My writing process now has greatly developed through this semester. I have found the importance of the thesis statement and have seen how it can carry you through your entire paper. It ties the entire paper together and makes it easier for you as the writer to remember the point you are trying to make. I have learned that this is also helpful for the reader as well. It helps to remind them what the paper is about and what they should be focusing on.
I feel more confident in my writing and understand how to efficiently and successfully write a paper. This process has eliminated a lot of stress and has made writing a lot more enjoyable. I have also found that writing is an amazing way of letting out your emotions and feelings. I really enjoyed this class and have found it very beneficial for the future.
-Maddie Rzeppa
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
The Live Review: Lady Gaga at Staples Center, was a wonderful article about the famous pop star Lady Gaga. When Lady Gaga was first becoming popular, I looked up to her greatly. She was the new David Bowie or Michael Jackson. Lady Gaga is different and thrilling leaving the audience always speechless with her unexpected choices. She made a name for herself and many people looked up to her.
Personally I thought she was cool, unique and daring. Always doing the unexpected and most importantly not caring what everyone else thought. Yes she stuff is crazy and weird but she stays true to herself and the image she has created. I think the most rewarding beautiful thing in the world is having the confidence to be yourself. Lady Gaga is the symbol of that and I think more people should have that mentality on life.
Like many great artists in the past not being afraid to be different she has made a mark on the music world and her name and music will never be forgotten.
-Maddie Rzeppa
Personally I thought she was cool, unique and daring. Always doing the unexpected and most importantly not caring what everyone else thought. Yes she stuff is crazy and weird but she stays true to herself and the image she has created. I think the most rewarding beautiful thing in the world is having the confidence to be yourself. Lady Gaga is the symbol of that and I think more people should have that mentality on life.
Like many great artists in the past not being afraid to be different she has made a mark on the music world and her name and music will never be forgotten.
-Maddie Rzeppa
Before College
My writing process before college is pretty hard to explain. Honestly I didn't really have one. I knew the basic principles of writing and the steps to do when writing a paper but never really developed a proper way of writing. I never understood how important a writing process was until I stepped into college. If you have specific way to write it makes the whole writing experience better and easier. I knew I needed a beginning middle and end. And the rest was just chance. Whatever happens happens and I did it to the best of my ability. I have learned quite a lot from this class and found the importance of a thesis and many other ways of writing.
-Maddie Rzeppa
-Maddie Rzeppa
Cupcakes
The passage So I Thought I Could Dance, immediately caught my eye because I used to be a very dedicated dancer. Know I just love dancing for fun and love watching different dance shows like the one mentioned in this passage, So you think you can Dance.
Being an intense dancer I am well aware of the pressure put on you to be the best. Reading this passage reminded me of the good times I had while dancing. I was mainly focused on ballet and was working towards become a ballerina. After a long day with a 5 hour ballet class, my fellow dancers and I where always exhausted, sweaty and irritated. The one thing that got us through the night was the delicious cupcakes we got after class. We would walk over to the local cupcake shop and devour a snickerdoodle cupcake. We danced down the streets with our tights rolled up and our hair tightly up in a perfect bun. We were all friends and it was great.
When class arrived the next day everyone was jealous of each other again and pointed out each others flaws. We fell back into the swing of things and forgot about the connection we had the day before. The good dancers got beat down with words that made us self conscious and you realized dancing didn't bring you joy any more. This passage brought many good dancing memories back, but also ones that I don't want to remember.
-Maddie Rzeppa
Being an intense dancer I am well aware of the pressure put on you to be the best. Reading this passage reminded me of the good times I had while dancing. I was mainly focused on ballet and was working towards become a ballerina. After a long day with a 5 hour ballet class, my fellow dancers and I where always exhausted, sweaty and irritated. The one thing that got us through the night was the delicious cupcakes we got after class. We would walk over to the local cupcake shop and devour a snickerdoodle cupcake. We danced down the streets with our tights rolled up and our hair tightly up in a perfect bun. We were all friends and it was great.
When class arrived the next day everyone was jealous of each other again and pointed out each others flaws. We fell back into the swing of things and forgot about the connection we had the day before. The good dancers got beat down with words that made us self conscious and you realized dancing didn't bring you joy any more. This passage brought many good dancing memories back, but also ones that I don't want to remember.
-Maddie Rzeppa
My Island in the Sun
The endless possibility of dreams and goals fill my thoughts each day. The excitement of reaching towards something then finally getting there with a huge smile on your face that you achieved the unachievable. My goals in life are very different from my peers, I am living my dream as we speak being a makeup artist learning from the best in the most beautiful small business. Learning the ropes of running your own small business and understanding the art of customer service is a dream of mine that has been achieved.
