Santarelli

Joseph Santarelli
Malcolm Campbell
UWRT 1103
April 2015
UWRT 1103 Daybook 2015

Writing is

Writing is free expression, a way to transfer ideas into the tangible world. A device for
communication between people, it conveys complex thought in a concrete form. More
permanent than talking. You do not have to remember everything if its written down. It is a
way to preserve a fleeting thought. Due to its expressive quality, writing can be considered an
art form. The hand is a conduit to carry ethereal thoughts into the physical world. A way to
understand one another and each others thoughts. It can release stress or anxiety. Its good to
write out why you are angry as well, you can logically determine if it is something worth being
angry about.
An analytic thinker: This daybook entry helped me grow as an analytic thinker. I was
diagnostically analyzing both the practical and recreational purposes of writing. I
learned that writing could be used to see an idea in the physical world. For this
reason it can be used for logical reasoning, such as decision making by weighing pros
and cons. I now understand the rational implications that writing has, by utilizing its
concrete, representational traits.

I remember reading and writing

I remember reading used to be fun and exciting. All through grade school I would read
mythology from around the world almost every day. Reading used to be mystical and free, a

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getaway. I used to have the expendable time to read what I wanted to read. I dislike being
forced to read what other people want me to.

I remember writing was boring, yet a skill a aspired to have. I have always equated being well
read and written as a crucial way to communicate intellect. However, I havent really ever
written for my own good, I was always told to write for school. Ive never been too keen on
being told what to do. Its my hand, who can determine what I write? What I create with my
hand is mine to decide. I have always strived to be a well-read writer simply for the purpose of
using it as a tool. I required a medium to communicate complex thought writing was the answer.

A creative thinker: This entry helped me to recollect on the whimsical nature of

reading. It helped me to further my creative thought by recording my changing views
and to see how much I have changed with respect to reading and writing. It helped
me to see how Ive used writing as a conduit to express and communicate my ideas.
That is a very creative, artistic approach, in itself. This entry showed me how I can
utilize my creative thought and expression through reading and writing.
Superman and me
This article is about the author comparing learning to read, to Superman comics. He talks about
Superman breaking down doors with his great strength. There are some very powerfully written
ideas in this article. I liked when he compared every aspect of his life to a paragraph. The
paragraph as a unit of measure.

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He uses the repetition of I to make his point clear. He repeats I am arrogant. He is

hardheaded and wont take no for an answer. He is dead set on learning how to read. He makes
the important point of Superman being able to smash down doors while he says I throw my
weight against the locked doors. The door holds. He is not Superman, he has limits, he has
weaknesses.

A reflective thinker about a reading assignment: I greatly enjoyed reading and

analyzing this short story. Through writing this entry, I was able to read into the
authors style and thought process. I really liked the imagery and metaphors within
the story. At one point he compared many aspects of his life to paragraphs. Hes
using the paragraph as a unit of measure on a wide array of things in his life. I found
his never-ending desire to learn truly inspiring.

Among the believers

The son of a preacher, turned atheist, raised a child as an atheist. People on both sides, are
closed-minded. People condemn this child for not being faithful, however her father
condemns religion so hard that I feel no pity. It is important to keep an open mind. Not to
condemn people who are different. This father is fighting hatred and misunderstanding with
equal amounts of hatred and misunderstanding, and for this reason he is a fool. Even the author
talks about how cruel the other children were to think she was a devil worshiper, when she has
inherited an equally bigoted legacy from her father. I find it comical that the father has a victim
complex. Talking about how hes constantly under attack for his beliefs, meanwhile hes
disrespecting and attacking the beliefs of other people.

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A questioner: Through the process of reading this article and writing this entry, I
exercised my ability to question anything and everything. I wanted to look past the
authors victim complex and get to the root of the issue. I was very curious to know
how and why the author and her father would be so disheartened that people would
judge them for their beliefs, then turn right around and judge religious people for
believing something different then them.

Why dont people care about?

My favorite daybook entry requires a bit of an introduction. I believe the prompt was to ask
questions that we want to learn the answer to, in preparation to our EIPs. I listed some questions
I encounter often. A lot of these, if not all, are in direct response to situations I have been in and
desperately wanted an explanation. Later I realized that the majority of my questions begin with
why dont people care about I really enjoyed writing this because these are all questions that
I wish there were answers to. In reading over my work, some of it sounds like Im angry or think
people suck. My true thought is quite the contrary. I think that people are vastly intelligent
beings, with amazing potential. I just think that people often have trouble adjusting the scope of
things. People choose to care about the silly things and condemn their fellow man off of
completely arbitrary notions. Some people need to just take a step back from themselves and
think about what is truly important in life. My daybook entry reads;
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Why are people so angry?

How can people be so apathetic about important things?
Why dont people care about artistic expression anymore?
Why dont people care about science?

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things?
Why do people hate/fear Muslims and Middle Eastern people?
Why is there such a large stigma against Hispanics, Mexicans in particular?
Why are people scared of thinking?
Are they just afraid of being alone with their thoughts?
Why do people act how other people say theyre supposed to?
Why do people care so much about politicians but not politics?
Why do people try to impose their opinions on other people so often?
Why do people argue things that they dont understand?
Why are some religious people so aggressive?
Why are some atheists so aggressive?
Why do people care about the things that dont matter, and dont care about the
things that are actually important?