I am so frustrated at the moment! I thought I new what I was doing with this paper, but now I feel like I have been thrown for a loop! I must admit that I get confused easily with this assignment. Normally in the past I could see very clearly what I needed to do with writing assignments, but for some reason this semester I feel like I am in a fog. I just can't seem to get out of it, and I feel very lost!
I was working on my thesis tonight, and I thought I had something good. Then I realized that my argument was not sound. So I am back to the drawing board, and time is running out. I am glad I caught it while I still had some time, but at the moment I am tired and I do not want to think. I think I will try to read the story again and then sleep on it.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
OK! I Think I Got It
I am in class right now trying to figure out all of this online stuff that we need to get through this English class. I must say that I am still a little confussed, but I think I have most of it down. While I was doing all of this I got to thinking; I think it is really cool how in this day and age how we can communicate with people all over the place.
I need to go add more people before class ends.
See you Laterrrrrr
I need to go add more people before class ends.
See you Laterrrrrr
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Blind Write
I have been working on this first project for a while, and I feel like I am in a fog. I understand the concept of the assignment, but I am having a hard time knowing how to apply it. I feel silly because Ms frailly said to not stress out about the draft, but I am having a hard time just getting my thoughts out at the moment. I keep typing away; just trying to put down anything and everything in order to see if I can make any sense of what I am doing. Time will tell. Until then I just keep typing blind.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Araby
I do not have any brothers. I also have never really had a guy friend until recently, so there is much that I do not know about the male mind. That is why I thought this story was interesting. It gave me an inside view to what a boy might think.
I also thought the conclusion was interesting. Everything the boy did lead up to the end. He saw who he was, and what the motives for his actions truly were. I just wonder what he did after the point of recognition. Did he stop liking the girl, or did he fall back into his ways. It reminds me of real life. we might catch ourselves doing things that we are ashamed of. When we do we are then given a choice; to keep doing the action, or change and strive for better.
I also thought the conclusion was interesting. Everything the boy did lead up to the end. He saw who he was, and what the motives for his actions truly were. I just wonder what he did after the point of recognition. Did he stop liking the girl, or did he fall back into his ways. It reminds me of real life. we might catch ourselves doing things that we are ashamed of. When we do we are then given a choice; to keep doing the action, or change and strive for better.
The Yellow Wallpaper
I must say that I did not get this story at all. I understood what was happening, but I did not see the point of the it. I wondered if the end had a specific meaning. I really do not know what else to say.
I did think it was interesting that it was written in the first person. It was a different angle so see someone going crazy from the inside. Everything seemed logical to her. At the same time, as the reader you wonder if what she is seeing is really true, and the people around her are not in tune to what is going on.
I wonder if the meaning itself was in the wallpaper, after all that is what the tile of the story is. I wonder if the way her husband treated her had something to do with it.
I did think it was interesting that it was written in the first person. It was a different angle so see someone going crazy from the inside. Everything seemed logical to her. At the same time, as the reader you wonder if what she is seeing is really true, and the people around her are not in tune to what is going on.
I wonder if the meaning itself was in the wallpaper, after all that is what the tile of the story is. I wonder if the way her husband treated her had something to do with it.
Boys and Girls
I finished reading "Boys and Girls" today. I must say that when I first started reading, I did not enjoy it, but towards the end I changed my opinion.
I believe I did not like it at first because I did not understand the point of the story. At first it was a girl that was simple telling you the story of part of her life. I will be honest, I did not realize that she was a girl until later on. I must have missed something:-) Anyhow, it started to get interesting when the conflict entered the scene. She was struggling with wanting to have all the strengths of a boy, but being held back by her girl body. Her world around her also seemed to weigh her down. A good example can be found in the comments her grandmother made about her during a visit, "Girls don't slam doors like that" and so on and so forth.
At first, she seemed to push the comments away by acting the extreme opposite of what she was supposed to be. Over time, however, the text shows how she starts to change in spite of herself. I believe a big turning point comes when she witnesses the butchering of a horse. It affects her in a way that she was not expecting to touch her in such a way.
I thought this was very interesting. It took me back to when I was changing. Sometimes I would fight it, and other times I would embrace.
I believe I did not like it at first because I did not understand the point of the story. At first it was a girl that was simple telling you the story of part of her life. I will be honest, I did not realize that she was a girl until later on. I must have missed something:-) Anyhow, it started to get interesting when the conflict entered the scene. She was struggling with wanting to have all the strengths of a boy, but being held back by her girl body. Her world around her also seemed to weigh her down. A good example can be found in the comments her grandmother made about her during a visit, "Girls don't slam doors like that" and so on and so forth.
At first, she seemed to push the comments away by acting the extreme opposite of what she was supposed to be. Over time, however, the text shows how she starts to change in spite of herself. I believe a big turning point comes when she witnesses the butchering of a horse. It affects her in a way that she was not expecting to touch her in such a way.
I thought this was very interesting. It took me back to when I was changing. Sometimes I would fight it, and other times I would embrace.
I Do Not Know What I am Doing
I do not know if this is how I post another blog, so I am going to see what this does.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
The Beginning
I finally figured out how to get into my blog, thus beginning a long journey through the 09 spring semester. I am excited and scared at the same time. Last year was spent proving to myself that I could get through college with flying colors, this year will be spent learning how to build on what I learned last year.
With that being said I will inform you as to what I must now start to build. Last Wednesday was our second day of English class. Our teacher, Ms Frailly, started off the day with a discussion on the reading that had been assigned on the first day of class. The primary focus was on the story, "The Lame Shall Enter First". We had all read the story, and were now discussing it in detail. We talked about the characters, the plot and what it meant to us as readers. It was interesting to see what other people thought of the story. It also helped me have a greater understanding of it because I saw it from every ones point of view.
With that being said I will inform you as to what I must now start to build. Last Wednesday was our second day of English class. Our teacher, Ms Frailly, started off the day with a discussion on the reading that had been assigned on the first day of class. The primary focus was on the story, "The Lame Shall Enter First". We had all read the story, and were now discussing it in detail. We talked about the characters, the plot and what it meant to us as readers. It was interesting to see what other people thought of the story. It also helped me have a greater understanding of it because I saw it from every ones point of view.
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