I thought the profile on Stephen Colbert was really good. I really liked it because I have only seen "The Colbert Report" a few times and don't know that much about the man or the show. It was really interesting to read how he decided to take up his style of comedy and what shaped him as a person early in life. I'm sure I couldn't have coped as well as he did if three of my family members died in a tragic plane crash that could've been prevented. And I was impressed to read that he does almost everything in a character besides himself. And making up things in interviews made me laugh because that'd be so easy to do. I think I'll watch "The Colbert Report" more now.
I liked "Man in the Irony Mask" a little better than "Home Girl" because of the information and the subject. Colbert just seems like a more entertaining interviewee. I liked reading it more even though it was longer.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
In Class: Freewrite
My favorite part about "Home Girl" was how real she was at home. Like when Hall describes her running conditioner through her daughter's hair and then describes that part of the home. It just made her seem very "normal" instead of a famous singer. I also liked that she would not make a comment about the comparison Hall makes between Badu and Beyonce. To me that showed what a good person she is to have the class to not ruin someone else's parade (so to say). When they talk about how Badu is trying to revamp her area of town, it is exactly like what's going on around my hometown.. only it's not because my town has become like New Orleans - it was just starting to get run down.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
In Class: playing with pictures "Johnnie and Zeek"
I think this picture of Johnnie and Zeek is taken out of either Louisiana or New York. The way this picture looks makes me thing that they could work at the Yankee's or Mets' baseball stadium. I feel like they are both content with life judging by the way they're standing and also the hint of smiles on both of their faces. I think it's funny that Johnnie's jacket is so tight on him. It kind of makes me sad though, too, because I don't know if it's because he didn't have money to buy another suit or if he just likes that one too much to replace it after all these years and pounds. I really like Zeek's bike in the picture because it makes it feel more personal. The bag looks like it could possibly be a mail or paper bag. It just makes me feel good. Both guy's overall appearance makes me think they're both pretty awesome guys. I think this picture has a great story behind it. It reminds me of a couple of best friends who work together and live in the same town. I can imagine them grabbing a couple of instruments and sitting on the front porch of a house just jamming with their friends. This is just their usual trip back home from work. They're just two good buddies who hang together and whose families are always together. There is a mischief in Zeek's eyes that makes it seem like they're planning one of those front-porch jam sessions once they make it back home in time for dinner. The black and white hue of the pictures makes it seem old and authentic. It also gave the picture a more "homey" feel to it, and made me feel like I'd met these men before and that this was a picture a relative took of them. The more subdued colors of the picture make it less striking and simpler. The simple look makes it more relateable.
The frist thing I see about the picture is Johnnie and Zeek standing in front of this building, and as well as Zeek's bike. The clothes and the bike make me think that this picture was taken in either Louisiana or a smaller town in New York. From the way they're dressed, I think it was taken somewhere within the years between 1950 and 1970.
This picture is trying to make me feel like I have a relationship with these men. It makes me feel like I've lived down the street from them and their families for all my life. Part of what makes me feel that way is the black and white color and the smiles on their faces. The way they are posing for this makes me feel like they're just really great guys who I actually knows. At the time it was taken, I think the picture appealed to only a black audience, but I think the audience now has grown to include everyone, black and white.I think this picture of Johnnie and Zeek is taken out of either Louisiana or New York. The way this picture looks makes me thing that they could work at the Yankee's or Mets' baseball stadium. I feel like they are both content with life judging by the way they're standing and also the hint of smiles on both of their faces. I think it's funny that Johnnie's jacket is so tight on him. It kind of makes me sad though, too, because I don't know if it's because he didn't have money to buy another suit or if he just likes that one too much to replace it after all these years and pounds. I really like Zeek's bike in the picture because it makes it feel more personal. The bag looks like it could possibly be a mail or paper bag. It just makes me feel good. Both guy's overall appearance makes me think they're both pretty awesome guys. I think this picture has a great story behind it. It reminds me of a couple of best friends who work together and live in the same town. I can imagine them grabbing a couple of instruments and sitting on the front porch of a house just jamming with their friends. This is just their usual trip back home from work. They're just two good buddies who hang together and whose families are always together. There is a mischief in Zeek's eyes that makes it seem like they're planning one of those front-porch jam sessions once they make it back home in time for dinner. The black and white hue of the pictures makes it seem old and authentic. It also gave the picture a more "homey" feel to it, and made me feel like I'd met these men before and that this was a picture a relative took of them. The more subdued colors of the picture make it less striking and simpler. The simple look makes it more relateable.
