In learning about the structure and use of collages, I realized that I’ve been using elements of this process all along. I’ve used freewriting to generate my ideas, then go through them to figure out what might work and how I should order them. I advoid transitions and how thoughts flow. I just want to get my ideas on paper, the rest will come later. I’ve been cheating all along. Writing and research is the essence of the college experience. You can’t effectively communicate ideas no matter how good without learning how to write. You also can’t expect your ideas to be received with any degree of acceptance without quality research to back them up. These two disciplines are necessary for any advance discipline on the college and world stage. No one will take you seriously if you can’t effectively express and back up what you say with credible evidence. The first collaboration. My response to a history 1A assignment is an example of an argument to support the claim the move away from a centralized Roman Church was the most important change that resulted from the Reformation.

C. To me the most important change wrought by the so-called Reformation was the move away from the authority of the centralized Roman Church. It was important because people could finally have a say in the role Church played in their lives. This move was a direct result of the availability of the written Bible in the regions vernacular. This gave the people agency to read and interpret the Bible on their own accord. They were not reliant on the edicts and interpretation of distant Roman clergy. The move to decentralization led to increase say as to how parishioners could allocate their tidings. They no longer had to support a church the viewed as corrupt, gluttonous and the product of nepotism. The power of religion was now defined by scripture, not interpretation of a priest. The decentralization of the Church led to a communal society focused on the support of its church. Another product of decentralization was a change in philosophy. Salvation was opened to all men, not just to those who bought their salvation. New concepts about idolatry. The change in philosophy also led to establishment of Protestantism, a new and reform oriented sect of Christianity.

My thoughts concern the evolution of the process of teaching reading and writing. It is amazing how each lesson has value and steps you through the process. The use of the features successful writers use in there process has definitely revolutionize pedagogy. I’m not afraid of writing anymore and welcome the challenge. The fog has been lifted. I hope I can utilize my time well on the final project and produce a work that I will be proud of.