Final blog

When you first told us that we were going to be doing a blog, I was kind of wondering how it was going to turn out. I had never done a blog before this class. I really liked the blog effect rather than writing a journal. I liked how we could look at others to see their point of view on things we did in class too.

Workshops

I really did not like what we did on Tuesday in class. I thought when you said we will be doing workshops you meant we would be working on fixing our own papers and asking questions if we needed help. I did not expect to be reading other people papers. I feel like peer reviews did not really help this time. A peer may tell someone one thing to do but then you tell us to do another. Peers do not really know what exactly is right when it comes to revising papers. They do not pay as close as attention as you do. You know what to look for and we do not.

Thanksgiving

I love thanksgiving! We usually go to my grandparents house but this year my uncle moved from Oklahoma to Rapid City so we went out there. We did not have everyone we usually do becuase of the weather being bad. The roads on the way there were really icy. There was a truck in front of us that fish tailed and then went into the ditch. It could have been a 7 car accident but all the cars managed to miss the truck which was good. It was scary. Then about 7 miles down the road there was a semi that was "jack-knifed" in the ditch. The speed limit was 75 we were driving 60 because it was so icy. We (me, my mom, my brother) finally made it to my uncles house. When we got there my grandparents were already there. It was around 4:30 our time and 3:30 there time when we arrived. We sat around and talked and played some card games. Then later we ate. The next morning was thanksgiving and my grandparents and uncle and mom got up early and started cooking then me and my brother slept in and didnt wake up until around 11 and we ate about 12:30. Then we just hung out and played some more cards. My family is really big into playing cards. We also looked through all the black friday ads so me, my mom, and grandma knew where we were going to go friday morning. Friday morning came and we got up at 3:30 so we could be at walmart at 4:00. Black friday is crazy but us 3 do it every year. We went to about 4 other stores after walmart. My uncle and grandpa went hunting during the day. We just had left overs all weekend. The drive home today was long and boring but the weather was good.

Outline

I liked how we did the outline I think it helped me but I also think it could have helped me more if we would have had that due before our 1st draft. I feel like I rushed though it just so I could get to my paper.

Thesis

Ambrose Bierces's "The Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge" reflects how people deny reality to protect themselves just as Farquhar denys himself being hung.

Reading Critically

This is the first time that I have read something and highlighted to find things that stuck out to me. I believe it is very time consuming but it helps out a lot and is worth the time. I don't think I have found a method that is quite right for me yet. But the more I read the more I will work with it and figure it out.

Symbols

A White Heron
-White: Purity
-Tree: The man's body
-Gun: Power
-Heron: A way to get out
-Woods: Time away from reality

The Yellow Wall-Paper
-Wall-Paper: No Escape
-Writings: A way to forget about things
-Bed: Stuck in one spot
-Window: Barcaded in.
-Garden: Life