In review of the article, "Why I Blog," by Andrew Sullivan, I feel that the author does a thorough job of explaining what a blog is and how it has become such a key portion of the modern-day internet. I had never known that the term "blog" came for the contraction of "web log," but after reading the article, my views on blogging turned from it being a web journal to a source of freedom writers can use regardless of their backgrounds. Having limited experience with blogs, I was concerned by the idea of me running and contributing to my very own slice of internet journalism. Having read Mr. Sullivan's article, the goals of the course seem much more tangible than they did while gawking at the daunting tasks the syllabus outlined.
As I stated, I have never been exposed to online blogs aside from Reddit and various individual internet sites featuring stories and documents. The idea of people reading work that I create has always been a bit of a dream for me, but as Andrew stated in his article, "Email seems to unleash the inner beast." I have been told and have seen many horror stories of individuals who have been psychologically attacked by members of the internet community over trivial things like spelling and punctuation errors. To throw myself in, headfirst, into the world of blogging was definitely not on my list of things to do. However, Mr. Sullivan provides a wonderful rebuttal to my conservative views by presenting the idea that through the criticism and brutality, a better blog is indeed formed.
Though I don't intend on creating the next big blog or having thousands, or even millions of followers, I am much more interested in the world of blogging than I was before reading Andrew Sullivan's article. What I hope to create is just what Andrew suggested, a place where anyone is welcome to share their ideas and contribute into a community of like-minded people to further the freedom that is blogging.with others. Though blogging may not be a lucrative form of media, I feel it will be a great place for me to start sharing my views and creating my own writing persona. -Charlie
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