What is Style?

I believe that each person has their own distinct touch to the piece of work they are composing. Writing is a way for a person to express emotions, such as joy, anger, or even grief. Writing can also be used as a way for a person to share stories, experiences, and knowledge with others. I believe that we use writing as a form of speaking to one another and our voices are heard from the words being read off the paper. I don't believe that a writing style is necessarily "good" just because there are no grammatical errors. I believe that a Style is developed through the author being sincere in the words written on the paper, and the reader being able to hear the voice of the author as if they were speaking to one another.

I also believe that Style is developed from the society and culture the writer is living in. I believe that the topics and issues written are developed from a person's surroundings, family, emotions, beliefs and life experiences as well. For example, we just finished discussing a selection from Plato's Phaedrus in class. In this reading, there were jokes about homosexual relationships between a younger boy and an older man. This was seen as normal during this era by the Greeks, which is viewed quite a bit different now, in several ways.
Writing Style is developed by the writer and is as unique as the sound of each person's voice.