I believe
that being a parent is the hardest job that there is. From being a first time parent, not having
any background knowledge or experience, entering into a world filled with diapers, spit up,
tantrums all the way to dating, school, and the dreaded "talk", it is all a learned skill, to parent.
Reading books, articles, and talking with other parents can help, but ultimately, it is experience
above all that you learn and grow from.
the doubt that lingers in the back of your head is awful, wondering if you are doing the right
thing, if your children will "hate" you, how can I make sure to give my child the best? When all
you really and truly want is to see their happiness.
I believe that being a parent is not a 40-hour-a-week job, but a job that is all day, all night,
every day and every night, until the child is a grown 18-year-old. And I believe that this
constant job can put a strain on any relationship due to the abundant stress the job entails.
I also believe that parenting is also the most rewarding job that there is. Seeing that
beautiful child you created smile lights up your life.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Know Your Audience
Know Your Audience Analysis
I believe my audience as a whole is playful ("do some boxing with kangaroos" said Caylan Marsh) and very self assured (several classmates said that if given the chance to switch places with anyone else, they would choose to stay who they are- I think that's very cool!), and that my audience is imaginative (questions of genies, dreams, and being shrunk down to miniature sizes and answers of traveling the globe, having a clone, and dreaming of becoming a cowboy).
I believe my audience is touching (wanting to turn back time to say sorry to a deceased mother) and with several different and broad answers, I believe my audience is smart, thoughtful, and that they would love to debate if this class were a seated class.
Opinionated answers of religion and why it is a topic not highly talked about bring me to believe that once given the opportunity, my classmates would like to open up and state their beliefs if we were a face-to-face class.
I think that with this analysis I have of our class, I will be keeping all of my assumptions in the back of my mind while writing. Who will I be writing for? What might keep them entertained throughout my paper? What will grab their attention and yank them into my paper so they will want to read it? I will be targeting my audience on a personal level (several people spoke of seeing the world, so why not have an attention grabber that focuses the senses on a beautiful, foreign place?) as well as an educational level.
In the audience answers and questions, I expected each question to be different, as it was a requirement. However, what was not expected was the personal answers given (such as the one of the deceased mother).
I believe my audience as a whole is playful ("do some boxing with kangaroos" said Caylan Marsh) and very self assured (several classmates said that if given the chance to switch places with anyone else, they would choose to stay who they are- I think that's very cool!), and that my audience is imaginative (questions of genies, dreams, and being shrunk down to miniature sizes and answers of traveling the globe, having a clone, and dreaming of becoming a cowboy).
I believe my audience is touching (wanting to turn back time to say sorry to a deceased mother) and with several different and broad answers, I believe my audience is smart, thoughtful, and that they would love to debate if this class were a seated class.
Opinionated answers of religion and why it is a topic not highly talked about bring me to believe that once given the opportunity, my classmates would like to open up and state their beliefs if we were a face-to-face class.
I think that with this analysis I have of our class, I will be keeping all of my assumptions in the back of my mind while writing. Who will I be writing for? What might keep them entertained throughout my paper? What will grab their attention and yank them into my paper so they will want to read it? I will be targeting my audience on a personal level (several people spoke of seeing the world, so why not have an attention grabber that focuses the senses on a beautiful, foreign place?) as well as an educational level.
In the audience answers and questions, I expected each question to be different, as it was a requirement. However, what was not expected was the personal answers given (such as the one of the deceased mother).
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Free Writing Reflection
520 words in 10 minutes. That is not bad. But they are not organized words, they are jumbled (I guess that's why they call it a free-writing, eh?).
Free writing used to be one of my favorite processes and so helpful to me. Because all the thoughts swimming through my mind, and doing a free write to get them out. It was very helpful.
Free writing used to be one of my favorite processes and so helpful to me. Because all the thoughts swimming through my mind, and doing a free write to get them out. It was very helpful.
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