Harris’s definition of forwarding is the continuation of a previously read text by the writing of your own which creates an urge in the readers to continue reading on a certain topic. Using someone else’s work as a base for your own work makes for a really easy way for you to continue the story in your own words.
After following the Huffington Post, I’ve noticed that many will post a link at the bottom of their blog to either another blog or an article of some sort. One blog that does this really well was talking about Obama’s healthcare reform. Throughout this article it discusses about what is happening in America with the government bailouts and the stimulus package and obviously about the healthcare. All these subjects have had discussion on what they plan to do. In the article we can obviously see that the blogger uses much of his own opinion on how they have worked, giving them praise and saying that the soon to be healthcare act will be a great success. Now obviously I do not agree with the bloggers idea and to me I feel like this article has lost some its the authenticity (due to the fact that it seems like the author has misinterpreted certain things that has happened due to the stimulus package or the government bailouts). The author seems to be putting in what THEY think happened instead of what really happened. However, even though the author puts what he think is occurring into the post, i do see some truth in it which makes me question further what I myself have read and my interpretation of my readings. The change in perspective when forwarding some writing seems to be both a loss and gain creating a love hate relationship for it.
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I think you bring good attention here to the potential loss and gain that occurs in forwarding. Any time we use another writer's text, we are altering its interpretation in some way. It's always good to be aware of that re-presentation and its potential uses and limitations.
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