Blog 1: Community and Writing

The word community does not necessarily have different meanings, but it instead means something different to each individual.  Community to me means a group of individuals living together to create a society among themselves.  Now, a community's relationship to writing is something rather complex due to the fact there are so many different forms of writing out there which can result in so many different types of relationships.  For example, a community can have a spiritual relationship with the bible which is a form of writing.  If the individuals all come together as they would do in a church setting at a specific time to read and reflect on what the bible and it's verses mean to them they are actively engaging in a relationship with writing.  Another example of a community's relationship with writing is a flyer.  While it sounds simple and bland it can have a huge impact in a community as a whole.  If say one were to pass out flyers in their community telling people to come see their band play, they are putting forth and effort to rally the community around them.  So by using this example it can be seen that writing is bringing a community closer together.  I think that overall it it is not my perception of a community and it's relationship to writing that makes it what it is, but rather what the community does with that relationship.  In conclusion, I believe that writing is a tool that can be used to unite individuals in a community for the better.