I thought this was for dumb people

When i first heard about people who did blogs i would only hear about like perez hilton and the all famous gossip blogs that everyone would always talk about. And i hate the whole gossip scene. So when i heard we had to blog about things in class i was not to excited about it. At times it was really hard to write about the topics given because i got stuck on how i was suppose to comment on things we did in class. But a lot of the time it helped me to write out topics or opinions i felt about papers, class, or just my life in general. I liked the blogs when we got to write about our own thougths or days cause at times i had some great topics to write about. I liked the blogging though it let me tell things my way and think about new ideas outside of class and also seeing other peoples opinions in their blogs.

Class work

I felt as though the reviews in class were a lot of fun and i got some very good well i mean helpful feedback from a lot of my classmates. Also they were able to come up with some great ideas that i had not yet thought of for my papers. Also when i was reading through my proposal paper i realized i had a lot of work and i do mean a lot of work to do on it to get it any where near what it needs to be for a college paper. Also i do feel bad for whoever has to try and comment on my research paper because that thing is not pretty. And even though this switching papers and writing about the other ones paper may be helpful, its hard for me to really say what they should fix. I'm not even sure myself what they should do. But i really did enjoy the in class activities that we did, i felt as though they really helped me look at both my papers.

Last weekend fun

Last weekend i went up to the cage fights in Brookings. After a what seemed like a really long drive, we made it to the Shamerock and walked through the big windowed doors. At this point i saw my friends that i know and started to talk to them for a while. Soon the fighters were hustled up to the top room to be told how things would go down for the night and that they needed to start getting taped up so they could start the fights on time. Before the fights got started the fighters and order were annonced and then the national athem was presented. As this was being done the guy next to me was already drunk and only had two beers, but he decided that he was not going to stand or remove his hat because he was canadian. So my guy friend told him to stand up and show some respect. Well some words were exchanged between them and then they finally calmed. But this guy just didn't understand keep your mouth shut at a fight cause the people watching fights are just not ones to mess with. This guy just kept talking bad about my guy and i don't think he understood that i was going to tell him. So once the guy left to pee i confronted my friend and told him everything that was being said, so my guy friend came over and sat in the guys spot and when they guy came back he tried so hard to back his way out of the whole he had dug himself into. This guy knew he would get killed by my friend if they fought. Plus he didn't have his gf to back him up, she was the fighter of the relationship and she was one of the girl fighters of the night. (She got owned in her fight) Well my friend went back to his spot and the guy started talking bad about him and started to mock me, i looked over at him and said seriously ur drunk shut ur mouth now. Well he really didn't understand that and kept talking bad so i stood up and that got everyones attention, and i told him say one more thing about me i dare u! He just sat there and about a second later one of my guy friends grabbed me and pulled me outside to calm down and talk to me. When i went back to sit down the guy had left to watch his girl friend fight. And karma's a bitch his girl friend got owned in her fight and had to be taken to the hospital in the ambulance that had to come for her. I had so much fun at those cage fights last weekend.

Organization

I felt as though the new outline was way more helpful for me, and i was able to keep my paper a whole lot more organized. And i was able to write my paper a whole lot quicker than i usually would of had to when i just have a spider web of things as my outline. Then again it took a lot more time for me to complete this out line then when i just throw thoughs and ideas down about my other topics. But this way kept me so much more organized and should help my paper be easier to read. I really liked having the new outline to go through and have to write all my thoughts down and keep me so well organized.

Thesis

In Richard Conrnell's story "The Most Dangerous Game," it shows Zaroff showing off all his pride, but then Rainsford coming along and proving Zaroff that he's not all the he made himself out to be.

Analyizing

Going back and re-reading through the stories that we have recently read in class made me see a new perspective on the stories. I can now find new hidden meaning in them to create my own persepective on what i may think the author may be trying to get at. Even though this is all new so i have a feeling i may not be doing it right, its good to give me experience before i have to go and do it for my class i may be taking next semester. Sometimes i felt as though re-reading and trying to pick out key pieces were tough and i couldn't seem to find any i was always able to at least find a few in each story. Also it helped getting together with people and looking over the stories in order to see other peoples perspectives and voice my own opinion so we could make a conclusion about things.

