Hi guys! This is my last blog post (VLOG POST!!!!) and my final reflection for English Composition. Its basically answering the same questions I answered in my midterm reflection and it just goes over how I have grown as a writer. It also shows how this course has taught me so many new things and made writing more enjoyable for me. This is a video that shows you how to reflective write and blog (i guess): Reflective Writing. Overall, I really liked this course and I am sad that it is coming to an end but here is my video!
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Hi guys! This is my tenth blog assignment. We are beginning to start our second big paper which is the Research Project. I am actually excited to be doing this paper as we are given the opportunity to write it on something we find interesting or are passionate about. It took me awhile to think of a topic for my paper which is why my blog is a little late but, talking about it in class really opened up my perspective to what a zeitgeist can be classified as. For those of you who don't know what a zeitgeist is I’ve provided you with a link explaining the definition.
What is the zeitgeist topic I want to research? The zeitgeist topic I am going to begin researching is: How does mental health (specifically anxiety in teens) function as an american zeitgeist now and in the future? I want to research this topic because I find that many people, including myself, struggle with mental health problems especially students in high school and college. I want to find out how this impacts american society as a whole and why it has become a bigger and more widespread topic that people have finally begun to discuss. What is the primary source I will use to begin my research? I will use websites such as articles, blogs and scholarly journals and possibly social media outlets as my primary source of research. Many people go to social media to talk about their struggles for a wider audience of advice. I also want to interview some people to find out the impact mental health in their lives and people around them and how it shapes their lives. I want to know what they think would be different in their lives if they did not have these things going on within themselves. Who does the zeitgeist topic impact the most? I think this zeitgeist topic impacts anyone of all ages. I don't think mental health is something that is confined to certain ages. If I had to pick an age range I would say teens and college students from 13-25. They have a lot of stressors in their life as it is a big transition from childhood to adulthood and independence. Many students fall into a depression trying to achieve the grades they want or when they do not do as great as they expected and feel they are never going to make it. When did this zeitgeist emerge? I think this zeitgeist emerged in the 1960s as it became more popular. Even though it has always been around it was not discussed. The National Institute of Mental Health was founded in 1949. It has become a hot topic over the last twenty years though, as more people are beginning to share their own experiences instead of considering it a taboo topic. Before this time, many people would not talk about topics like this and pushed people away that did so. It is now becoming widely acceptable and there are many more outlets to get help at all ages. Where (consider community) does this zeitgeist impact the most? Community wise I think this impacts people in every community. Maybe people struggling with money, drugs, and other major stressors deal with this more. People transitioning through tough times in their lives or into different stages also may struggle with mental health disorders. The college community is definitely impacted by this zeitgeist like I previously stated. I can't really put people into a box with this topic as it is something that anyone could be dealing with; especially without others even realizing it. Why does this zeitgeist exist? This zeitgeist exists because things such as stress, abuse, and traumatic events. All of these things can influence or trigger a mental illness. People have genetics that make them more prone to mental illness if their parents or previous members of the family have had/deal with them as well. I think family stressors is a very big impact of mental illness from my own perspective because it is something you can not escape and must constantly deal with. How does the zeitgeist topic make me feel (impact on your being)? This topic makes me feel like I want to find ways to cope with mental illness. It makes me feel like people have these struggles that hold them back without them even being seen or known to others. I feel like it is something that everyone needs to be educated on. How does the zeitgeist topic make me think (impact on your knowing)? This topic makes me think that more people than I realize deal with mental health issues, especially depression and anxiety related. It makes me think that people can talk, walk, act, and look the same but are dealing with things unseen to others and untalked about as well. It makes me think that I want to do something to help or change. It makes me think that there is a negative association with these topics and that people do not want to deal with others problems especially when they have their own. How does the zeitgeist topic make me want to make change (impact on your doing)? I want to change the way I act to others. I want to change the way I talk about others and to others. I want to change the thoughts I have on people. I think I am a very negative person and sometimes very harsh on other people about their actions. I want to find ways to help people with these struggles instead of making them worse, it’s just hard to do that when you are uneducated or have tried multiple things. Hello! This is my ninth blog assignment coming to you guys a little late. For this blog post our class was supposed to interpret these four texts:To You, I Belong (Becky Thompson), Our Discourse Community Values, What is Literacy? (James Paul Gee), We Are Many (Pablo Neruda). After interpreting these texts we were supposed to show how these texts describe our own discourse community in class. I decided to use found poems to show this because I really liked doing it in class and wanted to create my own.
