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Human impulse is to write (21st Century Writing).
Kathleen Blake Yancey believes writing has been affected by the context of history from 1940’s to present

war and distance created need for people to write letters
school writing disciplined and punishment oriented
freedom of graffitti writing, letters of freedom of gaol
writing process, moves that lead to final product, process became [...]

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Just a few thoughts after listening to Kathleen Blake Yancey, reading Writing in the 21st Century and Will Richardson’s commentary.
The concept of connective writing is not about the act of publishing it is what happens before and after publication.
Reading and writing now, are not what they were.
They were:

Reading to inform, teach and indoctrinate.
Writing was for the [...]

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