A Memoir and Three Plays

Black Watch

What started off as an exceptionally challenging play to read, turned out to be an
enjoyable play to watch. The play taught us about friendship and loyalty. This war story was one that definitely showed a group of men that knew there role. They knew there role as in the sense of what their actual presence in the war was.

Black Watch was a play based upon an interview of former soldiers who served in Iraq.
It is a play where each soldier tells a story about their experience in the war. A play that describes the politics involved in the war from the perspective of Scottish soldiers. It allowed them to express their likes and dislikes about their experiences.

They spoke bluntly which shows the level of fear. At times they felt powerful to be in a unit such as Black Watch. It shows how they united as a team and also how some desolated themselves once they were enlisted. It demonstrated their experiences during their enlistment and how they feel about the unit now. Some soldiers felt like they were destined to join, others felt it was an opportunity. The play as well as the soldier’s experiences changed not only the soldiers but the view of the viewers.

Black Watch is a visual example demonstrating what being in a war is like. It is an eye opener for males or even females who think it may be easy. The men in Black Watch developed relationships that were strong while they were I Iraq as well as when they returned home. The interviewer that felt it was necessary to interview the soldiers was able to get a visual of their experiences by just listening to their stories. Even though he was just the interviewer, I am sure he got that sense of being a soldier himself. The soldiers gave an excellent description on what they saw, the friends that were injured friends they lost.

I know u said not speak about our likes or dislikes about the pieces we choose, but Jarhead was definitely one of the best pieces we read. The memoir showed the life of a marine and his experiences as a jarhead. He spoke about love and his sexual experiences with different women. Swafford was one that understood what he was and what he would become if he survived the war.

He spoke of family relationships and friendships. He believed that every man that had the opportunity to be part of a war will always have a story to tell whether it be the truth or not. Swafford wrote about what the soldiers' desires were. He described that they desired action, to just be part of what was taking place on the battlefield. He started and ended relationships as a Jarhead and felt respected when he came home.

The memoir showed the importance of the contact the soldiers need from their family. Even the contact of a mere stranger was important for their sanity and boredom. They performed acts to help with their boredom. For instance, the Wall of Shame, where every soldier placed something about their wives or girlfriends on the Wall of Shame for everyone to see. This became comedy for some and a way to vent for others. May even have been a way of letting go for them.

Swafford basically used his memoir to complain about his life as a Jarhead. He also used it to complain about his relationships before he became a Jarhead. He explained what being a Jarhead was like. He felt that if he complained, things would change. He and many don’t understand why they are still alive and many others dead. He is complaining because he didn’t get to be part of the excitement in the war. My knowledge tells me that he was not only writing this play to complain, particularly, but to inform everyone that wars will never end. He wanted to let the world know that your sons will change and your husbands will never be the same.
Pillowman was a book that was very interesting and full of surprises. The book was a demonstration of what some people see as just a story and others see as a way to bring a story to life. It also showed the compassion one can have for his work. It showed the results of torture. Do you believe torture is effective? As I read Pillowman my view of torture stayed the same. In my opinion, I believe torture is not a way for the authorities or for anyone to use. It is a force that can or will not work for every situation. As seen in this piece, you can achieve getting the truth out of someone or just a confession that is not the truth. You can create monsters or destroy someone’s life for good.

Katurian was seen as someone, to me as a loyal individual. He wrote the books because it’s what he was tortured to become, a writer. Why I said he was tortured, because as a child he was led to believe that monsters existed one of the rooms in his home. His brother Michael was actually the person that was tortured. Two people that believe in torture, a mother and a father tortured and sacrificed one child for the other. They felt this was moral. The torture that Michael experienced, I can’t even define. Can anyone define it, torture that is?

The play was a play within itself. There were stories which Katurian wrote that kept the play interesting. The stories were clear depictions of the murders that Michael imitated. Katurian may have felt that there was never a happy ending to his life story. With the constant screaming and sounds of torture he experienced, he wrote stories about little children that never had a happy ending. These stories were a metaphor of what Katurian was or had become. He was sad inside, torn and it was a way to sort of escape from his past. His stories illustrated what he felt and where he was going, nowhere. He had to deal with the authorities that did not care about his stories but only how they were going to get him to confess.

