Project

The group project is going pretty good. My group worked together pretty good and came up with some interesting facts and some other ideas about the semicolon that we think the class will enjoy. There have been a lot of interesting facts I've learned through research. I've learned exactly where a semicolon should go, when it is to be used, and other subjects a semicolon is used in such as Math, religion, and computers. Trying to get enough information to fill a 9 to ten minute time frame has been a little difficult since a lot of the information about the semicolon is pretty much repeated all over the Internet through different sites. I do think what we have will be a pretty good presentation and I also believe everyone has done their share of work and it will show when we present. Overall, I think this assignment is a little awkward because it's about a punctuation mark, but I definitely can see the benefit in doing an assignment such as this one and for that reason I believe this assignment is very beneficial in developing a better work ethic with other people and it makes your presentation skills a lot better.

Did You Know 2.0

  I thought the Youtube video was very interesting. It taught me a lot of things about what is going on around the world today. For example, the U.S. has less college graduates than India or China. This statistic is a huge wake up call for me. It tells me I need to get my college education if I want to have a chance of getting a good job because more and more foreign people are getting their college degrees. One other statistic that baffles me is the fact we send so many text messages that it exceeds our population. It just amazes me how far technology has come in so little time. In the early 90's, text messaging was just beginning. Now, text messaging is about like talking to a person face to face except all over the world. Also, the fact if Myspace was a country it would be the 8th largest in the world amazes me. It shows how far technology has really came and how many people are willing to meet new people across the globe. The entire Youtube video is incredible and if you haven't watched it already, I would recommend checking it out because it is a very interesting video and will open your eyes to a lot of things that are going on in the world today. The video is so interesting it might even cause you to make a change in your life. So go watch it today and maybe you can make a difference in the world. If you want to watch it, just go to Youtube and type in Did You Know 2.0. I promise you it will change your life, or at least get you thinking about your life and what you want to do with it.

The Three Essays

  There are a few things I found interesting about each essay. The first essay, How I Learned about the Power of Writing, had some things that I found very interesting. For example, when Mr. Bullock talked about how he would sneak out of his crib, grab the newspaper, and then take it back to his crib so he can read it, I find that very interesting because usually you don't hear about a toddler reading the newspaper. Of course it shows the power of reading and how people strive to learn more and more about the world around them.  The writing by Shannon Nichols entitled Proficiency was interesting in the sense this young girl had a passion for writing and then, when she takes the proficiency test, she realizes she isn't as good of a writer as she thinks, which results in her losing her passion for writing. I just find it interesting how you love to do something, but you still fail. The main thing is if you like to do something, whether you fail or not, you actually haven't failed because you found something you enjoy with a passion. Last but not least, the Malcolm X essay. The most intriguing things about the Malcolm X essay is the story behind how he learned to read and write efficiently and how he would write down words out of a dictionary in order to learn them and then use them in every day life. The story behind his life interests me. Malcolm goes to jail, then begins to write down words from a dictionary, then begins to read all the time, even when the lights are out, and eventually, because of what he learned in prison, he ends up becoming one of the most influential people in American history, and one of the most influential people of the Civil Rights Movement. I would say Malcolm X did some pretty interesting things in his life.