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Since I have to use the same Padlet for all three of my EGL classes, I have decided to use a color-coding system for participation.

-Prof. Woods's posts are purple.

-EGL 102-059 students, please leave your posts WHITE.

-EGL 102-010 students, please make your posts BLUE.

-EGL 101-001 students, please make your posts YELLOW or GREEN.

Thanks!

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"Writing lets me express myself in a way that isn't as anxiety-inducing as speaking aloud." -someone Prof. Woods worked with in a writing center

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"I like to express what I've learnt. Any academic paper I'm proud of is like a medal to me." -one of Prof. Woods' friends

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"Because as a working professional, I utilize email as my primary communication!" -Prof. Woods' first friend from college

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"Writing allows for the preservation of knowledge. Like what I did on a certain day. Or an ice cream recipe." -someone Prof. Woods met at her conference last week

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"Writing is important to me because, it is a way to get your thoughts down on paper, and let go off things when you can't get something off of your mind."

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"Writing is important to me because it is a way show people and myself how I feel about something. It also helps advance my vocabulary and lets me speak my own mine."

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Writing is important to me because it is a way for me to express my feelings without having to speak to people. It also helps me use words that I wouldn't normally use in my vocabulary.

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Writing is important to me because it is a way for me to express my feelings without having to speak to people. It also helps me use words that I wouldn't normally use in my vocabulary.

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Writing is very good to Leslie Ross because you can express yourself and can always go back to it to improve and take something from it. You can organize your thoughts and strengthen your argument.

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The right way to express yourself and get your thoughts across. Reading other people writing we can get other acknowledgements.

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“If I am given instructions to do something, I like to see something written down to help myself understand the prompt.”

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“Writing is important because I enjoy to read other people’s stories, see their perspectives, and experience the feeling of being in places in the world through a story.”

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Writing lets me explore so many different worlds and experiences from my own bed, so many adventures to explore

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Writing helps me vent my feelings and things that have happened to me without holding it all in

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“Writing is important to me, because it’s very calming and gives me time to myself to debrief after a long day”

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It allows for me to express myself in a unique way that doesn't involve facial expressions or personal interaction.

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Why is reading and writing important to you?

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Why is reading and writing important to you?

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To be able to learn new information and be able to apply it to school and work related ideas

- A girl in the library studying

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To me, it is my most thoughtful way to communicate. I can see my thoughts on paper before I deliver my message.

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because it's a medium through which I can express myself, communicate ideas, and connect with others. It allows me to organize my thoughts, share knowledge, and explore creativity. Additionally, writing enables me to leave a legacy, as words have the power to influence, inspire, and endure beyond my lifetime.

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“Writing is important because we have to communicate information and concerns effectively to authorities and or teachers”

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Why is reading and writing important to you

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Why is reading and writing important to you

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I wouldnt be able to do any of my college classes without it and she enjoys it

-Front desk in library

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"Writing is important because it shows communication in different aspects in life. It also shows it has means in experiences, thoughts, and learning".

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Writing is important to me because it is a form of communication. It is also important to me because it helps me with my professional life.

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"Writing is important to me because it helps me to stop and think about what I need to say and get my feelings out. It challenges me to think, use better vocabulary, express myself in ways that are challenging, and frees me to just let go."

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“Writing is important to me because I have always struggled with telling people how I feel face to face. Whenever I was confronted about anything that I had done wrong, or even right, I would find myself stuttering and failing to find the words. Writing let me tell the people I hurt or made happy how I actually feel. It helped me help people to understand me if that makes sense.”

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“Writing it important to me because I think it’s a way for a person to communicate often more careful verbally and so you have a moment to think about it. It’s important to think about it and it gives a reason to be creative”.

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Writing is important because it is a form of communication for students. When you write something you develop skills to critical think.

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Writing is important because, it helps improves your writing ability on completing much more detailed essays or reports for your career job.

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“Helps me get my feelings out and helps me figure out where I’m at in my life”

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Writing is important because historically writing is how people communicated before telephones or communicated devices. This shows the power of this type of communication since it was practiced close to the beginning of history.

