iPod World: The End of Society? (Blog #5)

Out of the two readings I was more interested in reading Andrew Sullivan’s “iPod World: The End of Society?” This reading was about how the today’s society is becoming less involved on what’s going on around them. In the beginning of the reading Andrew talks about walking in New York and as we all know it is busy. People are always either walking or riding their bikes, but they also have their iPod’s on. I myself like to listen to music when I’m out and about. It’s not because I want to tune out the world, it’s because I like to tune out the cars. They are too loud! And it distracts me to look at the cars because I hate looking at a car and person is just staring at me. The person is just staring and it is annoying!! Mind your own business dude!! I don’t see a reason why it’s bad to tune out the world though. Some people don’t have the money to get a way and go to a Hawaii or somewhere just to tune out the world. That’s why we have music. It’s my own playlist. The songs that help me relax, that helps me understand what I’m feeling. But it is also good just to sit out and listen to world once in a while.

Superman and Me (Blog #4)

I absolutely love reading writings of Sherman Alexie. In this particular writing he starts off by talking about his dad and the love of books that he has. He also talks about how he learned to read, how he figured out what a paragraph meant and what he thought about them. I would never have thought as my family as a paragraph, or Cottage Grove a part of a paragraph in the United States. I just love how he thought of paragraphs that way. Sherman Alexie is a great writer. He grew up in a reservation, and the way he talks about them, they really don’t have high hopes of becoming someone. If you do than you are considered an outcast. It is really tough growing up in a reservation, but he made a difference. He is trying to change the way natives in the reservation sees themselves so they as well can be someone, and not feel like an outcast or be ridiculed by the other Indian kids. I don’t think I will ever be tired of saying this but I really loved this story of Sherman Alexie, he is a great writer and I just love how he stood up for himself and made a life outside of the reservation.

Shitty First Drafts (Blog #3)

                I love this reading, Shitty First Drafts by Anne Lamott! It speaks the truth. She talks about how people think that the best known authors out there can just a write a paper in a snap! But in reality they can’t. What Anne talks about is that they take their time, and they write shitty first drafts! They do more than one draft, to the masterpiece. I love one of her quote that says, “You just let the childlike part of you channel whatever voices and visions come through onto the page. If one of the characters wants to say “Well so what Mr. Poopy Pants?,” you let her!” Funny quote! I remember one time I did exactly what she said; I did shitty first drafts and a lot of them, and got an A. So I had the confidence in writing a paper. I put them off to the last minute and with my confidence I wrote a paper in 30 minutes. I thought I wrote an awesome paper. Boy was I wrong! I got C’s and D’s. I was really disappointed. After that I can’t even write a paper until the due date. I find no reason to do them early because I don’t have confidence in myself to write them. But I am going to change that. I am going to do what Anne says, and write shitty first drafts!

The Price of Reading Is Eternal Vigilance (Blog #2)

The reason that got me interested in this passage of “The Price of Reading Is Eternal Vigilance,” was the first paragraph. It opens up with a 53 year old who has just learned how to read. Then, I had no idea what this was really about. I couldn’t even pay attention to the whole reading, it was that boring! It got me interested but then it dragged on and I couldn’t focus. So I decided to read it again. Wouldn’t you know it I got it! Well to me it meant that you create the world that you read.  You can’t just judge a book by its cover. You have to read it and get to understand it, or just give it a chance. I gave this reading a chance and I actually liked what the author was saying. I am not much of a reader, but the books that friends, family or even teachers tell me to read, I give a chance. In the beginning I don’t quite understand or just not really put my mind into the reading, but once I do I make the connection and continue reading. I see the reason teachers make us read a certain book. It has meaning or it has a connection. All you have to do is give it a chance.

An Introduction to Iris Carolina Becerra (Blog #1)

Hello! My name is Iris Carolina Becerra. This is my second year here at Lane Community College. I am studying to become a registered nurse. Here is a little background about me.I am 20 years old. I was born in Eugene, but I have lived in Cottage Grove for my entire life! I live with my parents and my two older brother (yes, I am the baby in the family). Also, I am the first in my family to go to college. Some of my likes: I like to read, listen to music, play on my iPad mini, watch t.v.,and play around with my cute guinea pigs Roxy and Peaches! Some of my dislikes: I hate writers block, how I space out when I'm trying to pay attention, procrastination, interruptions, and when that one person just doesn't stop talking. Looking forward to this whole blogging experience. Never done it before and I am really excited!