The Mercy Seat was actually the very first piece that we read. It was a play about a man and a woman in a relationship committing infidelity. It is a play which led us to believe that it was about a man that was trying to find the easy way out in life. He was using a tragedy to escape responsibility. Ben saw the disaster of 9/11 as an opportunity to run off to an island with Abby.
Abby was the girlfriend that was older and also Ben's boss. Abby was considered to be just as weak as Ben appeared. Ben actually believed he would be looked as a hero by his family and the country.

I thought that Abby seemed to be an intelligent woman and I think she even wondered at one point why he bothered to be in this relationship. I think she felt she was in love with him because of some sort of guilt. As if having a bigger income was sort of what Ben would view as something she had over him. Maybe it was the authority of her position as well.

The fact that in the end it turned out to be to be the total opposite of what the author led us to believe, made the play even better for me. The play was not really about a man that wanted to escape his family but about a man that wanted to get out of a relationship that he cared nothing about. He didn’t really love Abby. It was what it was, but Ben was too weak to end a relationship he wanted to be through with.

Test Taking

Yesterday I had a biology test and I studied for weeks for this test. When I got the test in my hand, it was as though I was reading "Blackwatch" or "House of Leaves." I got an instant headache. Even though I felt completely prepared for the test, my mind became blank. If I were to have a conversation about the material covered, I would be able to carry it on. Every question looked like a never-ending corridor to me.

I was sailing for most of the test. I have tried taking classes for this problem and I still haven't overcome my fear, or my nervousness. One of my professors has actually addressed this issue, he asked me, "why is it that you can answer so many questions in class, but you are unable to pull off a perfect test?" The truth is I have a hard time with test taking even when I study my heart out. Actually, I do better when I just look over my notes prior to the test. I wish that I can find a solution for this.

Part of it

This novel is very interesting but it is also confusing. At one point you are sure of what the author is getting at and then you read on and become "mind-bubbled." I am definitely in stage of a migraine. I want to scream so loud but I am at work and can't scream. The book has me dizzy.

What are the odds that Katurian is the author of this novel? I am smirking about this right now. To be completely honest, I think after this class is completed I will read The House of Leaves again. Is there actually a play, a movie or something that I can go see to get on track? I feel as though I’m reading and not comprehending. The book has

I hope I’m not the only one feeling this way because I guess not only has it placed me in the maze but I feel what’s actually taking place in some of scenes. I guess that was the whole idea for the makeup of the whole thing.

Met-a-phor

Is the author actually speaking of a house? My opinion of the book thus far is that the house is a metaphor for change. The change of what will happen in the future. The characters in the novel all face reality when they are in the house. The shifting of a house would place anyone into the position for thought. Each time the house is shifted, the characters feel a sense of realism. They are faced by reality.

What is reasonable torture?

What do, we, as human beings consider reasonable torture to be? Sometimes we use the word to describe occurrences in our everyday lives. Is what we come across daily really torture? Torture is defined as mental or physical pain and suffering intentionally inflicted on a person for purposes as obtaining information, a confession, or punishing someone for an act they have committed or is suspected of committing.

There is a quote that says, “Two wrongs don’t make a right.” In my opinion, torturing someone to obtain information, for a confession or as punishment is immoral. It is not fear to the person or the family. Even if someone did commit a crime and the torture was for punishment, why would you want the family to go through the same torment? In most cases, the family of the victim prefers for the murderer to go to jail.

In the “Pillowman” Katurian was not guilty of committing any crimes that he was being accused of. His brother committed the crimes and he felt completely responsible for everything. His brother was tortured as a child and decided to the same to three little children. These were innocent children. What were his reasons for torturing them? Just as the officials feel its okay to torture him and his brother, he felt the need to do the same to the kids, innocent kids.

Torture is not justifiable. It is definitely negative and sends out negativity to the public. We should not feel that if something was done to us that we should do the same to someone else.

Torture

This play is very interesting. Funny I might say at some point but more hideous. How did the professor determine that he wanted to use this piece of literature? I am happy that he decided to shy clear the war stories. I feel much relieved.

The author did an excellent job of providing the audience with a play about life and art. The illustration he presented about a "pillowman" was important. Torturian family endured torture because the authorities wanted to attain information. What level do we see torture on? We as individuals may agree with torture, but the clear view of it is wrong. When an individual is tortured, do we actually know that a crime was committed.

Victory!

The victory is not just for President Obama but for the United States as a country. We can say we look forward to change. This change will allow the country to view everyone as an equal. As a candidate for presidency and now the United States President, President Obama has demonstrated that he supports United States regardless of our choices.