My goal is to finish school, whether I decided only to get an associates degree or moving on to a bachelors degree. I hope to stay with the business I am working for now for a few more years and when I am ready move on to bigger things. I would love to be a celebrity makeup artist and know that I can do so. Because of my unique style of makeup I have a better chance at getting up there in the makeup artist industry.
At some point I hope to travel around Europe. The lifestyle is very me and I would love to go all around to see if there is a spot I would end up. Once I picked a spot I want to open my small beauty apothecary. Filled with my own line of makeup and my most favorite products. I would want the shop super small and intimate. Simple and relaxing to enjoy what I love forever.
-Maddie Rzeppa
My goal is to finish school, whether I decided only to get an associates degree or moving on to a bachelors degree. I hope to stay with the business I am working for now for a few more years and when I am ready move on to bigger things. I would love to be a celebrity makeup artist and know that I can do so. Because of my unique style of makeup I have a better chance at getting up there in the makeup artist industry.
At some point I hope to travel around Europe. The lifestyle is very me and I would love to go all around to see if there is a spot I would end up. Once I picked a spot I want to open my small beauty apothecary. Filled with my own line of makeup and my most favorite products. I would want the shop super small and intimate. Simple and relaxing to enjoy what I love forever.
-Maddie Rzeppa
Sports
Growing up in a family where sports are very importance, but not the most important thing in the world really has allowed me too see both sides of the argument for changing the rules with sports.
In High School, being a so called "popular" kid was being athletic and a star in sports. Gender didn't matter. All the cool kids played sports and if you didn't basically your weren't as important. There were teachers that favored different students because of the sports they played. Not only is this totally wrong, but shows kids that academics aren't as important as sports.
Being at a school where the theater, art, and other programs where lacking in proper supplies the sports programs bought new gear each year, and had all of the top equipment. Instead of redoing a building or buying something truly needed for the school, they decided to spend a ton of money redoing the football field and putting turf in. Umm did I miss something? This was the biggest waste of money. Our football field was completely up to par and there was truly no need to replace it but hey football is really important.
You never hear about the artistic kids wining scholarships, or the super smart kids going off to amazing schools. All you see in the local paper is the students getting scholarships or wining awards for some type of sport. Favoring others has never worked out best for our society and the passage Time to Change the Rules discusses this as well.
-Maddie Rzeppa
In High School, being a so called "popular" kid was being athletic and a star in sports. Gender didn't matter. All the cool kids played sports and if you didn't basically your weren't as important. There were teachers that favored different students because of the sports they played. Not only is this totally wrong, but shows kids that academics aren't as important as sports.
Being at a school where the theater, art, and other programs where lacking in proper supplies the sports programs bought new gear each year, and had all of the top equipment. Instead of redoing a building or buying something truly needed for the school, they decided to spend a ton of money redoing the football field and putting turf in. Umm did I miss something? This was the biggest waste of money. Our football field was completely up to par and there was truly no need to replace it but hey football is really important.
You never hear about the artistic kids wining scholarships, or the super smart kids going off to amazing schools. All you see in the local paper is the students getting scholarships or wining awards for some type of sport. Favoring others has never worked out best for our society and the passage Time to Change the Rules discusses this as well.
-Maddie Rzeppa
Project 3 Experience
The experience I had with project 3 was very stressful. Honestly at first I had no clue what I was doing and I struggled with the direction for my paper. After the conference with my professor I had a greater vision of what I needed to achieve in this paper and finally found my path.
With that said, I still struggled for a while on writing my paper. I felt like I had so much I wanted to say but when I wrote it down nothing seemed to make sense. I decided to take breaks in between my writing so then I allowed myself to have a fresh view of the paper. It did take me a while to complete and I was extremely nervous to turn it in, but in the end my hard work completely paid off and I am very happy with my final grade. If I had the option to never do this type of paper again I wouldn't hesitate to take it. But knowing that I could conquer it gives me the confidence to take on anything that comes why way throughout my writing career.
-Maddie Rzeppa
With that said, I still struggled for a while on writing my paper. I felt like I had so much I wanted to say but when I wrote it down nothing seemed to make sense. I decided to take breaks in between my writing so then I allowed myself to have a fresh view of the paper. It did take me a while to complete and I was extremely nervous to turn it in, but in the end my hard work completely paid off and I am very happy with my final grade. If I had the option to never do this type of paper again I wouldn't hesitate to take it. But knowing that I could conquer it gives me the confidence to take on anything that comes why way throughout my writing career.
-Maddie Rzeppa
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