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I Have to get This Done!…Tomorrow

by Ashley Edmonds
January 31, 2012

Procrastinate -to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost. As students and adults we are all at some point guilty of procrastinating. I would like to bet that while leading up to this post everyone prepped about the same way. Think about it, after class knowing about the next assignment, at some point you said I need to do my homework and get it out of the way so I do not have to worry about it later. Then either two things happened: one- you sat down that night and got your work done; or two (of the more likely) – that night you thought about your work and then said “well I will just do it tomorrow”. Well most like, tomorrow turned into today and the deadlines creped up before you noticed.

I know this happens to me all the time. I convince myself that I will, get off work and do this, this, and this/ wake up early and accomplish everything, but who I am kidding it always happens the same; I DON’T. I usually find myself creeping around on Facebook, captured my some show on TV, or my all time favorite sleep. Now of course I know the way to not procrastinate is to simply NOT to procrastinate, but that is way easier said then done. How exactly do I motivate myself to not procrastinate?

First I would say do not be around distractions. Turn off that TV show and started the work before logging in to a social network. I know this is extremely difficult when today’s culture is desperate to know what is going on. (Who is dating who, who’s prego, oh no he/she didn’t social blah blah blah) However I like to take these unbearable urges and turn them into rewards. For example, after I am done with this post I will be rewarding myself with a quick look on Facebook, coffee, and a long needed cigarette.
So to make that possible sometimes I like to think like to think about the essay “Shitty First Drafts” by Anne Lamott. I find the quote, "It's not like you don't have a choice, because you do--you can either type or kill yourself", to be very helpful when I find myself not wanting to write.
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Personality Profile

by Simone Wallace
January 31, 2012

How do the people in your group affect the outcome of yourwork?As I stated in my last post about group work, I don’t enjoyit. I worry about how the others will do working in the group. There are somepeople who help in the group and then there are tho...
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The Challenges Of Not Having Face to Face Contact With A Professor

by Ryan Godhigh
January 31, 2012

In modern school life now, you wont see most students eager to take an online class, mainly because they want the face to face contact with their professors in a traditional class setting. People tend to wait till their upperclassmen to take any online...
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post 4

by Bryce Davidson
January 31, 2012

This is my 4th blog post. It is sposed to be on challanges and things we have learned in the class. This post I'm writng about my concern with working groups. Usually I enjoy group work it lightens up the work load. But given we only meet o...
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Writing about what you Know

by Dakota Hill
January 31, 2012

Over the many years that I have been writing I can not remember the last time I wrote about something I knew. In my opinion if you write about something you know, you will have more knowledge to write a great paper. I will not be lying about what I am ...
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Class Goes On.

by Christian Webb
January 30, 2012

Last week I reflected on the pros and cons of hybrid English. I believe now that I'm in my group that group work will be fun. I now get to work with two awesome classmates, and I very much look forward to our work together. I ...
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Teamwork is Key!

by Chrishawn Elliott
January 29, 2012

This week in my EH 101 class started our Wikipedia Wiki group projects. Enough said group project, working with fellow classmates to instruct our entire class on how to write better articles. Teamwork and patience are two characteristics that...
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My Challenges

by Alicia Kittles
January 24, 2012

My challenges as a writer really do reflect in my finished project. Some of my challenges are just simple issues that I have like insecurities with my writing. I don't like to let people read my writings because I feel like it's not up to par with my p...
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Conquering Time Management

by Chrishawn Elliott
January 24, 2012

In this blog post I will explain what I have accomplished thus far in this course. I have learned or gained the ability to juggle many different situations and/or assignments at one time. Although one thing that I need or plan to accomplish t...
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Challenges in class

by Christian Webb
January 24, 2012

What are the challenges in hybrid English? I believe that the main challenge for most people is the technology amplitude required for the course. Not that it requires a high amplitude, it's that it takes a basic knowledge ...
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Organizing Thoughts

by Ashley Edmonds
January 24, 2012

As a writer I know one of my challenges is organizing my thoughts and getting my point across the way I would like to. When given a topic I find my thoughts racing and struggle in putting my thoughts out there so that my audience understands fully. Students at the earliest ages have various formulas (on how to brainstorm and organize thoughts) engraved into our heads. For example: webs, charts, lists, ect…

However, what if these tools do not help you to your fullest? That is the issue I find sometimes. I know that I can be a great writer, only sometimes it takes me a lot longer then I would like to perfect one of my writing. Sometimes this is the cause of different variables like: If I fully know about what I am talking about. (Like most students in high school I perfected the art of how to bullshit people.), If I really cared about what I was writing about, and If I took my time in writing about the topic.

