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Starting with zero to somewhere slightly above zero for my writing, I believe that I have progressed throughout the semester. After learning to read, I found writing was a lot easier. My system for writing has been consistent throughout the semester. I usually think about things for an absurd amount of time, write my paper, and then stubbornly refuse to make the necessary changes to the paper that I just spent an absurd amount of time on.
I rely on my mind to do a lot of the work for my projects, and that is mistake #1. My mind thinks it’s a lot smarter than it actually is and that gets me into trouble. In addition to this, I am often frustrated by the fact that I can not cite the things that I know in my mind are most likely, probably, maybe, possibly, potentially, maybe, not really the case. My friend’s brother whose ex-wife is a self-proclaimed expert on gun control and a blogger should be considered a reputable source. In addition to this, I know for a fact that vaccines cause “botulism, conjunctivitis, hay fever, and dyslexia” (Common Sense).
Audience matters a lot. Although I am fairly consistent in real life, that is not the case in my educational endeavors. I’ll change my entire point of view and sell my soul to academia if it means getting a decent grade on my paper. In high school, I wrote a few papers for other people (usually for free) and I learned how to slurp up their soul and take up their stance as if it were my own.
This might sound mighty ignorant and from my limited knowledge I would say that it is. I don’t really revise. I like to get my paper over with. Once I have it over, convincing me to put more work into it is like telling a man to not jump, while he is floating in the air. My goal is not to make my writing more gooder, but to make the goodness faster to get. In my mind, expediency is the goal. Is that ignorant? I probably shouldn’t be the judge of that.
I can’t comment on my own writing because that would be like me trying to tell you how my voice sounds. Judge away. My parents sure do (They still don’t know why I would want to be a Political Science major). My electronic skills are poor. Back in my day we didn’t have these MePads and MePhones and MeTunes. We were taught to put others before ourselves. Dang millenials and the zzz generation (called that because all they do is sleep) are ruining the murican language and such.
I digress. Example #2 of my many mistakes. My oral and visual skills are probably the worst out of all four of them. I AM. I’m actually not because that would mean I am God. Anyways, I am a poor public speaker and I tend to go through things too quickly. In addition to this creating visuals is not something that I have a whole lot of practice with.
In conclusion, my skills in writing may or may not be good. I think they are at least decent. My revision process is poor and my citations are horrible. I will work to once again become a functioning member of the Iowa State family.