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A Discussion on Laura Giovanelli's "STRONG WRITING AND WRITERS DON’T NEED REVISION"

Many people think that after coming up with a thesis, outline, paragraphs, and conclusion, the first draft is done and then and only then start revising. Well, this is not true. Revision happens throughout the writing. For example, just the process of deciding and writing your thesis requires revision. You might ask yourself; is it too broad, or too narrow of a subject? Does it meet the requirements? Is this relevant to my audience? From that point on revision becomes a part of your writing process. It just can't be helped. As Giovanelli says " -writing and revision are impossible to untangle, revision is just as situational and interpretive as writing". (105) One of the examples that Giovanielli gives is Martin Luther King Jr's speech. In 1962, 1,800 people were packed into a gymnasium in North Carolina to hear Martin Luther King, Jr’s “I have a dream”. This version he gave was just a rough draft. He gave the speech again seven months later with ad-libbin...