To you, I Belong- Becky Thompson A culture of belonging Lives are connected through love and hardship Individual stories, original writing, discussion Memory can be imprinted on the body Transmitted in dreams and visions Memory can take the form of a haunting presence Accepting difficult emotions Identifying pain Support for ourselves and others Listen deeply, take care of each other intellectually and emotionally Feeling of belonging and connection Our Discourse Community Values Social networks frame ethics and expectations Cultivate joy in writing and learning Connect past, present, and future Communicate ideas Compose in multiple genres, modes, and medias Generate and revise ideas Constructing a writer’s identity What is Literacy- James Paul Gee Define words Speak, think, act Bodies of values, norms, and beliefs Shared history and shared stories Acquisition and learning Decoding and interpretation is a performance Positive connection Different goals Good teaching Meaningful environment Community We Are Many- Pablo Neruda Man of intelligence Courageous self A coward completely unknown to me Distinguish myself Who I am Who we will be Must not allow myself to disappear People are as I am Speak of my problems I shall speak not of self Hi! This is my eighth blog assignment. This is my overall website assessment and how I graded myself on each of my pages throughout my website. I am planning to make all of these changes by Friday or the end of this week by taking time out of my schedule to sit down and make these changes.
Home Page Well-Being Assessment: Suffering Why?: I have all the requirements for the Home Page including a header image, quote, introduction, and goals. I think that I can add to all of the aspects of my home page. I want to find out how to make my header a clearer image as it came out a little blurry after uploading it to the Weebly website. I also want to change the color of my home page as it does not match my header image and does not seem to tie the page together. I need to change my font size and add breaks to my text as it is displayed all in one paragraph. I could also add more to my introduction about myself to provide a better insight into what my website will bring to the table and the goals that I have for this course. How?: I will update my Home page by Friday, October 25th before 5pm. I may email Weebly to see why my header keeps coming out blurry or attempt to change the picture size to see if that will fix my problem. If I can't fix my picture, I will be fixing everything else. About Page Well-Being Assessment: Sustaining Why?: I have met all the requirements for the About Page including the header image, quote, photo of self, author bio, and link to Proust questionnaire. I was thinking about making a different header image on each page to make it unique and different, but that is just a thought. I also want to add another picture of myself; maybe even add more pictures that I’ve taken of sceneries and places I’ve been to show more about myself and where I’ve been. I need to change the font size and make paragraph breaks to appeal to the eyes of my audience. I also need to change my background color; I want to make it reflect me instead of just trying to get it done. How?: I will update my font sizes and background color on About page by Friday, October 25th before 5pm. Contact Page Well-Being Assessment: Sustaining Why?: I have met all the requirements for the Contact Page including a header image, quote, and contact box. I have thought about adding pictures I’ve taken to the Contact Page over my about page as this one is empty and there is not much to add to it. I want to change the background color of my page, maybe make them all the same color. I could even add quotes that I like, something to make the page stand out more and fill in the empty space. How?: I will update my Contact Page by Friday, October 25th before 5pm by filling in the empty space and changing the background color of the page. Narrative Project Page Well-Being Assessment: Sustaining Why?: I have met all the requirements for the Narrative Contact Page including a header image, quote, preface section, and draft section. I do need to make some changes to this page as well as add more than one draft. I have to add to my preface section and include my struggle I had choosing a memoir topic. I need to go into more detail in my preface. I also need to change the font size and add paragraph breaks to make it more appealing to the eyes. I need to add symbolism, structure, and my own emotions to my memoir itself in the next draft that I post to my website. I also need to change the background color on this page as well. How?: I will update my Narrative Project Page by Friday, October 25th by adding to my preface and making the page more visually appealing. Blog Page Well-Being Assessment: Sustaining Why?: I have met all the requirements for the blog page including a header image, quote, T-T-C, up to date blog posts (mostly), and Link/images in each of my blog posts. I have to add an author blurb to my blog page as well as begin to go the extra mile in my blog posts. I want to start adding my own links to websites and videos that I relate to my posts and maybe even start vlogging some of my blogs instead of just typing them out. I also want to maybe add a blog post of my own, even though its not required it would add a sense of myself to my website. I should also start adding pictures to my blog posts to get the audience more interested. I have to add design factors to make my page pop more. How?: I will update my Narrative Project Page by Friday, October 25th by beginning to go the extra mile in my blog posts and changing design aspects to my page. I have not started my research assignment yet and do not have much to change to that page yet this semester. I will change the background color for now and edit it as I go. Hi guys! This is my seventh blog post and this blog post is actually a VLOG POST! This video is all about reflection and how I have grown and changed from this course so far. I also talk about how I am going to bring this new knowledge into my other courses and situations in life. This really got me out of my comfort zone and I am sure a lot of you felt the same way recording your own. For more information on reflective writing pieces, here is a link to an informative video: Reflective Writing. On a side note, I am extremely sorry that you guys are about to experience the worst second hand embarrassment you have ever felt in your life. I messed up about seven times but, after trying to record this video over ten times and ultimately failing I decided you guys can learn to love me for my mistakes as well as my accomplishments. Also sorry my eyes flicker off the screen; I used my phone google docs for reference because I thought it would be easier than just full out winging it. Hello. In this blog post I am going to be discussing the impact my narrative has on other as well as my own brain and heart. It is going to show the aspects of nerve and power my narrative shows and what emotions, feelings, and stakes I was trying to represent throughout my story telling. These three video experts helped me write this blog post and my narrative itself. Wizard of Oz: If I Only Had The Brain, Heart, Nerve, Wizard of Oz: Meeting the Wizard, Wizard of Oz: You've Always Had the Power. I will also have a link of my narrative here: . If this blog post inspires you or gets you interested to read my narrative please click the link!
