Upon reading my blogs, I noticed that my entries all share a common theme in the way I write them. I start off choosing a topic that interests me, and then I conduct a little research on the topic in order to better inform myself. I'm interested in what other people have to say about the issues that I discuss, so quotes are in all of my blog entries. I like to weave my personal opinion into each entry that I write. Usually I write my opinion as the last sentence of the blog so that viewers are left with something to think about. My ideas are important because I have a voice. I want my voice to be heard. I want people to know what I believe in, my platform on certain issues. My weekly blogging activity gives me a break from my daily routine of running back and forth to my classes, studying, etc. Blogging helps me clear my head, and write. Blogging has changed my outlook on writing because I am able to use writing as a way to express myself. Before blogging, I never felt like my writing was really impacting anyone, because most of my writing was turned in for a grade. Now not only is a professor reading my blog, but now peers and other people around the world are reading what I have to say.

       My experience on writing research papers in this class has overall been a productive one. My improvements have surfaced in my diction and sentence structure. The way I organize my writing has seemed to help in the long run as well. My weakness remains in formation of the concluding paragraphs of my writing. I have a hard time forming a clear and concise conclusion; one that also creates new ideas. I'm confident that the lessons that I've learned about the the different types of essays have better prepared me for writing research papers in the future. I've always been comfortable using technology, and now more than ever I am using my computer to perfect my writing. I like to believe that whatever I am writing can affect the person next to me, and I like to challenge myself by putting myself in someone else's shoes when my writing pertains to people of different backgrounds.