MLA

Mrs. Stariha,

I just wanted you to know that even when I use easybib and all that jazz...I still can't get my sources to be in the correct MLA formatting. I don't really know what else to do so I am going to try my best and turn it in as it is done. I should have figured it out earlier but yeah... I just wanted to let you know. hahaha...I figured this was the easiest way.

College English- But What Does it all mean?

Today I discovered why we call it college english. Well perhaps I did not discover it today but simply realized it. You see, we write as much as you would in college yes but we knew that didn't we? The new bit I unearthed was that it also has something to do with conditioning you to stay up far later than suggested, finish papers in a caffeinated crunch, and prioritize between sleep, classes, and social life. It reminds me of a question posed to me by a college friend-

If you had to pick two of the following (and only two) which two would you dedicate your energy to: Homework/Grades, Social Life, Sleep.

In college I'd be more willing to drop the last but in High School I don't think it's fair to have to choose! We're still young (no matter what age I'll be turning) and all three are important! Somehow I'd rather not have to sacrifice one of these elements in High School whether I'm in a class with college in the title or not.

1984

Dear Self, You really need to look at calender before 10:30 on a sunday night, so maybe youd realize there was a quiz tomorrow before it was a little to late..

none the less, I feel like I just realized how crazy 1984 is. Like a good sort of crazy though, like not a "whoa orwell is a wack job!" but more like "whoa, orwell had no life and for sure was that guy who sat in class and stared off into the abyss because he was living in his own world" type of crazy. ha, just kidding, but in all honesty this whole thing got into to some deeeeeeeeeeeep stuff.

Health Care

So first of all I just wanted to say that I think that the group that went on friday did very well. Your presentation was very nice and you presented both sides of the issue fabulously.. :) I feel like health care is an issue that we dont care enough about, because in reality if affects everyone of us, considering we are all humans and at one point or another we are all going to get sick. But personally I feel like universal health care might not be the best option because I feel like we would lack quality care. But that is just me...

did i use that vocab word right?

Alright so if I used the vocab word Digression like .... cellphones are no longer a safty device. Rather a digressioinal tool used to lower an individuals language skills .... would it be right? i cant figure it out!!!

Anti-Essay

I feel like I shouldn't ever write an essay again in my life because it's not only too much work...but I have nothing good to show for it. =/ hahaha...kind of funny but not...

Anyways...

I ate some BBQ chips and pushed some employee's cart down the isle when he walked away today. =) only a foot or so...I felt like a REBEL. hahahhahahhaa

kinda bored.

welll i feel pretty good about the argument essay after all the rough drafts and help. wow i dont know what i would have done with out the rough drafts lol but yeah and uh hopefully i do goood on the quiz tomorrow ... andd happppyyy school night? lol

Foreshadowing

After finishing 1984 it is crazy how many times Orwell uses foreshadowing in his writing and it all comes together in the end although I must say that the end was kind of a let down for me. Anyways book three makes you realize so much about society and the character of many of the characters in the book. The quote that says "sanity is not statistical" plays a huge role in what happens!

STARIHA! I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU! OR SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT BE ABLE TO ANSWER THIS..

I hope the all caps title caught your attention because I have a quick question(s).
I have 2 quotes from the same website so I was trying to put them together or whatever and I don't know how to cite it.
I tried looking it up but I can't find it.


My first quote is "Children of parents who smoke have more colds, flues, ear infections and asthma attacks."
And the second is "Smoking while pregnant increases the risk of miscarriage."

So do I put it like this?:
"Children of parents who smoke have more colds, fules, ear infections and asthma attacks...[and] Smoking while pregnant increases the risk of miscarriage."


Is the dot dot dot right?
And should I insert the word "and"?
If so did I correctly cite it when inserting a word?
And should "Smoking" be capitalized since it is the beginning word of the quote or is it not capitalized because I am putting it together with another quote?


I hope this makes sense. :(

Crazy Stuff on MLA

Hey you no longer need the URL in citations! Check out the Purdue website to make sure you haven't missed any other changes in MLA.

this is totally unrelated to anything...

but as i know some people like the hunger games and some people get distracted easily from homework (like me) i thought i would post this...it's super weird but i found it extremely funny...

Hunger Games Music Video Parody:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IRrv5ZBGmI

Essay Findings (if that makes sense)

So I'm doing my Essay on Technology and how much we are learning to depend on it more and more. Well...I found an interesting 'article' on this and it really made me think. This particular sentence is what brought on my 'I need to blog post about thing' feeling. =P haha.

“Initial qualitative evidence is that the ease of electronic communication may be making teens less interested in face-to-face communication with their friends. More research is needed to see how widespread this phenomenon is and what it does to the emotional quality of a relationship.”

This really made me think because I guess I realized how true this really is. Although talking over the internet and writing to people is a form of communication, it's not as rewarding as actual face to face conversations because I believe face to face is more emotional. For example, I have talked to some people at school over the internet that I have never talked to face to face before. We have had some really 'in depth' conversations but I haven't felt any 'bond' like I would if it was one of my face to face friends. In fact, every person I have talked to online that I have had no previous face to face conversations...I haven't talked to them any other way than online. It's like...the relationship is kind of fake. I don't know about anyone else but I find it kind of surprising. It seems like if I talked to those people online and built a 'relationship' there, that the relationship would extend beyond the internet...but it never has for me. Any thoughts on this? I mean...is this only me, because I'm Shy? Or has anyone else experienced the same thing?

Anyways...

I am actually not eating something this time. I'm just chewing gum for the first time after surgery! And it tastes good!!! =)

P.S. I really love Sign Language... It's so beautiful <3. My sister is going to go to College to become an ASL interpreter. How cool is that?!?!? I'm proud of her. hehehe

I need to get back to researching new stuff for my Essay now, but it's been fun!

Oh...and I think I am becoming strangely addicted to blogging...because I not only get to write, but I can use it as an excuse in my mind saying "It's still homework...technically". It's actually VERY Distracting!!! hahaha...for reals though, this can't be healthy. =)

Op-Ed Paper? HELP!

So does anyone know if the op-ed paper rough draft is still due on friday? cause we never talked about it in class and i just read the description and i feel like if i start it now without any guidance it will be one seriously screwed up paper...so i hope the rough draft isn't still due friday...

this sucks.

so this morning...garrett informs me that the essay is due tomorrow. let me just say...i had no idea. i don't even know where my calender is...and that essay has been completely erased from my mind for a while. and then i realize..my essay is at the school. and the school isn't open today. so i am probably going to write a brand new paper..and it's probly gonna suck. oh well, i deserve the grade i get i guess.

i seriously need to get my stuff together...ahhh.

Nursery Rhymes

Whew!
I don't know if it was just me, but did this week seem a lot crazier than usual?
Man I'm glad it's over.
Anyways I have to say that I really enjoyed our discussion about nursery rhymes the one day.
It brought back a lot of good memories and has made me more excited to finish 1984!