Final Blog

Well, this is my last blog for College Writing 101. I would have thought I would be Happy but in a way I feel relieved and yet I think I am going to miss this class. I know it sounds corny, but I feel like I have developed some form of connection to my peers. I looked forward to their feedback.

I have learned a lot in this class and that people who view and read the same material have very different opinions. I believe I have improved my writing skills, but I still have more work to do. It was easier for me to blog and write more as a conversation than it was to do essay writing.  I am proud of myself, I was very nervous taking this class and had the feeling I would not measure up. I appreciate all the feedback I received from my professor,  peers, and Smart thinking tutoring website. Without them, I may have been lost.  I have learned to start to enjoy reading again; I just need to sit and relax more and take the time to read. My daughter especially appreciates the fact that I am taking the time to read again since she is a book worm. My daughter said if you want to become better at writing you should read more books. I believe her.

I was very surprised at viewing and researching the house I live In. I have always thought if you do the crime you do the time and never thought about Maximum Minimum sentencing. Once I did the research, which, to be honest, I didn't enjoy at all but I was shocked at the Racial profiling and how unfair the sentencing is for non-violent drug users. I found myself sympathizing with the families like Nannie Jeter because our family has been through it as well. I honestly believe our country needs to focus more on programs to help these people instead of incarcerating them. I particularly thought this was a very good subject to study, especially what is going on now with the violence with African Americans and Law enforcements.

I enjoyed reading the glass castle, and from reading my peers discussions I looked at the book The Glass Castle differently and seen more love and forgiveness in the book.I am more of an empathic type personality, and I think that is why I enjoyed reading this. I know Jeanette’s parents had issues but doesn’t every family? That’s how I looked at it, they loved their children and kept them together as much as possible. Yes, they were selfish but aren’t we all to some degree? I volunteer a lot for Girl Scouts and my community, for young girls on helping them improve themselves and teaching life skills. I shake my head sometimes on how children are ignored. I have always felt that if you are key in your child's life then that child has a better chance at life. It doesn’t matter what you make you have to be present. I guess I could relate to Jeanette’s father somewhat in this book. The Love the Wells children had for each other and how they had each other’s back made me think of my family. We never had it all but together we had everything.

I will continue to read and write but want to continue to learn more and may take another class in writing. I wonder how many people have taken this course over? I loved doing this on-line at my pace, and I would suggest as a future topic a recent documentary I just saw on Netflix, "A Place at the Table.”  This documentary discusses hunger in America, 50 million Americans, including 1 in 4 children, don't know where their next meal is coming from.  A very powerful yet sad documentary. 

I would also suggest the Supreme Court Ruling Making Same-Sex Marriage a Right Nationwide – Thoughts on both sides of the fence.

 

A Huge Thank you, to my professor for your pushing all of us and striving to do better.