Symbolism

Well i found that the white in the White Herion was to symolize the purity of everything in the story. The fact that sylvia was able to not tell the hunter where the bird was even if that ment her giving up the money that he offered her. Also the symbolism of the white i also felt like was part of sylvia exploring, she has the freedom like the bird does to roam where she wants to and find new things out in the forest. Just like the hunter says that the bird usually is not found in that area typically, but the bird had the freedom to move where it wanted to and it was in that area at the time. One last thing that i found of symbolism would have to be the white representing the different types of things that sylvia is able to do, her grandma gives her the freedom to go get the cow and take on many responsibilities that her brother would have had if he would have still been there. Showing her responsibility of everything like the bird did to get away from the hunter and not be seen.

Women in the 1900's

Through out the 1900's women were gaining some equality as men, but they did not get all the same equalitly that men got. One thing they got 8 hour a day jobs with a little more pay then before, even though this put a strain because they were not able to go for jobs that required extra hours because they could only work 8 hours a day. Then again more women were entering into a college to recieve an education. But then agian they were not getting the full equality to men, such as not being able to have credit to buy a house or car. They had no control over their bodies and the working conditions were not up to the best standards. I feel as though this would be awful to live in having to be looked down on for having boobs and vagina. And the fact that i can have a child and a guy can not. Even though women are seen as weaker and not as smart their are women out their everyday proving the boys wrong and showing that they are just as good as the boys. I'm so glad that women were able to start increasing the statistics in the 1900's because they got us to have equality between men and women. Could you imagine a world with out women sports or having to play in a dress? i would die, not going to lie.

McDonald, Bridget. Women's International Center. Bionic Sisters Production. 2010

Most Dangerous Game and An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

I know i have read these stories before in high school, and when i read them each time it makes me think about the different things that can go on in life or what used to occur. With An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge i hate to think that people used to get hung for things, and then with him thinking that he actually did get away but then never does it hurts to know he just dies in the end when he had that good thinking that he was free and was home with his family. And then in the story of the Most Dangerous Game, its always weird to here someone wanting to hunt after people. That General was not mentally stable and needed help and thankfully the guy could outsmart him and kill the General so that he would not hurt anyone else. And in all reality someone that is mental like that needs help so that things like that never happen, cause hurting other people is not okay by anymeans.

Omelas

Well i didn't really understand the first part of the reading, all i know is that it was talking about a town were people seemed pretty nice or acted that way. And then the boy in the room? like that is uncalled for and someone should have step into help him  if everyone in the town knew about him being their and being treated like that. Its kinda like the bullying thing i'm doing for my research project if everyone knows something is going on and someone is being bullyied than someone should step and and help or tell someone so that the person can get help. Also the town seemed like a perfect little society when it actuallly had problems that many visitors didn't get to see and not many outside of the town knew about. I got pretty confused throught out the story i think it was mostly because of the jumping of different subjects.

writing process

I feel as though the writing process can either be really complicated or it can be simplifeid down. Many times i like when teachers review the writing process for me so that i can re teach myself and make sure i am getting all the right steps into writing my paper. I would hate to miss something very important that needs to be put in my paper. And many times i could miss the things i learned in like 2nd grade and then i would feel kinda dumb if i forgot something little in my paper. Due to that fact i find that the writitng process can be reviewed over and over but then again it is so interesting to relearn things.

paper evalve

In my paper i need to make many grammar corrections, and also take the time to rearrange my sentences in a order that is easier to read for the reader. Also i could change the intro to not be so related to what i have seen and delt with and put some more interesting facts about suicide and such. I also saw that i need to add some facts that will actual make people believe that these things will help stop suicide and not just prevent a couple a year. I need to also cut some pieces of info out of my paper because i am being to broad and putting in like two different topics

Topic

I would like to right my paper on teen fighter, this could explore the topic of things such as why teens fight, why there should be more places for teens to train. And also things like why do parents not want there teens cage fighting. Cage fighting has some benifits to it not just all of it is bad.

