Carroll08's Blog

Assignment 7

carroll08 — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:35:35 +0000

Writing this weblog has been very intresting. Before this assignment I hadn’t wrote a blog, I have to say writing this has been pretty fun. After this class is over I might still use it to voice my opinions that I can’t normally voice. This blog gives me a outlet to express my views on events in the world. Writing on this blog should also help my writing skills for future classes and assignments. I think everyone should have a blog because it gives everyone to give their views on wats going on in the world today.

Assignment 5 & 6

carroll08 — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:07:18 +0000

Personally I think the rules of the op-ed genre are very laxed, For the most part I think op-ed writing is more casual than academic writing. The point of op-ed writing is to enertain the reader while casually using sources instead of using hard evidence to back up your sources. Op-ed writing should be easy to read and not so complicated that it cant be read. I think a op-ed should be effective in getting the attended point across without being so specific that it starts to become boring, I mean if I have to get out a dictionary just to read a article then im probaly not gonna finish reading it, I mean after a certain point who are these writers trying to impress? A good example a a op-ed I enjoyed is USA Todays Mark Memmott and Jill Lawrence’s “On Politics”http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/?loc=interstitialskip, These op-ed’s are very knowledgeable and very effective in getting their point across but still mantaining a intresting read.

When I first started thhis class I was more of a analytical writer relying more on facts than actual writing, But as this quarter has wore on my writing has developed. The research paper required me to use more facts and a rather balnd style that I did’nt enjoy, However writing the blog has been more fun, and easier for me to enjoy doing. Writing to a digital audience allows me to have fun with my writing.

Weblog assignment 3?

carroll08 — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:03:28 +0000

Writing this weblog has helped me to realize that this is 10x better than writing a academic paper. As much as I am intrested in Mixed Martial Arts I don’t paticularly want to write a 7 page paper on the debate between it. Writing a blog gives me alot more freedom to write what I please and not what “the man” want’s me too. Plus im a completly random person so if i decide to post a video of singing babies or write about the President of Ford begging for money for on national television, Who knows I might even write about Paris Hiltons dogn. (doubtful) I mean i don’t mind the writing but seriously having to come up with a million diffrent sources can be guite annoying. With a blog I can speak my mind.

Link

carroll08 — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:24:10 +0000

http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/its_just_sports/2008/11/brock_lesnar_beats_randy_coutu.html

This dudes pretty funny in how he makes fun of the UFC 91 fight between former WWE, and NCCA Champion, and Minnosota Viking Brock Lesnar and 45 year old Randy Couture. Although the guys a self proclaimned non MMA writer hes still got some good points and gives a pretty comical description of the bout.

Weblog Assignment 1

carroll08 — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:10:37 +0000

For my English 110 weblog I wrote about Americas newest sport Mixed Martial Arts. Although not a new sport MMA has resurfced in the last 15 years to emerge into one of the most popular sports in America. However for some unknown reason political quacks suchs who shall not be namned have continuallyy attacked MMA because its apparantly violent, I mean why would people think people in a steel cage without gloves fighting each other violent? Anyways, my research paper is about the arguments pro, and con about weather or not MMA should be allowed in the United States today. Hint Hint MMA won

Hello world!

carroll08 — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:07:49 +0000

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