Final Blogtastic Reflection (#4)

For my final blog reflection for 4th quarter, I chose "Blagojevich on 'Celebrity Apprentice'" as my favorite blog post. The reason I like this one so much is because I feel very strongly about the subject. This usually characterizes my favorite posts. When you're really passionate about what you're writing about, it just makes it a lot more fun to write. And when I saw that Blagojevich was on a reality t.v. show and not in jail, I was just outraged. I was also able to incorporate a bunch of sources in this post, which I think adds depth and more credibility to a post. And from those sources, I used direct quotes and dissected them to prove my point even more. It just had more substance than some of my other posts.
This year I have really developed as a blogger. Not that I blogged before this class, but my style has changed since the beginning of the year. I started my blogging career by mostly writing about certain issues that I encountered in my everyday life, but didn't necessarily connect to class. But as the year continued, my posts started to become extensions of class discussions, which is what I think Mr. Bolos and Mr. O'Connor intended them to be. And when I could not extend the discussion to my blogging, I wrote about prominent issues in the news. Not always, but I tried to.
I have really enjoyed blogging this year because I do like to write, but essays can often times be laborious and they take a long time to do. On the other hand, a blog post doesn't have to be long. You can write a little about a lot, and that's what I've really liked about blogging this year.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Red Nails and Army Boots

Red nails and army boots.
Diamond earrings and an army uniform.
Camouflage.
A matching cap tucked away in her carry-on.
Blue eyeshadow against her lovely, brown skin.
Cared-for hair pulled into a tight bun.
A sweet looking face sitting across from me on a cramped plane.
My eyes fixed on her.
She had a je ne sais quoi.
On her way home.
Or on her way back.
I didn't know.
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  1. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2010 at 2:32 PM

    I absolutely love your poem; very evocative. Excellent.

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