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Writing is a means of communication between groups of people, or a way of expressing ones self to others.  It allows humans to define and and creatively portray ideas they have in their mind to other people who may have an interest in them.
https://twitter.com/RoastMeDaily/status/857799108945465345
In this link their objective is to create a humorous video that will make people laugh. They use out of context music that still applies to situation in a funny way and communicate that idea to the person watching.
-Jackson Altman

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Writing is communicating your thoughts, ideas, or feelings on various forms of text.

This tweet is relatively short but communicates to me the idea that times have changed since our parents were children. We have grown up with cordless home phones and cell phones our whole lives so "hanging up" the phone isn't a literal thing anymore.

Jaclyn Patton

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Writing is expressing your thoughts, feelings, or ideas on different forms of text.

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Writing is using words  to expressing something, tell a story, or share an experience.

I chose a Birthday Card as my form of writing. It is expressing love and thanks for someone, while also celebrating their being born. Lots of kind, loving words are used in birthday cards to show appreciation for people and why they are important to you. Birthday cards are usually pretty short, because cards are a standard size, but a letter can be added if you really feel the need to express your thanks for someone. Cards are really neat writing because of the feeling that someone gets when they read it. They feel appreciated and worth more than they thought.

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Writing is a way to convey ideas and emotions without speaking.

I found a piece of the original speech given by Franklin D. Roosevelt after the attack on Pearl Harbor. I find this very interesting because not only is it a major part of American history, but this particular picture shows the changes that the speech went through to reach its final form. This speech conveyed anger, vengeance and strength to its audience. Americans were quickly assured that they would have their revenge and that they should not be fearful. Roosevelt used strong and direct language such as “infamy” and “deliberate” and kept the speech short. He did this to make his purpose very clear and convey his straight-to-the-point attitude about his subject.

-Dalton Broadway

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Writing is the physical method of displaying thoughts, opinions, ideas, or other forms of information.

http://menwithpens.ca/what-does-writing-mean-to-you/

This article is from the point of view of a man who had lost touch with his calling to be a writer. He reads an article by his friend expressing what it means to him to be a designer, and this sparks the question in himself as to what writing means to him. He replies that it is the ability to be anyone or anything he can be. Create a fictional circumstance and decide every moment of the piece. He wrote how he lost his sense of "why" and so he had gradually stopped writing.

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Writing is a form of communication through combination of letters or symbols that represents words.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/hit-me-up-on-my-mobile?utm_term=.ywkEdODj0#.olm5l2xgV

This is just a list of funny text messages but it is very unique to writing. Things like auto-correct, pranks, or funny reactions are something that no other form of communication can do. Turning these texts into a voice recording or video is impossible for most of them. For example...
this text can't be recorded because you can't have this kind of problem talking.

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Writing is expressing ideas, thoughts and feelings in the present moment about ones individual beliefs of life using their own resources .

The post says, "You only know a part of me. I am a universe full of secrets." As I searched for an inspiring post, I came across this simple yet meaningful post. It relates a lot to my idea of writing. Writing is a tool that allows us to express our own thoughts and beliefs to ourselves or almost to the entire world. We live in a society that is so structured to be a certain way and that everyone should share similar beliefs in order to fit in but writing does the complete opposite. It shows how different everyone else is and that even though we might think we share a same thought with someone reality is that it is completely different once you begin to discuss it in further details. For example in this post, even though the quote seems simple and not difficult to understand, each individual that will come across it will think about it differently. Someone might use it as a way to feel unique and empowering that no one really knows them and it creates a mysterious feel. However, someone else might come across of feeling of sadness because they realize that they may never find someone who will ever understand them and that is not what they want. Each person will have their own thought about this post and from there their thoughts will began to unravel through writing.

Tatiana Hernandez

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Inspiring Quotes When You Need Some Life Motivation

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You should not pass by these quotes. Enjoy yourself. Do not let things or people get you down. :)

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Writing is a way to express the things you cherish, believe, love, hate, disagree with, or anything you are thinking in a way that is simple for other to read, react and empathize with.

This is a letter from a six year old boy named Alex. He wrote this letter to President Obama because of a picture he saw of a young Syrian refugee. The compassion and empathy this young boy possesses is far greater than anything I have seen from someone as young as him. He uses words of encouragement and inspiration. When he says, "...we'll be waiting for you guys with flowers and balloons," it melts your heart because of his openness to a stranger. Even though he has never met this young refugee, he still has a sense of optimism and empathy. This is not the whole letter but just this one page says a lot about this young boys character. When he talks about introducing him to his other Syrian friend, he just shows his empathy. I am sorry for using that word so many times but it is just out of this world that he even thought about how the boy would feel when he would arrive. He knew he was going to be lonely and wanted to make sure he had a friend he had something in common with, like nationality. Especially now in this war we are having in America about the refugee crisis, this young boys words are more inspirational, more loving, and more empathetic than many people well into their lives are still trying to reach.

Johnathon Gibbs

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To me, writing is a way for us to communicate using words.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/jinamoore/trump-just-slapped-an-anti-abortion-rule-on-foreign-aid?utm_term=.gcmXZWMEYJ#.auBd9e0L8r

In the article, writing is used for many different purposes. It is a news article so it keeps the reader up to date about what is happening in the world. It gives information to the reader about the United State's new president and what some of his new policies are. The article also gives opinion from the different political parties and how they view the situation. There are statistics that support what the writer is trying to show and also quotes of things that were said by other people to show their different opinions.

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The wording is simple and powerful. There are no complicated or complex words. It is a simple point and acknowledgement of thankfulness. The point was the goal was achieved.

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Writing is the ability for one to express their thoughts or ideas through unspoken words.

http://www.businessinsider.com/stephen-curry-contract-2017-1

This article on Steph Curry headlines his thoughts on money. Curry states that worrying about making a certain amount of money leads to bigger issues. This is interesting because Curry is a two time MVP of the NBA and labeled as one of the best basketball players in the world. The best players should get paid the most, right? That's not how Curry or the author picture it. Regardless of Curry's contract, he loves the game of basketball, and we should strive to seek happiness instead of wealth like Curry. The author indicates that Curry has taken less amounts of money than he could have, but that has not stopped him from playing great basketball. Money does not create life-long happiness, but doing something you love can.

Bradley Clark

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There are many different ways to describe what writing is. To me, writing is a method of communication used to express emotions through language.

