For our group we were suppose to say what had an affect on us while we read. For me the hardest thing was the amount of time we received to read the essay. When I'm timed for reading something, I rush myself. I feel like I have to read it all so I will skim some things so I might miss something important. We only had ten minutes to read and plus we were just handed the text and did not really know what it was about. It was hard for me to read it word for word and for me to truly understand it.
Secondly, the font for me was very small so it was hard for me to read it quickly without having to take a second glance to make sure i read it right the first time. With a bigger text it would have been a much easier read than with the text that was used on this essay.
Lastly, there was a picture right in the beginning of the essay so right away I was distracted by looking at the picture focusing more on that than the essay. Sometimes I doodle on the picture which takes time away from me reading the essay. This is bad because we were timed and because I took time to color I had to skim to catch up to where I should have been if I was not doodling. If that picture would not have been there I maybe would have understood the essay better because I would not have skimmed the essay.
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
group 4
For our group we were suppose to say what had an affect on us while we read. For me the hardest thing was the amount of time we received to read the essay. When I'm timed for reading something, I rush myself. I feel like I have to read it all so I will skim some things so I might miss something important. We only had ten minutes to read and plus we were just handed the text and did not really know what it was about. It was hard for me to read it word for word and for me to truly understand it.
Secondly, the font for me was very small so it was hard for me to read it quickly without having to take a second glance to make sure i read it right the first time. With a bigger text it would have been a much easier read than with the text that was used on this essay.
Lastly, there was a picture right in the beginning of the essay so right away I was distracted by looking at the picture focusing more on that than the essay. Sometimes I doodle on the picture which takes time away from me reading the essay. This is bad because we were timed and because I took time to color I had to skim to catch up to where I should have been if I was not doodling. If that picture would not have been there I maybe would have understood the essay better because I would not have skimmed the essay.
Secondly, the font for me was very small so it was hard for me to read it quickly without having to take a second glance to make sure i read it right the first time. With a bigger text it would have been a much easier read than with the text that was used on this essay.
Lastly, there was a picture right in the beginning of the essay so right away I was distracted by looking at the picture focusing more on that than the essay. Sometimes I doodle on the picture which takes time away from me reading the essay. This is bad because we were timed and because I took time to color I had to skim to catch up to where I should have been if I was not doodling. If that picture would not have been there I maybe would have understood the essay better because I would not have skimmed the essay.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Technology
It is pretty obvious that technology has changed our generation greatly compared to other generations. It has changed us in many different ways and it has effected each person differently. There are numerous ways technology has changed us. Some for the good and some for the worst.
Technology has made us dependable on it. Word processor is an example of this. When typing a paper, this technology has made it easy for us to forget how to spell correctly because it does the work for you. It will show you were your mistake is and how to fix it. Without this technology it might take us longer to write a paper but I believe that our generation would be better and writing and spelling. Our generation to an extent is lazy. Then when the program is not working we get frustrated and mad but think about what it would be like without that software.
The Internet has also changed our generation. Before the Internet, people would take hours to find something they are looking for. They would need to go to the library or somewhere to find their information and then they would have to sort through things to find it. But now with just a click of the mouse, and Google, we can find information in a matter of seconds. I feel that we have just became lazy and gave up trying to find things the proper way. Not everything you read on Google is correct but we believe it is because its easy to find.
Without technology our world we be very different today. In some ways good, and in some ways bad. I believe that our generation needs a wake up call to help us stop being lazy and put some effort into our work.
Technology has made us dependable on it. Word processor is an example of this. When typing a paper, this technology has made it easy for us to forget how to spell correctly because it does the work for you. It will show you were your mistake is and how to fix it. Without this technology it might take us longer to write a paper but I believe that our generation would be better and writing and spelling. Our generation to an extent is lazy. Then when the program is not working we get frustrated and mad but think about what it would be like without that software.
The Internet has also changed our generation. Before the Internet, people would take hours to find something they are looking for. They would need to go to the library or somewhere to find their information and then they would have to sort through things to find it. But now with just a click of the mouse, and Google, we can find information in a matter of seconds. I feel that we have just became lazy and gave up trying to find things the proper way. Not everything you read on Google is correct but we believe it is because its easy to find.
Without technology our world we be very different today. In some ways good, and in some ways bad. I believe that our generation needs a wake up call to help us stop being lazy and put some effort into our work.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Worst Date Paper
Having a date makes a person feels great about themselves. The girl takes hours too look perfect for their date. She makes sure every little detail is perfect on their outfit. While the guy makes sure he smells good and makes sure to take a shower. On a date there a lot of thoughts going through a persons head. They are making sure they are impressing the other person and trying hard to make a good impression. What if this was not the case? On my worst date the guy was rude. He showed up late, smelt bad, and we went to the worst place to ever go on a date.
