http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-congress/2013/02/graham-defends-obama-on-drones-156263.html
Joseph Harris could not be any more straightforward with the way he titles the chapters in his novel “Rewriting”. Even before starting the reading I was able to figure out that it would have something to do with taking someone’s work or part of someone’s work and sharing it with others. Harris states, “a writer forwards a text by taking words, images, or ideas from it and putting them to use in new contexts.” (Harris 37) In this process, the author mentions that revision of key words and concepts very often takes place, and a sort of shift occurs in the writing to have the readers focus more so on the new project rather than the latter. Harris includes the several types of purposeful writing, which are: illustrating, authorizing, borrowing, and extending. All of these are used by writers to expand on what they already know in order to successfully achieve the act of forwarding. Illustrating is what writers use to back up their writing, most often done by “look(ing) to other texts for examples of a point you want to make. “ (Harris 39) Authorizing is a move typically used to prove that the writer actually knows what they are talking about. Borrowing basically means taking an idea or phrase from another person’s writing for your own piece. A little bit different from the other three, extending is used when a writer wants to expand on what another person has already said, whether it is for or against that person’s opinion.
Joseph Harris could not be any more straightforward with the way he titles the chapters in his novel “Rewriting”. Even before starting the reading I was able to figure out that it would have something to do with taking someone’s work or part of someone’s work and sharing it with others. Harris states, “a writer forwards a text by taking words, images, or ideas from it and putting them to use in new contexts.” (Harris 37) In this process, the author mentions that revision of key words and concepts very often takes place, and a sort of shift occurs in the writing to have the readers focus more so on the new project rather than the latter. Harris includes the several types of purposeful writing, which are: illustrating, authorizing, borrowing, and extending. All of these are used by writers to expand on what they already know in order to successfully achieve the act of forwarding. Illustrating is what writers use to back up their writing, most often done by “look(ing) to other texts for examples of a point you want to make. “ (Harris 39) Authorizing is a move typically used to prove that the writer actually knows what they are talking about. Borrowing basically means taking an idea or phrase from another person’s writing for your own piece. A little bit different from the other three, extending is used when a writer wants to expand on what another person has already said, whether it is for or against that person’s opinion.
To find an example of forwarding I figured since there are
so many pieces being written on politics, that it would not be very hard to
find one in that field. I came across an
article posted on politico.com called “Graham defends Obama on drones”, where
the author, Ginger Gibson, explains how Senator Lindsey Graham supports
President Obama’s decision to use drones.
Gibson practices the act of borrowing by quoting Senator Graham several
times throughout her article.
It is true politics has many examples of forwarding. I enjoyed the example you put in the blog post which demonstrates the use of forwarding.
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