At the start of the semester, I had had experience using the MLA format, but was certainly no fan of it. But due to a semester of writing using it, last week I found myself dreaming that I wrote a facebook status... with in text citations and a works cited page. This is just one of the ways that I've grown through blogging.
Another way would be that I'm simply more knowledgeable. I've always had an interest in factoids, and this process of researching my blog themes has only added to my (hopefully) ever-growing mental reservoir of information.
I understand for some the idea of blogging for 16 weeks seems daunting, or even torturous, but looking back, it has been very rewarding. This does not mean it's always been easy. But sometimes the greatest things in life are those that are hardest to acquire.
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It's a metaphor, cuz life is a road, you see? Ah well, never mind... |
BONUS: Remember my post about Time Capsules? Well there was a recent time capsule opened in Oklahoma. It was 100 years old, and you can read more about it here!
You have an academic's mind...and this blog reflects that. I have been impressed each week with your ambitious topic selection, ease of writing, and layering of content to form what seems, to me, to be quite seamless communication about communication. Talk about meta-discussions...
ReplyDeleteKeep going with this blog. I know you'll have fodder for your major and possibly graduate school work here. Build this archive and your community. Keep engaging us. I for one want to keep reading!
Bravo! for an excellent semester of thought-provoking work. You're right: it's not always easy, but when we work harder and struggle, sometimes those experiences are the ones we hold onto down the road (yes, that road!).