I was super excited to be going on a date with this guy my friend introduced me to. His name was Trevor and he was a year younger than me. At first I did not want to go on a date with him because of his age but finally my friend convinced me to go on a date with him. He wore torn up pants and a dirty hat on our date. We talk a little bit on the phone before we went on a date so I thought it would make me less nervous. We planed to have dinner at seven o’ clock but he showed up at seven thirty. I was nervous enough but this made me even more nervous because how was I supposed to act when I was upset. Finally, I relaxed enough to ask him where we were going. He told me we were going to Los Banditos. I like Los Banditos but there is one that is extremely dirty, I rayed that we did not go there. After a twenty minute drive unfortunately, we arrived at the dirty Los Banditos.
I asked him why he chose this Los Banditos and he said it was his favorite. I was horrified to go in and eat. I knew I was going to be uncomfortable, but I went in anyways because he was kind of cute. We went in, sat down and ordered our food. When the food arrived at our table I was disgusted. The rice was runny the beans were over cooked and my chicken looked more like potatoes. It was sickening. I was so disgusted it was hard for me to start a conversation with him. He was rude when we talked. I would ask him a question and he would make me feel like I was stupid for not knowing the answer. To make it even worse, he knocked his water onto my leg and acted like it never happened.
The only think that I liked about this date was that I went home. He made me pay for my own dinner. I have no problem paying for myself but it is common courtesy to offer to pay. I would not have let him pay but it is the thought that counts.
After the date was over he tried to text me but I would not respond to his text. Any guy who would treat me like that is not worth my time. He did not even think about how I felt which I found tremendously impolite. I feel bad that I wasted his time but he should have put more thought into our date. I was a little discouraged that our date did not work out. I question myself if maybe I did something that made him act inappropriate on our date.
The thing that surprised me about this date was that he fit my standards on paper but not in person. When we would talk on the phone before our date, he was super nice to me. He acted like he cared about me. He would ask me how my day was and he would always say good night and good morning to me. Also, he was cute but I guess I should know that looks are not everything. I got my hopes up on this date only to be let down.
I am proud that I stuck to my morals on this date. Although I was mad at him for taking me to this horrible restaurant, I did not say anything rude to him because I could tell that he was happy and as long as someone is happy I am satisfy. He was rude to me while he was talking to me but I did not raise my voice at him or tell him he needed to stop. I sat there and took it because I find that starting a fight will not solve anything. He probably would have been too self absorbed to acknowledge how I felt. I did feel that this date was important for me after because I learned from it. I learned that a person can not judge someone just by a text. You need to get to know them first before you can learn if you have a connection because people lie to you.
This date may have horrible but I did learn from it. He was rude and selfish. I did not have fun on this date and wanted it to end almost the minute it started. At the time I wish I had not followed my morals and said something to him, but looking back I’m glad that I stuck to my morals and kept my mouth shut. Being me is more important than putting someone in their place. I am glad that I never have to go through that date again.
I was super excited to be going on a date with this guy my friend introduced me to. His name was Trevor and he was a year younger than me. At first I did not want to go on a date with him because of his age but finally my friend convinced me to go on a date with him. He wore torn up pants and a dirty hat on our date. We talk a little bit on the phone before we went on a date so I thought it would make me less nervous. We planed to have dinner at seven o’ clock but he showed up at seven thirty. I was nervous enough but this made me even more nervous because how was I supposed to act when I was upset. Finally, I relaxed enough to ask him where we were going. He told me we were going to Los Banditos. I like Los Banditos but there is one that is extremely dirty, I rayed that we did not go there. After a twenty minute drive unfortunately, we arrived at the dirty Los Banditos.
I asked him why he chose this Los Banditos and he said it was his favorite. I was horrified to go in and eat. I knew I was going to be uncomfortable, but I went in anyways because he was kind of cute. We went in, sat down and ordered our food. When the food arrived at our table I was disgusted. The rice was runny the beans were over cooked and my chicken looked more like potatoes. It was sickening. I was so disgusted it was hard for me to start a conversation with him. He was rude when we talked. I would ask him a question and he would make me feel like I was stupid for not knowing the answer. To make it even worse, he knocked his water onto my leg and acted like it never happened.
The only think that I liked about this date was that I went home. He made me pay for my own dinner. I have no problem paying for myself but it is common courtesy to offer to pay. I would not have let him pay but it is the thought that counts.
After the date was over he tried to text me but I would not respond to his text. Any guy who would treat me like that is not worth my time. He did not even think about how I felt which I found tremendously impolite. I feel bad that I wasted his time but he should have put more thought into our date. I was a little discouraged that our date did not work out. I question myself if maybe I did something that made him act inappropriate on our date.
The thing that surprised me about this date was that he fit my standards on paper but not in person. When we would talk on the phone before our date, he was super nice to me. He acted like he cared about me. He would ask me how my day was and he would always say good night and good morning to me. Also, he was cute but I guess I should know that looks are not everything. I got my hopes up on this date only to be let down.
I am proud that I stuck to my morals on this date. Although I was mad at him for taking me to this horrible restaurant, I did not say anything rude to him because I could tell that he was happy and as long as someone is happy I am satisfy. He was rude to me while he was talking to me but I did not raise my voice at him or tell him he needed to stop. I sat there and took it because I find that starting a fight will not solve anything. He probably would have been too self absorbed to acknowledge how I felt. I did feel that this date was important for me after because I learned from it. I learned that a person can not judge someone just by a text. You need to get to know them first before you can learn if you have a connection because people lie to you.
