For this blog post I read, A Fable for the Living (Kevin Brockmeier) A Letter to my Author-self
I think the theme of, A Fable for the Living, would be that love never dies, and how love can be so strong it can make a change. The lady and her husband had so much love for each that their love helped bring people in their town back to their loved ones. In my letter I want to be able to work so hard that my work will inspire others to want to improve their writing as well. I also hope my love for writing grows and I start feeling more accomplished after each piece. Dear Erin, Hey what's up homie, This is your author-self speaking, I’m basically the key to your lock. The lock is your brain and me, the key will be unlocking it so your able to write your thoughts and ideas down for your English Composition I class… Anyways, I’m sorry for not always being the best writer, I tend to spell a lot of things wrong and I know how annoying that can get. I will definitely try harder to master that skill… I also spend to much time on a project just so I can get it done, when I should really just take my time and give you a break! I know your doing a lot of thinking and that can really wear you out. I understand how you feel author-self, I know writing can take a lot out of you. I wish you didn't have to go through this, but it's what we have to do to improve us! I know we both want to improve and do well… right? But hey, its okay to want to give up at times… It’s okay to want to throw your head into your pillow and cry or scream or do whatever you wanna do to let it all out! Those are the moments that inspire you to get back up and keep going. Once you realize that you can pick yourself up from that lowest point… You will know that your always going to be able to keep going even when you go through all that! In order for me to keep in touch with my author-self throughout this semester, I feel like I will need a plan. First off every time I feel like giving up, I will check in with my author-self, tell her to keep going because you both want to do well. Second, If I feel like I’m improving with my writing, I will give my author-self a pat on the back! Lastly, Whenever I’m writing I will think about my author-self and how I’m not alone writing any paper… I always got my author-self by my side...My key to my lock… Sincerely, Erin
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How to Create a Weebly Website (Video Tutorial) All Writing is Multimodal (Cheryl Ball and Colin Charlton) It's All C.R.A.P: Four Principles of Design (Think Around Corners) Assessing Multimodal Student Work (Kent State University) Blog Assignment #2
Creating My Multimodal Website The focus of this blog post is to answer questions about the information on the four articles we were assigned to read. We had to read about the meaning of a multimodal website and what C.R.A.P. stands for. I feel like this information is going to help with the process of getting started on our websites. Why are we creating a website for our English Composition I course?
How do Ball and Charlton define "multimodal" writing?
Do you agree with Ball and Charlton when they claim "all writing is multimodal"?
As a website author who will create your own web page content in this course, how would you rank the importance of the five modes on a scale of 1-5? Please provide a brief rationale to support each mode ranking.
What does the C.R.A.P. acronym stand for?
As a website author who will create your own web page content in this course, how would you rank the importance of the four C.R.A.P. principles of design on a scale of 1-5? Please provide a brief rationale to support each design principle ranking.
What are the seven sample criteria Borton and Huot suggest writers use to assess a multimodal composition?
