Consider the material nature of the crayon response you are reviewing -- this is not your own writing! Is the writer influenced by the writing implement s/he uses? Is the writer more expressive or less expressive as a result of the physical constraints of the crayoned page? Is this writing any good? How do you know that it is good (or not)?
The writer of the piece I am reviewing was absolutely not influenced by the crayon. He simply wrote as he would have with a pen or with a keyboard. The crayon did not seem to hold him back - or to push him forward creatively. He simply wrote. Don't get me wrong, the writing was good. The author just did not take advantage of the crayon he was given. From the looks of it, he LOVES words, not pictures, images, and colors, and obviously disagrees with the claim that visual arguments can be as powerful as verbal ones. He also seems to disagree with idea that flexibility of voice offers a flexibility of life. He supports his claim though through examples, and fights a good fight... I'm just not so sure I agree.
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