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Friday, June 5, 2009
Introduction to Piece Four
For the writer’s choice piece I chose our first times write. This short essay was based on the intermission unit we had. We were to watch Remember the Titans and at the end of the week we had a time write about the movie. In this short essay we were asked to write a thesis-driven discussion that demonstrates how the film defines what it is to be an outsider. I feel my short essay followed the prompt and is a great example of the progress I have made in my writing this quarter.” In one game Ray chose not to block for one of his own teammates. After the game one of the captains, Gerry, had to tell him to leave the team because of that decision he made in that play. At this point the team had really come together despite their differences. Ray was unwilling to accept the change that was occurring to the team, and for that he quickly became the outsider.” This was one of my paragraphs in my essay that demonstrates the prompt.
Introduction to Piece Three
For the piece of writing that best shows audience and voice I chose the third blog about tradition. We were asked to write about traditions that our families have that the central focus is food. I feel my blog entry relates to many families and the traditions they have. In this blog I use voice to give my opinion of food and traditions.” Although sometimes times doesn’t allow, I do think it's important to have family dinners together. It gives a chance for your family to catch up with each other, especially since we are all so busy with work, school, and other activities.”
Introduction to Piece Two
The piece of writing that best shows my ability to make revisions is essay #1. This essay we were asked to identify the relationship between identity and culture. I feel my essay is much stronger and clearer now that I went back and made the necessary revisions. There were many great ideas but the organization of the essay wasn’t quite there. For example my first thesis was “Society today has portrayed a certain image that ordinary people in their everyday lives think they need to use as guidelines for themselves.” I have changed my thesis to include something about conformity.” Society today has portrayed a certain image that ordinary people in their everyday lives think they need to conform to.” This second thesis contains the word conformity, which is the title of my essay.
Introduction to Piece One
The piece of writing that best demonstrates my critical thinking is essay #3. The assignment for this essay was to analyze how a specific pop culture trend has challenged a tradition and impacted society as a whole. For this essay I chose to write about the traditional family dinner and how it was being challenged by the trend of eating out. Although the topic for my essay was pleasing to write about, it was a challenging essay to write. I felt myself slipping into comparison and contrast at times instead of analyzing the tradition being challenged. "One tradition that would be challenged by pop culture is family recipes. If a family eats out all of the time, there is neither a favorite recipe nor the chance to teach a son or daughter how to make it. “I feel this sentence shows the type of analytical thinking that was put into my essay.
Reflection Letter
I can’t believe I am already writing a reflection letter about this past quarter. It seems like just yesterday when we were all just trying to get used to discussion boards. This is my 2nd year at EvCC. I am hoping to be accepted in to Paramedic school within the next year and start a new journey towards the road to a career. This quarter has been the most challenging of all for me. Not only did I take this English class but I took chemistry, and had to move in the middle of the quarter. This made for a rough couple of months trying to find the time to sit down at the computer and be able to relax and just write. Plus I thought taking an online class would be more convenient with my busy schedule, but I found out online classes probably weren’t the best
choice for me.
Although enligh isn't my favorite subject, in this class we explored many different topics that weren't in your average english class. I enjoyed the different sections about identity, community, and tradition. I also thought it was great that we had two weeks where we were given the opportunity to watch a movie and discuss and analyze it. After taking this English class I feel more educated about the people I am constantly surrounded by. I never stopped to think about the identity of a person or mine for that matter.
My thoughts on identity have grown throughout this quarter tremendously. The different readings and posts from peers made me realized how important one’s identity is. Identity is influenced by so many things such as society, different communities your involved in, and your family. You express it through the clothing you choose to wear, piercings and tattoos, and the communities you are involved with. Without identity people might all be the same and our world wouldn't be very interesting.
Community was another topic we explored. I didn't realize that a community is basically a group of people that have a common interest. A person can be included in so many different communities. When you go to work that is a community or when you go on Face book that's a community. I learned a lot in this section because I knew very little about communities until I realized just how many I was involved with. When I work at the fire house, go to the gym, and even being involved with this online English diversity class have proven to all be communites.