"But no one listens to her 'cause she doesn't have a pretty face to match her pretty mind."
{S.M.M.}

This piece of writing really stood out to me. It is only a short one sentence piece of writing, but it is large and deep in the meaning. With just a mere 18 words, the writer makes you think about more than just the words written. The language used is not complex or complicated; it is simple and beautiful. I believe that it doesn't matter how long the piece is; sometimes the shortest works hold the most significance. This one in particular post can really make you picture this person they are speaking of, and many people can probably relate to it. It really hits home and makes you stop and think.

Mackenzie Reaume

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Writing is expressing thoughts or ideas that tries to relay a message through words.

Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/education/edlife/top-20-fields-for-internships-get-your-skills-on.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Feducation&action=click&contentCollection=education&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=4&pgtype=sectionfront

Before I start, I would like to address a small observation I made about the New York Times website. In my search for an article to write about, I found that no matter where I looked, whether is was a business article or a sports article, nearly all of them had a title evolving our new president in a negative way. Already I can tell that that any of those articles would have some bias away form President Trump, so I did not chose one with him in the title. In my article, "Top 20 Fields for internships: Get your skills on" the author talks about what many of my engineering professors have been informing us of every chance they get, and that is employers are not getting what they want or require out of most college graduates. This makes me question the value of even going to school to get an education. However, it is also said, not in this article, that you have to have a college degree to get a job and succeed in life, this is quite the oxymoron to me. The purpose of this article is to inform college students and other people about what jobs are in high demands right now and what type of skills these employers are looking for. This article is directly aimed at people who are looking for an internship which is most likely a college student. This article is also helpful for people trying to decide what career path to take because it list the demand for the position. I found this article particularly helpful because it lists some major skills and abilities that the majority of engineering employers want in an intern. The list is short and to the point, which is perfect because it highlights the top fields, then get a little more descriptive with each job. This is beneficial to the reader so that he or she and look directly at their respective field. Overall this was a very informative article that was short and got to the point quickly.

Max Peterson

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http://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/18631598/nascar-more-necessarily-better

This is a link to the article that I am analyzing. As I go through this article, I see a message of debate being conveyed. The writer uses the opinions of others to show discern for the new changes to the sport. "Frankly, the lack of a single skeptical voice within the community was disturbing." He uses this statement to put question into what made this change so perfect. The writer also used connections to the industry from a marketing standpoint to create the idea that these changes seem to be a gimmick to make a quick buck saying that it is a "smack of desperation." The writer's questioning to prior knowledge of the series compared to now shows the connections from the past to present and how the changes are questionable. He uses facts, opinion, and general consensus to show the different view points of how these changes to the sport may shape the future of the industry.

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Writing is the art of persuasion through language.

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The writing in the article I provided is very skeptical about SpaceX's plan to launch crew carrying vessels into space by 2018. It uses words that highlight the processes private spacecraft development companies have to endure and carry out if they have any chances of receiving government approval for launch. Specifically, NASA has plenty of things to inquire about, certify, and approve of before SpaceX can be put into full swing.

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In addition to ferrying cargo to the Space Station and launching satellites into orbit, SpaceX has high hopes to one day send human beings into space. While their long-term goal is a manned mission to Mars, currently they're still a long way from even sending astronauts to the ISS. Aviation Week reports that the company is currently nowhere close to receiving certifications from NASA to carry crews.

Crewed missions have long been one of SpaceX's goals, and the company has even designed their Dragon spacecraft with the goal of one day using it to carry humans into orbit. Initially, the company planned to start crewed missions this year, but the on-pad explosion last September moved their timetable back to 2018 at the very earliest, and likely later than that.

That explosion, which SpaceX blamed on a ruptured helium tank, has made some at NASA question the safety of the Falcon 9 rocket. Some aviation experts are concerned about SpaceX's practice of submerging the helium tank inside the liquid oxygen tank, which leaves the rocket open to the very vulnerability that led to the September 1 explosion.

While SpaceX has reverted to an older, less efficient design without this vulnerability for its most recent launch, the company is planning to upgrade their submersion system for crewed launches. In order for NASA to sign off on such a design, SpaceX would need to prove that it's reliable. This would require, at minimum, several successful launches with the new design and a thorough review by NASA engineers.

A NASA spokesperson told Aviation Week that "if everything goes beautifully" then the review process might be finished in time for SpaceX to hit their 2018 goal of a crewed launch. But NASA has other concerns with SpaceX's launch system, such as the company's plan to fill their rocket's liquid oxygen tanks while the crew is already sitting in the capsule. NASA is also unsure if the Dragon crew capsule's emergency eject system would be enough to protect the crew in the event of another on-pad explosion.

And these are just the concerns NASA has identified so far. There may be more issues the agency will identify in the future, as evidenced by a recent government report that found systemic flaws in SpaceX's rockets. It's looking like SpaceX will have a long, difficult journey to get NASA's approval for crewed flights at all-much less by next year.

Source: Aviation Week

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In addition to ferrying cargo to the Space Station and launching satellites into orbit, SpaceX has high hopes to one day send human beings into space. While their long-term goal is a manned mission to Mars, currently they're still a long way from even sending astronauts to the ISS.

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What is writing:
Writing is the process of expressing your thoughts and feelings on a particular subject.
My choice of writing:
https://twitter.com/AnnaKendrick47/status/812368275061411840

I feel that the main point of this tweet is to be funny and something that changes the pace of things as you are scrolling through your feed. I also feel her objective was to come across as someone who is relatable. She wants to use this short piece of writing to break down the "barrier" that comes from her being famous. She is not using formal language which keeps the piece casual since it is on social media. Her word choice also comes off ironic since she added in Merry Christmas after that deep thought. Finally, this piece is short so you get right to the point. The length also shows that not much thought was put into it and it is something to simply make the reader laugh.
Hannah Tysinger

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Writing is the conventional way of using words to form a message or a piece of literature.

The article I will be talking about is "China is now the world’s largest solar power producer". This article is short and to the point, the reader will learn that China has claimed the title of the world's biggest producer of solar energy. The reader learns that China produces 77.42 gigawatts of clean energy yearly, which will eventually become over 180+ gigawatts in the next three years. The website the article is published on is an American website, which may somewhat influence Americans to see that clean energy is the next step we need to take in America. Some Americans have a preconceived idea that America is the "best" country out there, when it is not. Sure, it is better than most countries, but we are one of the top polluting countries in the world. The author uses very "user-friendly" words to not baffle readers that have a small vocabulary.  I believe that this article will convince others that clean energy is the next "big" idea that we need to adopt in the American lifestyle.

