Journal #1 Community

The word "community" evokes a different perspectives to anyone you ask, but to me, the word community simply means a group of people, who in some way or another, feel connected to each other. A community can be a group of people that have the same interests as one another, the same ideas or beliefs in a subject, or just simply a group that resides in the same area as each other. Community and writing correlate with each other in many ways; for example, writing is a form of communication. If you are apart of a community, chances are you will be communicating with the other members. We are able to write letters to each other and nowadays technology allows us to directly call or send a text to someone we are trying to contact. Community and writing are directly related to each other for example, your community could be your group of friends. Studies show that if you hang out with certain people for a duration of time you start acting or talking more like them. Communities shape your outlook on life. If the people you surround yourself with posses a certain worldview, you will start to lean towards that worldview. This could impact your writing by demonstrating your opinion to a specific theme or conflict. This could also potentially cause you bias in debates and your views on specific subjects. In conclusion, writing and community relate to each other in many ways and we use them both in everyday life.