Week 3: Directed Freewrite pg. 96
In your humble opinion, what is an idea? What is a thought? Where do these things come from, and why? Run with these elusive concepts, and see where the writing takes you.
What is an idea? According to the Encarta World English Dictionary, an idea is an opinion, suggestion, or impression. A person can have many opinion of the world around them. It would even suggest what is wrong with the world, but only in their opinion. This could cause an impression that might last a life time.
What is a thought? The Encarta World English Dictionary states a thought is an idea produced by mental activity. So to think one must actually use their brain to process the world around them.
Where do these things come from, and why? Ideas and thoughts come from the world around us. There are hundreds of things that we touch, smell, see, hear, and taste each day to give our brains information. We process these items and they are transferred into our brain and held there until the next time we come in contact with the same or similar situation. For example, I can remember a particular day when I was young. I remember how it feels when the wind blew in my face as I walked to elementary school. I know how the fresh fallen snow tasted on that first day of winter. As I walked, it was thrilling to see every exhaling breathe. I could hear in the distance the ducks and geese that stayed at the heated pond.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Week 2 Blog Reviews
Week 3: Week 2 Blog Reviews
The blogs I read in my peer group were wonderful. I feel I know more about them then if I met them on the street.
Amber Crouch- Your blog was a delight to read. I like the bright colored background. To comment on your blog Can we be good without God?, you make a good point “people have a hard time dealing with authority and do not like being told what to do.” No one likes to do that. It sometimes belittles a person if they are forced into something they truly cannot stand. I like the fact that you put some of your personal concerns into your blog”Can we ever truly know a person?”. Your fear of being rejected is something most people experience. I think most of the population would agree with you.
April Page- Your blog was a joy to read. I think your personal view you added into your blog “Where does good really come from?” made sense. I think I tried to put too much personal view into mine. “Do we really know each other?” was great to read. I felt the same after reading everyone’s blog. This class is truly different.
Connor White- Your blog was the terrific to read. The library books on the sides of the text were fun touch. Your blog “Can we be good without God?” was straight to the point. You did not add any personal observation into it. Your other blog “Question #1” was good. I would have to agree with you that a person who is normally shy in a format class, may open up more in an online class without the pressure of what the class thinks.
The blogs I read in my peer group were wonderful. I feel I know more about them then if I met them on the street.
Amber Crouch- Your blog was a delight to read. I like the bright colored background. To comment on your blog Can we be good without God?, you make a good point “people have a hard time dealing with authority and do not like being told what to do.” No one likes to do that. It sometimes belittles a person if they are forced into something they truly cannot stand. I like the fact that you put some of your personal concerns into your blog”Can we ever truly know a person?”. Your fear of being rejected is something most people experience. I think most of the population would agree with you.
April Page- Your blog was a joy to read. I think your personal view you added into your blog “Where does good really come from?” made sense. I think I tried to put too much personal view into mine. “Do we really know each other?” was great to read. I felt the same after reading everyone’s blog. This class is truly different.
Connor White- Your blog was the terrific to read. The library books on the sides of the text were fun touch. Your blog “Can we be good without God?” was straight to the point. You did not add any personal observation into it. Your other blog “Question #1” was good. I would have to agree with you that a person who is normally shy in a format class, may open up more in an online class without the pressure of what the class thinks.
Week 2: Religion and Moral Identity
Week 2: Religion and Moral Identity
Can we be good without God? Wow what a question!! This question has stumped me. I was raised to believe in God and to follow the bible. That is just how things are at least in my life.
After careful thought, I think it depends on how a person is raised. If a person is raised with good morals and taught what is right and what is wrong, then that person will find their way in search of a higher power.
When I was a child, I had no idea what God was. That word left a big question mark above my head even though my parents had open discussion. I did not understand why I had to learn different prayers and scriptures. They made no sense to me, even after my Catechism teacher explained the meanings. The only correlation I had was my name. My mother named me after the Blessed Mother. (I learned later the reason for my name is because of tradition. For several generations, there were no girls born in my family. The mothers would pray to the Blessed Mother to bless them with a baby girl. Finally a girl was born, and the tradition began. From that point on the first girl was named Mary. I am the third generation to be named.)