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Not only is it the world's most populous country, it's now also the world's biggest producer of solar energy. On Saturday, the National Energy Administration (NEA) noted that the nation officially claimed the title after doubling its installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity last year. By the end of 2016, China's capacity hit 77.42 gigawatts, and while this is great in terms of raw numbers, it's a lot less impressive relative to the country's massive population.

As it stands, solar energy represents only one percent of the country's energy output. But this may soon change as China devotes more and more of its attention towards clean energy. The NEA says that China will seek to add more than 110 gigawatts within the next three years, which could help the nation up the proportion of its renewable energy use to 20 percent by 2030. Today, it stands at 11 percent.

China's geography certainly lends itself to large solar energy farms. Last year, Shandong, Xinjiang, and Henan provinces enjoyed the greatest increase in their solar capacity, whereas Xinjiang, Gansu, Qinghai, and Inner Mongolia ended up with the most overall capacity at the end of 2016.

This dedication to environmentally friendly energy sources could put pressure on other nations around the world to do the same. Already, Ireland has passed a bill that would make it the first country to divest from fossil fuels. Some countries are finding increasingly clever ways of moving away from fossil fuels - Iceland, for example, is drilling the world's largest well for geothermal energy.

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Not only is it the world's most populous country, it's now also the world's biggest producer of solar energy. On Saturday, the National Energy Administration (NEA) noted that the nation officially claimed the title after doubling its installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity last year.

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A form of communication, where you express your thoughts through printed language.

http://www.livescience.com/57626-stink-bugs-add-flavor-to-red-wine.html

In this article, the author uses a mix of humor and fact to appeal to the reader. Firstly, the title alone is enough to catch someone’s attention, and have them want to read the article. The article itself starts with a bit of humor, saying that “there are two kinds of people in the world: Those who eat bugs knowingly and those who eat bugs unknowingly.” But it then goes into a more factual part, presenting the evidence as to the actual science behind what is happening. He uses a mixture of the two things to get your attention, then retain it. Despite being a more scientific based article, the author does not use many larger words, and keeps the reading to a pretty low level. It is also a relatively short article, which is slightly unusual for a science post, but it is being used more to tell readers about this interesting, and slightly disgusting, fact. It is less about explaining the science behind it, and more about the fact that it can happen.

Matthew LaCorte

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Writing is an expression, a communication, an art form, a function; its limitless in purpose as it can be practical in its usage but it does not have to be.

Article Link: http://www.katebernheimer.com/images/Fairy%20Tale%20is%20Form.pdf

This essay is one of my favorite essays, called “Fairy Tale Is Form, Form Is Fairy Tale,” by Kate Bernheimer. It is a analytical essay, a scholarly critical thought on fairy tales and their impact on writing and literature. Not only does she make an elegant argument in the name of fairy tales, but she deconstructs the genre as a whole. Bernheimer dives into the technicals of language and elements of writing and what makes some fairy tales so masterful as pieces of the written word. It's a fairly long piece but not so long for a scholarly essay, about 12 pages or so. In my opinion with a writer like Berheimer it could be much longer. Her writing is almost functioning both as an academic piece and as an art product itself. She's written a piece of art about other pieces of art. How meta. This essay is intriguing and delightful and nothing short of whimsical, something rather difficult if impossible to pull off for a scholarly written essay.

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Writing- writing is a tool used by people in order to describe anything that may cross their mind. It may be a story, a picture, information, and so on. 

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Writing- writing is a tool used by people in order to describe anything that may cross their mind. It may be a story, a picture, information, and so on. 

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In this short comic the words are used in order to convey the joke that is the basis of the comic. The words being used are all very common words in order to allow anyone who sees the comic to understand it. The entire comic just ends up being based on a few puns about halloween. Personally I love puns because they are just clever and interesting ways to use words and antagonize the large mass of people who do not enjoy puns. Because of this the general goofiness of the text paired with the simple and lighthearted artwork of the comic just has a certain appeal to me.
-Matthew Pelfrey

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Writing: To me, writing is a physical expression of ideas and thoughts that one has, with the ability for others to interact with.  

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My example is a tweet from someone that I follow: https://twitter.com/markleggett/status/825166518014996482

The reason that I thoroughly enjoy this form of writing is because of how many interpretations one can have from it. The first, and my favorite, being the comedic stance that the tweet holds. The tweet starts the readers train of thought in one direction, then switches half way to make one "laugh." Another lens to view the tweet from is through the serious matters that the words describe: drinking, gun violence, novelty. One might think that a joke about gun violence is never acceptable, or that the creation of new ideas that the author references is something that should be strived for. For example, if there was a way for a gun to monitor alcohol levels and NOT let you use it, then that would be a useful invention. Personally, I think the tweet is hilarious and I love all of the author's satirical tweets that he has. They're short, simple to understand, and easy to share with others.

-Carter Mitchell

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What is Writing?
Writing is a form of expression and/or communication of thoughts or feelings through the combination of words.

Article: https://www.buzzfeed.com/maggyvaneijk/dont-worry-im-listening?utm_term=.ceEnp7BJA#.ejwAElMRK

In this article the author is explaining what it is like to have ADHD in your twenties. The article first explains what ADHD is and slightly elaborates on it. The article progresses to explaining common assumptions made, things that people with ADHD feel, and the struggles that someone who has ADHD faces. I myself am not very familiar with ADHD although I have known people who live with it everyday. This article clarified what ADHD is and what it can be like for people living with it, which is something that has always been very vague and generalized to me. The writer makes the article easy to follow and a pretty easy read as it is broken up into main points with some type of photo and elaboration underneath. I think the fact that the article is short and relatively to the point helps the reader stay engaged and really understand some of what ADHD is. The article is also written with the help of three people in their twenties dealing with ADHD and they list some things that they deal with and/or want people to know and understand.

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Among the million definitions of writing out there, I feel it's safe to say that writing is simply a way to express and transform your thoughts, ideas, beliefs, etc. into words non-verbally. There are no wrong or right definitions of writing because it's interpreted differently by everyone, but I think we can all agree to some degree that it allows you to "silently" speak, if you will (even though you are actually still speaking...so complex, huh?).

- Brittany Stanley

This quote, by unknown, serves as a short and sweet reminder to just stay weird. Do the things that you may be afraid of doing out of fear of being judged because they are "not normal" or "weird".  Through the use of upside down text, one is automatically made aware that the quote is different from other typical quotes, but it was purposefully constructed that way. The ultimate message here is to be different, even if that means remaining who you are. Stay weird. Do not change for anyone or anything. Being normal is too overrated, which is exactly why the quote is portrayed upside down. The words being used are short as a way of being very straight-forward.

