Blog #8

How is my research paper going?  Well, I think that it is going very well.  I actually believe that I am completely done with it and ready to turn it in!  To me, this paper was pretty easy to write.  At first, I did not really know if I liked my topic, but after doing my Annotated Bibliography and reading through a bunch of the references I found, I thought the topic was quite interesting.

When I first sat down to write the paper, I did not really know how I wanted to or was going to write 6-8 pages.  I then decided to try out the TS/CD format that we were taught in class.  I LOVE IT!!!  This format worked for me and made my paper fairly easy to write.  Going by this format also helped take up a lot of space.  I could not believe that I have nearly 8 pages written by the time I was done!  I really think that the TS/CD format should be used or at least tried by everyone writing a paper so that they can see how it makes writing a paper so much easier. 

I do not think I would do anything differently.  I am pleased with my paper and I believe I got my point across with the side that I chose to take on my topic.  I am ready to turn my paper in to see if my instructor feels the same way!! ;)

Blog #7

What is humor?  Well, I think there are a few different types of humor.  First, there is the laugh out loud because something is hilarious humor.  This is when maybe someone tells a funny joke or someone says something that is extremely funny.  There is also the sympathetic but funny humor. When someone falls down the stairs is one example. Someone may be asking that person if they are hurt, but they may be laughing uncontrollably at the person as well because they fell.  Also, there is the stupid funny humor.  This is when someone says or does something so stupid that is not intentionally supposed to be funny, but makes a person laugh.  A movie like Napoleon Dynamite, for example, is a stupid funny movie.  Many people look at humor in different ways. I would say that the cocaine article is a stupid funny type of humor.  The person did something so stupid that it is actually funny.  Humor can be expressed and interpreted in so many different ways.  The best thing about humor is that it keeps us all smiling!!!

What is style?  The way that someone expresses them self is their style.  It can be expressed through the type of clothing a person wears, the type of music they listen to, how they decorate their house, what type of car they drive, the words they speak, and even how they write an essay.  These things all represent an expression of style that a person has.