How does your narrative allow you to travel into your brain (mind) then and now? My narrative allows me to travel into my mind by reminding me and showing others how I reacted to the situation at the time. It allows me to travel to my thoughts of pain and hurt from the past and show my growth from those situations. It allows me to reflect on the past. It shows others the way I perceive the situation now and how these experiences shaped who I am today. How does your narrative allow you to travel into your heart (emotions) then and now? My narrative allows me to travel into my emotions by showing the way I deal with and perceive the pain of others around me and in my life. It gives insight into the emotions I feel when going through loss even if it isn't a person that I’ve lost. It allows the readers to experience the feeling of loss, regret, and pain with me as I did then and even now when retelling the story. It helps me recognize and work through my emotions throughout this specific time in my life as I do not like to look back/think about life events that have had an upsetting impact on me and others around me. How does your narrative meet the nerve (high-stakes) element of meaningful storytelling? My narrative meets the nerve element of meaningful storytelling for myself as I do not like to express myself/emotions through writing. I prefer formal assignments that have nothing to do with myself and give clear instructions; almost like an assignment that allows no room for creativity. In this narrative I am forced to express myself through storytelling even if it is the least personal (but still personal) situation that I could have shared with this class. It allows others to relate and connect with me through an experience that many people go through in their lives. It allows others to see me as someone they can connect with and they can learn new things about me through how I write and choose to share life events. This situation shows how the loss of my dog brought sadness into not only my life but my grandmother’s as well. It shows without specific explaining how every person gets lonely at times and needs someone to share their life with, even if it is just a dog. How does your narrative enable you to re-examine the power (agency) you have in authoring your life-story? My narrative allows me to re-examine the power I have in authoring my life-story by showing that I can choose to express myself in any way, shape, or form. I can take control of any situation in my life my choosing to express it in a certain way. I choose how to feel about certain life events and I can take ownership of these situations by telling the story from my own perspective. Narratives give you the power to have a voice in your life even when you feel like almost everything is out of your control. It shows that you can choose how to react to situations any way you want even if it's expected of you to be sad or happy. What shapes our sense of identity: Life events or the stories we tell ourselves about life events? I think that life events and the stories that we tell ourselves about life events shapes our sense of identity. If I had to pick which has more impact on my sense of identity I would choose the stories we tell ourselves about life events. The reason I say this is because I do not want my life events to shape who I am as a person. I’ve had too many unfortunate events happen in my life and I do not want those events to make me who I am. I want the way I perceive events and life as a whole to shape who I am. I want my choices, reactions, and emotions, all things that I have control over to shape who I am. I do not want life events that are out of my control to tell me who I am as a person. We cannot choose what happens to us in life only the way we react to those things/people around us. Hello. This is my fourth blog post for my English Composition class. This week we read Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway which featured examples of symbolism and dialogue. A theme that is shown in Hills like white elephants is not speaking what you truly think, and In my emotional scene I did exactly the opposite, save for explaining myself. Another theme in the short story is unhappiness/anxiety in a situation and I think that connects strongly to my scene.