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Writing is a way to express and transform your thoughts, ideas, and beliefs into words without actually having to say them.
- Brittany Stanley

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Writing Definition - writing is an authors descriptive tool that allows them to create messages for info,entertainment, or other reasons.

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Writing Definition - writing is an authors descriptive tool that allows them to create messages for info,entertainment, or other reasons.

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Article- This article is informative but it is some much more then that. It takes about how big the lake is, that is contains 50% of the world's freshwater and what rivers feed it. However it also goes on to say that it has been a giant tourist attraction for years, bring on average 500,000 tourist a year and it has been apart of Russian folklore for centuries. So not only is it a landmark, it is apart of history.

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During the summer, when Lake Baikal is full of melted ice from the Siberian mountains, it is sometimes possible to see more than 130 feet (39 m) down.

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Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake in the world (by volume) and the world's deepest lake. Somewhat crescent shaped, it is in the southern Siberia area of Russia. In 1996 it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

"Lake Baikal is the oldest lake in the world. It is home to approximately 1,700 to 1,800 endemic plant and animal species," said Jennifer Castner of Pacific Environment's Russia program. Additionally, it holds 20 percent of the world's fresh water, due to the lake's depth.

Volume: 5,521 cubic miles of water (23,013 cubic kilometers). This volume is approximately equivalent to all five of the North American Great Lakes combined, according to Geology.com.

Maximum depth: 5,354 feet (1,632 meters). Its lowest point lies more than 4,000 feet (1,219 m) below sea level, according to Smithsonian magazine.

Average depth: 2,442 feet (744 m), according to Smithsonian magazine.

Surface area: 12,248 square miles (31,722 square km), according to Smithsonian magazine. This area puts it in seventh place worldwide in terms of surface area, according to Geology.com.

Length: 397 miles (640 km), according to Lake Baikal.org.

Maximum width: 49 miles (79.5 km), according to Baikal World Web.

Average width: 29 miles (47 km), according to Baikal World Web.

Minimum width: 16 miles (25 km), according to Baikal World Web.

Coastline area: 1,300 miles (2,100 km), according to Lake Baikal.org.

Lake Baikal is located in south-central Russia near the Mongolian border. The largest nearby city is Irkutsk. Lake Baikal has historically played a large role in the Russian imagination. It represents the unspoiled beauty of Russia and is sometimes referred to as the Sacred Sea. Lake Baikal plays a central part in many local creation myths and appears throughout Russian folklore, according to Baikal Nature. Lake Baikal attracts more than 500,000 tourists a year, according to the Siberian Times.

Though it is in southern Siberia, the lands around Lake Baikal are generally warmer than the rest of the area because large bodies of water have a moderating force, according to LakeBaikal.org.

Olkhon Island is the largest island on Lake Baikal. About 1,500 people live there.

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There are 27 mostly uninhabited islands in Lake Baikal, according to Lake Baikal.org. The largest is 45-mile-long (72 km) Olkhon, on which there are villages. About 1,500 people live there.

More than 300 streams and rivers feed into Lake Baikal, but the Angara River is the only outlet. It carries out about 60 cubic km (15.8 trillion gallons) of water per year into the Yenisei River. Eventually the water makes its way to the Arctic Ocean.

The Selenga River is the largest source of water coming into Lake Baikal. Flowing north from Mongolia, it contributes nearly 50 percent of the lake's water. Like Lake Baikal, the Selenga Delta is internationally recognized for its biodiversity and importance, according to the Ramsar Convention.

Lake Baikal is the only very deep lake to have oxygenated water at its lowest depths, like the ocean, according to a 2009 article in BioScience. Additionally, the earth under Lake Baikal is heated. The cause of the heat is unknown.

Lake Baikal is considered one of the clearest lakes in the world, according to CNN Traveler. During the summer, when the lake is full of melted ice from the Siberian mountains, it is sometimes possible to see more than 130 feet (39 m) down. The stunning clarity is the result of the melted ice's purity, plankton that eat floating debris and a lack of mineral salts in the lake.

Lake Baikal may be warmer than other parts of Siberia, but in the winter it still gets very cold. The average air temperature in winter is minus 6 F (minus 21 C). Despite its size, Lake Baikal freezes over in the winter and usually melts in May or June, according to LakeBaikal.org. The ice can be up to 6 feet (2 m) thick. In the summer, the average air temperature is 52 F (11 C). The water temperature in August is around 50 F (10 C).

The nerpa is the world's only exclusively freshwater seal. It is only found in Lake Baikal.

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At least 25 million years old, Lake Baikal is the oldest lake in the world. It and the surrounding mountains were formed by the Earth's crust fracturing and moving. According to Baikal World Web, it was probably originally a riverbed, but tremors and fractures in the Earth's crust increased the size and widened the space between the shores. Parts of the Baikal basin developed at different times throughout the Tertiary Period (66 million to 2.6 million years ago). Melting glaciers also increased the water levels.

It is likely that a series of lakes, similar to the Great Lakes, developed first and then united in the Pliocene Epoch (5.3 to 2.58 million years ago), according to Baikal World Web. There are several theories about what could have caused the unification, including sinking earth, falling rocks, erosion and earthquakes. Likely, it was a combination of all factors.

Lake Baikal is in a rift valley and up to 2,000 earthquake tremors are detected each year. The earthquakes deepen the lake and increase its size. For example, an 1862 earthquake resulted in the creation of Proval Bay, according to Irkutsk.org.

According to the Baikal Center, some geophysicists think that Lake Baikal is an ocean being born. The shores drift farther apart by 2 cm (0.78 inches) a year, the same rate at which Africa and South America drift apart.

Indigenous communities have lived around Lake Baikal since at least the sixth century B.C., though they visited long before that. It was the site of a battle in the Han-Xiongu War (133 B.C. to A.D. 89). Local legend holds that Jesus visited Lake Baikal, according to Smithsonian magazine. The first European to visit Lake Baikal was the Russian Kurbat Ivanov in 1643. Russia expanded its territory to include Lake Baikal during the 17th-century Russian conquest of Siberia.

According to the UNESCO World Heritage Commission, Lake Baikal is sometimes called the "Galapagos of Russia" because of its exceptional biodiversity and importance to evolutionary science. The age, isolation and deep oxygenated water of Lake Baikal have resulted in one of the world's richest freshwater ecosystems.

