Practice Makes Perfect :)

For this weeks blog we were required to analyze our writing and how far it has come since we started this class about 11 weeks ago. This blog actually took me a long time to think about how to write it and what to write about exactly. I finally just decided to just talk about the different ways I have improved. Oh yeah I think I have improved and I can actually say that I do not hate English anymore. I know starting this class I hated it because it was my worse subject, it has always been a challenge, because it has never really grabbed or kept my interest. I have always liked math and sciences over English. Looking back at the different samples of my writing from before this semester and even at the beginning of this semester it has definitely improved. It has gotten a whole lot better in many different ways.
The first way that my writing has improved is the grammar. i had a horrible sense of grammar before this semester started. It is still not perfect but it has changed a lot. I noticed this because of this blog assignment. I even went back and took some time to read some of the stuff i had written prior to this class. And you know what I noticed; I noticed that I was an even worse writer than I am now. I mean I am not a great or even a good writer but I have improved a whole lot. I think it may have something to do with just actually taking the time to write, proof read and actually think about what is going to be said. So just by taking the time to read the things I write before turning them in I have gotten better with the order of words and things.
Another thing that has improved with my writing is how long it takes me to actually write things. Before when I had a writing assignment it took me forever and a year to do it. I procrastinated so much because I do not like to write. And I never knew where to begin, so it took me four times as long as it does now. Now, and I think it is because I write so often, I can write a whole blog in around an hour and a paper in a shorter amount of time then before. As much as I dreaded this class from my first semester at AVC, which is why I waited so long to take my English classes, it really is not as bad as I thought it would be. I mean it is challenging but I was expecting to die. So now that I look back and realize that I have gotten a lot better than when I started this semester I know that it really is a true statement that can apply to everything, practice really does make perfect. Or pretty close to it at least.

jokes ha ha ha hahaha

For this weeks blog, week 10, I decided to write about "one of life's little frustrations." This little frustration has to do with jokes. I know a lot of the time when there are jokes going on I tend to not understasnd them. Inside jokes, long jokes, story involved jokes, punch lines or anything conplicated is confusing or can be confusing for me. And the worse part is when you have to ask for an explanationbecause by that time it is pointless and the joke is dead. It is never any fun when the joke is done and everybody else is laughing while you have a confused look on your face. The worse thing, well the thing I hate, is when you laugh just because everyone else is laughing.
Have you ever had a moment like that? I know I sre have, I actually have a lot of them. It is not like I am slow or anything I just tend to not pay attention. I don't do it on purpose it just happens. I have the tendency to blank on or during the important parts of jokes and stories. Even if they explain it to me again I still will not understand.
These are some examples of things or jokes that took some time for me to understand:
*this is a taco and burrito conversation, nachos. As not yours. Jokes that involve food just don't make any sense to me. I just don't find it funny to include food into jokes. Oh man and then there are "knock, knock" jokes. These are never entertaining in my book. There is an interesting knock, knock joke that annoys me every single time, actually there are two. The first one is: one person says 'knock knock'. The second person says 'who's there'. The first person responds with 'banana'. The second person says 'banana who'. And the first person says 'banana'. Once again the second person responds 'banana who'. And this cycle continues on for a few more reps. And then finally the first person says 'orange' and the second person responds 'orange who'. The joke finally ends with the great line of 'orange you glad I didn't say banana'. Once again with this joke we see the use of food in an annoying and repetative way. The second joke is another rediculous knock, knock joke. It starts with 'knock, knock' and the person responds with a 'who's there?' And then there is a long pause and you ask who's there again but still no answer. Whenever I hear this joke it bugs me soo much because I reslly want to know who's there. And every time I hear it it bugs me soo much that I literally say fine then don't tell me who's there geeze. And then walk away. another kind of joke that are very interesting are the ones that are used to see if people really think things are funny or if they just laugh to laugh. One like: there are two ducks in a bath tub. And one duck turns and looks at the other duck and asks who brought the bread? Ha ha. I don't get it but I know I have used it on occassion and people really laugh at it. I don't know why but they do.
There are many, many jokes I do not understand but if I continued I would be writing forever. And I don't really have that kind of time or paper. :) I feel that a joke should be a funny, simple and straight to the point kind of thing. I mean jokes are made to be funny and laughed at like almost instantly not made to be thought about and processed before laughing. Seriously people if you take more than a minute or two to tell the joke don't bother. And if you need to explain it, just don't, ot if it doesn't make sense don't bother either.