Blog Assignment #1 The Proust Questionnaire The focus of this blog post is to answer the questions on the Proust Questionnaire. The Proust Questionnaire is a thirty-five question quiz about yourself that apparently will show your true personality once finished. Which I mean is should show your personality once your done because your answering a bunch of questions about yourself… Anyways, I really enjoyed taking this quiz so anyone who is reading this should go check it out too The Proust Questionnaire __1.__What is your idea of perfect happiness? My idea of perfect happiness is being happy with yourself. What I mean by that is, you shouldn't need anyone to bring you happiness. You should just be happy with who you are. If you need people to make you happy, then what will you do if they no longer can be there for you? Find hobbies or things you like to do on your own, that's how you truly know what makes you happy. Being alone is when you truly know who you are, at least that's what I think. __2.__What is your greatest fear? My greatest fear is getting stuck in a situation I don't want to be in. This happens a lot and it's the worst ever. Example: your out with some friends and realize you don't want to be there anymore, and wish you could just leave. See now... you can't just leave... Because if you leave, everyone in the group would be wondering why you wanted to leave. You could give them plenty of reasons and it still wouldn't stop their curiosity as to why you wanted to leave. Even if it's just the simplest thing of not wanting to be there. And man, if you say you don't want to be there… That's like ending a friendship… __3.__What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? The trait I most deplore in myself would be not expressing my feelings enough. Well at least I think I don't express them as much as I could. I think a lot about things… Like too much. So I feel if I were to tell people too much about my thoughts they may think I'm crazy. So most of the time I just keep them to myself, but sometimes I burst and they all come out at once… That's definitely one thing I deplore in yourself. __4.__What is the trait you most deplore in others? The trait I most deplore in others is when they think they're above everyone else. Like calm down, were all humans… no one is better than anyone. Were all going through our own shit. If you talk down on people or make them feel unwelcome or uncomfortable, I despise you. That's really all I have to say about that. __5.__Which living person do you most admire? The living person I most admire would probably be myself… Now I am not one of those people who brag about themselves openly, because that's just annoying. But I do think in my head about how great I am. I mean, if you don't think this way you causes a lot of problems with yourself. I know that because I tend to get in thought patterns of talking down on myself, and those are my worst days. I admire myself though because I know how hard I work for the things I want to achieve in life. Everyday I like to wake up and have a plan that will help me progress with whatever i'm working on. Failure is not an option. __6.__What is your greatest extravagance? I don't think I have an extravagance. I like to spend my money wisely. I don't even buy food much because I still live with my parents, and if there's food at home why waste my money… If I think hard enough though, my extravagance could be buying vans. I have a lot of them, but they tend to get messed up fast because I skateboard, So that's why I buy so many. __7.__What is your current state of mind? My current state of mind is very artistic. Anything I look at I see something else. I really love photography so when i'm in the city or in nature I always see great photo opportunities, that's why I like to carry my camera everywhere I go. I also skateboard, so when I'm in the city or in a small town I always see great skate spots. A simple curb or stair set is a playground for a skateboarder. __8.__What do you consider the most overrated virtue? I'm not to sure about this one. __9.__On what occasion do you lie? I don't like to lie, I only lie if I truly need to. __10.__What do you most dislike about your appearance? I don't really dislike anything about my appearance. Besides my hair, It can feel really thin at times. Other then that, I'm perfectly fine with how I look. __11.__Which living person do you most despise? I don't necessarily despise anyone. If you want to act in a way that others don't like, that's your problem. I don't want to waste my time hating on people when I could spend it supporting others... Who are doing good for the world. __12.__What is the quality you most like in a man? The quality I most like in a man is if they have a good sense of human and can be silly with you. I like when they don't feel they have more control over you and are able to show their true self and not be so MANLY. __13.__What is the quality you most like in a woman? The quality I most like in a women is when they are supportive of you. I feel like women are super caring and understanding of anyone. They were put on this earth to care for their children, so they should be really good at caring about others. __14.__Which words or phrases do you most overuse? Words that I overuse a lot are: - Dope - Alright - Sick - Cool __15.