About 80 percent of the more than 3,700 species found at Lake Baikal are endemic, meaning they are found nowhere else on Earth. Probably the most famous of these species is the nerpa, the world's only exclusively freshwater seal. Scientists are unsure how the nerpa came to Lake Baikal and evolved, but they suspect the seals might have swum down a prehistoric river from the Arctic, according to LakeBaikal.org. Other endemic species include the oily, scaleless golomyanka fish and the omul, a white fish that is one of Lake Baikal's most famous dishes.

Other land-based species around Lake Baikal include bears, reindeer, elk, wild boar, Siberian roe deer, polecats, ermine, sable and wolves. American minks, imported from Canada, also live around Lake Baikal, according to Baikal World Web.

More than 50 species of fish live in Lake Baikal, according to Baikal World Web. Aquatic invertebrate species include more than 100 species of flat worms, more than 700 species of anthropods (insects, arachnids and crustaceans) and more than 170 species of mollusks. These invertebrates all help purify the water.

There are dozens of tree species, including cedar, fir and spruce, growing in the Lake Baikal area. Some of the trees are up to 800 years old. The Angara pine tree is native to the area, according to Baikal World Web.

Lake Baikal is in southern Siberia. The closest city is Irkutsk

Credit: Peter Hermes Furian Shutterstock

As Russia and Mongolia have become increasingly industrialized and tourism has increased, Lake Baikal has faced more and more threats to its environment. Additionally, climate change is threatening its ecosystem. Water temperatures and ice cover have already changed, according to BioScience.

Castner described several of the dangers facing Lake Baikal. The biggest threat is probably the "huge problem with algae on the lake and government failure to develop an adequate response to it," she said. Massive green algae blooms plague bodies of water like the Great Lakes, but for a long time Russian scientists assumed that Lake Baikal was too big to be affected by them. But since at least 2008, Spirogyra algae blooms have appeared on the bottom of the lake, according to National Geographic. The algae blooms are found in shallow water and wash up on shore, where they emit a horrible stench.

The algae are toxic to other species. The algae have damaged water snails, sponges, fish and crustaceans - which pass the toxins along to people, according to the New York Times.

"The algae blooms are presumably caused by temperature changes, climate changes and excessive runoff into the lake from agricultural sewage and industrial sewage," Castner said. The concentration of algae in shallow water and the fact that algae blooms have historically appeared in areas with untreated sewage suggest that untreated sewage is a significant contributing factor to the problem. "But," Castner noted, "no proper study has been done to definitively determine the cause of the algae blooms."

She added, "There's a huge increase in tourism on shores all around the lake and there's not a real understanding of how that's affecting the lake." Local communities do not have adequate waste management systems relative to the number of tourists. But at least one effort to healthily manage tourists at Lake Baikal is succeeding: the Lake Baikal Trail, which will surround the entire lake, is being built slowly but surely.

"Another serious threat is a proposed series of dams on the Selenga River and its tributaries," Castner said. Mongolia is actively planning to build the dams in order to obtain energy. But the dams would seriously reduce the amount of fresh water flowing into the lake. In addition to lowering lake levels, the dams could change the level of sediment entering the lake and lessen the quality of breeding sites for birds and fish, as well as and block their migration routes, according to The New York Times.

Lake Baikal has successfully met environmental challenges in the past. In 2006, activists were able to get the government to completely reroute an oil pipeline. "It would have crossed into the lake's watershed in the north and come within 800 meters of the lake. It would have had devastating impacts," Castner said.

From 1966 to 2008, the Baikalsk Paper and Pulp Mill operated off the shores of Lake Baikal. "Paper-making and pulp-processing are water-intensive processes that involve using water and then dumping it," Castner explained. The dirty water was dumped into the lake, which resulted in a 12-square mile environmentally dead zone in the shallows. Community-led opposition led to valid studies of the problem and, though the government repeatedly delayed it, the mill was eventually shut down. Today, the environment in the water is slowly recovering. But the plant has not been demolished, the land around it has not been restored, and the chemicals around it have not been removed. The town is struggling economically.

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Lake Baikal: World's Largest, Deepest Lake

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Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake in the world (by volume) and the world's deepest lake. Somewhat crescent shaped, it is in the southern Siberia area of Russia. In 1996 it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. "Lake Baikal is the oldest lake in the world.

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Writing: a way for humans to communicate through non-verbal means.

My Article: mssiciliano.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/file/view/Decorum.doc

The article that I chose, "Today's graduates lack basic decorum", by Mark Bauerlein, summarizes why todays college graduates are not up to the standards their employers want them to be. Bauerlein opens up the article with a story about a student in one of his classes who showed up 25 minutes late to a test. When the time ended Bauerlein collected the papers, the student who came in late looked at him and asked if he could have another 20 minutes because he was late. Bauerlein responded with shaking his head and said, "Can't do that." This story exemplifies what Bauerlein goes on to talk about in the rest of the article. He proceeds to say kids today lack employability skills, they feel they have a sense of entitlement, and their lack of focus is blamed on multitasking. Bauerlein then goes on to blame teachers, parents and professors for the kids lack of employability skills. High school teachers are blamed for inflating grades, and for letting students text and be on their phones in the classroom, and "College professors, too, have no direct incentive to raise the bar, given the influence of student ratings of there performance and pressure from administrators and parents." The type of reddrick that is being used in this article is degrading. Bauerlein is using words like "crushing deficiency," "blamed," "lack," "inflation," and "unfocused" to depict his viewpoints. The length of this article is very suitable for what the author conveying. He gets all of his view points across and the article is not too long that the reader overwhelmed.

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Writing is a form of expressing emotion, ideas, or experiences.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nba/charlotte-hornets/article130668744.html
This sports related article talks about the upcoming NBA trade deadline and the potential trades the Charlotte Hornets may make. In this post, it explains what trade the Hornets have made and the thinking of the management on why they made this trade. The Hornets traded away Roy Hibbert and Spencer Hawes for the Bucks, Miles Plumlee. In this article it states the potential success and role Plumlee may have with the Hornets based on his stats from the Bucks along side with talking about his relationship and history with some of the players on the team and where he went to school. In this article, there were quotes from the coach of the Hornets on how Plumlee will fit into the system, “I think he plays like Cody, and that’s a natural fit for us. The other thing is the physicality. He plays with a hit-first mentality and I think that can help us also,” - Clifford. In this article, there are subsections to the paper. One of these subsections is titled "Clifford: Hibbert couldn’t stay healthy". The purpose of this section of the article is to provide a background to the reader on why the Hornets got rid of Hibbert in the trade for Plumlee. In this section, the author used quotes from Clifford, stats of Hibbert during the season, and previous injuries Hibbert had in order to back up the decision made from the Hornets in trading Hibbert.
- Josh Martin

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Writing is a way to express feelings or educate readers using non-verbal communication.

