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Learning about the structures of essay writing at a post-secondary level is way more straightforward and less frustrating than writing a basic research paper in high school. The reason why I feel like it is easier is that now I can put my thoughts and opinions it comes to what I'm trying to pursue or argue. I feel like the basic three-paragraph essay it was holding back some of the ideas that I wanted to share with my viewers or the teacher that was marking my essay. Know that I have the full knowledge of what I'm supposed to do I'm confident that I can write an opinion and give my point of view without just stating three-point and three main pieces of evidence to back it up.

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This movie reminded me of my time in high school. It was so relatable. After watching the lectures about film analysis I had to come back and watch with the knowledge I had about the film. You can see the different angles that the director uses to bring the story to life, and know I have a true meaning of the film.

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I started journinling a couple of weeks ago and I have to say that this is a healthier method for me to bring out my thoughts and feelings when writing. It has also helped inprove my writiing skills as well.

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No matter how old I get sponge bob will also have a place in my heart.

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This show played a spcial part for me it had so much creativity and colours. I had a complete obssession with this show. Now looking back at it as an adult I find this show a bit weird.

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"Wolf Lake ( After Matt Rader)" Liz Bachinsky

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"Wolf Lake ( After Matt Rader)" Liz Bachinsky

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Some Points that I make while listening/watching:
1. It basically speaks form the victism point of view.
2. She gives the plain deatils of what had happen to her.
3. Pointing out the main purpose of her going to her destination was to see her family for the summer.
4. Reuniting with a former friend she grew up with is now about to turn into her worst enemy.
5. From the sounding of it looks like she survived, but still isn't physically able to move.
6. Remebering every moment she experinced with that one person. It kinda gives a flashback on her realationship with that person.
**** One thing to note is that in the audio she has another voice of hers that seems to be whispering evrything that she is saying in her in room voice****
- Not quite sure if this was done on purpose or it may be the audio in my computer wrong somewhere?

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Things that stook out to me(Obeservations):
1. Looks like someone is riding a car/bike.
- Refering to the road we comtinue to take as a society.
2. Using the passenger seat as a reference to witnessing something and just passing by it.
3. Talking about victims of sexual assult (often to be women) that have been abused and dumped like a piece of trash.
- Coming to find out a group of guys who hav enow found this body and now they have become somewhat the witnesses.

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The Danger of A single story (TED Talk) By:  Chimamanda Adichie

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The Danger of A single story (TED Talk) By:  Chimamanda Adichie

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Some points that stood out to me:
1. We are so vulnerable with stories as children.
2. We tend to feel pity for certain people when we tell one side of their situation.
3. To create a single story we show people as one thing. Then we tend to repeat that story/statement about a particular group of people.
4. Stories can be used to empower and repair human dignity.
5. "When we realize there is no single story we regain the single paradise"( Chimamanda Adichie).

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**** DISCLAIMER This is not what I actually Do I just thought the meme was funny:)******

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After reading the essay "Crude Collages of My Mother" by Alicia Elliot. It got me thinking how a humans emotions and feelings can really affect the people surrounding you. Seeing Alicia witnessing her mother go through so many metal issues including dealing with Bipolor Deppression, but still at the same time remebering all the good monments she had with her aswell. It got me thinking that when it comes to our loved ones going the tough trials like this how to we dfine the good moments of or loved ones with the bad moments we witness them go through.

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On Forbidden Rooms and International Forgetting. 

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On Forbidden Rooms and International Forgetting. 

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This specific essay does a great job of indicating the well-known double standards that society positions on men and women. When women are considered to be victims of an assault that has happened to us. We are told to be quite. Having to live with that moment of trauma replayed in our minds for the rest of our lives. It seems like when a man is involved as the problem as the issue we tend to give an excuse for it. Or we can suggest that this shouldn't be a part of his past this doesn't define who he is as a person. We often forget that we should take as much consideration when dealing with the victim's story. It only seems like men are considered to be the heroes when they reveal that something is wrong, and women are considered to be the complete scrums of the earth when it comes to revealing something.

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Writing notes can help you to recall or refer back to when looking for information.

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Using transition words to furthermore connect your sentences can bring a bit of an understanding when it comes for others to read your writing.

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Breaking the wall of generation cycles in relationships and finding someone that brings the best out of you. Someone who hears you and understands where you are coming from. Someone who doesn't criticize you or your culture. When you find that person you realize what a healthy relationship is supposed to be true. Then you break that generation curse of toxic relationships that you grew up witnessing.

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What a great way to describe the way sometimes children and adults deal with our suffering and depression. We just eat it away, and by the time we know it we are killing ourselves physically and mentally. It's sad, and what do we get in response to a victim blame on our human biology without the system taking full account of what has happened to us internally?

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Scratch ( a mind spread out on the ground)

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Scratch ( a mind spread out on the ground)

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Having your childhood be like an ongoing scratch that just doesn't seem to go away is a good way of describing trauma. It seems like the more we try to one away from it and just heal it doesn't seem to go away. It will always be there.

