Alvin's Blog RWS305

It's been a while since we've talked about James Paul Gee. And although we read and talked about what Gee had meant by, "discourse is a sort of 'identity kit' which comes complete with the appropriate costume and instructions on how to act, talk, and often write", only though writing these blogs over the past 6 weeks did we really get to see and experience how our own identity kits affected how we write and how it differs from our peer's identity kits. I didn't do many of the blogs, I'll admit it, but for the ones I did do I remember having to create a specific, secondary identity kit that I had believed would be appropriate for my audience. This identity kit acted more as a filter than a whole new identity. For example, I had to use a more formal style of writing, to establish my credibility as a writer I would always use grammatically correct structure and proof-read multiple times to show that I was a meticulous and educated author to my audie

Finally, a blog prompt I can find relatable! Writing is hard, but it has potential power. Maybe this will be my new motto, as someone who has always found writing exceptionally difficult, I have never liked to write and when I do have to put in so much focus in what I write that it's rarely enjoyable either. I believe one of the main reasons I never majored in science, despite being naturally adept in STEM careers is simply because I would hate to do all that damn writing. Research reports perfected with both scientific acclaim and also literary merit just sound like it would suck the joy out of being a scientist. Ever since I choose to study engineering, it's been nothing but numbers and formulas. I haven't had to write anything in a long time, and honestly I've never been happier. I understand that some people enjoy writing, some actually love to write. Such people are like aliens to me, the comfort and joy they find in writing on a daily basis alludes m