My Article
https://geographyas.info/population/mexico-to-usa-migration/
My article speaks on WHY so many people from Mexico want to come to the U.S. On every kind of social media right now there is post about mass immigration from Mexico and how awful it is for our economy here in the U.S to support those coming in. This article states the many poor living conditions, economy status and issues that the Mexican people have to make a living in. This is important to me because there is so much ignorance in the world and its so disturbing to hear people talk down on people who come here looking for a better life. My parents came here as immigrants and to this day work their butts off to give my brother and I everything. In reading this article many people would understand why coming to the U.S might be the only choice and maybe give some insight to what it looks like living in Mexico. The words being used are small but educated, easy to understand though. Its a fairly short read but its designed with bullet points to separate the reasons clearly. I think its made that way so people can see ALL the reasons and know that its just one reason jumbled together. All reasons are separated by a headline as well. This article in general was made to educate the public using facts.
-Nancy Rios

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Writing is the ability to convey a message or concept to the masses, to connect ideas across different topics, and the ability to communicate thoughts that all can connect with.

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http://www.chachaandspoons.com/2014/06/06/nfl-to-remove-roman-numerals-for-super-bowl-50-but-thats-it/

This article compares results of the super-bowl search and Roman number search. The searches are identical because Superbowl is only where a roman number are used.

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According to me, Writing is a way of non-verbal communication and sharing of each other thought and ideas through writing and reading.

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Writing is the process of taking thoughts and putting them to words to be shared with others. 

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Writing is the process of taking thoughts and putting them to words to be shared with others. 

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Though this particular writing has a limit on characters, I believe that it is still effective in explaining an opinion and elaborating on why that is the opinion of an individual. Obviously, President Trump has a view of immigration and has acted to do what he sees is best for America based off his view. Through his tweet, he points to the fact that to be recognized as a country, that country have borders and be able to protect them or control them in one way or another. If you are not able to control who crosses your borders, are you able to truly control or protect them? If a country cannot control who is permitted to cross its borders, then it is essentially without true borders. They only represent territory and not the population of the citizens. Though there are extremes like North Korea that have total border protection where no one is allowed in or out, and the countries of the European Union have borders that essentially are allowed to be freely crossed by whoever whenever, most countries of the world do have specific rules and regulations in regards to their border and the process of crossing into or exiting the country, as well as requirements that must be met to protect the safety of the domestic population. Though I've well exceeded the characters used in a tweet, I do believe that I picked out the intended meaning of the message.

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Writing is a form of expression using words to craft an idea or to tell a story. These little words are strong together, to be able to paint a picture without a single stroke of the brush. Other words can influence how one perceives an idea based on another's thought process. to summarize: "The pen is mightier than the sword" -Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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Writing is.. the activity of converting thoughts into a more organized form of communication. 

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By: Trent Granholm

My article: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/matt-ryan-is-no-fluke/?addata=espn:frontpage
This article discusses the evolution of Matt Ryan as a quarterback, pointing to the Atlanta Falcons recent defeat of the Green Bay Packers as a prime example. The author, Neil Pane is using a lot of football terms and statistics vocabulary that may not be well known to everyone who might read it. He does a good job of persuading the audience as to why Matt Ryan is now an elite quarterback by backing up his argument with statistics such as having the sixth highest passer rating in NFC Championship history this past Sunday. Although it’s a relatively short piece, he gives the reader charts which include how certain statistics such as passer rating, yards, and touchdowns affect the outcomes of games which back up his main point. The use of interactive graphics throughout grab the reader’s attention as opposed to just words on a page making for an easier read.

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Writing is the expression of someone's opinions and   words combined in a coherent manner that conveys an overall message or theme about what that person is feeling about whatever topic they are writing about.

My Article: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/30/512438879/7-targeted-countries-react-to-trumps-ban-on-immigration

This article discusses the immigration ban of people from seven middle-eastern countries issued by an executive order from Trump. In this article writing is used to convey the information of this event and the strong emotions and problems that this event brought forth. This article outlines the fear, confusion and uncertainty that now is being experienced by millions of people through strong, emotionally charged words.

Tyler Burns

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Writing Definition: Writing is a combination of words that express ideas, thoughts, and emotions.
LINK: http://time.com/4651898/heres-when-you-should-eat-for-heart-health/
Response: The article is explaining to the reader that eating healthier is better but it is also matters at what time of the day one eats. It talks about the risks of heart disease, high cholesterol and blood pressure and the correlation it may have with people who don't eat breakfast. Some of the words in the article are medical terms so it matches well with the type of writing it is which is an informational article. It is a rather short article so it probably is designed for people who want to a quick glimpse in new research about eating healthier.

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Alex Casar
An expression of language which serves to communicate ideas and thoughts through different mediums.

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Please Keep Your American Flags Off My Hijab

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Please Keep Your American Flags Off My Hijab

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Alex Casar
http://www.joojooazad.com/2017/01/keep-your-american-flags-off-my-hijab.html

This article is written from the perspective of a Muslim woman who justifiably criticizes a new poster on the internet of a woman wearing an American flag hijab. Her writing may be opinionated but she gives specific and concise points in a short list format to back up why she believes this image is wrong and inappropriate considering the current situation. She also displays the image referenced and uses clear and simple wording which makes the article all the more approachable and understandable. Something I really appreciate about this article is the fact that she does not take a defensive point of view, but a rather constructive one. The reasons she gives to support her views are not only about Muslim culture and the significance of hujub but also about what the American flag entails in a wider global scheme. Both of these are topics that not many people are keen on writing about, which actually creates a stronger interest from the reader (or maybe just me).

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Emily Dobbs
This is a political cartoon that appeared in the Los Angeles Times that is criticizing Trump supporters who try and justify Donald Trump's actions. Because this is a political cartoon, it's message is biased and is taking a liberal stance. It may not have a lot of sentences but it says a lot about the artist's opinions on the issues in American politics. The artist utilizes repetition and hyperbole to further their opinion. When the daughter says she can show her father "347 examples of trump making stuff up," it may have been an exaggeration to prove a point that Trump often makes things up to instill hate in his supporters. The father repeats "Make America Great Again!" in an effort to deny his daughter's evidence that Trump has constantly lied. This also demonstrates that a majority of Trump's supporters were white males over the age of 65. By using print as well as visuals, the artist is able to successfully convey their message. It is also ironic that the title of this political cartoon is "Denial Ain't Just a River in Egypt..." because Egypt is listed under the new immigration ban. This wasn't the case when this cartoon was created but it is interesting how the title unknowingly foreshadowed the events that have recently occurred.