__What or who is the greatest love of your life? The greatest love of my life would be my parents. They both would do anything for me and my sisters. They are always worrying about us and making sure we're okay to the point where it can get annoying, but that just truly shows how much they care for our well being. My camera is also a love in my life. Taking a good picture can easily turn my day around. Same with my skateboard, as soon as I hop on and start cruising, life's stress just disappears. Oh I have another love too, my jeep! If I didn't have my jeep life would be very different... As soon as I got my license I was hype to be able to just drive around wherever. If i'm tired of being home and just need to get out of the house but still want to be by my lonesome, I just get in my jeep, drive over to some pretty roads with lots of trees and nature and jam to music. __16.__When and where were you happiest? I'm my happiest when it's early enough in the morning to where the sun is still rising and I'm up on a rooftop or something high watching the sun rise. That's definitely a vibe that I love, makes me happy. __17.__Which talent would you most like to have? I would love to be good at parkour or skateboarding. I can do a few skateboard tricks and I'm able to do flips off benches and stuff, but it would be totally wicked if I could just pop a tre-flip down a stair set or throw a gainer when ever I want... __18.__If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? I would probably change my need to have alone time. I love being around people and making others laugh, but my energy can get drained pretty fast to where I just want to be alone. So I tend to stick to myself a lot. But I mean that's just who I am, so cant really change that. __19.__What do you consider your greatest achievement? My greatest achievement would be painting the Mad Hatter and the March Hare from Alice In Wonderland on my jean jacket. That took some time but it turned out dope. __20.__If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be? If I were to die and come back I would definitely want to be a monkey. They don't have to wear shoes and can swing all over the place. They always seem like their having a great time, so yeah… I would definitely want to be a monkey if I were to die and come back. __21.__Where would you most like to live? I totally want to live in Hawaii. I want to have a house that's very open and has a backyard that leads to the beach. The house doesn't even have to be huge, It just has to have that chill nature vibe, like I want to have plants all over the place and a hammock bed. Hawaii just seems like the best place to live because I don't have to wear shoes often, I can be in shorts and a sports bra, and there are plenty of dope places to explore like hidden waterfalls and caves. I can also grow my own food there so I don't have to waste money. Fresh fruit and fresh vegetables sound great to me! __22.__What is your most treasured possession? My most treasured possession would be this pink blanket I got as a baby. I used to sleep with it every night but now it to warn out, So it's in a plastic bag in my closet. I could have just thrown it out because its so old, but I feel if I were to do that I would be throwing a chunk of my life away. __23.__What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? I feel like the lowest depths of misery would be if you were to lose anyone that was super close with you. There wouldn't be a day your not thinking about that person. __24.__What is your favorite occupation? My favorite occupation would be videography and film. I love creating videos, I have a canon eosm50 and I use it almost every day. I like to make short films that tell a story and cinematic edits to some good music. Whenever I'm out doing something fun I will always have my camera to capture the moment. __25.__What is your most marked characteristic? My most marked characteristic would be my creativity. Everyone who knows me would know that. I can't help but express myself. I don't like being like everyone else, so I use my creativity to stand out from the crowd. __26.__What do you most value in your friends? I most value trust. If your my friend you better be 100% with me. I don't like people who act fake towards others, there's no point in having a friendship with someone if you don't even like them. I'm a very chill person who could care less about drama, so if you want to be my friend just be chill and laugh with me until 4 in the morning... __27.__Who are your favorite writers? I don't have any favorite writers, but hopefully after this class I will. __28.__Who is your hero of fiction? My hero of fiction would be spider-man. He's just so dope… Being able to shoot webs and swing all over the city seems super fun. __29.__Which historical figure do you most identify with? I feel like I'm a lot like Walt Disney. He was a very creative man, and I am a very creative girl. __30.__Who are your heroes in real life? My hero in real life would be anyone who has inspired me. Whenever I get inspired it pushes me to work really hard on something, so that's why I would consider them my hero. They push me to work for what I want. __31.__What are your favorite names? My favorite names are: - Ponyo - Summer - Lily - Hunter __32.__What is it that you most dislike? I really dislike when i'm extremely bored. I always like having something to do. I'm not one to just be able to sit around all day and watch the clock tic, I'd rather be out exploring or doing something crazy. __33.__What is your greatest regret? I have a lot of regrets, but I tend to just brush them off after thinking about them for a few days. Why spend your time worrying about something when its already done and over with. __34.__How would you like to die? I would like to die peacefully. When it's my time to go, it's my time to go… I don't want to be in agonizing pain, I kinda just wanna close my eyes and never wake back up. __35.__What is your motto? Do whatever you want, who cares what others think. |
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