A wedding is one of the most important events in a girls life. I kno most girls think about their dream wedding a lot and so I have I lately! But the thing is, I have no idea what I want! I mean the dress? the cake? the bridesmaids? the decorations? Ok maybe I'm lying! I know who I want my bridesmaids to be and I kno that I want a red velvet cake, which is me and my boyfriend's favorite! At least I have a few years before I finally decide but until then, a girl can dream right!?
Sunday, December 12, 2010
*Dream Wedding*
A wedding is one of the most important events in a girls life. I kno most girls think about their dream wedding a lot and so I have I lately! But the thing is, I have no idea what I want! I mean the dress? the cake? the bridesmaids? the decorations? Ok maybe I'm lying! I know who I want my bridesmaids to be and I kno that I want a red velvet cake, which is me and my boyfriend's favorite! At least I have a few years before I finally decide but until then, a girl can dream right!?
*Madea's Big Happy Family*
Tyler Perry has made millions off of writing plays. Most of his plays have turned into movies and he has even written movies not based of his plays. I have seen almost every one of his productions. His new play Madea's Big Happy Family released not too long ago and I've been dying to watch it. One of my roommate's friends bought it the other day and I was extremely excited! As is the rest of his productions, this play was just as hilarious! It really brought back memories and made me want to watch everything all over again! Well anyway here's a clip from the movie:
Sunday, December 5, 2010
*Piano*
I started playing the piano awhile ago. I played for about five or six years and then I stopped. I was young and didn't really understand how much it would mean to me now. Its December and lately I started to think about the movie This Christmas. In the movie, the actor Idris Elba, plays "The Christmas Song" on piano and it's the most amazing thing I've ever heard in my life. So, I decided to try to play some music on the piano again including "The Christmas Song". My first day didn't really go to well and it made me sad because it really bought back good memories. I miss playing so much and I can't wait until the summer time so I can start taking lessons again! Its going to be great! I'm excited!
*Willy Monfret*
So I was watching Nicki Minaj's video Right Through Me and I started to love the song! There is a male lead in the video and he is like the sexiest looking man I've ever seen in my life! Seriously! So I did a little research on him and he is a model who goes by the name Willy Monfret a.k.a DJ Willy! THis is for the ladies:
*TwiHard*
A few weeks before Twilight:New Moon came out, I watched Twilight for the first time. I never even heard of it before then. I was on a college tour, and we watched it on the tour bus. A few days after I got home, my mom bought the DVD from blockbuster because they were going out of business, so it was cheaper. I didn't even know there were four books, I didn't even know there was a second. When I saw the previews to New Moon, it was so ironic I guess. It seems as if it was meant to be. I watched Twilight at least three times a day. I went to sleep watching it and woke up watching it. I've been a fan ever since then. After watching the end of the second movie I had to know what was going to happen next. So, I went and bought the last two books. Twilight: Eclipse has been my favorite since then. I was so eager for it to come out in theatres. I had the date marked on my calendar for the longest. I recommend it for everyone to see. Here is the trailer:
Twilight: Eclipse was just released on DVD Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 12:00am! I went to target that day at 2:00pm to get it! Ahh...I'm soooooooo excited! I've only watched it one time so far! 299 more to go! :)
Twilight: Eclipse was just released on DVD Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 12:00am! I went to target that day at 2:00pm to get it! Ahh...I'm soooooooo excited! I've only watched it one time so far! 299 more to go! :)
*Decorating My Room*
*The N-Word*
So, I'm a huge Wale fan. His music is interesting and real unlike some music artists out here nowadays. Anywho on his most recent mixtape More About Nothing, there is a song called "The Kramer." Now after listening to the song, I still never knew the real purpose other than what I thought it meant. So, last Tuesday, I finally went to the Black Student Association meeting. The topic for the week was "The N-Word." They showed us a video of Kramer's(from the tv show Seinfield) racist rant at a comedy show. I was really appalled at what I was watching. I don't like the use of the "N-word" regardless if it has an "er" or an "a"and to hear a white man in present day use the word like he did kind of hurt a little. Anyway here is the video if you guys want to watch and the link to the song as well.
Wale- The Kramer
Wale- The Kramer
Saturday, December 4, 2010
*Course Info*
Course Goals ~ Introduces and develops understanding of principles of rhetoric; basic research methods; elements, strategies, and conventions of persuasion used in constructing written and multi-modal texts. Upon completion of English 103 students will:
1. I understand this because I was given assignments to teach me the importance of persuasion.
2. I feel confident that I understand persuasive meanings and audiences because I was shown multiple videos that proved that. I also proved that myself through my public writing essay.
3. I feel as though I can work on this because it's hard for me to structure and revise my essays.
4. I feel as though the information involving this particular course goal was covered and the use of examples and hands-on experience helped me understand the concepts more.
5. I feel better about this because the public writing assignment required me to analyze different sources and use them to support or negate my argument.
6. I feel indecisive about this because I need to work on being critical and revising my own texts, but when it comes to others, its very easy for me to find mistakes and help them correct it.
7. Taking AP English Literature in high school gave me the basic knowledge for appropriate format, syntax, language, and spelling in my writing. I feel confident in this because English 103 helped me re-establish and further my knowledge of the appropriate literary techniques.
