Famous poet Maya Angelou said: “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you.” I can relate directly to this quote; I use a blogging website called Tumblr as a personal diary. I find myself often creating long posts about my thoughts, feelings, worries, and anything else on my mind that I want to talk about. I have an abundance of ‘followers’, which are people who see my blog on their home page and get notified with each new post that I publish. On my Tumblr, I am anonymous, like many people are. Unlike Facebook or Twitter, Tumblr is a place where including your name and a picture of yourself is not required. Because of this, it is easier to express myself honestly because I do not have the fear that my parents or friends
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Grant-Davie adds onto this definition by adding the questions to consider: “What the discourse is about, why it is needed, and what it should accomplish” (351). In terms of Bitzer’s definition, the exigence of my writing was to vent and free all my emotions. I was not required to write this piece, it was solely a personal reflection on my current situation. I wanted to document this point of my life with not only the intent of healing my sadness, but also to look back on it in the future. I felt alone, heartbroken, and lost in life. As I explained, writing long, personal posts on Tumblr always eased my mind. The exigence of this writing relates to just that; I wrote to affluence my worries and thoughts. In terms of the questions to consider by Grant-Davie, I wrote because I wanted to reassure myself that I was making the correct decision. Ending a relationship after two years was an extremely hard thing to do, especially when I have become comfortable in the relationship that I was in. Long distance definitely had its impact, but officially ending things was still extremely difficult. By writing, I wanted to successful overcome my fears and release my anger. Although I was extremely sad about the breakup, I was also incredibly angry with my ex. He had become increasingly unsupportive and emotionally manipulative. I felt the need to write because writing has always been therapeutic for me. The exigence of this paper influenced the writing in the way that it made it something very personal and honest. If someone were to read my writing, my feelings and situation would be evident to the
Grant-Davie adds onto this definition by adding the questions to consider: “What the discourse is about, why it is needed, and what it should accomplish” (351). In terms of Bitzer’s definition, the exigence of my writing was to vent and free all my emotions. I was not required to write this piece, it was solely a personal reflection on my current situation. I wanted to document this point of my life with not only the intent of healing my sadness, but also to look back on it in the future. I felt alone, heartbroken, and lost in life. As I explained, writing long, personal posts on Tumblr always eased my mind. The exigence of this writing relates to just that; I wrote to affluence my worries and thoughts. In terms of the questions to consider by Grant-Davie, I wrote because I wanted to reassure myself that I was making the correct decision. Ending a relationship after two years was an extremely hard thing to do, especially when I have become comfortable in the relationship that I was in. Long distance definitely had its impact, but officially ending things was still extremely difficult. By writing, I wanted to successful overcome my fears and release my anger. Although I was extremely sad about the breakup, I was also incredibly angry with my ex. He had become increasingly unsupportive and emotionally manipulative. I felt the need to write because writing has always been therapeutic for me. The exigence of this paper influenced the writing in the way that it made it something very personal and honest. If someone were to read my writing, my feelings and situation would be evident to the