Journal 4

In both articles the concept of “remix” is discussed and expanded upon. Essentially, nothing is original everything is a remix. Nothing comes from nothing and everything comes from something. As explained in RW Revived, writing is a democratic process, one that should not require permission to spread ideas or use quotes in other texts. That being said, the understanding of the process of remix and assemblage can benefit the process of composition.

Remix and plagiarism is such a touchy subject today, especially in the classrooms, and ESPECIALLY in high school. Before every Turnitin assignment and or any MLA formatted paper there is always an unnecessary emphasis placed on citing and quoting resources. While this is important and gives credit where credit is due, it negatively affects the critical thinking process of the writer. The whole time they are trying to come up with an intellectual paper without infringing upon intellectual property rights, the image of their teacher practically having an aneurism over citations burns in the back of their minds. Alternatively students should be expected to effectively remix the resources and present a coherent message that exemplifies the point being made. I believe the common misconception around plagiarism is inhibiting the creative composition for most writers today.