blog 15 reflection

Throughout my English class I believe that i have learned to become a better writer, my thinking has changed in my writing. This class helped me to open up my mind more and express myself in a different way in writing essays. during my time in this English class I completed  many blog entries which included many discussions that we had in class. These blog entries included our feelings on  topics,our interpretations on  different poetry's, novels and even plays that dealt with drama. completing these blog entries forced me to open my mind more and really think about what exactly i wanted to say. Writing blog entries was a difficult task to be at first because it is hard for me to gather my thoughts and write it down on paper but after writing the second blog i knew what was expected of me. i think that my blog entries  varied with sophistication and length depending on the topic because with certain topics i had a lot of things to say towards it. the topics caught my attention and i had much to say about it. on the other topics i did not have much interest to write about it or even discuss it. my blog entries all had a main point to them i stayed on topic and expressed myself in a different way.I used many examples from the different readings that was talked about in class and interpreted it in my own words. most of my blogs are clear and easy to read. when my blogs are written my thoughts are clear, i do not repeat my thoughts i express myself to by best ability, and i also make sure i stay on topic.As a writer my writing stimulates class dialogue when anything is discussed i put it my dialogue and try to extend the discussion and put my own thoughts and experiences in my blogs. although some of my thoughts are mushed together but i make an effort to make it smaller and make my thoughts better. My writing style exemplifies my personality and the type of language that i use in my writing. my vocabulary is not very excessive but my thoughts are very clear and easy to understand. when i organize mt thoughts i organize it in the right way i come on strong when i express myself.
My online experience this semester was much expect. i expected to use the computer often to do my essays. writing online was different from my other writing experiences because with this class it required more technology, thinking, and more discussions as appose to my other English class we did not use much technology and everything was written down. writing my blog entries  helped me to improve my writing skills because now my writing is more organized and my thoughts come together and they make sense. these blog entries helped me to become abetter writer and a better thinker it helped me to open my mind up to more things and correspond ideas with someone else. i did read my other classmates work and some of their ideas are close to mine. most of my classmates blogs are very deep in thought i can tell that they took their time to write it. i never got the impression that anyone read my blogs because my classmates did not want to read anyone else blogs and a lot of people discussed a lot of things on their blogs.
I have learned a lot in the class but the one thing that i would take away from this class is that i have become a better writer since taking this class i am not perfect yet but i am improving my writing skills. the most memorable assignment was having different discussions on slavery i took interest in that because we talked about slavery constantly and me realize the things that African Americans went through and how they suffered. this was a very serious conversation that took me back to a book that i read when i was little. this novel  talked about slavery and  how the whites treated the blacks which dealt with whippings, hanging and separation from families. I was very upset about this and i never picked up the book again.From this discussion about slavery in class made me realize how times have changed and how lucky i am to live a free life and get an education and become a successful black women.
If a student plans on taking English 102 class next semester i would recommend you to come to class with an open mind, be ready to write essays be ready to have an pen discussion about different topics and do not be shy about anything because your classmates might think the the same way as you do. this class is not hard you just have to stay focused and ask questions if you need some type of clarification on a topic and be aware of how you write as well. good luck

Blog 14 reflection

I have only done a couple blogs on much ado about nothing. The blog  that i am most proud of is blog number 12. It was the most interesting this was a conversation between Benedick and Beatrice about killing Claudio for the simple fact that Claudio betrayed hero and slandered her in front of her family. this scene was the most dramatic of the book because it was the climax of the play and it caught my attention. I like the fact that Beatrice stood up for herself even though women were not allowed to have a voice in any type of situation. Beatrice seems to be a feisty tempered character. what i learned about  writing about drama is that you really have to pay attention to the novel or movie because it does have some key things in there that is important to know, I think discussing the book helped me to understand it more in class. The whole marriage situations during the 1500s with husbands and wives did not really surprise me much. Husbands were always the leader of the households, women had no say in what the husband did or how the women was treated. times have changed and women can speak up and have a voice in every situation that comes up. This Shakespeare play was very interesting however I prefer reading a novels instead.

blog 12 Beatrice

Beatrice makes a wish that she wants to be a man so that she could go in a battle with Claudio. her wish is a sign that men around her are acting dishonorably because when you say you love someone you will do anything for them, Beatrice asked Benedick kill Claudio and he said no. He is dishonoring his word because he told Beatrice that he loved her and would do anything for her. Beatrice feels that men are dishonorable human beings that all they do is slander women and disrespect them, she believes that men are not real, that they are all just liars. i think that she is correct in some form because Claudio was manipulated to think that his wife was not a virgin however, i think that Beatrice feels this way because Benedick told her that he was not going to kill Claudio. i feel that Beatrice is hurt by what Claudio did to hero how he humiliated her in front of her family and made false accusations against her. in my opinion she would not make a better man even though she is defending her cousin she would be killing the wrong person.

much ado about nothing blog 11

During the early 1600s the Men and Women lived their lives differently. men were considered to be honorable and women were set to live by high standards, women were easily judged sexually. a women who tried to defend herself was a women that was looked down upon and was considered ill tempered. Benedick considers women to be a whore or wife either a prostitute to be bought or wives to be owned when Claudio brought hero up i the conversation Benedick said this when he gave his true opinion on hero. Leonato accuses Beatrice of being too ill tempered which means crust. Beatrice is a women who stands up for herself even though men would look down on her because of that. she stands her ground and she makes it a point that she will not be blamed for what a man does. I do not think she can resist on men controlling her actions because sooner or later she is going to realize that she can sometimes make situations bigger than it is and she will need someone to calm her down and relax the situation however she is a strong women and she will never let any man walk all over her.