I would like to improve on these problems. I know every now and then I should research, try to care, and not procrastinate on my writings. Other then these issues, what could I do to help organize my thoughts? [Not including the graphs, charts and webs I already use is there any helpful advice?]
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Concerns in the Class.

by Simone Wallace
January 24, 2012

My main concern in this class is working with groups. I amnot keen on working in groups. I feel like I work a lot better by myself. I don’tfeel like my grade should be a refection of others work ethic. I have been in positionswhere working in groups ...
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Growth of Character

by Chun Morris
January 24, 2012

Growth of Character!!!"Watch your thoughts; they become words.""Watch your words; they become actions.""Watch your actions; they become habits.""Watch your habits; they become character.""Watch your character; it becomes your destiny."- Lao TzuThis quo...
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post 3

by Bryce Davidson
January 24, 2012

This is my third post on my blog. It sposed to be on challanges and things I've learned in this class. I'm choosing to write on our workings with wikipedia. I'm really intrested in doing it. Not everyone knows how to do that....
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A Very Short Blog

by Shelbi Calhoun
January 24, 2012

This is a difficult blog for me to write about. I really don't have a focus just yet. My biggest challenge so far is getting used to this hybrid class. I mean it's not hard or anything, it's just taking a lot of getting use to. I know this is a very sh...
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Writing Focus, Part I: Being Universal.

by Ninja Crash Token
January 24, 2012

Do you remember when you were sitting in English class (or even a history class) back in high school and you received that dreaded research paper that was on someone that you could seriously care less about? Those were some of the hardest papers I've e...
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The Challenges of Writing

by Dakota Hill
January 24, 2012

When I write I face many challenges. I believe you have to face challenges in writing so you can become a better writer. Some of the challenges I face are I have to many run-on sentences, I do not put the comma in the right spot, or I do not use the ri...
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Challenges Of An Online Course

by Ryan Godhigh
January 23, 2012

In college most students won't choose an online course their first year because of the non traditional class setting that comes along with the course. There are some challenges that come with a online course that many wouldn't know going into...
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(Non-EH 101 Related Blogger Post)

by Ninja Crash Token
January 22, 2012

The weather's changing..and it's making feel a little offset. I have a lot of random thoughts floating around and since Tumblr isn't up at the moment, I guess I'll write here.First off, for whatever reason, not a single person that I've ever dated has ...
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Tell

by Ashley Edmonds
January 19, 2012

What are my writings purposes? As I sit here boggling that question– I try to think back to how my love to tell started.

Growing up I remember being artsy in the fact of storytelling, crafting, and presenting my imagination. Everything from music, writing, to drawing I could somehow elaborate enough to capture my audience. Starting with my earliest of age I have always seen myself as a “narrative” person. I am almost certain all of my awards or contest where the result of a story or article but, at what point were my writings me?

As a writer I believe my purpose is to narrate or tell, and I believe this has always my purpose. As an aspiring journalist it is my job to tell and inform my readers, but any writer can do this. However the question is: How can I do this without loosing me?

First aspects I must keep in mind and always improve on.

*Fundamentals: Grammar, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary, without these you are not a writer. From day one as writers we are harped this continuously, but I believe no one ever really masters fully. To me it does not seem possible because, what do they say, eventually when you are good enough you make up your own rules of writing. But, how do you know if you are ever good enough?

*Style-focus and flow: As a reader I do NOT continuously read an author or journalists work I do not enjoy. I believe it is very important to stick to yourself so that your work is recognizable.

