review over the paper

The paper we were assigned to read and grade for today, I gave it a 6. throught the whole paper i had a clear idea of what she was trying to say and the points she was trying to get across. i also enjoyed the paper because i've done a mission trip and although i didnt leave the country it is still very different to go to another place and see how differently they live from us. the flow from paragraph to paragraph was very smooth and she put her story into the paper very well too as well as the parts of articles she had researched on too. even without going to brazil and just from reading her paper i have a feel for what it is like there and how it is easy to take every day things for granted unlike the people over there. i enjoyed the paper mostly because i felt like i knew what she meant. it was almost as though she was telling me the story in person.

culture shock

This week for our Beah reading guide writing assignment we wrote about culture shock. I said that the closest thing to a culture shock that I have ever experienced would have been coming to Muncie for school. I have heard a lot of people say that they do not think Muncie is a big town, but compared to where I come from, it is. My town is called Pine Village, the name alone explains a lot. There are 250 people in a town, and I know them all. Whenever I go out in public throughout the whole county I tend to see a lot of people I know. Sometimes I like going out and seeing people I know but then again sometimes it just feels like you cannot escape these people. Another thing that stinks about a small town is everyone knows your business. Our county just got its first stop light, but it is only temporary. Coming here was a big difference for me, but I also feel like it has opened my eyes to a lot of new things and ideas that I would have never known unless I left my small town. After I am done with school, I can see myself moving back to my small town, or close to it.

why i hate writing response

When I watched the video on why students hate writing it made a lot of sense to me and I agreed with a lot of the points that were made. There were many questions asked throughout the video. One of the questions was why we hate writing, I know I hate writing because I do not feel like I can write well so it is discouraging to have to write a paper. I also think it takes up too much of my time, writing does not come easy to me so when I have to write something I feel like it is too time consuming.
Another question was about what types of writing people hate. The mentioned the differences between in class papers and blogs. I personally do not like writing on my blog, which is why I have become so behind on it. I do not like writing in class papers but I feel like the blog is more of a pain to do because its something extra.
The part of writing that I hate the most is starting it. I feel like I never know where to start. Usually once I start I can get going at a pretty good pace and get a lot, but starting the paper is always the worst and it is the part of writing a paper that is so time consuming for me.
Something that I think might be some help is if I start writing more on topics that I like more. Even if it is just for practice. Writing about things I enjoy would get me the practice of writing and get me more in the flow with it so when I am assigned something I might not necessarily like it will be easier because I have had practice.

ishmael beah

I cannot imagine going through the things Ishmael Beah went through at that age or even at any age. It would be awful to see the ones you love die all around you, that would be so horrible, you would be all alone. I wouldn't be able to think quickly to try to save myself from danger so I would probably end up dying too. I honestly would probably want to because it would be awful to have to go on through out the journey without my family.

My Goals in 101.

I am the kind of person that isn't comfortable with my writing. If i ever do feel like I've done a decent job on a paper, as soon as I read someone else's paper I second guess my own paper and think I did awful. I have very little confidence in myself and what I am capable of doing. Since I'm going to be submitting a lot of papers for the whole class to read, I need to get over my fear and become comfortable with my own work. That is one of my goals for the year.

Also, when I write a paper, I have a lot of trouble just figuring out where to start. Once I get going I usually get going at a good pace and I can get a lot done, it's just the problem of starting my paper, and how to start it. It's hard for me to organize my thoughts and facts for my papers in and orderly matter so i can start and finish a paper successfully.

Maybe I would feel more confident and do a better job on my papers, if it was something i enjoyed and was passionate about. If it was something I liked I would want to write my paper well so others would understand where I'm coming from and why I like it so much, and maybe they would like it too.

So my goals for the year are to become a better write and be comfortable and happy with my own work.