Writing Center Experience

I thought my paper was boring and close to death, but after my experience at the writing center it turned into my golden ticket for an A+!



The writing center was a great experience and I recommend going to all those who haven't gone yet. I came in with some ideas and sat down with my "instructor" one on one. My biggest problem when writing is trying to get my ideas from my head to the pen. I have all these thoughts and plans in my head but they never seem to come out on paper the same way i had them pictured in my head. At the writing center my instructor helped me with this problem. I would talk with her about what I was trying to write down and she would help me construct my ideas more thoroughly. This was an overall great experience and I plan on going back for our next assigned paper.

Am I a writer?

Dictionary.com's definition of a writer: "a person engaged in writing books, articles, stories, etc., esp. as an occupation or profession; an author or journalist." According to this, I am a writer under the catagory of "other". I do write essays for class and I do sometimes send emails so I guess I'm a writer. For most people I think a writer is considered to be an author, journalist, poet or someone who writes for a profession. I believe the term goes much further then just "writing". Anyone who creates should be considered a writer. For example, a musician who creates a song should be considered a writer. A computer porgramer could also be considered a writer because they "write" code.

Reality Test

“Do we create what we observe through the act of our observations?” This is the question posed by Joshua Roebke in his article “The Reality Tests”. My answer to this question is yes, we do create what we observe through the act of our observations. Everyone makes their own observations and inferences about what they see. As I am sitting here watching "Good Will Hunting", the movie supplies a great example of how two people can observe the same thing but have completely different views. Will Hunting is a genius who can do complex math problems that only a few people in the world can do. When his girlfriend asks how these problems are so easy for him but so difficult for most others, he gives a great example. He describes how when he looks at a piano, it's just a big box of wood with a bunch of keys and 3 peddles that doesnt make any sense. For someone like Mozart however, the piano made sense and was something he could use to create. This shows how two people can observe the same thing but have completely different outlooks on it.



P.S. For those who haven't seen Good Will Hunting, I highly recommend seeing it. It's my favorite movie of all time.

Waste and Greed

For our inclass writing I decided to relate greed to a famous sports star that everyone knows; Tiger Woods. Now Tiger Woods is a man that has everything most men dream of having; millions of dollars, a beautiful wife, a near flawless reputation and he plays golf for a living. However, all these things that men dream of having weren't enough for Mr. Woods. As you've probably heard, he was recently caught having affairs with multiple womem while being married with kids. This, to me, is the ultimate example of greed. He had everything but his desire for more got the best of him.

Describing Trees?

I'll be honest, I couldn't get a grasp on what exactly Robert Haas was trying to say in this poem. I think that he has a problem describing tress because the poem was just a bunch of nonsense. Maybe I'm being a little harsh on Haas, but these types of poems just don't appeal to me. Unlike Haas' poem, Rodney Jones' poem, Hubris at Zunal, captured my attention. One line specifically captured my attention. "No image like the image of language." This grabbed my attention because I disagree with what Jones is saying. He believes that language is a beautiful image but I believe the most beautiful images are the ones that words can't describe.

Reaction to the Twelfth Night play

I thought it would be fun to share my thoughts of the Twelfth Night play with the rest of you e-bloggers. Ill get right to the point. I thought the play was OK at best. I noticed a lot of the actors were sort of over doing their roles. Sir Toby was probably my favorite character along with Malvolio. I noticed that Sir Toby and Sir Andrew always seemed like they were drunk off of some sort of potion. Malvolio had this certain way of walking that made him look as thought he were actually important. It was funny how only half of the actors had this thick southern type of accent. I'm not sure if it was meant to be that way of it was done by accident. Another thing that surprised my in the play was how Orsino treated Cesario. It seemed as though Orsino was attracted to Cesario before he knew that Cesario was actually Viola, a woman. At one point Viola was sitting down next to Orsino while he rubbed her shoulders and, from where I was sitting, even gently ran his finger across her cheek. I never noticed anything like this in the book so it definitely stood out to me.
The setting was nice. It gave a sort of southern plantation feeling because of the tree grass hanging from the banisters. It was a fun experience although it did run a little long for my taste. It was definitely interesting to see the small differences and similarities from the book we read in class.

Viola and Olivia

Viola: "Then think you right. I am not what I am."
Olivia: "I would you were as I would have you be."
(III.i.148-9)

This conversation shows how Olivia truly feels about Viola. She is of course still under the impression that Viola is a man and is truly in love with her. When Viola tells Olivia that she doesn't have that same feelings, Olvia says, "I would you were as I would have you be". I take this as Olivia saying she wishes Viola was in love with her, because that's whats she wants.