So here goes my first ever BLOG!
I’m not particularly stoked for doing these, but I would prefer this to some boring paper due every week. I’m not very familiar with the whole set up to blogs, but I do know they are more of a freedom to express you without the usual formalities of writing.
I’m the kind of person that says what’s on my mind, right or wrong, I’ll tell you what I think. So getting to analyze a piece of text in blog form gets me excited. I believe it’s easier to express ones feelings to audience of peers who may or may not agree with you, versus you writing to one particular grader. You’re more aware that your work will be presented to a larger group and you want it to be more interesting than you normally. Not only do you want your opinion to be expressed, you also want to make sure that opinion represents who you are and what you stand for.
I will close this first blog with a quote from Robert Frost…
“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader”
I think this quote speaks for itself, but ‘tears’ to me symbolize emotion. If you aren’t passionate about what you’re writing, you can’t expect a passionate and sincere response to it. I hope everyone takes this quote to heart when writing their blogs, as I will be trying my hardest to make mine as interesting as possible for my audience… you!
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This is my first blog too and I am not to excited for it either. I do agree with your belief that a blog is a lot more interesting than a research paper or essay. A blog allows you to put a little bit of yourself into it unlike the more formal forms of writing. I like the quote and your interpretation of it. It adds a nice touch to an already great blog.
ReplyDeleteI think you nailed what a blog is with your first post ever. You sounded extremely intelligent and got your message across very clearly. I like the quote. Nice touch.
ReplyDeletewow first of loving that script ohio picture,nice touch! Second I really like that you included a quote. I feel like you really summed up a lot of peoples feeling about blogging, I am def a little apprehensive about it, so I'm glad to hear that other people are thinking the same thing!
ReplyDeleteOh, i forgot that the first sentence of your blog reminded me of Gus Johnson. Here's a highlight video of him, in case you don't know of him. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcglOItcKoM)
ReplyDeleteWell, it looks like you already have a lot of blog fans, so you can add me to the list. I think you offered some really great insight about genre of blogging in general. You expressed why I want to experiment with blogging in this class--I love the attention we have to pay to audience when we do this sort of writing. Also, I've never seen that Frost quote and I love it--definitely a nice, and I'd say rhetorical, touch! I wonder how it might add to your ethos as a blogger?
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