Journal #8

I feel as though whatever topic I can find a lot of information on works best for me. I have a habit of repeating things when I can't find enough to say. There's really no specific topics that I don't care for unless they are boring. I must say that I find it easiest to write personal, persuasive, and argumentative essays. It's always been easy to write about myself because I know exactly what I want to say. I've taken interest in persuasive and argumentative essays because it relates back to what I think and that is easiest for me.

Journal #7

For the recent elections I decided I would go and vote. Although, I didn't have much of a choice seeing as my whole family would probably disown me if I didn't. Set aside from that, I think that deciding to go and vote was a good idea. My grandma has been telling me that it's up to me and my generation to try and turn everything around. I believe this to be true and it is the reason that I voted. Many people don't vote yet they complain about what's going on. I know that I don't necessarily like what is going on either. I know that my one vote can't change things distrastically but I know that it atleast counts for something and can contribute to change.

Journal #6

The Internet can be a great source of information. However, there are many sites that can be unreliable. One site that I prefer to use is Google. Although it directs you to many other sites, it's very useful in the way that it could probably provide you with information on nearly anything. However, one site that I find unreliable is Wikipedia. This site contains information on close to everything too. But, it's open to everyone and whoever would like to can add information to the article. For instance, if I were looking up information on Wikipedia for how to get rid of a cold, the information I would be reading could be true and false. A doctor could of have edited the article and wrote down correct information. Another person could have edited and wrote down something completely untrue. No one can really determine whether what they're reading is true or not. Wikipedia is unreliable because what you're reading is questionable. I think that one way to know if the the site your looking at could be considered reliable would be to look at it's sources. If you were trying to find home remedies to get rid of a cold, trying a website with a hospital as one of it's sources would be better.

Journal #5

I am pretty confident when it comes to writing papers and such. I believe that my writing style is in good shape, and for the most part, the papers that I write flow well. I think that one of my best qualities is how I try to incorporate a good use of vocabulary. Although, the skills that I have when it comes to writing are ones that I have acquired over the past few years. I remember I used to hate writing because I thought that either what I was writing wasn't good, or I just had trouble getting out what I wanted to say. To this day, I still have a hard time sometimes putting my thoughts down on to paper the way I would like them to be. There are things I still need to work on, and transferring my thoughts from my head to paper is one of them.Writing well is definitely not one of the best things I can say about myself, but it's also not the worst.

Journal #4

Throughout my whole life there has always been two things that have worried me in school; midterms and finals. In high school, those two grades were very vital to your overall grade. I don't know how much they count for in college, but I'm sure that I will be just as worried. Having a midterm coming up in about two weeks is definitely starting to stress me out. Going into college I promised myself I would do a lot better than I did in high school. So, not only is this midterm a test for my class, but it is also a test for myself. I need to see if I can uphold my goals. The closer it gets to the test determines how overwhelmed I feel. I feel as if I'm well prepared that I'm very confident in taking the test. When it comes to the day of the test I'm a nervous wreck walking into it. However, I seem much better once it's over with. All I can do is prepare the best I can and hope that everything goes smoothly.

Journal #3

The virtual world has become huge over the past few years. Computers were never as useful as they used to be. Nowadays, people can practically live their life from a computer. You can connect with people and maintain a social life, you can pay your bills, and most importantly you can educate yourself. The things that one can do by going online varies enormously. I personally spend most of my time online on Facebook. Facebook has become the number one social network, almost every one's into it. One minute you can be catching up on the drama with whose dating who and whose breaking up.The next; you can be having a conversation with a  friend you haven't seen in years. Facebook is my favorite for simply those reasons, it keeps you socially updated . However, when I have had enough of the drama, there are other things I like to do when I'm online as well. For example, reading famous quotes, or reading my horoscope, or simply just reading the news. The capabilities the virtual world contains are very informative and helpful. If you go online everyday you are sure to be updated on what's going on in the outside world, I know I am.

Journal #2

Do music videos affect the way you feel about particular songs?

Every individual is interested in their own kind of music. Some may prefer rap. Others may prefer hip hop. Some may not classify their music under a specific genre, they may like distinct songs. But what about when you turn on the TV to MTV and you see songs being expressed through videos. Are they supposed to change the way you feel about songs? Mainly what it comes down to is being able to relate to the lyrics of a song, I think that is what connects people to distinct songs. I believe that when you watch those lyrics being expressed visually it only draws you that much closer to the song. As for me, music videos have given me a greater taste when it comes to particular songs.