I am a writer who can….

1. Give strong opinions
2. Listen well
3. Keep peoples attention
4. Execute a story

I am a writer who is….

1. Thoughtful
2. Logical
3. Through
4. Consistent
5. Sensible

1. The first 3 posts on my Twitter timeline are an ad for a car wash company telling me to “come and get my ride cleaned” due to the hot weather, a duck meme and a dog meme. This is very typical for my Twitter feed because I’m always retweeting funny posts and I follow many people who do the same thing. The people at my table have similar posts on our timeline (ads and memes).
2. What I see on social media has a big impact on what I know because it’s really the only kind of news/updates I see. I don’t watch the news that often. Although, I do have a news app, so I go there to see what’s going on when I see something on social media that’s questionable. What I believe is just how I take the knew knowledge I received. I usually stick to my views and try not to let the people around me change it if it’s not valid.
3. With social media, I’m kind of just there. I post pictures every now and then. I don’t post anything personal about myself so no one on social media who isn’t my friend, knows anything about me, unlike my biography for this class. My class mates know that I’m interested in psychology and that I enjoy dancing. I try not to make myself that noticeable on social media.
4. I find examples of bias in the twitter comments of a controversial post. For example, political posts as well as posts about a controversial music artist passing away. There are always sides. However, I don’t see many political posts on my timeline because I don’t follow those types of accounts.
5. I can potentially influence people who follow me on my twitter account when I retweet news and news related posts.
6. I engage the most with the friends I’ve made on social media. Such as sending them funny posts I see on my timeline so they can laugh at it too.

1. Love
2. Humor
3. Freedom
4. Equality
5. Justice
6. Growth
7. Kindness
8. Trustworthiness
9. Safety
10. Self-respect

Who are you as a person?

• As a person, I consider myself to be a very kind/open-hearted, goal oriented, hard-working person. I tend to be shy, but I’m outgoing when I become comfortable. I am active and need to be stimulated for most of the day or I get bored.

Who are you as a writer?

• As a writer, I consider myself to be undecisive. When I think I’ve got it down and I’m done writing, I change my mind and change everything. I thrive when I am in control of the subject I’m writing about.

Who are you as a student?

• As a student, I consider myself to be the student that doesn’t stand out much. I stay quiet, but do what I need to do when I need to do it. I try my best on every assignment I get. When I leave school, I plan to stand out more.

What roles do you play?

• The roles that I play are, student, daughter, sister, mother (to my dog) and artist.

The Times Editorial Board, “Los Angeles’ homelessness crisis is a national disgrace”, Los Angeles Times

Fact: “Over the last six years, the rent for a studio apartment in Los Angeles has climbed 92%, according to UCLA law professor emeritus Gary Blasi, so that even people who have jobs can find themselves living on the streets after a rent spike or an unexpected crisis.”

Opinion: “Skid row is — and long has been — a national disgrace, a grim reminder of man’s ability to turn his back on his fellow man. ”

Supported Claim: “To your credit, to all of our credit, the citizens of this city and this county voted in November 2016 and again in March 2017 to raise our own taxes to fund an enormous multibillion-dollar, 10-year program of housing and social services for the homeless. As a result, Los Angeles now has its best chance in decades to combat homelessness…”

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-homeless-crisis-overview-20180225-htmlstory.html

Today assigned for homework, was to find an news piece that I’m interested in. The news piece I chose to read was about the homelessness issue in Los Angeles. The writers opinion of this crisis, is that it is a national disgrace. I thoroughly agree with this writer. The fact that we as humans can allow skid row to exist and turn or backs to the homeless, who are people too, asking for out help, is horrible. When we think of homeless people, we think that most of them have mental illness or drug addicts, but the reality is most of them are people who came from other states/countries looking for a better place to live. They couldn’t afford it so they ended up on the streets living in a tent. The news article quoted, ” In America, housing is a commodity. If you can afford it, you have it; if you can’t, you don’t.” This is a statement that rings true to not Los Angeles, but other highly populated states as well. I am ashamed of our actions/opinions towards the homeless and I am part of the problem as well.

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-homeless-crisis-overview-20180225-htmlstory.html

I consider myself to be an obliger because I tend to struggle with completing assignments for my well being, but when someone is depending on me or my grade and how I do it, I do it quickly and efficiently. I usually put other peoples expectations above my own and have trouble being inner driven. I will excel in this class and school in general by having someone hold me accountable to my deadlines. I might try to join a class with a friend because my friends always motivate me. I’ll start doing homework and studying with other people. Teamwork assignments are the ones I usually thrive in. I will be working on thriving in personal assignments.

According to Mary Papenfuss, scientists are concerned that the die-off of starfish is so severe that it could be the largest disease epidemic observed in wild marine animals. They believe that the increasingly warm water caused by global warming is the reason for the starfishes rapid death. The warm water is making marine creatures more susceptible to the sickness that already existed down under. Researchers say, the disease is causing creatures to merely fall apart and leave disconnected limbs scattered around the marine ecosystem. Starfish that are living close to the shore are more likely to die faster due to the heat being more prevalent in that area. The declining number of starfish is only the start of an ecological collapse as sea stars are the sea creatures who eat sea urchins. Now that starfish are no longer in their way, sea urchins are taking this opportunity to consume all the kelp and ruining the kelp forest ecosystem. If we were to compare the kelp problem to our land, it would be very similar to us completely cutting down an entire forest.

Answer: According to Alex Reid, what are the benefits of doing an online blog for a writing class? What are your feelings about keeping a blog, good or bad?

1. Having an academic online blog according to Alex Reid, is very helpful and comes with many benefits. A blog gives students the chance to form their own personal motivations for writing and then translate those motivations into their school work. Those motivations might be useful for when students have to write professionally in the future. Blogs can open the eyes of students to passions they never knew they had and form new goals such as becoming the best writer in their major.
2. I don’t think blogging is bad nor good. It’s not for everyone. For some, it may feel like a chore and for others, a fun experience. I personally think that blogs are unneeded and invading considering all of our posts are open to the public, but I am still open to the idea of it and curious as to if it will change my opinion of writing in general. I tend to get frustrated with writing papers.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.

You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.

Why do this?

• Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
• Because it will help you focus you own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.

The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.

To help you get started, here are a few questions:

• Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
• What topics do you think you’ll write about?
• Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
• If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?

You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.

Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.

When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.