I Dun Goofed!

What did I put myself into? I cried, I whined, I screamed, and almost died because of this class. Just kidding (lol).

But that was INTENSE! Don't you agree?!

I remember when I signed up for this class--and let me tell you how scared I was. I read every single comments from students about this class. Comment after comment my jaw dropped. Commend after comment the more uneasy I felt. Every single student stressed about how much work they had to do for this class. I was scared to take the class, but I couldn’t just drop it; I needed it! I tried lightening myself by saying, "They're just probably exaggerating." But no, they were not exaggerating. If "over exaggerating" is not stressed as a redundant word, and something exaggerated can go way beyond its exaggeration, then the students' comments were not over exaggerated; the class is that intense.

I probably never read this much for one class before and I never bought so much books for just one class either. All of the classes I have taken required one or two books; even my last English class only required two books. But this class--oh gosh darn this class--we needed four to five books. I’ve had classes when we never even touched the book that we were “suppose” to buy. But in this class, I’ve touched every book and every single page of each book. Oh and, I’ve never written so much in my life! Papers after papers; blogs after blogs; questions after questions; responses after response; type, type type. My fingers are worn out. Even my keyboard is worn out. My spacebar has a scratch on the right side because of my right thumb. I honestly think that my eyes got worst and that I gained weight because of this class (lol). I sat in front of my computer for hours everyday because of online work. So much reading and typing sheesh!

I can complain all I want. But no matter how much I complain, I cannot argue at the fact that I gained knowledge from this class. My critical thinking enhanced; maybe not extremely enhanced but at least a little bit. I feel that my writing is better; not a lot better but at least it also improved. I honestly think I’m going to miss this class. I know that sounds strange and nerdy but I just had to admit it. I’m not going miss it because of the readings and essays, but I will miss this class due to my enjoyment of discussions with my peers. Especially blogging. I enjoyed writing blogs and reading everyone's thoughts about the topic that we had to write about. It’s strange though, how I felt scared when I found out that we had to blog. I never wanted to share my thoughts and writing to anyone because I feared people’s opinions. But it turns out that it’s not that scary at all. Everyone is going to be a critic anyways. I just need to adjust the way I think to prevent myself from insults. I will only be insulted if I think about being insulted; does that make sense to you (lol)?

Anyways, I would like to thank Professor Gross for being an absolute sweet heart and an understanding instructor who encourages every student to do well. I would also like to thank those who complimented my writing. I never liked my writing, but it was really nice for someone to think that I have the ability to write well. And this is my goodbye. It was nice to meet you all; even if I have not met any of you physically (lol). I want to encourage all of you to do well now and the future. Oh and we did it! There’s only a few of us who survived this class (lol). So give yourself a pat on the back!

Bye everyone & take care.♥

you're a pain.

Dear Essay and Research Paper (whom I have to deal with every semester because I am obliged to cooperate with for the sake of my future),

bynerdynotdirty

Darn you English class. You were never a favorite.

Writing has never been my best friend. I am more of a visual person. I like pictures and numbers. Words to me are a pain in the butt. There are a bunch of times when words annoys the crap out of me. “I am motivationally deficient.” For the love of . . . why can’t you just say you’re lazy? And why do professors--especially biology professors--say so much mumbo jumbos? Why can't they just simply everything down? That way students will actually learn, not have a hard time, and maybe even enjoy the class.

Anyways back to writing...

This will be very, very easy for my to say; I will never love you. Ever since we met, both of you made me feel very uneasy. Everything ya'll do just makes me want to yank out all of my hair. Ya'll gave me NOTHIN' but pain, anger, and stress.

Essay! Oh how dare you ruin my grade in this class! You and I, will never have chemistry. We do not bond. We do not enjoy each others company. We are not meant to be together.

