Detroit Lions

 This year, my favorite NFL football team; the Detroit Lions, are actually winning games! Right now they're 6-2 and have the #1 ranked defense in the NFL. Which to me was really shocking because last year, the Lion's defense were not very good. It seemed like every game it was always up to the offense because the defense couldn't hold at all. But this year, the tables have completely turned. Now it is the offense that can't get it together. For some reason, they just have not been able to run the ball well and their passing game has been pretty terrible. I am aware that the Lion's offense has suffered many injuries on the line and also the number 1 wide receiver, Calvin Johnson. However, their inability to move the ball has cost them 2 games so far this season. Although it's only 2 games now, but if the problem doesn't get solved, 2 games could turn into multiple, costing them a playoff spot. Hopefully the offense gets it together and they keep winning. Go Lions!

Week of 10/24

 This week I learned how to explain and analyze themes in movies without summarizing the movie. Also, I learned that to analyze a theme without summarizing the film I need to narrow down my theme that is supported by specific events in the film. Although I'm still a little confused on how to narrow down the theme. I try to avoid the bigger picture, but somehow some way I always seem to pretty much tell the story instead of focusing on the specific events. Hopefully in the future I will improve on these skills and be able to focus on specific events without summarizing the film.

Music and Mood

Recently, I've been listening to a lot of music. I've been listening to mainly Fallout Boy and Linkin Park but I try to incorporate some other bands as well. As I listened to more and more songs, I noticed how the music can effect my mood. Some of the faster more up beat songs made me feel energized; ready to work. Other songs I listened to made me feel a sort of self guilt; like I was sorry for all the mistakes in my life. Some songs put me in a kind of depressing mood. I prefer to listen to the up beat songs as opposed to the more depressing slower songs. I found it very interesting how my mood can be influenced so heavily by the music I listen to.

Week of 9/26

This week in class I learned that describing yourself indirectly through your writing makes it a lot stronger and easier to read; it can show the reader and give them an idea about the setting. One question I still have is how do I "show not tell" in my writing. Every time I try to describe myself I feel that I'm just telling the reader about myself rather than showing them who I am. Besides that, I also need to work on condensing my papers. I find myself rambling a lot and my papers are unnecessarily long.

No Place Like Home

When I first got to Western, I wasn't sure if I was going to like it or not. I knew I was going to stay in the dorms but I didn't know anyone, heck I didn't even know my room mate. But once I got here I knew this was going to be fun. My dorm room is decked out with a bunch of posters, I got my own fridge, for a while I thought it was better than my room back at home. However, after being here for a month, I kind of want to go back. Just to sleep in my own bed, have a nice meal with the family, just kick back and relax. It's not like I can't do that here, it's just something about being home. My home is like my heaven; all my troubles and worries just fade away. I thought my dorm room would be like that, but it's not and I can't figure out why. I guess the old saying is true; there's no place like home.

Stretching is Important

 Over the weekend I watched a lot of football games. Some were better than others, but all of them had at least 2 injuries. I thought to myself, why are these players getting injured. Then I remembered my last year playing football. One game, I decided I didn't need to stretch. I thought I could just play and do my thing. I was wrong. Half way through the second quarter, I get chopped at the knees; the hit ruptured my LCL. At first I didn't notice it because you don't actually need your LCL, so I kept playing. Later in the fourth quarter, I get chopped again. This time I tore half my ACL, half my Miniscus, and I popped out my Lateral Miniscus. This injury ended my football career. All this could have been prevented if I had just stretched before the game. So take it from someone with experience; stretching is important.

Week of 9/12

 This week in class I discovered how a writer's style can effect the message or meaning of the sentence or paragraph. For example, if a writer uses a very sarcastic style, the reader may not take anything they say seriously. I feel like I need to improve my comprehension of the readings we are assigned so I can participate more in class discussions. As for a question, I would like to know why we aren't allowed to have our names on our papers due next week.