8/ 1 readings

this reading is how we as a community use more online knowledge then anything else. since we do use the internet for so many things we run the risk of not knowing anything should it just stop working . just as easy as it it given to us it can be taken away.
i believe this is true personally i use the internet for everything from the news to dictionary. you can even use it to find movie times or read a magazine thing in the past that you would only have hard copies of are now on knowledge networks. You can also post your thoughts for others to gain knowledge from for example wikipedia. it is one big knowledge network made to share information with millions of people.

july 18th

this article is about Persepolis a graphic novel or comic book written by Marjane Satrapi. Graphic novels use pictures as well as writing to tell he story. Satrapi talks about many horrible experiences that took place during her childhood. Some of those include mass murders, bombing and executions.
When i read this i was in complete shock i didn't think the children would see these horrible event happen. i knew terrible stuff like this happened all the time during war however i did not know the extent. i enjoyed seeing illustrations that went along with the graphic novel or comic book at the writer prefers it to be named. the pictures helped me to better understand the whole point of the story.

July 25th

This article is about children participating in risky behavior at younger ages. Some of these behavior include alcohol use, sexual intercourse, poor eating and physical inactivity. All these are contributing to the leading cause of death and disability in todays young people. I personally believe that all this is true . Kids these days spend most of their time inside or a parties not exercising or learning to cook healthy food. However todays world does not allow time for most people to sit down and actually enjoy a healthy meal. When it comes to drug use kids just want to feel like they fit in and sometimes its the only way to get accepted when you feel you have no other choice.

question for july 14

Q: How does hearing the stories of Katrina survivors help you better narrate your own memoir? What strategies do they use that you can also use to make your memoir stronger?
A: it helps me by giving me some ideas of the kinds of emotions i have to put into my memoir. They use emotion and strong imagery that paints a picture in the readers mind.

readings 7/2

In writing a memoir: The involvement of art with craft; by : Frank F. Mathias. They discuss how many World War I & II veterans failed to write a memoir. it tells you how to write an interesting memoir by telling the truth yet using some imagination. in writing a memoir you must always remember that you are telling a story about yourself. Meaning you must always write who you really. the author used the phrase “ you must expose yourself warts and all.” I personally believe that when you really want others to fully understand you; you must tell all your flaws, bad habits, and show your scars. Being fake or “ politically correct” when in truth you are not either of those two will only give others a false perception of you. Could it be that when the veterans wrote their memoirs they realized that they had memories that other should be objected too? What about if a veteran has post traumatic stress disorder or PTSD, could that be accountable for the lack of memoirs? Could another person write a memoir for someone else using personal letters or objects?

What defines me .

I believe that my grandfather's passing has had he most impact on who i am today.

6/30 readings

This reading was about how writing a memoir can help you. It can help you by allowing you to find yourself and in that you decide wether you are the person you want to be or not. The author tells us how he was in therapy for 15 years, meditated since 1971 and kept a journal for 20 years. After all this he decided that the only way to clear his mind was to stop think about who he wanted to be and focus on who he already is. He went through all that memories of his life and forgotten times thus better understanding people who had an impact on him. He figured out that like describing emotions helps ease peoples minds; maybe telling stories of emotions would have the same effect. Therefore you can say that writing can be therapeutic in that in eases and soothes our emotions.

By reading this article I realized why writing about how I feel always helps me feel better. I learned that its not about what you want to be but learning how to accept yourself for who you are. Take things from your past and write about them then look back and review what you have been through good or bad and make the best out of it. Use it to change or to keep yourself the way you are. So many people these are stressed, depressed or think that their life is so bad. I believe that they should write about their whole life and I am sure they will find a light at the end of the tunnel.

Why don’t people ever appreciate things when they have them; why does it take almost losing it to truly appreciate it?

If Jerry Waxler kept a journal for 20 years and was in therapy why did it take him so long to realize the benefit of talking or writing about emotions?

If writing about emotions can make you better understand yourself and make you feel better; can it have the adverse effect? Can you have an overload of emotions or just completely not know who you are anymore?