Journal Response

Writing in the 21st century has certainly changed from the writing that was done in previous generations. However, to say that it revolutionarily different is quite an overstatement. The idea of writing has always been to transcribe one's thoughts, beliefs, or methods on a subject to a permanent and tangible product. Through generations these forms of writing have been pen and paper, typewriting, stone carvings, and so many more. They have all executed the same idea that writing is, just in a form that is technically different from one another in a physical sense. The 21st century, though, has certainly made writing a easier and more accessible achievement. Prior to the internet and digital technology, one had to do extensive research, using libraries, newspapers  professors and more on topics before they could fully understand and give an accurate description of their desired writing topic. Now, it is much more simple to get the information on these topics with the internet being a giant library that allows you to get all this information with the typing of a few words. Of course, you need to weed through the misinformation and determine what you actually need and what you don't, but it is much faster and less time consuming than having to spend days on research. The digital technology that is being discovered and introduced has, if anything, made the process of writing a faster process. Even the process of typing has become simpler than having to use a typewriter or pen and paper. These two methods, and other methods used prior to them, had no way of doing over the mistakes that you create. These misspellings, change of thoughts, misuse of grammar were all-permanent and in order to fix this mistakes, an entire new draft had to be done; similar to what the nuns taught Porter. These mistakes then would prolong the process of writing and could easily give a more pesky and frustrated experience to writing, possibly even turning away writers who could be great. Thus, the 21st century has changed the experience of writing, but not the the extent of where it is something completely different; but into an easier and more accessible experience.