Why do we blog? How do we blog? Part 2

Now that the semester is close to over, my opinion on blogging has changed quite a bit. In the begining I had no idea what blogging even was. So on my first "Why we blog, How we blog", it is obvious that I didnt quite understand what I was writing about. Blogging can be a great way to outsource your idea's. It can become an activity for someone to vent and get out all of their ideas and feelings without talking someones ear off. You can get things off of your chest, easier and much faster. And the best part is if someone really does care what your talking about, they'll read it! Instead of sitting with you at lunch bobbing their head with boardum thinking your a head ache and a half, and wishing you would just stop talking!



Even though the purpose of blogging for this class was'nt to vent, or get things off of our chest's, but that it was for Homework. I would occasionally look around at other people pages, and see what people outside of the class room talked about. There was one guys page who was talking about a concert he had gotten feedback from, and said who performed well and who didn't. He was basically having a clown fest on his page. The things he was saying cracked me up, and it opened my eyes to what potential blogging has.



A few ways I feel that could enhance the English 105-25 blogging expierience, would be to not have so many blog entrys in one week. Sometimes they can amount to a blog a night, and I personally feel like that can become quite tedious, and wear some students out. I agree with what Brittany said in the beginning of class, to be able to read and talk about it the next day. That brings 2 different expieriences to the students. I know that most of the time we do both, but sometimes one or the other would be nice.



Would I ever consider making a blogging page for personal use? I would have to give it a big maybe. I could see myself making an anoymous user name when i'm about 40 or so, and am super annoyed with my co- workers. On another note, I hate when people always say do what you love when you get a job. Because your gonna be doin it the rest of your life. But to me it's almost like even if your doing what you love, theres still going to be a time when there is something or someone you dont like. Your co-workers, employees, pencil sharpener... who knows! But there will most likely always be somethings annoying. Unless your super optomistic and nothing ever bother's you. I guess for Nick it would be the projector screen,or his computer. HAHAHA! Too funny, good times, ey nick!?

Ok back on topic, Blogging to me is great. I really enjoy it, and I like the idea of it. I am Pro on blogs, but not pro on blogging homework. Going back to talking about what we read in the class the cool thing about it, is that sometimes, maybe under the teachers descression we can have a debate over the topic. Or do a fun activity in the classroom. That would both motivate the students to read and at the same time, help them to better understand and enjoy the topic. Just an idea!

Discrimination mean's what?

In the reading, "Discrimination is a Virtue" the author tells what the real text book defenition of, "Discrimination" is. The definition he gives is,"it means the ability to percieve the truth, to use good judgement and to profit accordingly." He says that people usually relate it to racism. This said, I feel like what he says is true, because there is a lot of descrimination used in the wrong way when people say things like, they wouldnt vote for Clinton because she is a woman. And it goes the same way with Obama, people dont hear the good things he preaches first. They automatically target his race.

This is a very negetive attribute for the people of the U.S. to obtain. But it is the bitter truth as well as the reality of the U.S. and a large part of it. The term, "judging a book by its cover" says it all.

Prospectus

1. I feel like the author didnt start the paper out with a very good thesis.

2. I also think he/she had a lot of questions, and it almost seemed like he/she had too many questions.

3.The subject might get a bit dull towards the end. I think the author gives a lot of info in short paragraphs and could really get a lot more detailed if he/she tryed.

Visually Enhanced

This picture is the prefect visual to describe outscourcing. The first thing we see is how the bigger man is holding office supplies which obvioualy means he is taking the smaller men's work away from them. We see how the man with all the office supplies is much larger than the rest of the men; this could represent outscourcing as a real problem for Americans. It also shows how the smaller men are in a state of panic using a string to try and hold back the bigger man form crossing the ocean. The picture makes this situation out to be pretty much hopeless and out of the smaller mens control; the bigger man will obviously make it across the ocean no matter how hard they pull.