Then there was tradition which I thought was the best one. This was my favorite because most of the traditions I have are with my family. Family is the most important thing in the world to me so the traditions linked to family are just as important. Although I do realize some traditions are being influenced by society so much that the actual tradition is being altered. This section challenged my thinking on the idea behind traditions. In my last essay I wrote about the traditional family dinner being challenged by pop culture and the fad to eating out.
For my first piece of writing I have chosen Essay #3(this may change after being graded and viewing my comments). I feel this essay really demonstrates how much thought I gave the topic. I gave specific examples of how the tradition I chose was being challenged by popular culture.
For my second pieces I chose essay #1. I think my essay on identity has great potential. The first essay is always a warm up for the rest of the quarter so I will be revisiting this one with revisions and changes.
My next piece will be the blog on food and traditions. I feel the audience is clear in my blog posting and I give my opinion on the importance of a traditions and food.
Finally writer’s choice, I chose a timed write. I really enjoyed the intermission week and my chosen movie. I feel this timed write shows the improvements I have made as a writer so I included it.
Even though I struggled in this english class, it was a great learning experience. I learned a significant amount about myself through the topics of identity, community, and tradition. Not only did this class teach me a lot about myself, but it gave me a sense of how different people are and how accepting society can or cannot be.
choice for me.
Although enligh isn't my favorite subject, in this class we explored many different topics that weren't in your average english class. I enjoyed the different sections about identity, community, and tradition. I also thought it was great that we had two weeks where we were given the opportunity to watch a movie and discuss and analyze it. After taking this English class I feel more educated about the people I am constantly surrounded by. I never stopped to think about the identity of a person or mine for that matter.
My thoughts on identity have grown throughout this quarter tremendously. The different readings and posts from peers made me realized how important one’s identity is. Identity is influenced by so many things such as society, different communities your involved in, and your family. You express it through the clothing you choose to wear, piercings and tattoos, and the communities you are involved with. Without identity people might all be the same and our world wouldn't be very interesting.
Community was another topic we explored. I didn't realize that a community is basically a group of people that have a common interest. A person can be included in so many different communities. When you go to work that is a community or when you go on Face book that's a community. I learned a lot in this section because I knew very little about communities until I realized just how many I was involved with. When I work at the fire house, go to the gym, and even being involved with this online English diversity class have proven to all be communites.
Then there was tradition which I thought was the best one. This was my favorite because most of the traditions I have are with my family. Family is the most important thing in the world to me so the traditions linked to family are just as important. Although I do realize some traditions are being influenced by society so much that the actual tradition is being altered. This section challenged my thinking on the idea behind traditions. In my last essay I wrote about the traditional family dinner being challenged by pop culture and the fad to eating out.
For my first piece of writing I have chosen Essay #3(this may change after being graded and viewing my comments). I feel this essay really demonstrates how much thought I gave the topic. I gave specific examples of how the tradition I chose was being challenged by popular culture.
For my second pieces I chose essay #1. I think my essay on identity has great potential. The first essay is always a warm up for the rest of the quarter so I will be revisiting this one with revisions and changes.
My next piece will be the blog on food and traditions. I feel the audience is clear in my blog posting and I give my opinion on the importance of a traditions and food.
Finally writer’s choice, I chose a timed write. I really enjoyed the intermission week and my chosen movie. I feel this timed write shows the improvements I have made as a writer so I included it.
Even though I struggled in this english class, it was a great learning experience. I learned a significant amount about myself through the topics of identity, community, and tradition. Not only did this class teach me a lot about myself, but it gave me a sense of how different people are and how accepting society can or cannot be.
