So far my experience in writing and responding to fellow peers has been a great one and one that was completely unexpected. As I mentioned in my first blog post, the word “blog” (before taking this course) was the complete stereotype associated with geeks (at least for me). It usually evoked a harsh, critical response from me – something that I now regret completely.
However, I’ve to say that during the one month that I’ve had English 105, I’ve come to really acknowledge blogging as a form of writing and accept that the most enjoyable part of the day for me was posting a blog up (though not making it). The most challenging aspect of this course for me was comparing and contrasting different authors’ pieces as well as carefully dissecting articles and blogs assigned to me. I’m a stickler for organization and this type of work hasn’t gone well with me. It may have been a great experience had it not been for the utter lack of organization shown by some of the authors’ works I was assigned to read – Hedges in particular. I also had a tough time forcing myself to deal with the pessimistic attitude conveyed by Hedges, being an optimist myself.
My attitude towards writing and reading on the web has changed drastically through this course. I now understand how important it is to pay attention to writings on the web – not just because it is crucial for literacy in the future but also because many opinions are being posted on the web – which offers the diversity in people’s views about certain topics. I have also come to appreciate the immediacy at which I can write on the web and I’ve come to realize that I can utilize this for my own literary pieces.
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