He not only showed that he is definitely aware of what the people want. We want change, we need the economy to be restored, we want our troops to come home to their families, and we need health care for the families that is unable to afford it. The ideal president is chosen by the people as to the concerns and needs of the nation. The people has spoken and decided that President Obama is the ideal President for the United States of America.

This is definitely an historical moment. Not only did the nation choose but the universe has showed there support as well. Everyone definitely may not have the same joy at heart, but we must come together as one. When two or more comes together in agreement there is fullness of joy. We have to support one another for the country to be repaired. We have to try to live by our word, our pledge, “one nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.”

In a Zone

For the past couple of days I have been so sick from the flu, I am grateful that I can say I am recovered. The flu has kept me down from attending classes and work. I guess I can say I was in a zone. If its one time of the year I am guaranteed to be sick is at a time like this.

It may start with not dressing appropriate for the weather. The main trigger is when others have the flu and are not appropriately caring for their colds. They do not cover their mouth when they cough. A sneeze is splashed across the room. Everyone becomes exposed. What did it for me was sharing a computer with the sick individual. I was already weakened by not being prepared for the change in the weather, and not dressing appropriately.

I am just glad that even though I still have a cough, I have recovered and will be able attend to my daily activities. I am definitely not looking forward to getting sick again. I can breath again, I can smile, I have a voice, and I can stand strong and stay aware. I am no longer in a zone.

A Test

I still have cramps in my wrist from the test last week. Along with the pain comes worry. My goodness, I had to take the test with a migraine. What’s going through my mind? I think the test was not hard at all, but after reading the questions it brought on worry. I was worried about if I would come up wit enough information to support the questions and the ideas I had.

I can say the test was well-put-together. I actually forgot all about the “Mercy Seat”. The questions brought on a lot of memories on that short play. The play that I’m sure others didn’t remember as well.

What does any student expect in a test? Would we prefer an easy test or a hard test? A test that is so easy that we can’t even pass or a test that is basically a summary of what we have learned.

Devastating News!

As if our daily news doesn’t give us enough bad news. We have to listen to the crimes on the streets we walk on everyday. We also have to hear the slandering of celebrities. The recent news of Jennifer Hudson's family caught everyone by surprise. Even if you had no clue of who she was, you know now. Jennifer Hudson is the young lady from American idol that was not successful to win the competition, but she has become very successful in Hollywood.

When we hear a celebrity’s name on the news it can be about anything. It can be good or bad. Unfortunately, this time it was bad news. News we all would not dear to dream of happening to us. I can’t begin to understand what she may be feeling right now. About a month ago, the news revealed great news about the actress. Not even a month later she has to stomach this tragedy.

I send my condolences and respect to not only the actress but to her family. Bad news is something we all have to deal with some time in our life. Bad news can be something that one might see and another might not. For instance, the plot to kill Senator Obama and other African Americans may be seen to others as nothing. I guess the best way to describe some news that’s worst than others to as devastating. Devastating news is too much to bear.

MY NIECE

I have a 2 year old named Trinity but, sometimes she acts as though she may just be older . She just says the darnest things ever , we often think that she is an old soul that has come back to live within her. Trinity can be so loving at times and can cheer you up on the worst day of your life. The other day she walked out of the room fully dressed with one of her dolls, and said that she is going outside and she was making sure that she dressed warm because outside was very cold .Makes you wonder at times where she get these things from.

Trinity has a little game that she plays with her uncle , where he is her baby and she is his mom and she takes her sippy cup and feeds him her milk. He walks around acting like he's talking baby language like "goo goo ga ga" and she acts as though she truley understands him. Trust me this is the most funniest thing to see . Trinity often goes to bed about 3 in the morning after watching noggin, which is a very educational channel for children her age.

Trinity to us seems very advanced for her age. To us we call her a scholar in the works ,because she catch on fast to everything that she sees.

"Black Watch"

The play "Black Watch" provided energy and spiced up the plot of the average war story. It was exciting and allowed the viewers to expand our imaginations. The whole presence of the play allowed the audience to view it as though we were part it. I got a better understanding of what I read and I was able to receive the play with appreciation.

The effects that were given along with the energy, placed “Black Watch” into a great position for excellent ratings. I as extremely satisfied with the actors and their performances. This play took war stories into a separate level. The average war story included much more of what we would say is fiction. The play was much more realistic.

