This essay was different i guess the main focus was don't put so much information on the internet like your day to dat diary like she did. Although anonymous you can still have your feelings hurt. In this era all the information we put on the information is accessible by someone somewhere which is a scary thought.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Traveling the Too-Much Information Highway
This essay or story i guess is about a woman who blogged every day about her and this guy named "The Musician." Her and this guy had a relationship that started through blogs and email which turned into a real relationship. Then they grew apart and she stumbled upon some other woman's blog who had started seeing the same guy. She was mad and decided to cut all ties from her email and blogging career.
Writing to connect
"Writing to Connect" by Mary Pipher discusses writing as a way of connecting with our world and adapting our minds as we change with it. Throughout history adults sugarcoat the truth to their children and to all kids. Why wouldn't they? A 7 year old shouldn't have to hear about a triple rape/ murder case. Thoughts like that, if a 7 year old could even comprehend them, would drive an innocent mind to insanity.
However now we as freshman have reached the age of reason. We're considered adults in the eyes of the law and should not only hear about, but know and understand what goes on in our world; regardless of its intensity or gruesomeness. Mary talks about writers who write to change, writers who write with style and writers who just write. Moral writing is a way of writing with a level head; you are trying to change the world with each word, with every sentence, but know that you probably won't change a thing. Writing is something that we can control in a world that's spiraled completely out of control. That's why our words must be chosen carefully because talk is cheap, but without writing change would be impossible.
However now we as freshman have reached the age of reason. We're considered adults in the eyes of the law and should not only hear about, but know and understand what goes on in our world; regardless of its intensity or gruesomeness. Mary talks about writers who write to change, writers who write with style and writers who just write. Moral writing is a way of writing with a level head; you are trying to change the world with each word, with every sentence, but know that you probably won't change a thing. Writing is something that we can control in a world that's spiraled completely out of control. That's why our words must be chosen carefully because talk is cheap, but without writing change would be impossible.
Response to Writing to Connect
"Writing to Connect" is an essay on how writing can change so many viewpoints of ones self and potentially change the world. She continues into the first book to change her opinion of the universe which was The Diary of Anne Frank. After this she continues to more personal effects of not just media books or articles but movies and many other forms of information.
I completely agree with her, she has great insight on the matter and i can relate to it. I feel like the world only changes through media and information, and could possibly be changing even faster with the internet and social media revolution where someone can know something in a matter of 10 minutes of it happening, even though it happened around the world.
I completely agree with her, she has great insight on the matter and i can relate to it. I feel like the world only changes through media and information, and could possibly be changing even faster with the internet and social media revolution where someone can know something in a matter of 10 minutes of it happening, even though it happened around the world.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Writing to Connect
"Writing to Connect" talks about some reasons why people write and how writing can change the world. A person she uses as an example is Anne Frank. She explains the difference between expository writers and change writers. Articles aren't the only form of writing that matters. The author explains how poems and films can also change the world.
I understand the author's standpoint. Writing is an important factor in getting the word out. When people write, they should write about things they care about; even fictional stories count. Maybe one person can't change the world, but at least spreading the word might help start some spark.
I understand the author's standpoint. Writing is an important factor in getting the word out. When people write, they should write about things they care about; even fictional stories count. Maybe one person can't change the world, but at least spreading the word might help start some spark.
Sample Xtranormal videos
Here are the videos that showed in class today:
Attendance Policies in University Classes
by: kittendeonaldo
Teaching Assistant Salaries
by: kittendeonaldo
"Writing to Connect" by Mary Pipher
Pipher writes about how there are a lot of different ways to get our messages across through writing such as poems or fictional stories and that we can also get them across through song or film. She also talks about how writing has been able to change the world. An example she gave of this was Anne Frank. She talks about three different types of writers (Expository, Socially Conscious, and Change) and describes the differences between them.
I agree with Pipher about how writing has been used to change the world. I think that, sometimes, people lose sight of how important writing can be. It has the ability to do so much and that's why I think that more people need to learn to find their voices through writing. The better you express yourself, the more power your writing has the potential to be.
I agree with Pipher about how writing has been used to change the world. I think that, sometimes, people lose sight of how important writing can be. It has the ability to do so much and that's why I think that more people need to learn to find their voices through writing. The better you express yourself, the more power your writing has the potential to be.
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