Caelyn's Blog

Social media has made it easier to keep up with friends from afar, but what about the one that lives right next to you? Social media is detrimental to face to face interaction in society today. Social media allows people to interact with each other more easily then driving or walking to just go see them.It keeps most kids from having to their house and their Netflix. Our generation feels entitled, and is lazy. Social media keeps kids from going outdoors to enjoy a nice sunny day with their friends. If they can talk to each other through a computer or phone screen, then why go outside to do it? It has definitely limited face to face interaction among teens today, and soon enough it could eliminate face to face interaction. It is more than just social media, it also smart phone developments such as using facetime to see them without actually being with them. All these things are detrimental to face to face interaction.

Many people claim to have a best friend, but is that what they really have? Any two people will not always agree, and that is human nature. A best friend is someone who may not agree with you, but they accept your point of views, and do not try to argue that yours are wrong. A best friend is someone who is always there for you with a strong bond no matter how bad the fight, or how hurtful the words are that were said. A best friend is someone who understands you. It is just someone you connect and vibe with better than jusr regular friends that you see everyday. A best friend is someone you can go days without talking to, but pick up right where you left off when you do speak to them. Best friends are hard to find in life, but once you find that one you just have to push your pride to the side sometimes and never let them go. 

One time I was on my way home from college for a little weekend break to see my family. I was alone and did not have much money other than to get gas to get home. I was starving because I had also ran out of groceries at my apartment. I stopped at a subway that was attached to a gas station to eat. All i got was a small sandwich because it was all I could afford since I had to fill up my car as well. I was already having a bad day. I was sitting alone eating when a stranger walks in to order food. The stranger orders his food and waits for it to come out. As he starts to walk out he approaches me and says "You have three cookies to choose of your liking waiting on you at the register." And I immediately thanked him because I was so hungry, and who doesn't love cookies? It just brightened my entire, and I had a good ride home and I will never forget the man who bought me cookies during my rough week. This random act of kindness put a smile on my face, and gave me the hope ...

Sadly, we did not get to the peer revision process. I finished my paper rather fast, but it was not completed in class. We cannot do peer revision if people do not show up to class, or have anything written down for their paper. Although, I did do a peer revision with a student on my own. It was very helpful to have an audience that is not a teacher or myself reading the paper. I got positive feedback and I am feeling good about my writing so far this semester. This process would be more valuable to me if I could get multiple opinions, but students do not seem to take this serious. I love English, and it has always been my best subject. I want people to take it more serious and give me their honest opinion about my paper. I do not want people to just "be nice" and give me feedback they think I want to hear. I want to become a better writer, and I can only achieve this with honest feedback to correct my mistakes. 

Writing is not an issue for me, but my writing process does have flaws. When I am writing I get all these great ideas for paragraphs and thesis statements, but when I go to put it in paper I struggle with getting the ideas in my head on the paper. This has always been my biggest frustration in writing. It is like I have it all right here in my head, so why can I not get in words on paper? I hope to work to overcome this struggle in Mr. B's English 101 class. To address this issue and fix it, I plan to start doing more prewriting. I had never done prewriting and had never heard about until Mr. B's class. This could be a big fix to my writing struggle, and that is how I hope to overcome it. 

My nana always held her religious beliefs at the top of her list. Every word she said and every action she made was to glorify God, so when she passed, she knew where she would end up- in Heaven. She did pass in July of 2018, and it was very hard for my entire family, and her close friends. Everyone at our church was in tears, because she was the preacher's wife after all. I knew the only way I could keep pushing everyday without her was to hold those belief dear to me just as she did. I try my best to put God first in everything I do because I know that is what she would have wanted me to do. She was a huge part of my life from the very day I was born, and she taught me every little thing I needed to know about the Bible and always thanking God for everything I had every day.