The men built a brotherly relationship with each other. The play involved love, humor, fear and desire. The feeling of desire that the men demonstrated was the need to return home. Even though they did have sexual desires, their main focus was if and when they would return home to their families. Unlike what Swafford in “Jarhead” displayed, the level of fear was much stronger in “Black Watch.”

The men were fearful every time they heard gun fire near their post. Even as they told the story to the reporter, they explained every feeling they felt then and at present.

I feel if I saw a play for each book we read thus far, I would be as satisfied with the fact that we read three war stories. The play was filled with explanations and clarifications of things that I didn’t acknowledge when I read it. I enjoyed this war story from beginning to end.

Brain Twister

When I first read the play “Black Watch," I couldn't even come up with any ideas to write a blog. My mind became blank. All the ideas I thought would have became a blur. I was behind me, in my past. The play was one of the hardest I ever read. When I began to read it, I thought to myself, "not another war story." Then I realized that it was not only another war story, but one that I didn't understand at all.

As I began reading, it jumped out at me that reading this play will take a lot of skills. Each word that I had no idea of what it was, I just made it up according to the structure of the sentence. It gave me a better idea of what I was reading.

I realized why the professor recommended that we attend the play. In comparison with "Jarhead" and "Shooting War" it consisted of similar ideas. In "Jarhead" everything was given an explanation. I understood what the term "fieldfuck" was. Towards the ending of "Jarhead" I had to read out loud in order to stay interested, but from the beginning to the end of "Black Watch" I was reading out loud. It was not to stay interested, but to get a better understanding.

The HTC Diamond

The HTC Diamond is one of the newest cellular devices. The device has extraordinary features and enhanced capabilities. The phone has a camera and a camcorder with 3.2 megapixels. The device functions on Windows Mobile 6.1. It is GPS enabled, web and email capable and bluetooth capable. The camera feature on the phone and its internet capabilities will provide any blogger to blog at all times.

The Diamond has a unique style. Jimmy Burns would have a need to utilize this device. The phone will allow him to tape up to 4GB of action. The clarity of the screen is very lucid. Watching a program is like watching television in your living room, only on a smaller screen.

The phone is sold at several cellular companies. It is what we want in a phone, what we need in a phone. It definitely allows us to utilize it for many functions.

Politics and War

How does Politics and War have a connection? Politics is defined as the process by which groups of people make decisions. War is defined as an international relations dispute, characterized by organized violence between national military units. The connection takes play when the international relation becomes a dispute and they are unable to come to a decision.

The first question I asked myself when I began to read "Shooting War" was, "why is this book even on a bookshelf, for sale." As I began to read more in-dept, I became more interested in the book. It is so relevant to what is going and at the present time and what may possibly be our future. The author goes on to give an illustration of what is our future. The book is gruesome and very graphic. It even became grotesque to even read and visualize.

This course has demonstrated that blogging is our future. The book clearly shows that same demonstration. It also demonstrates a lot of politics. Shooting War is very intense and as discussed in class has a lot of political satire. The president at the time is Senator McCain. He not only illustrated the role of the president at that time, but his political satire illustrated what the United States was at that time. It shows an image that the United States is basically wasting their time in Iraq, and the Iraqis see us as a bad country. It also demonstrates religion, racism and sexism. The fact that he has a Starbucks sign in basically every scene, the Muslim clan and when he consistently ignores what Sameera has to say shows these demonstrations.

I found the book to be interesting and important because we as a country shouldn't want this to be our future. Women are looked at as sex objects and not as intelligent. He metaphorically degrades women with his sex scenes. This book should be a wake up call for not only women but the entire nation. We not only war against international nations but amongst ourselves. It becomes a political state for men, women, child, religion, race. The political state becomes a war, a war that we fight within our own communities. The war is fought throughout the nation.

Ideal President

The election of ’08 has become strenuous for the entire United States. How do we make our decision of who should replace President Bush? Who is the ideal candidate? Some may think we should vote by party, democrat or republican. In my opinion the ideal candidate for election should be based upon the best candidate.


Who is the best candidate? The best candidate is the one that believes and know in his heart that he can take this country out of the hardship we are facing. The ideal candidate should be able to make the citizens feel proud of their decision as the United States National Anthem demonstrates a strong country with a led by a strong leader. He should demonstrate professionalism, integrity and intelligence. He will be a man of morals with strong leadership skills. He will know how to run things and is not tainted by politics. He should be a businessman or a general.

