Blog # 7

               If I had to define “funny” I would say that funny is someone or something that makes me laugh. I don’t necessarily have to laugh out loud when I see or hear something funny. I often grin like a fool when something is funny, but laughing out loud is a sure sign that I found something funny. The article we read about the cocaine dealer was funny, but the roll my eyes and chuckle kind.

                When I think of style I don’t usually think of a person I think of clothing or hair. If I was to think of a person who is stylish or has style I think of someone like Avril Lavigne, not that it is my style, but it is interesting.

                As it pertains to putting my style into my papers, I know I mentioned this before.  I write like I talk, for the most part. I don’t like to read things that throw big words at me just so that someone can show that they can use them. I want to read something that is understandable and makes sense, not something that has no life or personality, even if it is a scholarly paper or a textbook.

                I have this textbook that I use in my ICD 9 coding class. I, personally, like this textbook very much. While coding is somewhat technical, the author made it understandable, approachable, AND interesting. She takes you through the steps in finding a code and when you have found the code it will say something like “Did you find the code to be 042? Good job!” I like that. Whereas in my Introduction to Health Information Technology book it is very, very technical and the writing doesn’t invite you to read. It has no personality and doesn’t make me want to read. I’m sure if it was written differently I wouldn’t find it as difficult and many of my fellow students would be doing better in this class. We all struggle in this class and I know it has nothing to do with the instructor; it is the subject matter and the way it is presented in the book.

Blog #6

           What I liked about writing my critical analysis is that I was somewhat familiar with so I kind of knew how to go about it and the fact that the paper was on a movie.  While I didn’t enjoy the movie all that much it is something I felt more comfortable with analyzing than I would have if I would have had to analyze another piece of writing or a book.

The only thing I didn’t like doubt writing this paper was the writing part. Writing is not something I am very comfortable with no matter what I am writing; whether it is an essay question or a research paper or even a reflection paper. I really don’t like to put my words and thoughts out there for someone to judge and have them tell me how poorly I wrote. I don’t know if I mentioned this before, but when I was younger I wanted to be a writer. As I got older I realized I couldn’t do it. I have had teachers tell me that I write like I am talking to one of my friends (if I was there would be a lot more poor grammar and some cuss words) and that it wasn’t proper for a paper. I have tried to work on that but I know it still comes out that way sometimes.

One thing I would do differently, and I try to do all the time, is to not stress myself out about it as much. I can only do my best and hope that my best is good enough.

Blog #5

The evaluative summary was and still is very difficult for me.

 I don't think my grammar is that bad. There are certainly some things I don't know how to properly put into words, but I still think I make sense when I write them.

I think my summary was okay. I had no idea how long the summary should be. One page? Half a page? It was only supposed to be a two page paper so how much should be given to the actual summary? Having never written a summary before I had no idea what to do and my grade reflected that and because of this I am having a hard time even trying to begin to rewrite it. How can I write something when I don’t know what it is supposed to look like? I can read about it, but just reading about something isn’t enough for me, not when I am trying to learn.

I think my opinion is definitely in the paper; it just wasn’t the opinion that was required for this paper, so because of this the paper I wrote wasn’t appropriate for the assignment. Basically, I didn’t do the assignment and, again, my grade reflected that.

Another issue I think I have is the order of the paper. Where does my thesis go if the first thing I am supposed to do is summarize? I don’t even think I know what my thesis is, and the thought of having to rewrite the whole paper is making me put it off. All the work I put into the first one and it was all wrong—how do I motivate myself to write another when all I am thinking is that it will be all wrong all over again?