Traditional Dinners
Ashley Clifton Clifton 1
Professors Wells-Edwards and Smith
English 101 OL
27 May 2009
Traditional Dinners
The days of eating a home-cooked meal with the family are fading fast. It seems like families only take the time for a home cooked meal on the holidays. With both parents working and kids being more active with school activities, it seems impossible to round up the family to sit down together for a meal. The traditional family dinner has taken a back seat to the convenience of eating out.
The traditional family dinner consisted of a huge meal with a lot of time and effort put into it. Now holidays are the only time when most families eat a home-cooked meal together. This used to be an everyday occurrence for families but now that most members of the family must work, less time is spent at the dinner table. For example, mom may not get home until after seven o’clock from an exhausting day at work and the prospect of preparing a full meal may seem too strenuous. This is what has lead many families to eating out.
At home dinner time is a chance to be with family and connect through conversation. I can’t imagine having a wholesome conversation about work and school while trying to figure out who ordered what. Traditional meal time also consisted of quality conversation. In the fast pace of today’s world, time doesn’t allow families to connect as well. The relationship between parents and their children start to suffer because of the lack of communication.
Traditions make a family unique from other families. A certain dish may be made every holiday or have a special celebration for birthdays. One tradition that would be challenged by pop culture is family recipes. If a family eats out all of the time, there is neither a favorite recipe nor the chance to teach a son or daughter how to make it. When 20-year-old son wants to cook a nice meal for his girlfriend, he won’t know how because all he knows is fast food and eating out.
While eating out is not sufficient for wallet, nutrition, or afamily’s conversation, can’t argue the fact that it is convenient. After a long day at work it’s much easier to go through a drive thru than cook a full meal. It’s especially easier when you have picky children that won’t eat what you make for dinner. Going out gives them the option to eat what they want.
In conclusion, the shift from traditional family dinners to restaurant dining is inevitable with today’s fast pace. Instead of abandoning the traditional family dinner all together, families could attempt one or two quality meals a week. This would allow the family to stay in touch with each others’ lives while keeping up with the demands of life. This is a good compromise between the growing trend and the traditional style.
Professors Wells-Edwards and Smith
English 101 OL
27 May 2009
Traditional Dinners
The days of eating a home-cooked meal with the family are fading fast. It seems like families only take the time for a home cooked meal on the holidays. With both parents working and kids being more active with school activities, it seems impossible to round up the family to sit down together for a meal. The traditional family dinner has taken a back seat to the convenience of eating out.
The traditional family dinner consisted of a huge meal with a lot of time and effort put into it. Now holidays are the only time when most families eat a home-cooked meal together. This used to be an everyday occurrence for families but now that most members of the family must work, less time is spent at the dinner table. For example, mom may not get home until after seven o’clock from an exhausting day at work and the prospect of preparing a full meal may seem too strenuous. This is what has lead many families to eating out.
At home dinner time is a chance to be with family and connect through conversation. I can’t imagine having a wholesome conversation about work and school while trying to figure out who ordered what. Traditional meal time also consisted of quality conversation. In the fast pace of today’s world, time doesn’t allow families to connect as well. The relationship between parents and their children start to suffer because of the lack of communication.
Traditions make a family unique from other families. A certain dish may be made every holiday or have a special celebration for birthdays. One tradition that would be challenged by pop culture is family recipes. If a family eats out all of the time, there is neither a favorite recipe nor the chance to teach a son or daughter how to make it. When 20-year-old son wants to cook a nice meal for his girlfriend, he won’t know how because all he knows is fast food and eating out.
While eating out is not sufficient for wallet, nutrition, or afamily’s conversation, can’t argue the fact that it is convenient. After a long day at work it’s much easier to go through a drive thru than cook a full meal. It’s especially easier when you have picky children that won’t eat what you make for dinner. Going out gives them the option to eat what they want.
In conclusion, the shift from traditional family dinners to restaurant dining is inevitable with today’s fast pace. Instead of abandoning the traditional family dinner all together, families could attempt one or two quality meals a week. This would allow the family to stay in touch with each others’ lives while keeping up with the demands of life. This is a good compromise between the growing trend and the traditional style.
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