Do you think this is what America is searching for? I want someone to bring home the troops from Iraq. Someone that will bring the nation as it is told in the Pledge of Allegiance, to be, “one nation under God, indivisible with Liberty and Justice for all.” We need someone who will be able to provide results and repair our economical status. Don’t w all want to cease from complaining and rejoice together? I want to be able to see my President on the television and feel proud. I want to be ale to say that my President Obama or President McCain.

Relocation

My sister called me and asked my opinion on her relocating to California. I instantly responded with a no. My quick response bothered me later on because I wasn't sure if I should have given her that quick response. It wasn't only a quick response but also a negative response. I think I could have been a little more supportive. Did I respond in that way because of my own selfish reasons of not wanting her to be that distant from me? Is it because I just don't think its a good idea? Well, I have concluded that its for both those reasons. She already lives in New Jersey which is far enough because I don't see her often. She does not have any relatives that live in California. I also don't think it's a good idea because she will be making this move all alone and will not have anyone there for support.

I know this move is for a possible increase in her income, but it may not be worth it. I did explain to her that it will be too far from everyone and she might just come right back. Sometimes we speak before think and don't think twice about the other person's feelings. I wish I gave her the same answer but in a different way. If she asked for anyone advise aside from me and received the same feedback I might feel relieved, but I am deeply regretful. I tend to always speak my mind but my intentions is not to hurt anyone's feelings.

During conversations I usually listen attentively because I expect the other person to do the same. I just don't think I even listened this time.

Complaining = Change?

Swafford ended by saying, "some wars are unavoidable and need well be fought, but this doesn't erase warfare's waste. Sorry, we must say to the mothers whose sons will die horribly. This will never end. Sorry." At one point Swafford had me completely confused, but at the end of the memoir, he makes it clear about why he wrote it. He felt the need to complain about his experiences in the marines and what the marines stands for. Swafford wasn't the only marine that complained, they all complained http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCyzLHQ_fro, but Swafford continued to do so even after the war was over.

Maybe by him complaining things might change. He doesn't expect the wars to end, but he does hope complaining would change the experience of a marine. In "The Things They Carried," O'Brien had a different perspective about his experience. He prefers to metaphorically tell war stories. In fact he and many are actually sad and this is there way of complaining.

Is Swafford complaining because he had a bad experience? I think he's complaining because he didn't have any excitement. The ones that were spared, as himself, don't understand the reason that many died and they didn't.

In every war occurrence there is a complaint. In the movie, "Home Of The Brave" the characters are having a hard time adjusting to their lives. There is a change in activities, change in sleep, change in their lives. The families are having a hard time with the change as well. They complain about the way their loved ones return to them. Is the complaining going to cause change for the better or the worse? Is Swafford's complaining going to cause change, change in the structure of the what?

Truth

A normal day for many may consists of conversations. These conversations may consist of the truth or of lies. How can we tell when we are being lied to? We don't even think twice about some of what we are told. The reality is we may have been lied to. Tim O'Brien said, "In any war story, but especially a true one, it's difficult to separate what happened from what seemed to happen." This is not only true for war stories but for our everyday encounters.

Every conversation we have may consist of a lie. People tell stories for entertainment, for no reason at all or even for excitement. Why would one decide to make up a random lie? A lie for entertainment or excitement. A good story told usually captures an audience. An audience that the storyteller can always tell a story to and feel satisfied. The rapper Tupac Shakur sang about Trading War Stories http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9tw8a3ZolE. Every story, whether truth or not has a beginning and an end.

As Swafford said in the memoir about the men whose lives were spared spread what they call "good news." Swafford decided to complain about his experience instead of telling a lie about good news.

War

What is war? There are several ways to describe what is war. War can be a war between countries, a conflict, being in a struggle or even war of words. When we here the word war, we think mainly of war between two or more countries.


Right now we are all experiencing a war. The war I am experiencing at this very moment is associated with this class. Even though I am computer, internet savvy, there are things that we are all ignorant of. My experiences as blogger has become the most difficult assignment I have been put up against. I have tried to hyperlink and I have been unsuccessful. My hyperlinks are important to what I have to say in my blogs because they demonstrate and give a better view of my points. What I can say is I am having a hard time. I spend hours upon hours trying to become more knowledgeable of blogging. The one thing is I am not a quitter and I will defeat my enemy.