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I asked the chemical laboratory safety manager, Lisa Volk-Draper for her opinion. Writing is important to her because she is responsible for writing policy and procedure to ensure people’s safety during lab procedures. If she couldn’t write clearly, or in a way others could understand easily that could potentially be very dangerous.

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Writing is important to me because it helps me learn new things and expand my knowledge on topics I am interested in.

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Writing is important to me because it allows me to communicate with people when i’m not physically with them.

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"It's a way to put your thoughts and feelings into words"

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Writing is a bit of freedom for me because as a child my mothers adopted family did not like the thought of me knowing how to read and write. My grandmother had a old type writer that I used to teach myself the alphabet. When my grandmother found out I had started teaching myself the alphabet and trying to sound letters out, she decided that if I was going to write it had to be with my right hand. So a teacher in kindergarten saw the potential and she seen me struggle so between the teacher and my grandmother I gained the ability to write(with my right hand), and the ability to utilize phonics.

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Writing is important to me because it allows me to put down my thoughts for future reference, otherwise I wouldn't be able to remember anything about my past.

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To me it’s not just a hobby but a way to express myself as well as a stress reliever after a long stressful day and I just wanna write it all out. It’s a way I can express my creative side ,and I can use my imagination more and get even more inspired for story ideas.

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"I need to know how to read so I can make yummy recipes to feed my family"

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"Reading is important because it helps people get their words out when they can't say them out loud"

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writing makes me smarter than the both of you guys

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"Writing is important to me because it allows me to express myself through words on paper."

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Writing is important to me as it is a calls to an action that needs to be done.

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“Writing is important to me because it captures the times of which I no longer can remember without looking back on paper. My mind cannot fade when it remains intact through writing.”

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It’s important to show how literate you are and creates an ability to tell a story.

Original ideas come from writing something down and making something from your written ideas.

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Writing is important for everyone because we all need effective communication skills, in our personal lives and our work lives. I love helping people grow as writers and seeing them develop confidence in their communication skills.  ~ Lisa Avendano, Writing Center Specialist 

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Writing is important for everyone because we all need effective communication skills, in our personal lives and our work lives. I love helping people grow as writers and seeing them develop confidence in their communication skills.  ~ Lisa Avendano, Writing Center Specialist 

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"[Writing] allows [him] to express [themself] and to share [their] ideas and stories."

Interviewee: Matt (no surname given, informal introduction)

Interviewer: Luna Moulton

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"Writing is used in my day-to-day life for work and for family it can both be sentimental or non-sentimental. I used it to right to my family members who didn't have phones or kept old papers and letters from them." Ms. Racheal.

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When I asked the ladies at the front desk if writing is important to them, they were very adamant about how it helps their personal and work lives. One of the ladies said that she uses writing for her Bible studies and that it helps her communicate with her friends and family who are far away. Another lady said that we have no idea how much they use writing in their lives, whether it be for work or personal use.

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I had a nice conversation with Lori Oldenettel. What we had talked about was an in-depth conversation about writing and literature. I had asked her the four default questions as well as four of my own. How often do you use writing on a day-to-day basis?: She states that she has two jobs, and she is frequently using writing every day to write emails back-to-back from students, teachers, and staff in one, and the other she is emailing over colleagues. Is this for work or personally?: She had mentioned that she only writes for work, as she does not write in her free time, unless texting. Do you realize how much you writing you do?: She stated that she writes at least 8-9 hours a day, writing for both jobs at times. Do you enjoy writing: She said not really. For the questions I had asked. How do you feel about AI's advancement with writing?: Oldenettel had stated that the reason she didn't like writing much is because of AI's advancements and the intimidation it presents. Do you think AI can be beneficial when it comes to writing?: She said yes, when it comes to checking grammar, but no to everything else, as she believed that learning was much better than just copy and pasting from Chat GPT. Which format do you like to write in?: She had mentioned that she doesn't really like to write in many formats, but will do it if the job required. She would much rather write an email. Do you think writing is important?: She stated that writing as a society is very important, and not knowing how to write, or read, is a crucial loss to communicating with each other as humans.