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Experiences
Childhood
Cheerleading
Energy
Nature
True friends
Extended family
Rememberance
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As far as I could see Baseball fields Football fields I never felt so free Many people to meet And places to get a treat Playgrounds Candystands Both get you on your feet This reading was all poetry and I am not usually a fan of poetry because I have a hard time understanding it. This reading, however, was not that difficult to understand. The Spanish spoken throughout was a little difficult for me, for example, "Como mulas los trabaja no saben como hacer la perra." What in the world does this mean? If you do not speak Spanish this is very difficult to comprehend.But overall I think that this poem was very empowering. The short poem at the end was also written very well. I was able to understand it and I found that it was quite disturbing. I don't think that I will ever comprehend how people can treat others so badly.
Microfiction was very interesting to read. I thought this was an easy read because the stories were short and sweet. It kept my attention through the whole reading unlike other types of reading. However, some of the stories were not very clear as to what was going on or going to happen. "Wrong Channel" and "Waiting" were funny and easy to understand. I thought that it was hilarious how someone who is supposed to be a translator took TB as TV and translated the whole conversation this way. I was able to figure out what was going to haoppen within the story even though it doesn't say what specifically happens.
Personally, I did not like the way parts of this story was written. John and Sallie Chisom's house was very detailed, but it was almost too detailed. I got lost in all of the words and had no idea what was really going on in the story. However, I did like the poem in the beginning called On Her House. I thought that this was a simple poem that was not too focused with the details, but they were still able to get their point across clearly. After tonight's class, I was able to understand and recognize what the author was trying to say.
As I was posting my previous two posts, I did not feel the need to revise too much. Yes, I did revise to make it sound a little better and bit more professional, but I don't think that it should be a completely different post. I added a few details, however, everything that was in the writing stayed in the writing. I believe that blogging is supposed to be the truth from your experiences and I did not want to completely revise everything that I have written.
Personally, writing narratives is not one of my favorite genres of writing because I have a hard time coming up with story topics. If I had my choice I would prefer to write a research paper about history or a story about real life scenarios. I find history fascinating and love learning new things about it. Also, I enjoy real life scenarios because I feel like I can relate to the characters on a deeper level. When it comes to technology I mainly use facebook, text messaging, my digital camera, and the internet for many different reasons. I didn’t have an interest in blogging, until I had to start one for this college course. Doing this blog is making me realize that I am able to put myself out there to be heard, while being totally honest. I think that more people than I think will be able to relate to some of my situations.
When I started the CPCE program at Rowan I thought it was going to be the easiest schedule for me because I could keep my full-time job. However, it turned out to be a jammed packed schedule. There was no free time to spare. During the day it was work and then I went right to class. I no longer had a weekend because they were for studying and homework.
At the end of my first semester in the program I got pregnant and that made it even harder for me. Towards the end of the second semester teachers were willing to work with me because my due date was arriving. I really appreciated that they understood my situation. If they did not work with me, I don’t know what I would have done. This semester, I had to cut back on classes, but I am determined to graduate from college. Instead of having a dual major, I am just taking the writing arts courses. I am planning to pick up the education courses again. I knew I couldn’t handle being a new mom, a full-time student and start substituting in schools all at once. It may take me longer to finish, but I will. In my opinion, this program is extremely difficult because everyone in it works full-time and some students have families and homes to care for. I think that Rowan expects too much from people who are working as hard as they possibly can. Almost every person in this program has had some sort of problem with either financial aid or meeting deadlines for the Praxis tests. I think it’s amazing that people can handle this and I am not surprised that some people dropped out of it. | AuthorI am a student at Rowan University reflecting on different experiences in my personal and educational life. ArchivesDecember 2010 Categories |
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