This date may have horrible but I did learn from it. He was rude and selfish. I did not have fun on this date and wanted it to end almost the minute it started. At the time I wish I had not followed my morals and said something to him, but looking back I’m glad that I stuck to my morals and kept my mouth shut. Being me is more important than putting someone in their place. I am glad that I never have to go through that date again.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Writer's Challenge Pool
Most challenging: 10, 18, 20, 21, 25
Least challenging: 7, 12, 14, 18, 22
Most Flexible: 3, 12, 14, 18, 22
Least Flexible: 2,4,5,10,19
Most interesting: 1, 7, 14, 13, 12
Least interesting: 4, 10, 11, 16, 20
Top: 1, 7, 12
Bottom: 4, 5, 11
Least challenging: 7, 12, 14, 18, 22
Most Flexible: 3, 12, 14, 18, 22
Least Flexible: 2,4,5,10,19
Most interesting: 1, 7, 14, 13, 12
Least interesting: 4, 10, 11, 16, 20
Top: 1, 7, 12
Bottom: 4, 5, 11
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Assignment 4
For my assignment you must write a paper about someone who has changed your life. I feel that a paper shouldn't have a length because you know when you're done because sometimes with a length a person will say anything just to fill the paper. However, this paper must included detail. You want to make the read feel how you feel. You must include how they changed your life, and why. Also, include how you are different today and if you like the change that was made. You must include a quote in your paper. You must know how to cite the quote properly too. This paper is meant to make you think and to make you put your feeling on paper. Make this paper about you. Play with it make the reader cry, laugh or however you felt. Have fun with it but make sure you have good structure, grammar, and flow. Don't forget to meet all the requirements.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Assignment 3
Project Runway and Top Chief have many similar requirements to our assignments. They both have to be done to our best ability. If a student is to do sloppy work they most likely wouldn't receive a good grade on their project, and if a contestant on the show did poor work they could be illuminated from the show. Also, we both are required to put thought into our work. If we don't put time into our work it will probably be poorly done. Another similarity between the shows and a students work is, they both are being judged. They both receive criticism. They also both have requirements. For example on Project Runway the contestants were told to make an elegant look for a famous actress, and the person would did not follow directions was illuminated. If a students wrights a paper and does not meet the requirements they most likely will get points off and possibly fail. There is also a dead line for both the shows and the student. If the contestant does not finish in time they fail, and if a student does not complete an assignment on time it is late and will receive a lower grade. There are so many similarities between the shows and a students work.
Like there are many similarities between Project Runway and Top Chief and a students work, there are also differences. One difference is on Project Runway and Top Chief they are given only a few hours to do their challenge and they have to create it in a short amount of time. With that time they are allowed to put their own twist onto their creations. For a student however, they are given enough time to do exactly what a teacher want not really allowing them to exactly how they want it to be. Everyone has different ideas about things. Another difference between the two topics are as a student we always have a chance to do better, but on the shows if you do bad and get kicked off that's it that person is done. There are many similarities between the two topics but there are certainly are difference two.
Like there are many similarities between Project Runway and Top Chief and a students work, there are also differences. One difference is on Project Runway and Top Chief they are given only a few hours to do their challenge and they have to create it in a short amount of time. With that time they are allowed to put their own twist onto their creations. For a student however, they are given enough time to do exactly what a teacher want not really allowing them to exactly how they want it to be. Everyone has different ideas about things. Another difference between the two topics are as a student we always have a chance to do better, but on the shows if you do bad and get kicked off that's it that person is done. There are many similarities between the two topics but there are certainly are difference two.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
First weekly blog
When criticizing someone we must keep in mind that the person does not know that they are doing something wrong. If we just yell at the person it is not going to help. Yes it is frustrating but we must keep in mind that we are all humans and we all make mistakes. When receiving the criticism keep in mind that the person giving you advice is only trying to help you. We need to take it in and learn from our mistakes. There is nothing wrong in improving. At first you may be hurt but that's only normal, take some time and then prove to everyone that you can do it. Everyone has feelings and we should all respect them.
Judgement
When judging a paper I would look for many important things. The most important thing I would look for in a paper is did the person follow directions. If this person did not follow the directions and not meet the criteria, then the paper would have no meaning to me. The topic of the paper is very important, because a teacher ask a student to write a paper to find out if the student understood the topic and if the student learned anything for the topic. The second most important thing to writing a paper is word choice. If the person does not use the correct word choice the paper may not flow well. If the paper does not flow well, the paper can be confusing and boring. If the paper does not catch my attention I do not enjoy reading it and it makes it hard for me to want to judge it. If the person uses the right word choice and makes the paper interesting I would have no problem reading it and help them out in the few spots that they needed. The last important thing for me when judging a paper is the grammar. I understand we all make a few typing errors here and there, but when it is consistent I have to point it out to them to help them fix their errors. When judging someone there is a difference between being helpful and being rude. If I had to judge a paper I would make sure that I am trying to help them and not hurt them. It is hard to judge someone but it is even harder to be judge. We all need to try to remember that the person judging us is trying to help us out.
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