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So after an interesting tuesday i'm not really sure what to write about, so i am just going to write about my tuesday because it was sure interesting. Tuesday i woke up early becuase i fell asleep before getting my sentence corrections done. But the night before i had just finished changing my paper up so that it fit more into what it was suppose to be. So i quick showered and got ready and then i finished my sentence corrections just in time for class so i packed things into my bag i headed off. As i was doing that i got a phone call from my best friend telling me all the gossip that was happening in sioux falls. Well i got to class and some how my paper had gone missing along with my CW, when i know i put them in my bag! Well i went back to my room and my roommate had exited out of my word document when i said to leave them up cause i didn't have time to save them. Well i then got a call saying that i would have to coach my soccer team all by myself that night due to my co-coach having to work all day. Well my team doesn't look as me as a coach they don't really respect me. So i got things done and headed back to sufu to coach and on the way i got flipped off by some random old guy! why i have no idea he just passed me after we were getting off the off ramp. My soccer team lost and it was a bad games the refs decided that there playing with the other team. And on my way back to verm i hit a skunk so that just smelled fantastic to have that smell for almost the whole way back.

The day we play the teacher

I found that doing the presentations, i found out many new ideas about how to write my paper. And also make it so much better with new draft ideas. Also many times i don't remember all the past techniques that i have learned in my past, and by us reviewing techniques that can help me re write and edit my paper. I also enjoyed working with other people in the class which help me feel more connected to the class. It brought back fun high school project memories

Another Life?

I feel as though there could be other planets out there that can hold other life forms on them. They would be pretty much the same as earth just in a different postion. Each can contain water our wonderful resource and give us oxygen that we need. Also one day we may need to transfer to another planet if we keep using all of our precious resources and if our garbage keeps building up. But for having other life forms living out on other plants i don't totally agree with. I feel as though u have the humans that live on earth, and the people that orbit in space. But for other life forms such as aliens or other humans on other planets right now i would have to shake my head cause i don't believe it. There are those that live in heaven and hell but they come as ghosts not other life forms.

Proposal Paper

Thesis: After buring  a friend and having many friends think about taking there own life I think awarness needs to be raised over suicide.
1.) Risk Factors
2.) Mental Illness
3.) Awarness

Screwing up America

When reading through the 100 people who are screwing up america i could help but laugh because it is very true. America is run by many factors, such as tv shows that we watch, the famous people that everyone seems to look up to, and also the people that make history. We had our great leaders that helped make our country what it is, but then again we also have many people that have screwed it up. I like the jerry springer arcticle because i have watch that show once or twice and thought is this really what americas coming too? lol I can't believe some things that i hear in the news about what comes out of some very important peoples mouths. Don't people understand for every time u critizes u need a good comment to build it back up. If someone is put down to many times things could only destroy them to a point were they don't want to come back from. If people keep putting down america where will we end up?

Oil Spill

I feel as though the oil spill that has taken place is not a big issue for the people of South Dakota. They feel as though it won't effect them because they don't live by a cost or any where near the oil spill. When thats not the fact the oil spill will effect everyone in the world one way or another. But thankfully they were able to find some ways of patching up the whole to stop the oil and now that its dead things seem like they could get better. But there is still all that oil that is out in the ocean that needs to be cleaned up otherwise it will hurt the animals that live there and could ruin there enviornment. This is not a small task to do but if many are able to work together it should one day be cleaned up and help everyone out. We can make this world back to what it was before the oil spill.

Don't Judge!