And Research Paper—Oh Research Paper!--you will never ever be the cheese in my macaroni! We will never get a long, as you always put me in strain; more strain than what Essay gives me. Especially at the fact that you always want to stick around longer to purposely suffer me with your darn seven page crap. Oh dear, your presence alone has the higher chance of making me fail my class.

But I wrote this letter to both of you as I have something to confess. I have found the one. The perfect writing tool. His name is Blog. The one that accepts all of my impurfecktions. He does not care about my grammar and my spehlings. He lets me type as much as I want; short or long. He lets me express anything; any topic that I would like to say instead of limiting me with prompts. He adores me creativity. He likes different types of format. IM FREE TO DO WHATEVER I WANT! And because of that, Blog showed me the fun way to enjoy writing. I will continue writing with Blog. Because of him, I don't hate writing as much anymore. I can actually improve my own writing in a way that I enjoy.

I'm glad that Professor Gross introduced me to Blog. I've seen Blog many times but never really paid attention to him; I simply ignored him because I had no interest, not even a tiny bit. If Professor Gross never forced or encouraged me to write with Blog, then I would probably still hate writing with a passion.

I am sorry to say that you both, Essay and Research Paper, were not able to satisfy me the way Blog does. I will be keeping my Blog—aka Journal—forever. I want to continue to express and share my thoughts freely; no rules, no limitations.

I know that I will see you again someday, no doubt about that. And I have to deal with your annoying presence, but I don't think I would be annoyed as much as I did. Blog lightened me up, and I thank him for that.    

ps. I am not sorry if I hurt you in anyway. That's revenge for making me suffer from all these years. 

Love always,

Marlene M.

♥

Oh gosh. Really now?

I am behind with all of these assignments. Procrastination is the most evil thing ever. I don't mean to procrastinate but I just have so much stuff to do; and I bet that there are other students in this class that is in the same position as I am. No matter how crazy this assignment is, I've done worst. There are so much assignments and papers that we have to write about, including this blog. But in the end we are still able to accomplish what needs to be done while whining and crying about how much sh*t we have to do.

When the Reading Lolita in Tehran research paper was assigned, my jaw dropped. We have to write a 7 page paper AND read another novel. The prompt seemed really confusing to me and I had no idea how to answer any of it. The good part of it was that we can pick what we would like to read. But the first time I saw the list books we can read, I was disappointed. I did not want to read any of it! Why can't we read The Hobbit or something? After reading summaries for each book that was listed, I decided to pick Lolita. The way I felt about this assignment is like a little kid who doesn't want to take showers because he wants to play all day. I really did not want to read the book but I gave it a chance. Surprisingly I like the book . . . a lot. I enjoyed reading it.

I went back to the assignment sheets and reread the prompt. I then felt a sense of relief. It felt like when you try to do a really hard puzzle, then when you finally figured it out, your like, "OH! FINALLY!" I now know how to answer the prompt. I felt more confident about this assignment but I still have to work my butt off since the professor grades our essay very strictly. This paper is going to worth like 100% of my grade and I having an overall grade below a B is definitely a NO for me.

Every time I think about how much stuff I have to do, my mind goes nuts. But I was taught to stay calm and just do what I have to do and it will soon be over. So that's what I'll, stay calm and just do what I have to do. Whining and complaining will not get me anyways so I should not whine and complain. I must focus on what I have to do and continue doing it until I've accomplished everything. And besides I've been in this position so many times, so I know I will be just fine.

So for everyone else in my class, hang on there and keep up the good work! Don't lose focus! We're almost done!

whoamg! lol

Dood! i cant believe that i can actually type something for enligsh class without worrying about any grammar or punctuations lololol xD it feels good because im able to type freeeeeelyyyy ^-^ . . . i dont have to sound so formal and boring lol . . . i like typing like this because i can express myself easily . . . and by adding emoticons like ";]" or certain acronyms such as “lol” it can prevent miscommunication . . . for example:

You’re mean! >=[

vs.

