Revisions!

I know it's been a while since my last post but I've just been working on my terrible first draft of my Research essay. My mad lib didn't illicit too bad of a response so I'm feeling as though that went pretty well. I feel that, though at the time I had a hard time understanding the process afterward and especially through these group revisions of sections, I am really making much better connections with one text through another. Also, on a side note, if you noticed that my blog tag or whatever is the 'Lone conservative, it wasn't a jab at you I created the blog in high school in a.p. gov. and just used it for this. I forgot it was even named that

Alright, well, confrences went really well. I was afraid to propose my idea to explore 'political correctness'. I got some great advise on terms to consider and different ways to look at it. I really hope i can over come my worst problem when writing about this issue, getting too heated and projecting my opinions too much. I've got alot of internet sites and am in the process of checking out a book right now ( though i don't know how well the book will work out.) I feel that i have found a well balanced research base.

Last weeks post!!

Alright, well, this post will have to do with the reading on C. Wright Mills, Sociological imagination. The blog that come snext is for my research project ideas. Well, sociological imagination, it is outlining the relationship between biography and history. Which is really man and the world. The way I understood it was that each is affected by what the other one does. So, when a world war happens people's lives are drastically affected. But, In fact, we (People) start the wars so we had that effect on the world which in turn affected us. It's a pretty neat idea.

Ugh...

I recentlty came to the conclusion that my research process is garbage. I feel as though I have spent the last eight years or so using cleverness to cover up the fact that I don't put in the effort. I don't think I can get away with that anymore. Highschool work just won't cut it for college.

P.S. i still want to do an interpretive dance.

More English Issues

Part 1) Well, my writing has thus far been, aweful! I have not written a successful paper yet. I feel I'm starting to get my voice back a little, however, I am misusing humor and my teacher is simply not appreciating what I am putting out. I feel that as my confidence in my research grows I will eventually pick it up in the writing category.

Part 2) Research is the real issue here it seems I need to learn to look at a piece of writing,read it thoroughly and and back up what Iam writing with facts. Now that Prof. Anastasia has brought my attention to projection I am becoming increasingly aware of my vulnerability in that area.

Part 3) That last paper we had to read sucks and if You (prof.) are reading this, I'm not attacking you in the least. I hope you will realize that. I also apologize for if I ranted a little in my paper about Featherstone's Encyclopaedia Project.

english writing reflection #1

Hey, hey, hey, whats goin on?Okay I figure I talked alot in the other post so I'll keep thins brief. My writing sucks. That is the only conclusion I could come up with after looking through some of my old writings. How do I suck? I'll only give you three ways in which I suck. I don't take time to organize my ideas. I put way too much filler to make it seem longer. I wait until I am too tired to concentrate. !Adios!

Reseach reflection #1

Alright all you eager English 102 students ready to hear my ideas and experiences with research. Well I missed last weeks reflection so I guess I'll get into my past experiences first. My philosophy has always been, " If you build up your paper a ton before people read it they won't even notice the fact that you havent done research". So far I've come to the conclusion that that is simply not possible. Also forgive my terrible writing on here, the way I figure it you guys aren't even reading this anyway, so... I guess I'll talk to you later when I have more to say!