Reflection....

What are you most proud of on your blogs? why?

I am most proud of my blogs because I actually kept up with the dates that they were due. I was able to finish all of the blogs and find good articles to connect to classroom topics, and I can write what I think about the topic. I get to put my own input into the Internet which is most likely read by people, and they can see my point of view. Something else that I was the most proud of on my blogs was that I was able to write a lot for all of the blogs. Usually I tend to write a little bit for each topic and I have never liked the fact that I do that. Sometimes my mind has to train of thought for certain topics. I just totally blank and have no idea what to write about. This time it was a little different, I think that it was different because in class we actually describe the topics and we discuss them wit each other, that helps me get a better understanding about what I am learning. If I know that topic that I am trying to connect to other current events, it is way easier to find an article that does connect and I can write about it and how they connect to what we are currently learning in class.

What will you improve during future blogs? why? how?

Something that I am going to improve in future blogs would have to be the information that I put into my blogs. I have to make sure that all of what I am writing is accurate. If I have any false information in the blog then that is not good because then anyone who may not know about that topic can just go and read my blog and they will probably believe what is on there because I'm sure that everyone doesn't research everything that they read. If people believe false information then it is not good because then they think of something as right when it actually isn't. Another thing that I would probably change about my blogs would have to be that format that they are in I would want to organize my thought better so that things can make sense in my blogs. The way things are setup is always important because one little thing can mess up the flow the you have going in your blog, those little things can lead to confusion of the reader, or also it just might not look appealing to the eye, people like to read things that look like they are good.

How has blogging impacted your understanding of the ; U.S, the media, current events, "old" news (i.e. the constitution, fed papers, etc.)?

The blogging has greatly impacted the way that I view things around in me including the U.S. , the media, current events and old news. For the U.S it has changed my views because I get to learn about a topic first in class that has to do with the U.S and then I have to take that information and go and find something in articles that connects to that. There are many different things going on that can connect to topics we learn in class and by me having to find them, I learn new things by reading news articles. In the news articles there is information on things going on in the U.S. so I learn more every time I read an article. In the media I already knew that there is a lot of false information that is given about people. In the media they are always either trying to make someone look bad or look good. I've noticed that if you are someone who is in the public eye you have to be very careful with what you say because any little thing can be misconstrued, and then people can take that little bit and make you look so bad. The media as I have learned does that a lot people can say one thing that is false or they can say something that bashes something or someone else , and that is taken and people make into a big thing and there is controversy, then those public figures have to come out and analogize or clarify anything that they have said.
This helped me a lot with current events because when we had to make class connection we mostly had to do it with events that have recently happened. By doing this I am looking up things that are happening now and I am able to see what is going on in the world a round me which is really good. It is always good to be aware of what is going on a round you because something may happen and you will have no idea. Current events tell you what is happening now and you need to know that because thy could be warning you of something that might happen, and if you are not informed on these things when the time comes you will know nothing about it. The way that old news is Incorporated into this is because we learn about these things like the constitution or the fed papers in class and then we have to take those things and connect them with things going on now. I think that something always connects with something else you can find it with many things. We are learning something old which is actually in the new.