The frist thing I see about the picture is Johnnie and Zeek standing in front of this building, and as well as Zeek's bike. The clothes and the bike make me think that this picture was taken in either Louisiana or a smaller town in New York. From the way they're dressed, I think it was taken somewhere within the years between 1950 and 1970.
This picture is trying to make me feel like I have a relationship with these men. It makes me feel like I've lived down the street from them and their families for all my life. Part of what makes me feel that way is the black and white color and the smiles on their faces. The way they are posing for this makes me feel like they're just really great guys who I actually knows. At the time it was taken, I think the picture appealed to only a black audience, but I think the audience now has grown to include everyone, black and white.
The frist thing I see about the picture is Johnnie and Zeek standing in front of this building, and as well as Zeek's bike. The clothes and the bike make me think that this picture was taken in either Louisiana or a smaller town in New York. From the way they're dressed, I think it was taken somewhere within the years between 1950 and 1970.
This picture is trying to make me feel like I have a relationship with these men. It makes me feel like I've lived down the street from them and their families for all my life. Part of what makes me feel that way is the black and white color and the smiles on their faces. The way they are posing for this makes me feel like they're just really great guys who I actually knows. At the time it was taken, I think the picture appealed to only a black audience, but I think the audience now has grown to include everyone, black and white.I think this picture of Johnnie and Zeek is taken out of either Louisiana or New York. The way this picture looks makes me thing that they could work at the Yankee's or Mets' baseball stadium. I feel like they are both content with life judging by the way they're standing and also the hint of smiles on both of their faces. I think it's funny that Johnnie's jacket is so tight on him. It kind of makes me sad though, too, because I don't know if it's because he didn't have money to buy another suit or if he just likes that one too much to replace it after all these years and pounds. I really like Zeek's bike in the picture because it makes it feel more personal. The bag looks like it could possibly be a mail or paper bag. It just makes me feel good. Both guy's overall appearance makes me think they're both pretty awesome guys. I think this picture has a great story behind it. It reminds me of a couple of best friends who work together and live in the same town. I can imagine them grabbing a couple of instruments and sitting on the front porch of a house just jamming with their friends. This is just their usual trip back home from work. They're just two good buddies who hang together and whose families are always together. There is a mischief in Zeek's eyes that makes it seem like they're planning one of those front-porch jam sessions once they make it back home in time for dinner. The black and white hue of the pictures makes it seem old and authentic. It also gave the picture a more "homey" feel to it, and made me feel like I'd met these men before and that this was a picture a relative took of them. The more subdued colors of the picture make it less striking and simpler. The simple look makes it more relateable.
The frist thing I see about the picture is Johnnie and Zeek standing in front of this building, and as well as Zeek's bike. The clothes and the bike make me think that this picture was taken in either Louisiana or a smaller town in New York. From the way they're dressed, I think it was taken somewhere within the years between 1950 and 1970.
This picture is trying to make me feel like I have a relationship with these men. It makes me feel like I've lived down the street from them and their families for all my life. Part of what makes me feel that way is the black and white color and the smiles on their faces. The way they are posing for this makes me feel like they're just really great guys who I actually knows. At the time it was taken, I think the picture appealed to only a black audience, but I think the audience now has grown to include everyone, black and white.
