Writing Blog Post 1- Murray

2- Murray states that everything you write is an autobiography, because you always put your voice in your writing. You gain a sense of voice or attitude as a teenager or young adult and by the time you're twenty, you don't enhance your voice anymore, you simply flow with your own voice that you currently have. He also states that your writing is based off all of your previous memories, and these are portrayed through your words. Everything you write comes from your life, whether they were happy or sad memories, they all influence your writing. Categorizing these all are difficult because they change between person to person, but they can be roughly catogorized by your past memories, your attitude, and your perception of the world around you.

5- Considering his arguments and seemingly flawless logic, yes, I will change my writing habits by trying to realize my own voice, and instead of thinking about what I will compose onto paper, I will hopefully just let it all flow out of my imaginative and memory filled brain. I have happy and sad memories just like everyone else, but I have never thought to let those show in my writing. Knowing those are available, I will not consciencely write this way, but I will be able to notice these more easliy. It is nice to be able to recognize this idea, because it helps to give yourself a sort of writing individualism. It makes you stand out from the crowd, and I have, since I was a little kid, wanted to stand out and not fit in to the social norms or the so called crowd. I wanted to be noticed but also know that I had done something significant or worth being recognized for. Murray's essay helped me realize that in writing I am able to do just this.

6- Now knowing this idea and being able to recognize that most papers or books are autobiographies, besides science papers usually. I can reflect on my own writings and say with confidence that my last few essays were in fact autobiographies. This can be justified by my voice being present in all of these papers. I unconsciencely do this and it helps me think quicker and in turn write quicker as well. I am also adding my voice into this assignment as I type making this assignment an autobiography. Murray was very correct in this theory of his, but you must buy into it to reap any benefits from this viewpoint.