Word Processing

I think that word processing has reduced the quality of writing because people now think that as long as their document looks professional and well-written that it must be good. People have lost focus when it comes to what they are writing because they are more focused on how the document looks.

It is easy to access templates online and simply plug in data; however, if your writing is not of high quality, then it doesn't really matter how nice it looks. The writing process should be considered more important than how the end product appears because no one wants to read something just because it looks nice, they want to read it because it is insightful and interesting.

Throughout the years at NORTEP/NORPAC, many of my professors have encouraged me to write based on my own thoughts and feelings. They do not want to simply see basic information written on a page that can be found virtually anywhere. This is not interesting to them, and will certainly not garner high marks. I am also aware that although word processor can be used as a great tool during the writing process, that it is not foolproof. Just like any other program it can have its own problems. Since word processor tries to automatically format your text, it may set it up in a way that you do not want. The spelling of words in word processor is also based on the American format. Therefore, word processor may tell you that a word is spelt wrong, when in fact it is not. When using word processor, one must be aware that it can make mistakes, and that a nice looking final product, may not actually be a good product.