In Class: Freewrite Generating Ideas for Essay 3
Prompt 1: people I can't forget:
Kercheval - high school VB coach, work ethic
Mrs. Lusby - 10th grade English, both lovers of JE and teaching me to enjoy school reading
Mrs. Carroll - KII and 5th grade, brought me into school (taught me my vowels) and pushed me out of elementary school (teaching me the elements)
Mrs. Daigre - 6th and 7th grade science, and going on trips overseas
Mrs. Hall - 4th grade, tumor
Mrs. Burton - science lab, learning to enjoy animals/science
Mrs. "B"/Coach Klausmeyer - middle school VB/SB coach, work ethic and how to play
Kercheval - high school VB coach, work ethic
Mrs. Lusby - 10th grade English, both lovers of JE and teaching me to enjoy school reading
Mrs. Carroll - KII and 5th grade, brought me into school (taught me my vowels) and pushed me out of elementary school (teaching me the elements)
Mrs. Daigre - 6th and 7th grade science, and going on trips overseas
Mrs. Hall - 4th grade, tumor
Mrs. Burton - science lab, learning to enjoy animals/science
Mrs. "B"/Coach Klausmeyer - middle school VB/SB coach, work ethic and how to play
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
In Class: brainstorming for essay 3
Authority List and people associated with it:
knowing who sings country music songs -- people at KILT or 93Q
quoting lines from movies that I've seen multiple times -- Dad
watching A Christmas Story for as much of the 24 hours as possible -- Dad
bringing up movie references in conversations -- Dad
getting through traffic
taking pictures (especially of nature/landscapes) -- Mr. Suprean
remembering songs lyrics (especially country music and '90s music
saving money
knowing what clothes look good on me
keeping secrets
packing a suitcase -- Mom
More people/topics I could write about:
Kerch living on her farm -- Kerch
Kerch coaching with someone she's known since his junior year of high school -- Kerch and Briscoe
Frogs for Fair Trade -- Ricky Anderson
teaching math, coaching a middle school volleyball team, raising a puppy, and living with a police officer -- Jamie
The person I think might fit this essay best: Kerch
Freewrite about Kerch:
Kerch (short for Kercheval) is the varsity volleyball and softball coach at my high school. At St. Agnes Academy, she is a living legend in terms of that everyone at the school knows her and respects her. She has been coaching for God-knows how many years. She's the picture that is next to the words "hard worker" and "strive" in my brain's version of a dictionary. She never stops until she gets her teams as near to perfection as it is physically possible. However, this is not the only thing I admire about her. For as long as I can remember, she has shared her coaching title with her trusty sidekick, Briscoe. Together they are a coaching powerhouse that makes for a great team.
knowing who sings country music songs -- people at KILT or 93Q
quoting lines from movies that I've seen multiple times -- Dad
watching A Christmas Story for as much of the 24 hours as possible -- Dad
bringing up movie references in conversations -- Dad
getting through traffic
taking pictures (especially of nature/landscapes) -- Mr. Suprean
remembering songs lyrics (especially country music and '90s music
saving money
knowing what clothes look good on me
keeping secrets
packing a suitcase -- Mom
More people/topics I could write about:
Kerch living on her farm -- Kerch
Kerch coaching with someone she's known since his junior year of high school -- Kerch and Briscoe
Frogs for Fair Trade -- Ricky Anderson
teaching math, coaching a middle school volleyball team, raising a puppy, and living with a police officer -- Jamie
The person I think might fit this essay best: Kerch
Freewrite about Kerch:
Kerch (short for Kercheval) is the varsity volleyball and softball coach at my high school. At St. Agnes Academy, she is a living legend in terms of that everyone at the school knows her and respects her. She has been coaching for God-knows how many years. She's the picture that is next to the words "hard worker" and "strive" in my brain's version of a dictionary. She never stops until she gets her teams as near to perfection as it is physically possible. However, this is not the only thing I admire about her. For as long as I can remember, she has shared her coaching title with her trusty sidekick, Briscoe. Together they are a coaching powerhouse that makes for a great team.
In Class: end of essay 2 Freewrite
I am pretty much done with the paper part of essay 2. I just need to read through it one more time and see if there are any glaring mistakes that I missed all the other times. I added some transitions last night, so that helps with my workload tonight. I have to get scans of the pages in books that I used because I just thought about that last night when I thought about turning the books back into the library. So I will see if the scanner on my printer will do it, so I don't have to leave the comfort of my room. I was ecstatic to see my grade on essay 1, so I'm hoping to do just as well with essay 2. I'm glad that I changed my topic this time, though, because I found a lot of new things about the dollar bill that I didn't know. I also learned some personal information about my grandma's friends, just by what my topic was. I also got to see different types of money throughout the world. I was surprised by the end of the essay and actually changed my opinion.
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