Week 3: Directed Freewrite pg 96

Week 3: Directed Freewrite pg. 96


In your humble opinion, what is an idea? What is a thought? Where do these things come from, and why? Run with these elusive concepts, and see where the writing takes you.

What is an idea? According to the Encarta World English Dictionary, an idea is an opinion, suggestion, or impression. A person can have many opinion of the world around them. It would even suggest what is wrong with the world, but only in their opinion. This could cause an impression that might last a life time.

What is a thought? The Encarta World English Dictionary states a thought is an idea produced by mental activity. So to think one must actually use their brain to process the world around them.

Where do these things come from, and why? Ideas and thoughts come from the world around us. There are hundreds of things that we touch, smell, see, hear, and taste each day to give our brains information. We process these items and they are transferred into our brain and held there until the next time we come in contact with the same or similar situation. For example, I can remember a particular day when I was young. I remember how it feels when the wind blew in my face as I walked to elementary school. I know how the fresh fallen snow tasted on that first day of winter. As I walked, it was thrilling to see every exhaling breathe. I could hear in the distance the ducks and geese that stayed at the heated pond.