Final Project

This being the last post for this class I feel that it is important to address my favorite author that we were assigned.  Virginia Woolf, has influenced my writing for the better because by understanding her hardships I have learned that there is never a reason to not succeed.  Mrs. Dalloway, is not my favorite novel, but it is one of the most influential.  My final project was accessing the famous female authors of the early twentieth century.  I created a webpage hoping that the research would benefit me in some positive way, and I was correct.  I have always wanted to be a writer, a person that loves there job.  These women, against all odds, never let themselves forget that we are equals.  I really enjoyed this class.

Ida

Ida, is a strong character that I will never forget.  She put others above herself, but still had her faults.  She like material things and never seemed to slow down.  Although, he intuitive nature and great attitude made her easy to like.  Justice was always served best if Ida was around, and her helping hand was one of the good aspects of the novel.  Not "good" in the sense of a good book, but rather good verses evil.  Ida brought light to the story that was desperately needed.

Tony and Brenda

These two people suffer from the disorder of selfishness.   They wonder why it will never work between them and they already know the reason, they put themselves above others.  Tony is obsessed with saving his manor and not his marriage.  He does not realize he is selfish until the end of the story.  Brenda is no better than Tony, she puts money above their relationship as well.

Relationships

Every relationship has to have both physical and intellectual chemistry.  Connie and Clifford suffered because their priorities were based off selfish issues that they were putting above one another.  Love was never meant to be easy and I loved how the point of the novel was to let the audience know that it is ok to fail.  I also love how we get to read works that have such great “hidden meanings.”  It inspires me to write, and to write well.    

Friendship

This week our reading assignment was based on two people from completely different worlds.  One English, and the other from India.  Aziz and Fielding are like most men, filled with pride and afraid to open up to anyone that could potently hurt them emotionally.  This may sound "silly" to some, but male or female, no one wants to feel heartache.  When Aziz realized that Fielding would treat him not like an Indian, but like a man, their friendship becomes strong.  I feel that all would benefit from reading this story, because most never realize how wonderful a friendship can become.  

Graduating early is much more stressful than I would have ever guessed.  I feel like my parents have numerous questions that I keep finding myself annoyed to answer.  Starting my masters in the Spring will also be a challenge, change is always a challenge for me.  My plan is to graduate with my doctorate by the time I am 25 and I will try my damnedest to let nothing stop me.  I know that if I do not follow through with my collegiate plans I will feel like I failed.  My entire life I have been told school is the only way and now I feel like it is a curse.  Adulthood terrifies me and when I have no more school what will I do?  I hate thinking about it but I know that only one kid gets to stay a kid, and unfortunately I am not Peter Pan.

Virginia Woolf

Woolf has always been one of my most favorite authors because of her famous work, Mrs. Dalloway.  The honesty and simple plot draw me into her story and influence my ideas of writing as a whole.  The plot is literally "one day in June" and at first I was very skeptical.   The reason being that I have read many older famous pieces and became bored but not with Woolf.  She jumps right in with her narration and leaves nothing to chance with her character development.  I felt like I have known the characters my whole life after finishing the novel.  I was able to identify with the characters especially Septimus, Elizabeth, and even Richard.  My Grandfather is a veteran and has struggled with what he saw since he came back from war.  Every  day he walks off alone and I have always wondered if he would have been more happy with he would have gotten some help.  Richard reminds me of my parents and how they tend to get caught up in what others think when really all it does is make them unhappy.  Elizabeth finds her talents and sticks to them since her mother and father are occupied with their own lives.  She was one of my favorite characters because of her love for dogs and knowledge.  

Individuality

As individuals we process the world differently.  I find myself asking questions that would have never came to mind before I moved to college.  Religion, homosexuality, what I really want in life etc... I have discovered that I do not believe that I am religious because I do not believe in "the way of the Church." I no longer agree that we have the right to judge others.  For instance, homosexuality, I was raised to think this was horrible but I no longer agree.  I had a roommate come out my sophomore year and I did not react in the true Christian way.  I was mean and not understanding and it ruined a friendship until I realized that I was in the wrong.  Everyone deserves to be happy and to not be judged for their personal decisions. 

I have really enjoyed this class.  I have never made a webpage, and I know that learning how to will benefit me in my professional career.  The world of blogging is fast changing and I agree that there should be a class to better the community of "blogging communication."  I do agree that because of the Internet, communication is much less personal, but this is the future and we should embrace it as best as we can.

The future of blogging was our last essay due for class.  At first I was worried I would not have enough to talk about, but boy was I wrong.  I used no sources because I had plenty to say on my own.  I have never been one to try and predict the future because I know I would be wrong.  The world has changed so rapidly since I was young, that I gave up imagining what my future will be like.

I feel that it is necessary for me to explain why I named my blog "Words of My Generation." Since I can remember my grandparents have bitched about "my generation." "We're not hard workers, we aren't accountably, we weren't alive during the Great Depression blaw blaw blaw..."  I became sick of this negativity and since then have tried to stand up for my generation.  Yes, 80% of us have tattoos  and have liberal ideals, but so what?  We have the most free and artistic ambitions than any other generation, so why shouldn't we be proud?  I definitely am, and all the old people angry that we don't mind change can fuck off.  

WIll Blogging Take Over??

This question has been asked quit frequently in the past decade because much information can be found on blogs.  Personally I prefer to read a hard copy verses the Internet, however, when it comes to being "eco friendly" the Internet is a much better choice.  This question scares me since my major is in writing.  If newspapers discontinue to publish hard copies many jobs will be lost.  Also I believe that it is a large part of American history for newspaper to read the news.  The main problem with blogs is that readers can not be completely confident in the material being presented.  Many times blogs have been found to have false information, but so have hard copies of news.  No one knows what the future may hold, so we need to hold tight and not be afraid of the future.

A World Revolving Around The Internet

This week's lesson covered the effects of the internet on our personal lives and the others.  I began using the Internet in middle school, we had a class where you learned how to "surf" the internet.  I did not learn how to type until high school and I thank that teacher every time I come home.  Without having fast typing skills I would spend wasted hours on homework, and no one wants that.  When it comes to "social networking," I have mixed emotions.  At first I enjoyed Facebook  but now I feel like it's been taken over by old people and children who have nothing better to do, this includes both my parents.  Overall, the Internet has positively impacted our world.  Yes, it has it's negatives and in the past ten years has began to have a poor reputation.  Although, without the Internet where would we be today?  We have the Internet to thank for our fast advancing world.

"Reliability"

This week's lesson dealt with how do you know whether or not a site is reliable or not?  This is a question I ask myself weekly either for class or personal interests.  I have found that sites that end with .org, .edu, or .gov have the best results when it comes to reliability.  I know that many sites that are .com have information much easier to access but when it comes to facts reliability should be considered.