The last of Class

This class has been my favorite writing class of all time. The topics we wrote about were fun and interesting. I learned to blog and use different kinds of programs. I have already put what I learn about Prezis to work. The class met my needs not like in a required course for college but also in my learning style. I'm a hands on learner  this class wasn't "hands on" but it also was not a simple write this paper class. I took what I learned in this class and used it in other things classes. Like I said this course is fun and interesting because its not a "write this paper" class. I feel that the course environment was in some ways good and others bad. It was good that we could focus however we need to. On the other side you can get desecrated that way as well. I'm glad I learned you use Prezi, and different kinds of website. I'm also glad I learned to blogged. I do feel that there are some areas of blogging I can improve at.  

Art in a pencil

Most of us will agree with the age-old saying that “patience is a virtue.” How many of you, however, would actually hang on for two years and a half to bring a piece of art into existence? Dalton Ghetti, 49, a Bridgeport artist, has spent 25 good years working with a razor blade, a sewing needle and a sculpting knife for carving his unique art on the graphite of pencil. I find this amazing. I grew up in a wood shop so i know art of craving wood by hand but this is like no other. To have the patience to do this, true patience. He is quoted saying "I don't make money from it but I would love a gallery owner in England to fly me over and put on a show"

Art in a Blog

The blog I pick had tons of art to look at, which was amazing. I was blow away and the detail in the art. The thing I enjoyed most was he didn't only use one kind of art. He was very good at pointing out what was good and bad about the art. He used a even amount of negative and positive comments on the art. He would shorty  talk about each artist as well. This was nice because you would get to know the artist some. In one of the post he had put pictures of the artist at work, which was really cool to see.  

English study Quiz

This quiz was very fun, the questions were not hard but they made you think. It was also being timed so you would want to do it as fast as you could. You would keep try over and over trying to get the best score. It wasnt only fun but also helped me remember the articles of speech. I only got three wrong on my first try... that was an 80%. Oh well. By far this was my favorite grammar game we played it was fun and educational.

Advanced Tutorials

I got to be real with you this didn't do anything for me. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed reading though and seeing the different examples. The thing I noticed about this and some others that are not games is that they are boring and lose my interest. The ones that are games keep you interest because we are not just reading a page of "notes".

The confused

The confused words was very interesting to me because there is so many times that I will see people use the wrong word in place in their writing. I enjoyed reading the captions of when to use each word. I never knew the you should never use hopefully in a conditional phase. Instead use I hope. This was fun to just sit and go though them and learning some things i didn't know

Magical Capitals

This game was very simple. The only thing it helped me remember was that words that may not normally be capitalized could be a name of a company. I did enjoy this game though, because when you got something wrong the fairy was evil and flipped out ... I thought is was funny

Grammar Ninja

The Grammar Ninja was helpful in a couple different ways. The Ninja helped me remember what the parts of speech. I had forgot how to find the different parts in the middle of writing. The Grammar Ninja seemed easy at first but then I change the level and it surprised me how much hard it was. With college writing we don't pay attention to the parts of speech because we assume we are using them right. So even though it may be boring or even make us feel dumb its always good to go back and remember the little parts of writing that we could have forgotten.  

21st Century

They talked about how children are learning to write without the help of teachers and schooling. Children are learning to write from read posts on facebook and myspace, then posting them self's is helping them use what they see others write. The propose of this blog is to show the 21st century its time to enjoy and support the new way of writing but not forgetting the old ways. A good example in the passage is what Tiffany Monk did. She saved her neighborhood after a tropical storm, by taking picture and writing emails. She managed to gather enough peoples attention to her stranded neighbors, all ended up rescued.   

Dumbest generation

The main idea of this book is that the next generation is not going to know how to do anything by hand. They will always be dependent on technology. I agree with this, coming for a family of wood works there are some things we have to do my hand. If I had not grown up in a wood shop, would i know anything but is how to use the computer? I did like that the author wrote the pros and cons. Also that he write from both view points. Even as I sit here and write this I see what I read. We use spell check in our writing all the time. With math we use calculator. What would happen to the world if we stopped using technology for a day, better yet a week.

Ever so Strange

I found this to be very strange. Some of the videos were interesting and other just plane weird. I don't have much to say about this. I also found some other of the videos to be funny and cool. I have no idea who the audience for this site would be. Like I said I did find some interesting that I enjoyed watching. The one of the dam was very cool to see the true power of the water. 

Casting Crowns

 The first time I hear Casting Crowns I was amazed. The feeling that I felt was like no other band. The reason I like this band is because the are "real" people. Four of the band members are pastors at their churches. It was first start as a band for a youth group and it has grown to a well known praise band. My favorite song is " If we are the body"

 

It's crowded in worship today
As she slips in trying to fade into the faces
The girl's teasing laughter is carrying farther than they know
Farther than they know

But if we are the body
Why aren't His arms reaching?
Why aren't His hands healing?
Why aren't His words teaching?
And if we are the body
Why aren't His feet going?
Why is His love not showing them there is a way?
There is a way

A traveler is far away from home
He sheds his coat and quietly sinks into the back row
The weight of their judgmental glances
Tells him that his chances are better out on the road

Jesus payed much too high a price
For us to pick and choose who should come
And we are the body of Christ

This song says so much about what our church has become today. It shows whats wrong with our church. Casting Crowns is my favorite band because they tell how it is. They are real in there songs and praise God amazing. 

It happens

This picture says it all! I don't mean what the words say on the card but what the picture says about the words. Yes the word are true with in them self but look deeper.. whats does the whole picture say about the words? When I saw this picture on stumble upon it spoke to me. If you look at the fingers they are not "high class" looking, they are not all done up. They are rough and raw, they have the look of the "working class".What does that mean? Well it means whoever these fingers belong to is someone who gets what hard work is. Life is not just a breeze for them. Now look at the card, NOT the words yet but just the card. I see nothing but a simple torn off-white card. So what? Well that's just it... its simple, plane, and you have no idea what its torn where. Now the words "Shit happens.But life goes on.", Yeah stuff happens that we don't plan on but is that the end of life? No is the answer, I have never met anyone that gave up on life because some little thing happened that wasn't planed in their life.Then there is the smiley face, if you know anything about living a good life, how can you read that and not smile. That is what this picture says to me.

The editing games

I played a game named Comma Chameleon. This game was very fun and interesting. Comma Chameleon was in same ways helpful as well, it helped me remember where he commas go in writing. Even though the game seemed child-like, it still was helpful on a college level. I say this because once we hit college we are so wrapped up in the "college papers" that we forget about the "child-like" parts of writing. Comma Chameleon didn't just remind me of commas but also about other punctuation mark. Like I said before even though it was child-like it still was helpful on a college level