Why Writing is Important?

  The importance of writing cannot be stressed enough. Writing is a very important and integral part of how we communicate our ideas to each other in society. People write on a daily basis, be it writing your thoughts down in a journal, writing a letter to someone, or even just scribbling a sentence or two on a scrap piece of paper. In fact, the act of just picking up a pen and writing down our ideas is one of the outstanding differences that differentiates the human species as a whole compared to the other species of animals that live on this Earth.

Where would human civilization be without writing? The simple answer would be nowhere. Without the ability to write, where would all our William Shakespeares, Albert Einsteins, or George Washingtons be? Without this essential skill, ideas, entertainment, and advances in technology would all be lost to the wind, and human civilization will remain primitive as it did when our caveman ancestors first walked the Earth. Writing provides us with a medium in which we can put our thoughts and ideas down on physical material, that has the ability to be preserved for thousands of years. Thus, as one generation of humans pass on, future generations of people can look back at the ideas of the past and learn and improve upon those ideas.

In today's current economy, having a job is essential to surviving in this modern, civilized society. For the ordinary person who wishes to know how important writing is for his or hers career, it is still a necessary skill to possess in the workplace. I cannot think of a single job in the world that doesn't require you to at the very least pick up a pen and write something down on a piece of paper.

For my future career, I am currently aspiring to become a police officer. To be successful in this job, not only do you have to be physically fit and possess a moral attitude, most importantly you must have superior communication skills as well. Everyone knows that police officers must talk to people on a daily basis, but few are aware that there is also writing involved in this job as well. Police officers must write up incident reports detailing every aspect of a car accident, shootings, homicides, traffic stops, and etc.. Each report is like an essay that is usually one to two pages in length, in which the officer must use their communication skills and vocabulary to detail specifically what happened in each incident. There is also the writing of the infamous traffic ticket that every motorist dreads, and is something which an officer must become accustomed to writing.

Personally, in order to become a police officer, I must improve both my speaking skills and most importantly, my writing skills. I hope to accomplish these tasks by taking English classes to expand my vocabulary, sharpen my written speech, and to vocally communicate in a clear and concise manner.

Writing is a very important aspect of being human. It lets other human beings know what you are thinking and it sets us apart from the other animal species on this planet. Not only is writing important in society, it is also equally important in the workplace. A person who can better write out their thoughts and feelings on paper, stands a better chance in society than a person who doesn't.