of writing if you want to convey something you really believe in.

Applying and Exploring Ideas

1: Sincerity can be defined as one who speaks their own feelings towards someone or something. Resonance can be seen as an effect a piece of writing has on you. This exercise is tough because its hard to put words into your own definition when you don't have the full grasp of the meaning of sincerity or resonance

Connecting to other Readings

1: I believe what both Kleine and Elbow say is that when we write our voice just comes out naturally and there is no way to stopping it because its just who we are. I know when I write I don't think of my voice, I just write and you can see the patterns of my voice through my writing.