Blog 3

Johnson-Eilola and Selber’s concept of a remix and an assemblage are similar to each other as they both act like ways of expression. The way Johnson-Eilola and Selber talk about what assemblage really gives off the feeling as if assemblage is a more dignified remix.  While looking at a remix the author says they, being the new producers, can’t express themselves through pure art. Although the author thinks that a remix is a critical part of writing, assemblage is a more sophisticated way to remix ideas. The author says that the assemblage should be conceptual showing that a lot of thought has gone into the final product of the writing. The main problem which the author addressed was that a remix was more like a copying of someone else’s idea, while a assemblage sounded more like a combination of ideas arranged in a sophisticated way. As we look at plagiarism the author evaluates when they think a form of text is just too close and is considered plagiarism. The author though makes plagiarism sound as if everything is plagiarized. Although this is somewhat true as many things are a form of a remix, the way it appears to me is that if there is a lot of thought that is put into the assemblage of the writing or assignment done by the student then it could be considered “original”. At the end of the section about plagiarism the author refers to assemblage showing that the teacher isn’t too concerned about the remix of ideas to form a writing piece but the actual way the essay is composed. The only problem with this essay is at the end in the section marked conclusion, the text sounds like nothing is plagiarized unless it is copyrighted. Also the essay sounds like someone can plagiarize without actually taking credit for the idea in the conclusion section.