"Paper specificities are based off societal norms."
Yes I agree that MLA and APA formats are based off specifications that society has decided are appropriate.
"Color is seen as setting certain moods"
Brightly colored texts would create inferences that they are being used to label something or categorize the text. That is the first thing I would think if I saw different colored text in an essay.
"When writing a serious paper, the reader? should not see what the writer is feeling by visuals, instead, the writer should paint a picture with words the more professional a paper looks, the easier it is to follow."
Yes I agree that MLA and APA formats are based off specifications that society has decided are appropriate.
"Color is seen as setting certain moods"
Brightly colored texts would create inferences that they are being used to label something or categorize the text. That is the first thing I would think if I saw different colored text in an essay.
"When writing a serious paper, the reader? should not see what the writer is feeling by visuals, instead, the writer should paint a picture with words the more professional a paper looks, the easier it is to follow."
Focussing on the imagery that is being created within the words is important. Visuals need to be created in the mind, not directly through visual representations of colors.
We have good reasons for making certain choices about the medium we use for our writing. We don't want to fail papers for stupid reasons such as formatting. Most professors won't accept papers that are not standard MLA or APA formats. I have more important things to do than rebel against formatting. Formats exist for organization purposes. MLA and APA are for essays but every kind of writing has a different format. In TV/Film alone, there are multiple formats of scriptwriting, each of them having a different use or purpose. It all comes down to organization and writing language.
We have good reasons for making certain choices about the medium we use for our writing. We don't want to fail papers for stupid reasons such as formatting. Most professors won't accept papers that are not standard MLA or APA formats. I have more important things to do than rebel against formatting. Formats exist for organization purposes. MLA and APA are for essays but every kind of writing has a different format. In TV/Film alone, there are multiple formats of scriptwriting, each of them having a different use or purpose. It all comes down to organization and writing language.
"We have good reasons for making certain choices about the medium we use for our writing. We don't want to fail papers for stupid reasons such as formatting. Most professors won't accept papers that are not standard MLA or APA formats."
ReplyDeleteDoes that really count as a good reason creatively speaking?
Honestly, no, I don't think MLA or APA formats can be put into a creative situation because they have nothing to do with creativity. If an assignment was to write something without any requirements precedented then I think that the writer could present their words in whichever way they choose. Unfortunately, that's rarely the case.
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