You can sit there and comment on all ur wonderful things about life and what u believe and what u've gone through. But have u ever wondered what the rest of the world goes through? No one can say they have gone through my life and no one can judge me until they truly know who i am. My friends are the best and know me super well. Each one of them can tell u who i truly am, but don't ever talk bad about anyone of them or u may not be talking anymore. I have been in fights were i didn't know if i was going to make it out alive or if i was going to be living with Tim in heaven. There was a time in my life were i thought i would never see the bright side of things ever again. I've changed my life so that i could get into college and make something of myself.I have the hardest time taking test, i can study for hours but i freeze up and have test taking anxiety. I also have a harder time reading than most but i try not to let that affect me.I can study for hours on what people don't study at all and still do worst then them. I never want to speak up about things or vocie my opinions cause if i do it always seems as though i hurt people or i get hurt in return. I can be nice, but i also have one of the most violent sides i've ever seen on a girl. I love fighting just not verbally. I keep my mouth shut so that i can stay out of the spot light it's not for me besides in the ring. Don't tell me i won't amount to anything, cause u don't know me at all!

whatever boys can do girls can do better!

I always live by the saying whatever boys can do girls can do better. And that pushes me to practice harder and train a lot more so that i can keep up with the boys and show them that even though i am not one of them they can not look down on me or tell me i can't do something. I think a lot of the time we lump all boys together in one group when there are plenty of different groups of boys. Some that can be sweet and nice and show that they do care. While there are the other dumb ones that don't give a rats ass about anything besides getting it. I hope those boys can grow up and learn there is more to life. I like that there is a difference in things between boys and girls because it makes us our own uniqueness. But i don't like to catigorize everyone as having all the same characteristics because most of the time guys or girls will act a certain way just to fit in with everyone or they think that they should be like that because thats what everyone thinks a boy or girl should act like. But i feel sometimes we come down on the opposite sex alittle hard because we have found people that have done us wrong and been stupid. So we catagorize everyone in that sex the same way.

Love

When i read the 5 pages from The Notebook it made me think. I really love that movie and it makes me think how lucky those two r to have found true love and lucky that even when things got rough they found there way through it and could end up together in the end. Everyday he enjoys reading the story of their life to her and each day she can sometimes remember that deep down she still loves him but due to her illness she can't remember to long. It shows that he cares so much and loves her dearly to sit and read to her everyday and then have her only be able to remember for a short amount of time before he has to leave and try again the next day. That shows some true love.

No i did not get in a fight!

  This summer i was invited to play softball with my friends. It was just a pick up game so i thought it would just be a fun day. As the game went on i was up to bat again and i hit the ball to short stop were joe my friend was playing. Well joe is a hard core church league softball player and he was determined to get me out. So he chucked the ball to the first basemen. Our first basemen was Will who was like the laziest boy in our high school. Will decided it was to much work to reach for the ball and decieded he would let the softball hit my face. The ball hit my face and i was in shock and just stood there for a while. I started to feel the blood swell in my mouth. I started to spit some out and was like great i can't move my jaw. Everyone ran over and was like do u still have all ur teeth and i was like god i hope so i just had braces for six years! My mouth swelled up right away and i knew it was out of place so i asked my cousin to take me to the er. That day just happened to be the day i wore my tapout shirt. All of the guys were like if u can take a hit like that and not be fazed and then u should be cage fighting for sure. Well that sure made me laugh cause i love cage fighting. I went to the er and by this time i couldn't talk because my mouth had swelled up that much. Everyone just stared at me as i walked through the er and then the doctor walked in the room and was like um fight i'm guessing, and i hope u won. I said no it was a softball, and he was really surprised but he poped my jaw back in right away and said i would be fine i just may have some pain for a bit. But i had no pain, i was just not able to talk for awhile. The whole night though i had people asking me if i had been in a fight. And how fun it would have been to say yes my mom was always there to say no it was a softball.

Hi!

Hi! My name is Nicole, i'm from Sioux Falls,SD. I decided to come to USD to go into pre-physical therapy. My life revolves around sports but because my knees have been through so much i can only play certain sports. I love being out doors and doing extreme sports. In my free time i enjoying hanging out with all my friends and just having a good time. This summer i lost a friend and he will be missed dearly. RIP Tim <3. If u want to know more about me just ask i like making new friends.