Blog #7

When I think of the word humor, I think of my two year old son. At his age, he does the funniest things we can imagine. Well not to forget he repeats everything he hears. Usually if he does something in front of people I will laugh out loud. If it is something that he should not be doing but I am the only one that sees him then I will laugh silently. As far as the cocaine article goes, I thought it was ridiculous and very dumb on part of the dealer calling 911. He panicked and did not think straight.
When I think of the word style, I actually think of Lady Gaga. This is because she has a very unique style when it comes down to her clothes. It is out of the box and most people seem to enjoy her music even though her clothing is not the best. This is what we as writers should try to aim for. We need to have a unique style of writing and concentrate on making readers enjoy what we write.
I try to create a picture in my readers head. I try to go back to my childhood and teen years and show the readers how it was growing up. In my introductions, I try to tell a little story so my readers know why I am writing about a certain topic. In my conclusions, I try to reinforce my overall major point of my paper. So far I have been successful as a writer.

Blog #6

When the class was first assigned the critical analysis, I thought that doing an analysis on a chick flick was not going to be exciting at all. As I was writing my paper, surprisingly I enjoyed it. Yes it was a little difficult to get it started but I liked my final draft. One thing I noticed on my paper was that I used TS/CD on every body paragraph. Honestly, I did not realize that my writing came out like that. It seemed natural when I began writing. I do wish that I would have more time to write my paper. It seemed rushed but I was happy with the organization of my paragraphs.

If I could change my paper I think I would change my conclusion. I thought my conclusion was rushed and I admit I sort of had a brain fart when I was writing it. My introductions in general I think they are fine. With this introduction I was okay with. If I had more time to write the paper, I would have spent more time on my introduction. I like writing my intros because that is when I know exactly I am going to write on the paper. Overall I was pleased with my paper. I would have rather do my analysis on another movie. Even thought I would have not picked this movie to do an analysis on, I enjoyed it watching it as well.

Research Paper Free Write

I was born and raised in Chicago. I have five siblings and twelve nieces and nephews. Living in Chicago was not easy because there is a lot of gang violence there. In high school, there seemed to be an epidemic of teen pregnancy. My school was not the best but not the worst either. I was the only one of my family that graduated with honors from high school. I am the only one that has continued with my education. It was rough growing up in Chicago, because everybody expected me to be like everyone else. Dropouts, gangs, and teen pregnancy ruled my neighborhood.
In high school, I use to play volleyball and softball. During my freshman year, I was on the chess team. I traveled to Peoria for chess tournaments and won various awards in those events. In the spring time, I am trying to join a softball team so I can keep busy. I love sports in general. During the football season, I watch different football teams go at it. I hardly see any television shows, because I am either busy with work or homework. I do not watch the news because around that time I am most likely sleeping.
I have an almost three year old, so most of my time is spent with him. I am a twenty four hour case manager. I will be getting married in November of this year down in Mexico. I have a lot on my plate right now. I do not believe that I will have any more children, but I would like to adopt a little one when I do not have so much on my plate.

Blog #3

The only thing I found hard about writing this essay was that it was a partnered essay. Well my partner’s schedule and my own agenda conflicted a lot of the time. The only thing I would do different would be that I would like it to write it on my own and not with a partner. I just found it very difficult to write an essay when both of us are totally different writers. My partners and my style of writing were very different, so I was not use to somebody else invading my paper.
I found that my partner’s and my opinions were different and sometimes crashed with one another. I found that I was a better writer when I work alone than in a group. Do not get me wrong I like working in groups, but when it came down to writing a paper it does not work. Our ideas conflicted too much and it was not the paper I was looking for.
I prefer writing on my own because I know it will be my thoughts and opinions on my paper. I do not have to consult anybody or have an agreement with them. I state what is on my mind and write down whatever without anybody’s approval. If it was a different project and if there was more time, I think our paper would have been better.

Blog #2

If I could improve one thing when writing an essay, it would definitely be my grammar usage. I want my papers sounding a little more sophisticated and by using harder words it would help me develop my grammar. A strength that I have would be that I try creating a picture in the readers head. I try giving examples and details to go along with my writing. Plus I need more help in my transitions. Often I get lost in the writing that I forget how to transition to another paragraph or idea.


What I found hard about the diagnostic essay done in class was that I could not think of how to do my thesis. I could not find the words to put it together. I knew what I wanted to say but had a brain fart. My train of thoughts was frozen because the subject was not to my interested. If I had to do something different when writing my essay, I would definitely do prewriting so I could brainstorm some ideas of how to format my paper. I would keep my position of my argument the same in the favor of adding a computer class to the general requirements. This is because it would be beneficial. I would also keep my introduction and my supporting details the same because there are my strong points in my essay.

I really do not enjoy writing because I do not consider myself a good writer. I do not have the grammar usage I would like to have when writing my papers. If I got to write on a subject of my interested I would enjoy writing more often.

Blog #1

When reading the sections of “They say/I say”, I realized that the only thing I knew when writing a paper was that it consisted of an introduction, body and conclusion. I know that we need a thesis statement, a topic sentence, and supporting details. Reading further into the sections, I found interesting that it had “templates” that we could use in our own writing. At first, I thought that these templates would take away from my originality of my paper.

As I kept on reading, it showed me ways of putting my own unique touches to my writing. The templates are like a guide for the writer to get started when writing paper. It is not intended to keep our creativeness away from our writing. It is a way to help our writing develop and expand the way we write. It also helps us with our critical thinking. It was also useful to know that we do not have to necessarily use he says, he shows, he writes, etc. That is why this section guides us so our papers will not be boring and repetitive with the same phrases that everybody else uses in their writing. Overall, these segments I found to be resourceful. I will definitely look back at these sections when writing my papers.

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