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What is Writing? Writing is the technique of conveying messages or arguments through a nonverbal combination of a prescribed language.

Image: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/21/article-2527330-1A3B057500000578-607_634x363.jpg

Analysis: The first thing that came to mind when I began searching for a short piece of writing to analyze was the infamous Justine Sacco tweet. For those who are unfamiliar, roughly three years ago, 30-year-old Justine Sacco, senior director of corporate communications at IAC, sent out a tweet that she would never live down. While on a trip to Cape Town, South Africa, Sacco tweeted “Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white!” This tweet sparked an unforeseeable amount of backlash and accusations of racism and white privilege. As a healthy, white male living in the United States, I personally perceived this piece of writing to be one of light-hearted humor. I do concede, however, that it was done in extremely poor taste. As a result of the poor taste, many people took great offense to the tweet. The language that is being used is particular to twitter rather than to a specific technique or message. Brief sentences that are right to the point make up the usual syntax found on social media sites. All in all, I think it is safe to say that Justine Sacco has a terrible taste in humor and in this instance, it cost her a job.

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Writing is a form of communication that expresses thoughts and ideas through the use of written characters.
Emily Dobbs

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Writing is a type of language that involves putting together letters and characters into words to compose texts, essays, books, and other forms of work for people to interpret and analyze.

My Article Link:
https://moviepilot.com/p/split-subtle-hint-changes-the-movie-and-a-future-sequel/4196917?utm_source=fb-stream-post&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=split-this-subtle-hint-will-forever-change-the-movie-and-its-sequel

Response:
The writing in this Facebook link informs the reader of the potential symbolism within the movie poster of "Split." The developer is using the poster to hide in plain sight, a secret that could explain the intentions for a sequel for the movie. The poster could be used to change people's perceptions of the movie after they had seen the film at least one time. For example, Rodrigo Mariano states, "This one subtle hint will forever change the movie and a future sequel." Additionally, the article contains spoilers that describe the movie and its ending. However, I will try to avoid typing spoilers in this response. The words that could have meaning to the overall point of the article are, "hint, twist, hid, reveal, evidence, and words like no idea." All the words resemble the thought of a secret. These words can spur excitement and encourage curiosity in the reader. This is so the reader will continue reading and become invested in the piece of work. These words could be used to incite an audience that wants to see another movie in this series. Furthermore, the writing in this article is long. I can infer from this article that it is long because the writer takes a while to explain the hidden message in the movie poster and goes into detail on what it means for the movie. For example, the writer links "Split" to the movie "Unbreakable." The resemblance between the movies happens in both movie posters. The writer even goes into detail, explaining how the cracks in what looks like a mirror in both posters, match up almost perfectly. Both posters also show the face of a main character in their movies. I have provided a picture below to show how the movies could be related. Without spoiling too much, the cracks in the posters and the subtle hint ask a question that relates to death and how one character links to another in the movies.

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Writing is a physical form of communication used to express one's ideas.
My Article: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/resources/learning/core-poems/detail/44272
Response: The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost is a short poem presenting one's life choices as if they were a splitting path in the woods. The writing Robert Frost uses is pretty simple to where most anyone reading can understand what he is talking about. It also is written with enough detail to imagine the scene as you are reading. The poem is written to be encouraging to the reader, saying that one should take their own path in life and not to always follow the crowd.

Shawn McKiddy

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Writing is an individualized, intelligent form of communicating thoughts and ideas to others.

My article is actually a picture from Instagram. It is short and to the point, as it is supposed to catch your eye while you are scrolling through the app. The words are simple/basic so that a large audience will understand the message without much thought. The wording and short message are supposed to invoke thought without saying much. This is a very big topic in our generation today so the comments were very opinionated, proving that even a small two to three sentence post can stir up a lot of conversation on the internet. It is nice to see all of the different opinions that can be shown via  the internet.

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the combination of words into coherent ideas that the author seems is of value to share with any who has the ability to read.
Abigail Taylor

Article Link:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/02/skywatching-sky-guide-february-eclipse-meteors-astronomy-science/

This article from the National Geographic website is an informative piece for individuals who enjoy the different events that occur in our night sky. The writing describes every sky watching event of February to happen. The article itself is long, but the subsection of each event is short and I perceive this to be because the author wanted quick explanations as to not bore the reader with specific details that they possibly would not understand unless they were an Astronomer. I also believe the author used the dates and event names as subtitles in the article is so that readers could quickly find a specific event they want to watch, so that a reader could skip to a certain day they wanted to watch the sky, or in thought of a reader picking up the article after a week through February, but they could still skip to the day they are reading or the days ahead. The author also uses easily understood words so that anyone could comprehend what he is conveying and he uses many words that are portrayed to be positive when read as to make these sky events seem just that more exciting.

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Writing is a way to express and communicate ideas with a purpose.

Article Link:

https://discoverpraxis.com/throw-resume-away-simple-steps-developing-effective-value-proposition/

I thought this article was informative, giving the reader value. There is a clear purpose that the writer, Derek Magill, is trying to get across. He is giving advice to all people looking to apply to a job. He creates this article based upon two things, a value proposition and a resume. He clearly defines a value proposition and provides perfect evidence that is relevant to 2017. The author writes with passion and uses power words that give me energy when I read. At some parts he is short and to the point. Other times he is long and descriptive. He gives bullet points and bolds the most important things to read. His writing is engaging, especially since it is in a blog format. It is not long and I believe he does that for a reason. He wants to make a claim that is sharp and to the point so that the reader can act and engage.

Luis Vargas

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Writing is a form of communication that expresses complete thoughts.

Article Link:
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=377027616005356&id=100010943625652

I perceived this writing to be argumentative.  There was a clear purpose demonstrated in her writing, as she was very passionate about her opinion.  She was clear and direct in her verbiage as means of persuading with fact-based stances. She also used personal examples as evidence for her claims. I appreciated the fact that she stands strong on her beliefs and was willing to share to her Facebook friends how she personally felt after the Women's March.  She explained how she felt as if she wasn't invited, since her beliefs varied from the other women marching.  Her post was long for Facebook, but short for an argumentative essay. She had lots of information she wanted to share, but probably didn't want to overwhelm her followers with a post that was as detailed as a formal essay.  I enjoy reading the opinions of my peers on social media, so long as they make educated claims and have fact-based evidence as support.  I think everyone should read her post and try to understand her side of the issue at hand regarding women. Her article appeals more to women, especially those that attended the Women's March.

