I really enjoyed this class and I enjoyed the different activities we did during class. The top ten things that I learned in class was:
1. I learned how to break up my paragraphs. 2. I learned how to make a website. 3. I learned about making a scene. 4. I learned that as a writer you want to stand out and be different. 5. I learned about ethos, pathos, and logos. 6. I learned about positive psychology. 7. I learned about MLA citations and how the period goes after the quotations. 8. I learned to be unique, don't write how everyone is writing, be different and make sense. 9. I wrote about 10,000 words this semester. 10. I learned how to use different themes during my writing. My writing change from the beginning to the end, I hope everyone stay blessed.
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For this blog post, I am going to be explaining to you what I did on my research project and the information I have taken from my teacher and the peers in my class and how I can better my writing for this project. Also I'm going to discuss the little struggles I been going through writing this.
I have written my introduction and the one thing that is worrying me is that I won't have enough information or I won't make it to the deadline or I won't meet the criteria of the work. I'm happy that the research project is due November 26th, God is good. My Introduction is: Everyone basically lives a busy life. Some people are in school and some people just work, and others do both. A few have a family to take care of while others have to help their parents put food on the table. “Three Good things” is a practice each day for at least one week by which you take 10 minutes of your time and write down three things that went well for you that day, and provide an explanation for why they went well (Greater Good in Action, 2018). So the question I ask myself today is, can the “three good things” gratitude process have a positive impact on my well-being? To my knowledge, I think “three good things” gratitude process can have a positive impact on my well-being because it’s nothing wrong with taking 15 mins out of the day and writing 3 things that went well for me. I did it for a week and it help me realize that by each day that passes by is a new day and I can change my life to benefit myself. I'm not done yet but this is a start. For this blog post, I am going to be explaining to you what I did on my research project and the information I have taken from my teacher and the peers in my class and how I can better my writing for this project.
I didn't really start on this project yet but in class I learn about positive psychology (meaning the scientific study of what makes life most worth living). This shows me that life is more than just money, wealth, or power; life is about happiness and love ones and having hope that you can do something you put your mind too. Also I learned about "three good things" by Dr. Seligman and I started writing 3 things I did per day and this really did help me see how I waste my time and I had to think for myself, "Is Nymahlee using her time wisely or not?" I have to start putting more work into my project and next time I’m going to try to use my time to go to the library when I have some time before class just to see what I can use to help me with my introduction. To prepare myself for this research project, I have read What is Positive Pyschology & Why Is it Important? (Positive Psychology Program), Greater Good in Action: Science-Based Practices for a Meaningful Life (UC Berkeley's Project Home Page), and Three Good Things (Greater Good in Action). For this blog, I'm going to be writing journal entries for seven days with three different gratitude moments that occur each day. I will be writing about special moments that happen during the week.
Tuesday, October 30
For this blog, I am going to be answering a few reflection question on my scene.
Having a teacher that actually teach and student that actually pay attention can learn alot from each other. For this blog post, I will give a video reflection on my experience in my English class.
After reviewing My Mother Gives Me a Writing Lesson by Martin Lee, I got to understand and see what I can improve in my last blog post Composing a Past scene. In this blog, I will make sure to give more description and background knowledge to strengthen my scene.
On Friday, December 18, 2016, Thoughts in my head.......Exhausted and tired is not the word. School can be so draining but that’s not the only thing that’s bugging me. I just hated going home sometimes because either I was arguing with my mom or my mom was arguing with my dad. 1 year ago when I used to stay at school late because i enjoyed spending time with my friends then going home. My mom picked me up from school and drive by a house. I said, “that’s a nice house." She said, “do you like it?" I'm just thinking in my head, why is this lady asking me this? I just said "yeah, why." She parked the car and explained to me how her and dad were getting a divorce. She said, “I meant to tell you this a long time ago but your dad and I are not happy anymore. We can still be civil but I can't do this anymore. I can't deal with the arguing and fighting and I give up. The house that I showed you was up for sale and I wanted to know if you like it." I said, "We already have a home, why would we move?" She said, "I can't live in that house anymore, if I stay there then I would go crazy." I was just sitting in the car thinking and trying to process everything. In my head, really wasn't shocked at what she was saying because some couples are meant to be and others are not. I been through this road before with my birth dad and he was never really in the picture even though we still kept in communication but my stepdad was in the picture since I was 2. It was only my sister and I so; of course I had to go live with my mom. I said, “A lot of things are going to change.” She just said “I know, all I want you to do is focus on your education because that’s what really matters right now.” I just said, “Okay.” What You Don't Know (Lulu Wang). In this story, Lulu Wang family didn't want to tell Lulu grandmother that she was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. Lulu wang was against it and she tried to talk her family out of it but she couldn't get to them. She soon came to terms with her family when she see her grandmother happy. This story makes me realize that keeping something important from someone can have a good impact or a bad one. I'm going to be composing a scene of the time my mom and stepdad got divorce and how it negatively impact my life.
On Friday, December 18, 2016, Thoughts in my head.......Exhausted and tired is not the word. School can be so draining but that’s not the only thing that’s bugging me. I just hated going home sometimes because either I was arguing with my mom or my mom was arguing with my dad. My mom picked me up from school and drive by a house. I said, “that’s a nice house." She said, “do you like it?" I'm just thinking in my head, why is this lady asking me this? I just said "yeah, why." She parked the car and explained to me how her and dad were getting a divorce. She said, “I meant to tell you this a long time ago but your dad and I are not happy anymore. We can still be civil but I can't do this anymore. I can't deal with the arguing and fighting and I give up. The house that I showed you was up for sale and I wanted to know if you like it." I said, "We already have a home, why would we move?" She said, "I can't live in that house anymore, if I stay there then I would go crazy." I was just sitting in the car thinking and trying to process everything. In my head, really wasn't shocked at what she was saying because some couples are meant to be and others are not. I been through this road before with my birth dad and he was never really in the picture even though we still kept in communication but my stepdad was in the picture since I was 2. It was only my sister and I so; of course I had to go live with my mom. I said, “A lot of things are going to change.” She just said “I know, all I want you to do is focus on your education because that’s what really matters right now.” I just said, “Okay.” For this blog post, I have read Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway. I really like this story because it's not like other stories that give the information to you right away, you have to search for clues. I'm going to be writing about a scene and it has something to do with school.
On a rainy night, I sit down and look at a square object that's in front of me. So many work that I have to do but I just keep staring at the white object. I distract myself by listening to music, and then I come back to this square object to gather ideas. I distract myself again by grabbing something to eat and getting on Instagram. Then I decided to wash my hair because I thought that was the perfect time. After that, I called some friends and talked about nonsense. One thing I start noticing is that I get distracted easily and I still haven't done any work yet. I sat down once again looking at the square object and I realize that I had 2 hours to get everything done for 3 classes. I was so frustrating but then I realize that I still got time to do my work. 1 hour and 45 minutes later.... I finished my work on this square object. Without this, who knows how my work can be done. |
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