Let's look at the question that most all students have asked at some point, "Why write?" There are many reasons in which people choose to write, too many to list here. However, in the following essay (written by the marvelous Seth Brumbaugh) you will find many of the main reasons people choose to transfer their thoughts to paper. For starters, some people write to record a memory. This is one of the most common motives …showed first 75 words of 673 total…

…showed last 75 words of 673 total…writer writes for numerous reasons ranging from making a convincing argument to making a shopping list. All do one thing. The work created serves the purpose the author intended to. This could be for reasons ranging from boredom, all the way to keeping yourself sane. Atwood H. Townsend once said "No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for writing, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance." So write, I say.