8. My high school teachers didn't really "baby" their students either, so taking my own responsibility for my work was really easy to adapt to in this class.
9. The peer reviews really helped me develop my ability to work with others. Listening to people give constructive criticism or not definitely helped me strengthen some of my essays.
Course Content & Format ~ The content and format of English 103 are designed to enable students to achieve the course goals; specifically, students in English 103 will:
1. I feel confident about this because I was able to analyze and discuss things within my peer review group, as well as pieces of work from others to help with my papers.
2. Creating a multimodal argument really helped with my response to persuasive logic.
3. I feel confident about this because we often did peer and intensive reviews for our essays. Collaborating with others really helped strengthen my essays.
4. I feel confident in this because professor McArdle is always available when I have questions about my writing. Also, I got a lot of feedback from one of my essays which really encouraged me to take another look at my organization and change a few things.
5. By doing the public writing assignment,I am confident that I can shape my writing for a specific audience and purpose
6. My rhetorical analysis paper enabled me to break down someone else's writing and interpret the meaning of what they were trying to say.
7. This class enabled me to practice my writing and learn different techniques within four different types of essays.
University Core Curriculum Goals ~ The central purpose of University Core Curriculum is to enable men and women to live rich and satisfying lives and to undertake the broad responsibilities of citizenship in a free society. Although The University Core Curriculum seeks to discover and nurture individual talents, its primary emphasis is preparation for roles people share as human beings and as members of family and community groups. Thus, students will be able to:
1. I feel confident in this because professor McArdle really made me think about things instead of just giving us complete answers.
2. Communication is essential in everyday life. This class in particular furthered my communicating skills through use of group work and working with my peers for review assignments.
3. My first essay, This I Believe, reminded me of my own values. Being able to read and constructively criticize the works of others reminded me to be sensitive to their values because I know how important my values are to me.
4. I feel confident in this because I have used contemporary and historical evidence and events to help me structure most of my essays.
5. I don't feel confident in this because I haven't experienced enough of certain problems to solve them.
6. I feel that I am working on this more and more each day and this class really helped me because I had to focus on a lot of my interest in order to prepare well=written essays that actually mean something to me.
1. I understand this because I was given assignments to teach me the importance of persuasion.
2. I feel confident that I understand persuasive meanings and audiences because I was shown multiple videos that proved that. I also proved that myself through my public writing essay.
3. I feel as though I can work on this because it's hard for me to structure and revise my essays.
4. I feel as though the information involving this particular course goal was covered and the use of examples and hands-on experience helped me understand the concepts more.
5. I feel better about this because the public writing assignment required me to analyze different sources and use them to support or negate my argument.
6. I feel indecisive about this because I need to work on being critical and revising my own texts, but when it comes to others, its very easy for me to find mistakes and help them correct it.
7. Taking AP English Literature in high school gave me the basic knowledge for appropriate format, syntax, language, and spelling in my writing. I feel confident in this because English 103 helped me re-establish and further my knowledge of the appropriate literary techniques.
8. My high school teachers didn't really "baby" their students either, so taking my own responsibility for my work was really easy to adapt to in this class.
9. The peer reviews really helped me develop my ability to work with others. Listening to people give constructive criticism or not definitely helped me strengthen some of my essays.
Course Content & Format ~ The content and format of English 103 are designed to enable students to achieve the course goals; specifically, students in English 103 will:
1. I feel confident about this because I was able to analyze and discuss things within my peer review group, as well as pieces of work from others to help with my papers.
2. Creating a multimodal argument really helped with my response to persuasive logic.
3. I feel confident about this because we often did peer and intensive reviews for our essays. Collaborating with others really helped strengthen my essays.
4. I feel confident in this because professor McArdle is always available when I have questions about my writing. Also, I got a lot of feedback from one of my essays which really encouraged me to take another look at my organization and change a few things.
5. By doing the public writing assignment,I am confident that I can shape my writing for a specific audience and purpose
6. My rhetorical analysis paper enabled me to break down someone else's writing and interpret the meaning of what they were trying to say.
7. This class enabled me to practice my writing and learn different techniques within four different types of essays.
University Core Curriculum Goals ~ The central purpose of University Core Curriculum is to enable men and women to live rich and satisfying lives and to undertake the broad responsibilities of citizenship in a free society. Although The University Core Curriculum seeks to discover and nurture individual talents, its primary emphasis is preparation for roles people share as human beings and as members of family and community groups. Thus, students will be able to:
1. I feel confident in this because professor McArdle really made me think about things instead of just giving us complete answers.
2. Communication is essential in everyday life. This class in particular furthered my communicating skills through use of group work and working with my peers for review assignments.
3. My first essay, This I Believe, reminded me of my own values. Being able to read and constructively criticize the works of others reminded me to be sensitive to their values because I know how important my values are to me.
4. I feel confident in this because I have used contemporary and historical evidence and events to help me structure most of my essays.
5. I don't feel confident in this because I haven't experienced enough of certain problems to solve them.
6. I feel that I am working on this more and more each day and this class really helped me because I had to focus on a lot of my interest in order to prepare well=written essays that actually mean something to me.
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