In retrospect my goal in writing is to accomplish these two things.
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My Life Changing Event

by Chrishawn Elliott
January 19, 2012

Since 1998 non-fiction short stories, novels, and essays have been my personal preference. Growing up in the suburbs with both parents alienated me from a lot of truth, I always had the mentality that life was a stroll in the park. Up until my pa...
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Writing in my life.

by Christian Webb
January 19, 2012

Where to begin with writing? In my life it has been an outlet to express myself. I believe it is important for one's self to express their feelings. Writing gives you a private outlet to express those feelings. Writing in ...
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The Drive Behind My Writing

by Ryan Smith
January 19, 2012

The best possible thing for me to write about is a way for me to focus at the task at hand. I need to learn how to keep a good pace and how to get my writing done. I believe I should organize my thoughts better so that I do not ramble on about the same thing more than once or it should keep me from rambling at all. I can’t possibly process all my writing thoughts when I stay distracted by what’s going on around me. I do believe I need a better place to do my writing so that I may finish it without having to rush so that I do not make careless mistakes. I believe I should be better focused on my topic that I right about as well and know all that I need to know to get it done as effectively as possible.
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The Drive Behind My Writing

by Ryan Smith
January 19, 2012

The best possible thing for me to write about is a way for me to focus at the task at hand. I need to learn how to keep a good pace and how to get my writing done. I believe I should o...
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What Makes Me Write The Things I Do?

by Melonie
January 19, 2012

Meeting me, one might assume that I am a very quiet person. It will tickle my friends to hear someone call me that. I am not a quiet person, but what I am is an observer. When meeting people for the first time, I observe their behavior and listen close to the things they say. In my earlier years, my grandmother told me, “If a person shows you who they are, believe them. Comparing their actions to the things they say let you know, exactly, what they are about”. This saying has been very beneficial for me. By taking heed to what my grandmother told me, I have become pretty good at describing the things I see and what’s happening. I like to use similes and metaphors as my paint brush in my writings, so the reader can imagine the place, time, and what is going on. When I was younger, I had a journal that I wrote down everything I observed. The things I observed made me really realize how funny and interesting people are. I believe this is what made me want to go into the field of Forensic Investigations.
Writing has been my therapy for a while. It is my time to express everything I feel without interruptions. I was a bit of a hot head when I was a teenager, so getting everything I felt out of my system was crucial. I didn’t only write expressively when I was mad or sad. I wrote about me being happy, just alright, and so-so. My writings are humorous when I’m upset. I think it is humorous because I just say anything that comes to my mind. My writing isn’t always stories about how I feel, and why I feel a certain way. They are sometimes poetry about things, random things. In seventh grade, I wrote an alliteration poem about snakes. The poem was published in a national Who’s Who book. I was surprised because I didn’t think the poem was as good as my other poems. I have, also, won awards for a few short stories I have written.
Unfortunately, I don’t write, nearly, as much as I use to. I haven’t lost my desire to write, but I am not as passionate about it. Every now and then, I might write about my thoughts and day, but I seldom write recreationally. Hopefully, my passion for writing returns. Someday in the future, I might take a shot at writing a children’s book.

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Explaining Clearly: Blog 2

by Chun Morris
January 19, 2012

My purpose in writing is to get my exact point across without there being questions in the end. I have to first develop a simple question which is, what must I put in the literary work that won’t leave cliff hangers? It’s like going to the mo...
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As A Writer

by Alicia Kittles
January 19, 2012

As a writer, I somewhat feel confident with my work. Writing has never been my strong point because it always seems as though I'm always doing something wrong. Whether it's to many run on sentences, using a comma in the wrong place, writing an incomple...
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How has literature influenced my writing?

by Simone Wallace
January 19, 2012

How have writing styles influenced my writing ?In the past I never enjoyed writing. Ihad always hated it, until I met my eleventh grade English teacher. Shetaught us the importance of different styles of writing and literature. Ibelieve that lite...
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shelbisharie 2012-01-19 20:10:00

by Shelbi Calhoun
January 19, 2012

This is my first blog post. This blog is supposed to be based on my personal experience with writing. I have been writing since the 5th grade. I went to Stemley Elementary and we had to take the Writing Assessment and the highest score you could was a ...
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Asking the Right Questions.

by Ninja Crash Token
January 19, 2012

As a writer, one of things that I personally try to strive for is simply to entertain. Yet, there are so many aspects to writing that are involved with being an entertaining writer. For example, there's a rather essential question that I need to ask my...
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