Final Exam Blog

As I said earlier, I have thoroughly enjoyed the blogging we have done in this class. I do believe that writing is an aquired or accrued skill, and I am an example of that. When I am given an assignment to blog about during class, I usually sit with a blank expression on my face, and have no idea what to write. I believe good writing comes to us when we least expect it, or when we have time to think and ponder what we are going to write. The blogs we have written in class have been helpful in the aspect they have given us a chance to write freely our thoughts for a particular day, or a chance to complain about something to no one in particular. Some days something will just pop in my head and I think "I really need to sit down and blog about that", and later that day when I have a moment I will blog about it. For me the blogging was a type of journal, or diary, that gave me a chance to write about whatever I was thinking. I hope the other people in the class felt the same way, and enjoyed the blogging like I did, instead of thinking, "ugh, another class assignment".

Last blog

Well, today is the last day of class, and the day we will write our final blogs. I have enjoyed this class, and actually have found the blogging to be helpful to me at times. And at other times, I sit and stare at the computer with a blank look on my face, then start searching the internet for stupid stuff, and lose focus of what I should really be doing. But anyway, I have enjoyed it when the words actually do pop in my head and flow to my fingers as I type them. I have never been one to keep a journal, or to have a diary, but that's what this has been for me, and who knows I may continue with it after class is finished!

Class Projects

I want to rant a moment about a project my friend and I did for one of our paralegal classes. We had to pretend we were lawyers representing a couple getting a divorce, and write a separation agreement with child support calculations and a custody agreement. Now, this was a fairly easy project for me, I have been married before and have gone through this process. My friend has never been married, and doesn't know what goes on when a couple gets divorced. So, we got together, hashed things out, and I wrote my version of the separation agreement. Since we both work for the same law firm in Wauseon, and one of our bosses is a Judge, we decided to ask him to look it over and suggest any changes we should make. When all this was done, I was pretty excited about turning it in, I was sure we would get a 100% on the project. So you can guess how I felt when I got it back and only had a 98%. Now, don't get the wrong idea, Iknow thats still an A, but what I was most upset about is the way the teachet decided to give the grades. After he read all the agreements, he put them in a pile from the worst to the best, and gave the top on a 100%, the next one 98%, and so on. I felt our project was worth the 100%. The persons project that got the top grade wasn't any better than ours, and had pretty much the same amount of effort put into it. It's just that this person is rude, and an over-sized bully that intimidates people into getting what she wants, and that is the only reason her project made it to the top of the pile. After class I asked the teacher why our project didn't get the top grade, and the only answer was because he had to give it to the other person. I'm still pissed!

Kids

Being a single mom can be very hard at times. I decided to go back to school when the business I previously worked for closed due to the economy. I figured since I wasn't working, this would be the perfect time to get an education in a field that I don't have to worry about being laid off or the business closing, and one that could financially support myself and my two kids. What I didn't count on happening was my little one having problems in school, and being tested for ADHD. I know ADHD isn't a life threatening problem, but it does make things more difficult for him in school. A part of the testing the doctors do for ADHD are some neurological tests, just to make sure there are no other problems going on. So, my little one had an EEG that tested positive for a form of seizures. So now we are having further testing done to determine what is really going on. This has all been very hard on me, juggling school, work, and doctors appointments. But, I am most concerned with my little guy. He is the type of kid that never complains about anything, especially when he is sick or upset, he just keeps going. I try my best to make him understand what is going on, but it's hard for someone who is 7 to understand anything medical. So the best I could come up with is the reason he can't sit still is because he has ants in his pants, and all the tests he's having done will tell the doctor where the ants are so he can give him some medicine to make them go away. Does anyone have any other suggestions?????

Summer

I have thoroughly enjoyed my first year of college, but I am so ready for summer break. When I started school in the fall I was unemployed, which made it easy for me to get my school work done and still have plenty of time to get things done around the house. Well, 2 months ago I started working part-time and now I don't have that spare time. My housework has fallen to the side, I now spend any time away from school and work doing homework. I'm also looking forward to having a few days to sleep in......

Blog Assignment #10

The video Web 2.0 shows us how fast life changes. The person starts out writing with a pencil and paper, then advances with computers, showing us how digital technology has changed our lives. We all take it for granted, I do it myself. We all have to have the latest computer, cell phone, or whatever new technology comes out. The internet has the most influence over us, and it is always advancing and changing. We rely on the information we find, the ease of being able to do so many things in the comfort of our own home.

Blog Assignment #9

Each person getting on the elevator had no consideration for the rest of the riders. They all started making their own noise and didn't care if it bothered the next person. They were all trying to drown each other out, and were focused on their own little world. Then when the last rider gets on with his big radio, they all got quiet because they knew he could drown them out. Then when he just put his ear-buds in and started listening quietly, they all understood they should be more considerate of each other.