BASIC PRINCIPLES OF WRITING The basic prinicples of writing are to relay thoughts, opinions and expressions on paper. The art of writing has been noted to originate in Mesopotamia. Cave dwellers of the ancient civilization carved pictures and symbols on sticks and caves as a means to communicated with other tribes and villages. Even though the exact date cannot be determined as to when the are of writing was invented, it was discovered that writing …showed first 75 words of 540 total…

…showed last 75 words of 540 total…way of life. An entire life span can be restructured for positive changes with the gift of writing. A writer can influence a reader generations away. Without writing, modern civilization as we know it could not exist. Writing gives permanence to mens knowledge and enables them to communicate. It is a necessary condition of continual growth for modern day civilization. The complex society of a higher civilization would be impossible without the art of writing.