Riley:Hits and Misses Q4W5
Bea:Arguments
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Sunday, April 23, 2017
thoughts
1. Women are more compassionate and less violent than men.
I am going to attempt to not rant about this. If I do, please forgive me.
In no way are women more compassionate and less violent than men. Women are people in the same way men are people. They each have their own personalities. Some women may be compassionate and nonviolent. Other women may be heartless. Either way, they are not inherently one way just because they're women. This statement is basically saying that men are evil. I know quite a few men who aren't evil. I can't even say how many times I've heard people say to me, "You're funny, for a girl," "Wow its so cool that you aren't fashion obsessed like most girls," or even, "OMG you like to go on roller coasters? But you're a girl!" But therein lies the overarching problem in society. We cannot seem to separate ourselves from the biases that govern us.
2. Sometimes you have to do things other people consider wrong to get ahead.
I'm going to have to say neither on this one, mostly because I can look at it in more than one way. On one hand, there are plenty of things one might have to do to get ahead that are wrong. On the other hand, there's always more than one way to get ahead. The wrong thing is probably the easy way out. If you want to get the highest grade on a test, you can either study or you can cheat. Cheating is wrong, but in no way can you say "I had no other option." But in another sense, you can look at Robin Hood. Stealing from the rich to give to the poor. In that case, the people it helped outweighed the people it hurt. But then again, Robin Hood didn't steal to the point where the rich people were suddenly poor. They were still rich. So in a way, he didn't even hurt them that much. But still, stealing is wrong
I suppose that doing something wrong is just wrong, and we shouldn't do it. I guess one just has to think about how important getting ahead is to them.
I am going to attempt to not rant about this. If I do, please forgive me.
In no way are women more compassionate and less violent than men. Women are people in the same way men are people. They each have their own personalities. Some women may be compassionate and nonviolent. Other women may be heartless. Either way, they are not inherently one way just because they're women. This statement is basically saying that men are evil. I know quite a few men who aren't evil. I can't even say how many times I've heard people say to me, "You're funny, for a girl," "Wow its so cool that you aren't fashion obsessed like most girls," or even, "OMG you like to go on roller coasters? But you're a girl!" But therein lies the overarching problem in society. We cannot seem to separate ourselves from the biases that govern us.
2. Sometimes you have to do things other people consider wrong to get ahead.
I'm going to have to say neither on this one, mostly because I can look at it in more than one way. On one hand, there are plenty of things one might have to do to get ahead that are wrong. On the other hand, there's always more than one way to get ahead. The wrong thing is probably the easy way out. If you want to get the highest grade on a test, you can either study or you can cheat. Cheating is wrong, but in no way can you say "I had no other option." But in another sense, you can look at Robin Hood. Stealing from the rich to give to the poor. In that case, the people it helped outweighed the people it hurt. But then again, Robin Hood didn't steal to the point where the rich people were suddenly poor. They were still rich. So in a way, he didn't even hurt them that much. But still, stealing is wrong
I suppose that doing something wrong is just wrong, and we shouldn't do it. I guess one just has to think about how important getting ahead is to them.
hits and misses
I've grown more this year as a writer than I ever have before. The main reason for that is that I've had to tighten the reins on a lot of things. A good example of this is the Research Paper.. In no way could I be lax about anything. I had to watch for things I wouldn't have to worry about in, say, a personal narrative, or a blog post. I struggled with the Research Paper, and, in some ways, the Literary Analysis, in the sense that I had to step outside of my comfort zone. I wasn't as free.
I know that these assignments and their corresponding struggles helped me because of this Purple Hibiscus paper I just wrote. About a week after I said I was going to write it, I almost backed out and took the test. But I went ahead and started to write it, and I realized that I was using techniques I had learned in the other papers. I made an outline, similar to the one I used for my research paper. I embedded quotes. It was far less stressful than I anticipated. If I had tried to write this paper, unguided, at the beginning of this year, it would have been disastrous, but now, things are looking better.
I know that these assignments and their corresponding struggles helped me because of this Purple Hibiscus paper I just wrote. About a week after I said I was going to write it, I almost backed out and took the test. But I went ahead and started to write it, and I realized that I was using techniques I had learned in the other papers. I made an outline, similar to the one I used for my research paper. I embedded quotes. It was far less stressful than I anticipated. If I had tried to write this paper, unguided, at the beginning of this year, it would have been disastrous, but now, things are looking better.
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Saturday, April 8, 2017
reading strategies
Although this isn't the hardest book I've ever read, I have had to learn some new strategies to get through this. I guess one of the main things that I've had to do while reading this book that I generally don't have to do is reread things on my own. I've read passages, said, "ok I have absolutely no idea what just happened," and reread it until I figured it out.
I've found that annotations really help me do this. If I'm having trouble connecting something, I can look at previous annotations rather than having to search through half a book. It makes it easier, and it also helps me notice things I would not notice otherwise. Finally, I think discussing the book with my tablemates has helped me quite a bit. They notice things that I don't notice, clarify things that I was confused about, and I can do that for them.
NY Times
101. How often do you cry?
I'm just going to say straight-up that I cry a lot. If I feel any extreme emotion, I'm probably going to start crying. It's just who I am. I also seem to get into cry-worthy situations more than most people. Movies and books make me wail. When my parents are angry at me, I cry. When I'm frustrated, I cry. When I'm tired, or stressed, or worried, I cry.
I feel like I cry this much because I just feel better after I've cried for awhile. I feel like it takes some of the pressure off. It doesn't explain why I cry when I'm really happy, or relieved, but it explains most of it. I read somewhere that crying is unscientific, that there shouldn't be any correlation between emotion and overproduction in tear glands, but here I am. It probably irritates my friends that I cry so much, but I don't think it's going to change.
I'm just going to say straight-up that I cry a lot. If I feel any extreme emotion, I'm probably going to start crying. It's just who I am. I also seem to get into cry-worthy situations more than most people. Movies and books make me wail. When my parents are angry at me, I cry. When I'm frustrated, I cry. When I'm tired, or stressed, or worried, I cry.
I feel like I cry this much because I just feel better after I've cried for awhile. I feel like it takes some of the pressure off. It doesn't explain why I cry when I'm really happy, or relieved, but it explains most of it. I read somewhere that crying is unscientific, that there shouldn't be any correlation between emotion and overproduction in tear glands, but here I am. It probably irritates my friends that I cry so much, but I don't think it's going to change.
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
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