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Dark Times ( a mind spread out on the ground)

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Dark Times ( a mind spread out on the ground)

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After reading the essay Dark Times, some events reminded me of the George Floyd situation. Because racial injustice was being served. What the police officers did to the poor innocent Black man was unnecessary. It just really sucks to know that things have still not changed. We have seen our ancestors fight for freedom for us to even be a part of society, but it seems like we are not considered to be human, and it's sad.

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"The space" ( a mind spread out on the ground)   ( reflection)

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"The space" ( a mind spread out on the ground)   ( reflection)

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Some thoughts and opinions I had about the called "The space" written by Alicia Elliot. There are some things in there that I can relate to personally. One of them would have to be is playing two parts when it came to my friends. She explains how she would not tell any of her friends about her issues in her personal life, but instead listen to some of her friend's issues. I related to that so much not because of anything bad happening at home, but the fear of me trying to be a burden to somebody, or having the feeling of letting people in and having a sense of betrayal. I knew more about my friends and their issues, and they had no clue about what was going on with me. I just realized that one line of her's just sat with me completely.

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Weight ( a mind spread out on the ground)

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Weight ( a mind spread out on the ground)

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After reading this essay Alicia expresses the period of her life going to a therapist for the first time. She talks about her past traumas in her life and how she felt explaining them to the therapist. She went through life as a teenager and found out she was pregnant. There was also a part in the essay when she was being confronted by the therapist in s way that she explains was quite uncomfortable. Feeling comfortable with her partner Micheal standing up for her when she needed it. Also going into more detail about life at home. Hearing her parents arguing non-stop. She felt abandoned in some cases knowing that she couldn't come to her parents with that problem because of all the fighting in the house. She also explains the weight and pressure she felt when being pregnant. The physical and hormonal transformations she would face from time and time again. Knowing that this little thing was going to be her responsibility for the rest of her life.

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The thesis statements should be able to give points about what your argument is going to be. They should have reasonings and evidence behind what you're arguing.

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The whole five-paragraph essay is a complete scam to me. Now that I'm in post-secondary realizing that we don't do this anymore. Makes me wonder what was the point of teaching it in the first. I mean this when I say that high school doesn't prepare you for post-secondary. I'm mad! What was the reason for this in the first place? Was it so that they could have time to finish marking them quickly? Somebody, please tell me the reason because this I just ridiculous.

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Grammar is one of those things that I tend to struggled with a lot ever since I started writing. For some reason, it just never clicked for me, and I always knew it was a problem. I, ve had many teachers in the past say that I have great ideas in terms of when I'm trying to interpretative something. Even when I bring up certain points when it comes to certain arguments being made. They have mentioned that my grammar is the one thing that is holding me back. That has now recently changed ever since I downloaded Grammarly it has changed my life completely. This app helps me get my point across, a complete game changer for me and my writing. I can honestly say it's love at first write. That was a bad joke I'm so sorry :((

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The novel Alicia Elliot mentioned in the book. The discussion "On seeing and being Seen".

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I finished reading the five main points of half-bread. In the novel, A mind spread out on the ground. Seeing Alicia's experience of being mixed was to see her view of her experience in the school in New York. Seeing the conversations she had with her parents and hearing both perspectives. Envisioning what she was seeing. Lastly, the moment she gave birth to her child. She goes in-depth about how being mixed shouldn't be a thing two be ashamed of. Another thing she mentions is the different privileges between Whites and Indigenous people.

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After reading the introduction of the novel I was open to it. The author Elliot has a really good writing flow in terms of what she talks about and feels. she expresses trauma's within her childhood. Having her mom dealing with some mental illnesses, and being constantly diagnosed. Dealing with depression herself as a teen and having to write about her first suicide. Even more so attempting it. Using words like "Melancholia". Other references like Hamlet's lover Ophelia. I can go on and on about this certain text.

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Depression is one of those things where it takes a hold of our whole thinking especially when it comes to pass fears and traumas. Fully aware that it's something hard to overcome, and that the overcoming process doesn't happen in a matter of days. It's a journey the process of healing.

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Using sticky notes can help when annotating.

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Annotations can help you comprehend what is right in front of you when reading. When annotating you can take notes and do quickly jot notes of what is happening in the novel. It can also help understand what the author is trying to say.

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Writing summaries can be beneficial for writers to explain a certain argument being said. Without needing to repeat everything that was said during the event. This can also help writers audience be engaged with their audience without boring the crowd with excessive information.

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The book intro gave me a good aspect of what I will be looking for when going to the book. The little cartoons were very helpful as well.

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Going through the plagiarism tutorial was helpful and insightful as a Freshman at University it's important to understand the fundamentals of plagiarism, and its consequences with it. I thought the tutorial was super helpful, especially the quizzes.
The quizzes helped me get a visual of what plagiarism looks like. As a visual learner, this was insightful.

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1.  Writing should be organic
2. Enjoy the process of writing and not the final product.
3. Writing should be a place where you can express your feelings and your inner thoughts
4. When writing for an audience it is required that you examine your writing which makes you take the audience into consideration