If Black Isnt a Language, then Tell Me, What Is? James Baldwin

In the beginning of this reading something stuck out to me that Baldwin said. It was when he said, "If they cannot articulate it then they are submerged." He says this talking about people who do not keep up with their own language and are inconsistant when learning the new "lingo". This stuck out so much to me, because I feel like that has happened to me before. I have been in school and kids have approached me asking me questions, and they were saying words I didnt understand. Although after being at that school for a few weeks I quickly picked up on these terms.

When Baldwin talks about the Frenchman living in Paris that brings up another memory in my mind. It reminds me of people in the United States. People here have different American languages in my opinion. I say that because I have witnessed this as well. When ever I visit my dad in Florida and he takes me around to meet all of his friends and introduce me to some local teenagers, I always have such a hard time understanding them. My dad says its Ebonics that they are speaking. Which is now actually considered a language. Its difficult to understand for me, because I feel like they speak increadibly fast, and well I dont cant comprehend the things they say, because I dont know what their saying.

The Fourth paragragh in, I notice that when Baldwin talks about "Putting your business on the street", in england he says you have confessed a list of different things, but names your parents twice. I think that he really draws the reader in with this statement and while making the reader aware and (at the same time scared to speak another language in the wrong part of England) he brings out the reality, that in almost any case a child wants to protect their parents.

In the end i'm not sure that I completely understand his argument. But there were many things that I did agree with in this reading. One main part was that black children should not conform to the white mans language because there is an alternative. And i think what his message is, is that it is ok to be different, and create new things, and it is allowed. After all, we do live in America!

Zinsser's "The Right to Fail"

In this reading Zinsser talks about success and how almost everyones interpretation of it is different. To me success lies within the beholder. My idea of success might be graduating from college, whereas a classmate of mine may be to not only graduate, but recieve a diploma in sports medicine and become the best Athletic Trainer in the country. Though our ideas of success might appear different, they really are'nt. Success to me in that situation, was to graduate. Success to my peer was much more perticular. If we both achieve our goals, than therefor we are both succesfull in our own eyes. To be honest, I dont have my life planned out for once i graduate college. I hope that I will eventually comes across something that I am passionate about and know I can hopefully be succesful in.

Back to the word successfull and what that all means. When I use successfull in that context, I like to think it means I do well, am respected, powerful, and wealthy. Those are the key things that come to mind while thinking of success.

A true way I try to challenge myself on a succesfull meter everyday is when basketball practice comes around, and I push myself to be the best post player that day. I feel like if I can push myself to be the best everyday, it will eventually be so that I am the best post player. There are days when I dont feel like I have accomplished that goal, or I dont feel like I had given it my best efforts. The best part about striving to be the best right now is that, i'm a freshman, so even when I am not the best it is ok. I do know though when I reach a higher status I will need to perform and the snap of a finger. Which I do have to admitt is freightening. At the same time I feel like it only benefits me for the future. And therefor I enjoy it.

"MIddle Schoolers Get the Pill"

In the article Middle Schoolers Get the Pill it argues a very valid counterargument which intails that middle schoolers are too young to be recieveing birth control pills, and patches. A main point of the author was that the school was handing them out with out even consulting their parents first.

The counter argument to that was that the children do not just simply recieve the pills, but are then put through very rigorous counceling and very much encouraged to tell their parents. It also states that they are in large poverty stricken areas and recieve a lot of newly arrived immagraints. The fact that there is a lot of poverty where these kids are infers that their parents are probabley not home too often to monitor the childrens action, or spend time with the children and make them aware of abstinence.

In my opiniong the area that was overlooked was their involvement with the parents. I would be highly upset if the school knew my child was pregnant and chose not to notify me immidiately. I feel like I would be understanding and very caring to my child, and I pray I would be the first one they told. Either way, it is my child, and then therefor my responsibility. Only how can I be responsible for something I do am not aware of? There is no where in the schools job description where it is just to know a child is pregnant and CHOSE not to alarm the parents immidiatly. I feel like they need to notify me as soon as they are aware and disreguard anything else. Im sure that is most likely how the majority of parents feel.