Bad Handwriting

   So I think my one and only true and biggest problem in English class has always been my incredibly terrible hand writing. It doesn't just apply to English class, but I think it's the worst in English because we have to write so frequently and in large amounts. I still have no idea how I have managed to make it to the 12th grade and be thought of as 'smart' when I have such unintelligible hand writing. Obviously my teachers have always had incredibly great perception skills. That or they have no idea what there looking at so to save themselves the trouble of deciphering it they just give me a good grade. I just don't know. Despite this I have never really bothered to improve my hand writing skills. It takes to much effort and time for me to try to write everything legible. The way I normally write is fast and fluid. My letters flow kind of like cursive letters but there regular letters and I can read it fine about 98% of the time. Besides, in today's world, and seeing as though I plan on going into some sort of programming career, I will be doing most of my writing on computers. I don't really see many things I will be having to write by hand except for maybe filling out a survey or something. With most job applications and other important documents I'll have to make, I'll more than likely have the option to type them up so that works for me. Overall, improving my hand writing skills is pretty low on my list of things to accomplish in life.

So much Stress!!!

   So it's been a semester of lots of hard and grueling work and now this semester is seeming even harder and more grueling. I have pretty much had no social life since we started reading Beloved. It's a good book and I really wish that we didn't have to do all these reading journals, which I am up to my neck in. I've always hated having to do activities like this while reading a good book. It takes the enjoyment out of it because your constantly having to tear yourself away from the book to write down your thoughts and whatnot. It's really annoying and it's cutting into my ME time! I hope Mullins doesn't give us so much work with whatever our next book is going to be. I know everyone in class would really appreciate it. Actually as I type this I realize I've forgotten all about getting my 2nd book for the inquiry project! I've been to busy with Beloved and on top of that I have work form other classes too! These last few couple of weeks have been very stressful and I hope the rest of the semester goes smoother. I'd like to possibly relax and have some fun during my last few weeks of my public education.

First Impression of Beloved

   I have mixed feelings about Beloved. I don't really like the author's writing style because it is difficult to understand and one must read a section slowly and multiple times in order to fully grasp, or at least semi-grasp, it's meaning. After reading through a section I would have to go back and try to analyze what it was that I had just read and how it tied into the overall story. It's also really sad and a little morbid. This family has been through so much and I feel lots of pity for them. But that's what makes me kind of like it. Beloved has a pretty nice story despite its complexity. The characters are interesting and their dark and sullen past is what makes reading about them intriguing. The supernatural element is also a nice touch adding some exciting fantasy that makes me want to keep reading to find out exactly what is going on. Going back to the interesting characters, I like how a major part of the book seems to revolve around the characters remembering and rediscovering their pasts, which they try so hard to forget. It makes it interesting to find out a characters past bit by bit and slowly piece their story together and how their pasts seem to correlate with the other character's pasts. I am ever so slowly forming a story out of the book, it's kind of like a jigsaw puzzle where we are given a mesh of pieces and we must slowly put them where they belong. So over all, I think I am liking, but not loving, Beloved.