You’re mean! xD lol

you can easily tell the different between the two. each has a different tone. if i were to only type “youre mean” then you cant really identify the person’s tone . . . it sounds to plain and boring lol . .

another example:

I’m leaving. Bye.

vs.

I’m leaving. Bye! ^-^v

the first line can sound mean, or it has no expression at all . . . but the second line adds a little bit of character and seems a lot more friendly =]

my online communication style is basically the way i talk in person . . . i like to add cute emoticons and acronyms onto my texts to express and share the tone of the exact sentence that i want to say . . . hehe i dont mean to sound all corny and silly ^^” i just like having a friendly connection with the person im talking to online . . . i dont want to have any awkward feeling between us u know? lol i like put a little bit of character lol ;]

when im happy i like to put a lot of happy faces ^-^ hehehe . . . when im angry i usually put a lot of exclamation points “!!!!!” or i would type in ALL CAPS! when im disappointed i usually put “....” at the end of the sentences . . . i know ive have a lot of “. . .” on this blog lol but i just wanted to end my senteces that way hehe no disappointment here ^-^” when im excited about something i would usually put a lot of exclamation points as well lol

anywhooo sorry if my writing style annoys the crap out of you lol this is just my personal way of typing things . . . i mean, im able to get to my point across and share information just fine lol . . . just like this blog =] i explained why i type like this lol . . . it did make sense right? lol xD and i dont need to sound all smart to get my point across lol xD i wouldn’t be myself if i were to try to sound like someone im not lol thats silly xD . . . BUT then again when it comes to essays i have no choice by try to sound smart as i can just for the sake of my grade hahaha . . . but i guess for this class it isnt working so well . . . bummer ;( lol

a picture is worth a thousand words

Political cartoons can be nasty.

But, what is the true purpose of creating these cartoons? Is it to humiliate a political leader? Is it to offend the citizens? Or is it a just for humor?

Have I ever read a political cartoon that offended me? Kind of. But I don’t overreact over the cartoon. It’s just a cartoon after all . Even if the cartoon effects me even just a tiny bit, I like to keep in mind that maybe the cartoonist is just criticizing how silly our country is.

Our country has A LOT of issues with A LOT of hate. And A LOT of political cartoons contains A LOT of hate. That’s probably why the cartoons can be so hurtful. Too much hate is involved. Why is hate so easily expressed? Do people even try to understand the situation? Just like the picture below. People have been calling Obama names lately. Just because he was not able to achieve what we wanted him to do for all of us. We’re like little annoying kids. If we don’t get what we want, we end up crying and whining. Then blame the political leaders for everything. We expect them to do everything for us. Is that how we really want to look like, like babies?

Lately, I’ve seen a lot of political cartoons with hate messages towards OBAMA. I mean, a lot people voted for him, but now everyone just hate him with a passion. Are people really this “dumb”? No offense, I include myself in that category. But we all fell for his propaganda campaign. Anyways, I just feel bad for all the hate that is being spread about Obama. We blame him for all the nasty stuff that’s been going on lately. And the funny part is, we have little or no knowledge at all for what is really going on. We act like we know everything and act like as if we are smarter than the political leaders. They are human too, not gods. They will make mistakes like everybody else. But then again, our lives is pretty much on their hands (lol).


I really wish that all of political cartoons is for humor. The cartoon below made me laugh. The cartoonist drew the people really silly. One of them is a conehead. And that is exactly what we are, a coneheads (lol). Well, most of us. And the word “conspiracy is written on it.”  We make up the stupidest thing ever. Why? Because we know so little. We try to figure out the situations ourselves, but in the end we usually just make ourselves sound stupid; like the people on the cartoon below.

We are just so silly. We say the darnest things. We are definitely like little children and our parents is the government. I do not mean to offend anyone with this blog. It is not my intention to hurt anyone. I’m simply just stating how I feel about why political cartoonists draw such things. Thanks for reading!