hate speech = not needed

Hate, hate, hate, hate, hate. There is never any need for hate but it tends to rear its ugly head very often. And this hate comes in many different forms. There is hate in the form of speech, like language and the use of profanity or just being mean in general. I most definitely do not agree with anything that will cause harm or hurt feelings of a group or person. And I especially do not like hate, I am a nothing but love, love, love kind of person. Love for everyone and everything big and small. If my college or any college, like AVC, were to have or allow a hate group leader to speak to I know I would be very against it. I know I would not attend the speech or meeting, whatever the reason the person that is speaking is there. I also know that I would share my opinion as to why I am against it. I would work very hard to prevent it from happening. Under the First Amendment we are given the freedom to speak our minds. The freedom of speech is a big one that not many people are accustom or fortunate enough to have a law that allows them to speak freely with repercussion or persecution. Being the person that I am and believing in what I do, I know that I am all for free speech but not for hurting people. And I also agree with people being able to do anything they want that will make them happy. As long as there is no hurting of other people's feelings. By law we are granted the freedom to speak freely and share our thoughts and beliefs with the world. I find it necessary to do whatever is needed for someone to be happy but not at the expense of others. There is no need for burting others. I find it necessary to do what I need to in order to keep the hate away from myself. People often get into trouble with some or the words they use because it offends people. Mainly because it is deemed either obscene or inappropriate due to the vulgarity of it all. So in this situation I would think that it would be unethical to have First Amendment rights protecting any situation involving hate. Speaking to any sort of group should only be done, in my opinion, with an open mind and unbias opinion form of information. They should be done in language that is mean, obscene, vulgar or anything even remotely offensive. First Amendment rights should be reserved for people and group leaders that are part of something that will help the world. Or like benefit everyone somehow. People or speakers that project or relay a positive message for all people, especially the younger generations. Because all kids need to learn to treat everyone that same. There should be no hate, mean stuff, bullies or anything like that. So in the end I would not approve of a hate group leader speaking at my school, for any reason. And I do not feel that they should be protected by the first amendment because there should be NO HATE, just tons of love. I mean there is already a lot of hate in the world already we do not need to fuel the fire much longer. NO HATE! JUST LOVE for everything no matter what.

freeeee

Freedom is an interesting issue or topic. How do you know what freedom is? How does any person even really know what freedom is? And if they do know, or at least they think they do, how are they sure they are or are not free? I always wondered what is freedom, or total freedom? And am I truly free?I have always wanted to know why here in America are the envy of others, based on the aspect of freedom. Also are we really free? We are known as the land of the free and the home of the brave. So does being brave make us free? The fact that we are given certain inalienable rights, as a citizen -natural or not-, that give us freedoms or liberties that others do not get. Is this how we describe freedom?Being a citizen of the United States makes us a special part of the a great nation. We are given things, or allowed the opportunity to get things that others do not. Being here is a luxury that many do not understand. And those that do not understand how lucky they really are tend to be unhappy. When they are unhappy they have the tendency to talk bad about where they stay because they do not know what they have. They are too blind to see how lucky they are to have certain freedoms. They complain how unfair everything is and how there are many people that would give anything to be born in a place like this. I never understand why any person would trash talk or put down the one place they are given rights that no others get a chance to have. Yes there are issues with the system but that is to be expected because its a big system there is bound to be flaws. Not everyone is perfect. So you can't expect for everything to work perfectly. When people that have freedoms take them for granted it is never a good thing. Mainly because there are many people that do not get these kinds of luxuries. There are tons of people across the world that would give anything to have a chance at the freedom and opportunities we have. I mean if you do not like what is happening here then try to change it and if that does not work then you can leave. Negativity is not wanted or needed among people. There is already problems all around us but there is no need to increase them by being negative. The one thing people do not get is that there is alternatives, either put up and shut up or try to fix it. They do not need to be here if they do not want to be. There is a choice, whether they take it or not. Questions are questions and freedoms are free, sort of, but do they go together? Should you question or disagree with freedom? If you ask me I think not. Never question freedom or talk bad about what is being handed to you on a silver platter.