Though blogging is an obstacle for me, it isn't the only strain I have. There is this war economic crisis that that country is currently up against. The existing home sales fell 2.2 percent August. There are several ideas being administered to "fix" the problem. We as a country is facing this together and the war is against the economy and the people. If that's only thing we had to be fixated upon, it would seem much simple. This is a struggle that is affecting the economy which affects the nation. http://money.aol.com/

Swafford's Memory

There is this question lying in my head. I'm thinking to myself, Swafford may not be telling the whole truth from is perspective, but these events whether truth or fact, they occurred. These men that go to war, pointless wars are faced with so many obstacles. They are faced with the separation from their families and decision making. Swafford says, "no matter what occurs I will never be the same, and that is the only thing that might last forever." This statement may apply to all marines and military officials.

The military is a life-changing experience. The challenges, the joy and fun, the traveling and the women are all things that can make you or break you. Swofford seems to want to become a stronger person for himself. He desires to succeed to become a hero, knowing that there will be obstacles along the way. Swofford has grown to realize that the military or in his case the marines is only a mirage to many unless you actually experience. He goes on illustrate that the men who fight in the wars come home and tell war stories but they don’t tell the whole truth. They don’t explain that there are more bad times than good times. Even when it seems as though they are having a good they are still hurting.

Memoir or Novel

We were introduced in the last class of whether the book we are reading is a memoir or a novel. We discussed this topic in class which led me to read the book more attentively. After class I decided to start over. As i began to read, I kept the question in my head, "is the book a memoir or a novel?"

Swofford said, "thus what follows is neither true nor false but what I know." A memoir is defined to be a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation. It is also defined as an account of one's personal life and experiences; autobiography. Even though Swafford goes on to say that he remembers these events, he demonstrates no chronological placement of the "facts". The fact that he is unable to keep these statements in chronological order shows that they may not have actually occurred.

Ike a Tragedy or Heartbreak

Yet another tragedy has hit the country. Which one do we consider to be worse? Is it 911, hurricane Katrina in 2005, or is it hurricane Ike or hurricane Hanna? These happenings were all unfortunate. They were unfortunate for the country. Some may think that these occurrences may only have an effect within its barriers. These mishaps did not only hurt a state, the country, but the whole world. There were visitors from different states and around the globe. Each time a tragedy occurs, the world is affected. We overcome these distractions. As described in "The Mercy Seat" we over them the "American way." As the hurricane travels through the regions, we will overcome it.

The death toll for Ike has risen to 30 in eight states. There were residents who ignored the evacuation orders and authorities were able to save nearly 2,000 residents. As Ike moved into the Midsection of the United States, the hurricane downgraded to a Tropical Depression. Orange, Bridge City and Galveston were hit hard

Tropical Storm Hanna killed more than 100 people when it swept through Haiti on Sept. 1. The storm continued up the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, causing floods and knocking out electricity. They had run out of food Sunday night. They left for Gustav and say they couldn't afford to leave for Ike or buy any more than $60 in food. Many of those who did make it to safety boarded buses without knowing where they were going. They did not know what might remain of their homes.

Blogging is new to me:

Blogging is new to me. I have created a blog before in my last semester writing course, but I did
not have to publish it for others to view. I figured, well it shouldn’t be that hard, but when I view other blogs posted, I appear to be a total amateur.

For the past three days I have been trying to access my blog account. That became another
task. I was redirected over and over to create a new account. Each time I used the same login
information, which was baffling to me. I am now able to access my account so I decided to write
about the ten commandments and it’s significance to the material, the “Mercy Seat,” but I have
a change of plans.

It took me three days to access my blog account that I created three days ago. Finding a topic to
write is not the issue, but putting it together for the public view may be the issue at hand. When
the professor first introduced the assignment that we must log on and blog, I thought to myself,
wow this should be fun. Do think I still feel that way? It may take me a little while to get used to
blogging. Most of all, I am hoping that the login issue is fixed.

I was unaware of the popularity of blogging. What is a blog? A free blog publishing tool from
Google for easily sharing your thoughts with the world. The first time it was introduced to me, I
thought that it was just another time-consuming activity for web surfers. It turns out, a blog can
be created as an introduction, as an informative source, a persuasive source or simply to posttexts, photos and videos. Not to forget that you can promote a business and anything of interest with a blog.

I found a bunch of sites which provides ideas on blogging. I was searching for a site for
individuals new to blogging and hundreds of link results were populated for my search. I am
very interested. I look forward to blogging this semester.