Writing for the Public

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Homework #2

When Mike Bunn writes in his article “ You are already an author” it means that we are our own authors. Yes of course we haven’t sold out books or either well recognized. However, that’s not all to what authors actually are. Authors are not only people who write books. But also are people who write whether it’s for a homework assignment or for research. It doesn’t have to be necessarily because you wrote a book. But because you’re the author for every writing piece you have written. You choose every word, sentence, and what writing strategies to use in your witting. For example, I have written many essays for high school. Most of these essays are done after we finish reading a book. The reason why teachers assigned these essays is to see if we have actually read and paid attention to the book. Which makes sense because the more we read the more will improve our writing skills. Now all those books and articles I have read have helped me in developing my writing skills. This will allow me to succeed in my reading and writing career path. 

According to Mike Bunn’s article, reading how the author wrote and seeing how he/she influences us readers by the choices the author has made in their writing. This is actually a writing technique I have learned and use in all my writing pieces. Which is also a reason why I actually take longer to write. Mostly because I like to give my best in every piece of writing I do. Which is why I actually go through those choices that a writer has to make. Meaning like using certain techniques or using specific wording that can help my writing skill. Just like in Mike Bunn articles, the way he used certain words and writing skills to make us readers understand he’s point of view. I really hope this would help my writing improve a lot. Also will help the reader understand my writing. 

Carlos Silverio DRAFT :1

When am with my family or friends a word that you hear a lot in our conversation is BOBO. This word has become so important to me because throughout time it has been a way of saying multiple things in one single word. Over time I have not changed my perspective about this word each day I like it even more. For example ay un bobote this means there is a big problem. This word so important to me and my community because we used this world to express how we feel about something that is big but with the word we can express it more calmly. From the most lower-class community to the highest-class community the word BOBO has become a lot more familiar. Is very common for us to say ay puse un huevo que BOBO.(I put an egg)  BOBO is a way to explain that I did a mistake without having to say what it is, I can just be like ay un BOBO. For example with all this quarantine thing we can be at a party and if the police arrive that’s a BOBO. This is a perfect example because it tells how we in trouble and we gonna sleep at the prison but you can just be like ay que BOBO. Sometimes it just feels cools to say the word BOBO especially when you don’t know what it means but when you have an explanation by someone who knows the word BOBO there is when the community starts growing.

 

Sometimes people who are not part of this discourse community try to do the same but it just doesn’t work because we are so used to saying it that it comes out naturally. However, when the word is in people mouth that don’t even know how to speak Spanish is good cuz they try saying it and is a new word for there vocabulary. This world is not in the dictionary which means that not a lot of people can say this world. However, when you hear this word on a group of people you can tell they Dominican without even having to say where they from. Even though some people be ignorant of this word. Just because they believe that if the word BOBO is not on the dictionary they are just talking nonsense.

 

A few months back I was in the Dominican Republic with friends families and more people out in the streets. Everyone was happy like any other day in the Dominican community. Until a Dominican artist pops out with a son called Los BOBO son Mio. This was a very interesting song that got everyone’s attention no matter if you were young are old. I got so into this word that I came back to the united state and everything I would say is BOBO. This got to a point that I was saying it so much at my working place and home that people that didn’t know about it started saying BOBO. When I got back I remember saying to my grandma mama ay un BOBO and she already knew something was wrong because this word means a problem. I got used to saying this so so so much that my family instead of calling my name now they call me BOBO better. Some people don’t like when I say this word however some people take it as something dramatic or a way to overreact to something. In my opinion, at this point, every single Latino person should know this word because is very common to know and since the word originally came from a song is a lot easier for a person to learn it. People in general who do not knows the word shouldn’t say is a bad word if you don’t know it as a human been you should always be open to learned new things that would help you to always have your vocabulary full.

 

If I could publish my article it would be at the New York Times since is one of the biggest company but since I don’t like reading and  a lot of people besides me also hates reading. Therefore I would also do a mini-documentary with graphics or people talking that would give you a better understanding. Is very important to get people’s attention so if I can find a better way that I can convey to my audience what they wanna know is very important to me as a writer. The word BOBO each day has become more popular my question is why should we stop using it if the word is clean. And it doesn’t mean anything wrong. This word will forever be a word that was added to our Vocabulary and would never leave our minds.  We don’t use this word to curse someone out or say something bad like some people might understand.

Annotation W/Answers

Annotation Notes:

  1. I wondered why Mike Bunn descriptively spoke about the theatre he works at, when he says in the title “How to read like a writer.”
  2. I like how he said “I had no intention of dying in a bright red tuxedo.” He acts like he is a customer who doesn’t even know the place at all.
  3. When Mike Bunn mentioned that he had to reread every word, that made me feel more opened to listening what he had to say because I was once there too.
  4. “All writing consists of a series of choices”

 

Write:

“You are already an author” is something that everyone can easily understand, but in their own way. If I were to dissect this line, it would mean that everyone has their own story to tell. It just depends on who says what, and how you choose to handle certain situation. For example, in the beginning of his story, he descriptively mentions how the theatre is and how he would sit down just to read while he works. But if you pay attention, he only did that for us to have an understanding of who he is, which tells us the author wants us to know who the real Mike Bunn is. He is just a guy who don’t know where the fire extinguishers are and loves to read books everywhere he goes, even when working in the theatre full of loud movies.

As for me, I write songs, poetry, short stories, and comics. UNfortunately, my days of writing stories stopped because of important needs that requires immediate attention. I will love to get back into it, but now and then I would use my phone to type out whatever I’m thinking. Honestly speaking, words are a powerful thing when it comes to energy and the mind. Certain words put in a sequence can either mean one thing to me, but plenty to you, and that is what the author is trying to say. That’s why he said there are choices behind your words.

With the expertise you obtained, reading and writing will comes naturally. At this time of generation, people would look for anything new or “unique.” Everyone would always have something that somebody will look for. There is no one in this world who is left out from being needed. I mean that mental wise. People write books and articles or create something to share a part of themselves to the public. That’s how everyone was able to know about history and what happened in the past. The same way every word is a choice creating a book, is the same way every choice you make in life creates an event.

I would love to have well organized writing and English comprehension like Mike Bunn. I just love the way he was very descriptive from where he started to read, how he began, and how it led him to finding out the truth behind reading and writing. That is amazing and I would love to one day write a article/book like that.

 

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