Writing is not my strong point. Essays can sometimes take excruciating amounts of times to finish and still end up as dull and bland sheets of writing. This piece on The Kite Runner was not all too hard to write. Having genuine interest in the subject is always helpful and at times I found myself almost enjoying the formation of the essay.
Despite the advice of Mr. Allen about writing the paragraphs out of order, I still felt most comfortable going through the essay from beginning to end. Whether or not this was a smart choice will soon be seen.
The aspect that I had the most trouble with was thinking of good transitions between paragraphs. Improving this would probably make my essays flow smoothly, a desirable effect.
I feel that The Kite Runner was an ideal book to write an essay on in that finding evidence to support claims was fairly easy. Fleshing out the ideas in my head became the main task, showing that I still need to work on some basic writing skills.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Blogging Around: Bill and Darrell
In response to Bill's blog post about Assef:
Bill, I agree that the topic of Assef's mental state was an important part of the discussion in class. I can't help but notice that you used terms and ideas we learned in health (a class that I despise and sometimes find quite useless). Congratulations, I feel that this is one of those rare moments when some of the less useful information from our health textbook actually gets applied in a meaningful way.
In response to Darrell's blog post about Facebook:
Darrell: Like others, I really liked this blog post. The idea of virtual networks taking away the integrity of our social interactions is a valid thought that carries many potential consequences. I will not lie, I use Facebook regularly and don't see myself giving it up any time in the near future. As Pat said, the complete rejection of technology is not an entirely realistic or reasonable response; there is no perfect solution to this issue (Are there ever?).
Bill, I agree that the topic of Assef's mental state was an important part of the discussion in class. I can't help but notice that you used terms and ideas we learned in health (a class that I despise and sometimes find quite useless). Congratulations, I feel that this is one of those rare moments when some of the less useful information from our health textbook actually gets applied in a meaningful way.
In response to Darrell's blog post about Facebook:
Darrell: Like others, I really liked this blog post. The idea of virtual networks taking away the integrity of our social interactions is a valid thought that carries many potential consequences. I will not lie, I use Facebook regularly and don't see myself giving it up any time in the near future. As Pat said, the complete rejection of technology is not an entirely realistic or reasonable response; there is no perfect solution to this issue (Are there ever?).
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