Being raised with a religion in my life, I only began to have faith to believe in God when I was a teenager. My father died when I was fifteen. I began to believe there was a God due to the circumstances. I did not know how to deal with so much sadness and grief. I felt I needed to be strong for my family. I felt weak when I would cry myself to sleep every night. I finally began to pray to God to take this pain away or to somehow make it easier to live. In time this pain got easier. From time to time I do feel sad, but I remember that everything will be ok.
Can we be good without God? Wow what a question!! This question has stumped me. I was raised to believe in God and to follow the bible. That is just how things are at least in my life.
After careful thought, I think it depends on how a person is raised. If a person is raised with good morals and taught what is right and what is wrong, then that person will find their way in search of a higher power.
When I was a child, I had no idea what God was. That word left a big question mark above my head even though my parents had open discussion. I did not understand why I had to learn different prayers and scriptures. They made no sense to me, even after my Catechism teacher explained the meanings. The only correlation I had was my name. My mother named me after the Blessed Mother. (I learned later the reason for my name is because of tradition. For several generations, there were no girls born in my family. The mothers would pray to the Blessed Mother to bless them with a baby girl. Finally a girl was born, and the tradition began. From that point on the first girl was named Mary. I am the third generation to be named.)
Being raised with a religion in my life, I only began to have faith to believe in God when I was a teenager. My father died when I was fifteen. I began to believe there was a God due to the circumstances. I did not know how to deal with so much sadness and grief. I felt I needed to be strong for my family. I felt weak when I would cry myself to sleep every night. I finally began to pray to God to take this pain away or to somehow make it easier to live. In time this pain got easier. From time to time I do feel sad, but I remember that everything will be ok.
Week 2: Self
Week 2: The Individual Self
I think the term “self” is how a person perceives themselves and is influenced by how the rest of the world sees them. For example, a teacher is distinguished in how she runs her classroom. She can either begin the school year showing the children “who is boss” or she can set the rules and observe what happens. In my Montessori classroom, I have been able to set the rules from the beginning of the school year. My children know what I expect from them and they know what to expect from me.
My experiences in a traditional classroom and online classes have been different in comparison. In a classroom, I am able to become familiar with the other students and teacher within a few days. I am able find out there likes and dislikes, their mannerisms, and what kind of background they come from. In an online class, I do feel the human interaction is missing. I have never had a sense of community studying in an online class. (I am hoping this course changes that. I have never kept a blog so this is going to be an experience of a life time.)
I think the impression someone would perceive from my blog, through this class, that I am very private. I only share enough information for a person to have a small amount of knowledge of who I am. I will share more about myself once I feel comfortable in an environment, but I am not sure how much to share online. I know this sounds like one of those commercials-“Be careful what you put online, it is there forever!”
I think the term “self” is how a person perceives themselves and is influenced by how the rest of the world sees them. For example, a teacher is distinguished in how she runs her classroom. She can either begin the school year showing the children “who is boss” or she can set the rules and observe what happens. In my Montessori classroom, I have been able to set the rules from the beginning of the school year. My children know what I expect from them and they know what to expect from me.
My experiences in a traditional classroom and online classes have been different in comparison. In a classroom, I am able to become familiar with the other students and teacher within a few days. I am able find out there likes and dislikes, their mannerisms, and what kind of background they come from. In an online class, I do feel the human interaction is missing. I have never had a sense of community studying in an online class. (I am hoping this course changes that. I have never kept a blog so this is going to be an experience of a life time.)
I think the impression someone would perceive from my blog, through this class, that I am very private. I only share enough information for a person to have a small amount of knowledge of who I am. I will share more about myself once I feel comfortable in an environment, but I am not sure how much to share online. I know this sounds like one of those commercials-“Be careful what you put online, it is there forever!”
Monday, August 23, 2010
Welcome
Welcome to everyone!! I am excited to add different pieces of writing to this blog for ENG 215. I have never posted to a blog before. This is a little out of my comfort zone because I have never written for the public other than my teachers or other peers. I look at this a unique opportunity to explore the world of writing. So here is the first of many posts to this blog. :)
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