Blog about blogging

In the beginning, I did not like the blogs; they seemed weird to me since I've never done one before. After I got the hang of it I started to enjoy it (more than writing papers). Some times I can't think of anything to write while I'm blogging and it makes me feel like a pile. Overall I liked it. Blogging was fun for the most part.

Workshops

I like peer reviews. I think people give me pretty good tips for my papers, but sometimes I think I don't get enough. I'd really like alot of tips because sometimes I'm confused and don't know what to change... and that's bad. I hope that the review of my RBAA will come back with some helpful info. Some workshops don't seem very helpful to me.

Thanksgiving

Over Thanksgiving break I drove up to my house in the freezing rain. I had to stop once to scrape my windsheild of ice. I spent some time with the family and time with my old friends. it was fun. I went to two parties that were pretty fun. I also went pheasant hunting with my dad, my senior projet mentor, and a friend of my dad's. We went west river of South Dakota where there's alot of farm land. there were birds flying by the hundreds in the "honey hole." My dad's friend shot a jack rabbit, which are hated out there and at USD haha. But, I'm glad to be back at school with my friends that I missed.

Outline

I really liked the outline. It helped me out a lot. I wish I had an outline for every paper; it made it so much easier. I wrote down all my ideas and notes and then wrote it down on my paper... Then my paper was done! I enjoy outlines!

Revised Thesis

Ursula Le Guin's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" shows the theme of Yin and Yang within the town.

Thesis for "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"

Ursula Le Guin's story, “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” tells a intrguing story of Yin and Yang. The town of Omelas is is so full of happiness, seeming like nothing is wrong, but hidden in a basement is the town's balance. The town's balance is a small child that must take the burden of suffereing so that the entire town may be happy. This piece shows that no matter how perfect something may look, there is always a little despair in all the happiness.

Reading Critically

I don't think I've ever read this way before. It was different for me. The first time I read these stories and passages I read them straight forward. Reading critically has shown me that there is so much more if read between the lines. I was actually amazed at how "The White Heron" was not straight forward at all. "The Yellow Wall-Paper" was also eye-opening, I do not think that the woman is insane but instead trapped, without many freedoms like the women in the 1900's.