Alanna Church

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Writing is a concept important for communication, and is a way to express one's thoughts and feelings.

My Article Link: http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/im-a-refugee-who-escaped-bosnian-concentration-camps-if-you-think-the-resettlement-process-is-easy-a6749781.html

Response:
I actually enjoyed reading this article, because my parents came to the United States as refugees; however, they fled to Germany while the war was going on. The article is very opinionated, because she uses her past as her logic behind her argument. It is kind of long, with twelve paragraphs. You can feel the author's frustration about the situation, and that she is passionate about what she is writing.

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There have been many people close to me who have fallen into the deepest stages of depression. This small piece of writing immediately caught my attention when searching for something that could help me explain, in my opinion what writing is, and what it does. This writing takes a simple idea of someone screaming in a room, and uses it to display the way someone is feeling. This writing is short but has such a huge idea that it is trying to portray. It is an easy concept for someone to think of how it would feel to be in a room full of people screaming. However, not being able to be heard or understood by anyone in the room is an unimaginable feeling. The importance of writing is clear after reading this because it shows how writing can help people interpret how they are feeling inside. People are able to use writing to express themselves and also to express ideas.

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Writing is the way that people communicate ideas, feelings, emotions, or information through words on some type of medium.

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https://www.facebook.com/WelcomeToNightVale/posts/1152434261543399

This post is a satyrical reference to a common idiom in modern America. The phrase it is referencing is "Take a picture, it will last longer." This sarcastic sequence of words is normally used when the user is in an embarrassing situation and realizes that their peers are watching the situation unfold, then to acknowledge the fact that they have just been caught doing something embarrassing, the user will  say "Take a picture, it will last longer" to the other party. Now, to get to the post, it is a play on words to the reader. At first glance they think it is the initial, more common phrase; however, on a second look they will realize it is something else, and quite clever. The use of "paint" instead of "take" references a former way of stationary imagery, which quite obviously takes longer then snapping a picture with a camera. It also takes a great deal of skill and caution, this is why the next part of the phrase says "it will take longer" instead of "it will last longer."
Austin Vogelsang

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Bo Burnham is (or was i guess?) a comedian who wrote and published his book of poems "Egghead" in October 2013. His poem, "I Fuck Sluts," has heavily permeated the internet since its print debut, and with good reason. The poem heavily relies on increasingly offensive and demeaning phrases about the women the narrator has sex with-"skinny with big tits or skinny with small ones" and "perky, preppy, or posh" are just a few of the provoking phrases. The poem continues in this way, in a way getting more and more obstinate. But then the narrator starts using more conventional and socially accepted ways of describing women; the narrator says that "some sluts" are smart and pretty and "can lift all your thoughts from your dick to your heart". The sudden change of pace tricks the reader into thinking that the narrator has maybe fallen in love and changed his mind. But, the biggest twist is to find out that the narrator objectifies women because of the "sluts" that are different. The narrator's heart was broken and, instead of going through the process of mourning and grieving in a healthy way, their entire viewpoint of women was warped. I think that Burnham successfully uses writing to misdirect the reader and change their perception of a person who is at least really irritating if not extremely misogynistic. At a greater analysis, Burnham succinctly shows the effects of a society that values masculinity and punishes emotions in men. The narrator had no outlet to emotionally overcome their heartbreak, and instead became emotionally stunted and began to regard women only as sex objects.
https://nicaless.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/im-an-egghead-youre-an-egghead/
Claire La Fontaine

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Transporting thoughts to the physical world by physically drawing characters defined by language.

Austin Vogelsang

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Writing is a way to express ideas through the medium of written language.

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Writing is the activity or skill of making a sequence of letters, words, or symbols marked on paper or some other surface.
My Article Link: https://www.theodysseyonline.com/what-sports-has-taught-us
This article seems kind of cheesy but it actually has a lot of valuable points. The writer chose to talk through sports to tell about important life lessons. This article is very laid back , meaning it is not proper or extremely sophisticated. The writer wrote it in somewhat of a conversation form. He asks questions throughout the article only to answer them in the next sentence with advice. I enjoy this type of writing. It is easier for me to comprehend and I am more interested in what I am reading. The writer did not use advanced vocabulary, nor did he need to, he kept it simple. This article was short and sweet. The writer made his point, wrote a few sentences explaining why he believes what he does, and then moved on to the next topic. The writer also incorporated pictures and videos into his article. I feel that that is very beneficial because it gives the reader a break from constant text.  I really value articles like this because I retain a lot of information from them. If it is too long, I get bored. If it uses extreme vocabulary that I don't understand, I feel that there is no point in reading it. If it is all tiny text with back to back paragraphs, I tend to skip over it. I enjoyed reading this article because of its structure and way of writing.
Kenzie Duncan

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http://www.charlotteobserver.com/article128079729.html
As the title suggests, the article discusses what we really can expect in Trump's first 100 days as president. Its talks about in detail everything that he has promised and hopes to do in these first 100 days that he has. Many different words are used throughout the article, with some emphasizing some of his more bizarre ideas and some that suggest that maybe some ideas can be better for the country. The article is a bit lengthy but nothing that is too long to drag the readers attention away from. I think this broad description and in depth analysis of the topic helps the reader see how much is really going on in the White House right now. It almost has to be written out to this degree for the reader to understand just how complex the ideas that are being discussed by the President truly are.
Trevor Harris

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A style of form of composition that uses the act of forming visible characters or letters.
Trevor Harris

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Writing is a nonverbal type of communication to express ideas
https://alainahueyuwrt.tumblr.com/post/156183060583/practice-studio-what-writing-is-and-what-writing
Alaina Huey

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https://www.thinglink.com/scene/877997479377764353 This link provides annotations to the tweet below
Emily Abbate

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The example I will be examining is tweet recently composed by Donald Trump. The purpose of this tweet is to address concerns Trump has about the legitimacy of polls. By using twitter as the writing medium, Trump is able to use short, easily understood words. His vocabulary mimics that of a small child. This allows him to seem more personable to the less educated American.

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the process of communicating thoughts or ideas through the medium of language.
Emily Abbate