It's the end

The end of the semester is finally coming to an end. Do I feel like I am ready to move forth to a higher English class? My first semester of my first year in college is almost over. All the emotions are streaming through my body.
I do feel like I have learned enough to move on to the next English. I think I was taught just the right materials to be successful in English 110. Although it may seem like it will be more difficult I think I am ready. I really will not know until I actually am taking the class. If I was to ask myself this very question at the beginning of this year I would have answered totally opposite. Now that I have done enough writing in English 104; I feel confident. It is crazy to think that half a year has gone by this fast. I almost don't know if that is a good thing or not. Winter is right here and coming and soon it will be all white outside. It's a scary thought of course, but I just keep thinking about summer and flip flops. So exciting! As a freshmen coming into this big huge world of college was a scary thought. With the teachers here at ICC that did such an amazing job really made my first semester a comfortable time. I had no problems adjusting from a small tiny town to Washington. Also from such a small tiny school of four hundred to a college of thousands. Looking back I didn't think I was going to be able to handle of this, but it has been an fun time so far. Looking toward next semester as it starts to get a little more difficult I can only hope that it will go as good as my first semester here at ICC.

The way I think

Starting from being in a basic English class to English 104 has really broadened my mind tremendously.
In English three we have covered different topics that I never even knew existed. Not only am I learning how to write but I am learning about topics that interest me immensely. Taking this into perspective I have learned to broaden my topics and the way I think.
Before, when I use to write I use to think of the simple basic topics such as abortion, smoking and tanning beds. By being in English 104 I have learned about different types of thinking to hands on stuff to learn better. I have learned about different generations and how many little different topics go along with that. To take a long story and write about just a snap shot of that it just unreal. There are so many little steps that I missed out on in high school that I really missed out on.
Learning new techniques and more about different things going on in our world has given me a better stand point on life. I don't just look at the small things I research and find something that know one knows about. I hope that someday if someone reads my papers that they will be as interested as I am in the topics that we have covered. It's exciting and makes English fun instead of boring.

Gereration Y

Writing about Generation Y has really put me in a spin. I never really thought about all the things that have happened within our generation. We have gone through so much from, Y2K to the World Trade Centers.
English has really opened my eyes to see and reflect back on all the stuff our generation has witnessed. What really caught my attention was how family values have changed from back then until current time. There are so many different ways people go about doing things now days, rather than from back in my grandparent’s generation.
I have noticed when speaking with my grandparent’s I feel like more of an adult rather than a child. I can actually have a nice conversation with them, instead of talking about sex or partying. It is nice to talk about the past and the memories they want to share with you because if gives you a sense of how it used to be in there time.
Also I have seen a lot of disrespect toward parents in our generation than what it used to be. My mother would have never talked back to her father or mother, but now it seems like everyone I know yell and scream at their parents.
In this Y generation there are many things to consider that have changed. It is not how it used to be and some are afraid of what is to come still. All this talk about 2012, what really is going to happen? Writing this essay on Y generation will give me the opportunity to compare and contrast the family values.

How can a definition essay inspire me so much? Writing my definition essay I have learned so much about how you can approach a word. My word was rhythm. I learned there is not just one meaning to it, but there are multiple defintions. Rhythm can mean beats, but also there is rhythm in walking, talking, eating, and a lot others. I have learned that you must use good transitions in order to make you reader truley understand what you are trying to pursuade to them in text. You must keep your points organized and easy to read. I use a lot of planning when writing this definition essay. It helped me to express my word to a different level, other than just a simple definiton. Knowing how to do this will help me with my future assignments because I will look beyond just the simple version of a essay, but rather expand it. I like the fact that I can give my reader more than one way to read what I have to say. I also think that it makes it a lot more fun for my readers as well. Taking English has taught me to organize and express what I know in a better sence. Knowing how to do this will give me the extra push in English to move ahead and succeed.

College?

College? It’s not all it’s cracked up to be. Although in college you have your own life and own freedom, people make it sound lot better than what it is. College is not all about partying and having fun you have to buckle down and get your stuff done.
When I was in high school everyone would come back and tell me how much fun they were having. Now that I am actually experiencing college I find it not all that fun. In high school you could get away without doing homework sometimes and pass. In college if you miss an exam or assignment you get really far behind. Making this big idea of what college was supposed to be made me very excited to start and make my own life. College in actuality is really hard, you have to be determined and focused. Not only do you have homework but you have to do homework for each class for about two hours for each. I am not saying college is not fun, because it is. After moving out of the house I realized that there is no more mommy and daddy there to support you’re every need. It’s time to be an adult, you have to pay for your car and other necessities that you require. Coming to college there are a lot of things that you may need. Laptops, getting an apartment, school supplies, and car payments all adds up when you are working paycheck to paycheck. Having all these responsibilities at such a young age can really get to you. Stress has been a huge factor on me since I have moved out. Having all this stress has not allowed me to do a lot of the stuff I want. Instead of going out I am at work or doing homework. I feel like I am not getting the same experience as everyone else is.
I just wish I could enjoy my college time instead of always having to do something every second of the day. I want to go out and not have to think about waking up in the morning and going to work or going to work on homework all day. College is a great experience to get out of the house and become and independent adult, but know that there is a lot more responsibility that comes along with it.

Wiki Wiki Wow.

I love doing the wiki. It gives me a chance to express myself in many different ways. I chose the word rhythm because it kind of brings out my artistic side of myself. Doing this wiki I have learned to do so much. I like all the different ways you can look up things and find definitions. I will not lie, before this class I never heard of urban dictionary. Now that I know how to use it and work it, I love it! I like how we ge to do our own anatations about what we look up as well. By doing our own work and making our own opinions on our work it makes it a lot more interesting. I love to write and have fun and thats what we have been doing. Instead of just the whole boring writing we get to experiment around and have fun. We can use pictures and all sorts of fun tools to make our wiki. I for example used glitter text to promote my page a little bit. I like to be crazy and fun and I want people to want to read mine. I want mine to be exciting this way all sorts of different people like it. Rhythm is very large, it is for people who like music and art and to be entertaining. Try out the wiki and make your own, you will love it.

I love you

Do you think that "I love you" is what young teenagers should be saying? Every time I walk through a hallway or a public place all I hear coming out of teenagers mouths to one another is, I love you. To me" I love you" are the most three empowering strong words that can ever be said. Do you even no if you are in love with the person you say it to. Nine times out of ten your not. How many times have you told your boyfriend or girlfriend you love them? Chances are you tell them that everyday and every time you leave or see each other, right? Then, not more than a few months pass by and you break up. You realized after those few months that you developed feelings for each other. Is this right still to say "I love you?" I understand that you develop these feelings and yeah, you really might love them. The thing I do not understand is how young girls and boys are already dating and sleeping with each other at such a young age. Do children have parents? These kids are saying things unimaginable at ages that are not even old enough to drive yet. You no when you are with the right person and you have fell in love. Just think about the word love. Love just strikes you as you even say the word let alone give it away to so many different people. Teens are dating left and right break up go out break up go out. This to me is not a healthy way of living. Teens are already going through depression at such young ages that could possibly effect them in the long term. I think that teens should just wait until they are old enough to be in a serious relationship, to many are starting at such a young age. Also the matturatiy level is a very big influence on your emotions as well being so young and so vulnerable. Wait until you know that it's the right time. You will know when it happens, so just have fun and live your life.