I am what you could call a nervous driver, or maybe an inexperienced one. I passed my license test in February of this year with only two driving lessons of experience to back me up. Since then, I have not been behind the wheel once up until this passing weekend. I went to visit my family over the weekend in Boyertown because I don't get to see them often. I need to get more comfortable driving as I want to purchase a car soon and still feel uneasy behind the wheel. My cousins, Ariana and Kalle have been letting me drive around on our errands as a way of practice and I was doing great. “You’ve gotten so much better since the last time I’ve seen you” said Ariana. We were on our way to her husband's mother’s house to drop off her baby for the night as we were all going to have a sleepover. “Really?” I said surprised; I was not confident in myself what so ever, “I feel like I’m still super hesitant and unsure of myself. I definitely couldn't drive without someone in the car with me.” We pulled into the driveway and Ariana brought the baby inside as Kalle and I began talking. We got into a super serious discussion about something and my anxiety began to go through the roof because of what we were talking about. I was basically on the edge of having an anxiety attack when Ariana came back outside ready to go. I looked over, “I don’t want to drive home, I’m not feeling it.” “You’re going to drive, you need the practice. You’ll be fine, you drove perfectly on the way over here.” Ariana said dismissing my comment. “Okay, fine.” I replied, not wanting to explain how I was feeling. I could already feel myself getting more worked up by the second as I knew my brain was too scattered to even begin to focus on the road. I made the slowest three point turn I have ever seen in my existence then turned onto the road at the top speed of one mile per year. The second I turned onto the road I swear my nerves got so bad I couldn't even see straight; it was almost like my vision was blacking out. I slammed my foot on the brake and repeated myself, “I can’t do this, I can’t drive right now. I have to get out of the car.” Ariana looked at me like I was crazy, “You have to at least get out of the road so we can switch seats.” At that moment I just needed to park the car right there and get out but, my brain was going a mile a minute and had to listen to her. The second I took my foot off the brake, I realized my wheel was still turned; the car speed forward going on top of the curb and slammed into a mailbox. I couldn't even explain how I stopped the car I literally blacked out, it happened so fast. My entire body felt white-hot and the air was knocked out of my lungs. I was mortified, terrified and in the midst of some of the worst anxiety I have ever experienced. “Damn,” Ariana turned her head to face me laughing, “I didn’t think you literally meant you couldn't do it. I just thought you didn’t want to.” I scrambled out of the car, still in the midst of a panic attack; I thought I fucked up the entire front of her car, maybe smashed the headlight and popped the front bumper off. Only after getting out of the car did I realize I didn't even dent the car, only scratched the paint. This was my first ever “car accident” if you could even call it that and when I was behind the wheel it had felt entirely worse than what actually happened. “I am so so so so sorry!” I said almost a million times to Ariana who was outside with me and Kalle who was still in the backseat. In the end everything was fine. There was no damage to the car and the mailbox didn’t even completely get knocked over. It was easily put back into place. The worst part about it was that the neighbor was outside and saw me knock his mailbox over and Nick’s (Ariana’s Husband) sister watched the entire thing happen, which was embarrassing as hell. The neighbor was super cool and helped me put his mailbox back in place jokingly saying, “That was the slowest accident I”ve ever seen!” It was a happy ending to a terrifying experience but, I don't think I will get behind the wheel ever again until I have my own car. This is my third blog post in English Composition. In My Name is Margaret (Maya Angelou), Margaret is working for a very rude and racist woman named Mrs. Cullian. She is constantly disgraced and has to put up with unnecessary comments and situations. I relate this back to my emotional scene because sometimes you have to be professional in a workplace and put aside your morals and what is right.
It was a regular day for me, working one of the best days of someone’s life. I've witnessed more wedding ceremonies and first dances than you could possibly imagine. I don’t even know if I would want one of my own at this point. Watching it over and over again almost makes it look fake and too planned out; each one is almost identical to the last apart from the color scheme. Everything was going smoothly, we had finished cocktail hour and moved on to serving the courses of dinner. I had just served the salad and pasta course with the rest of the banquet staff. We were now moving onto the difficult part: the main course. Since everyone gets something different it can be tedious to serve two hundred people in a timely manner. We must know the names of each person and what they ordered to ensure everyone gets their exact dish. If we make too many mistakes their won't be enough steak (for example) for the people who actually ordered it. We had gotten about halfway through serving dinner when I encountered a problem. A women I was serving had a problem with her dish because she was dairy free and at the time of ordering did not know this dish contained dairy. As I was discussing the alternative options we have for people with allergies I felt her husband begin to put his hand on my back. They couple was around forty five to fifty five years old and the husband looked like a major creep. I ignored him for the time being considering I'm used to people grabbing me for their attention. I was in the middle of a discussion and simultaneously trying to rush through this service so I could take my break. As we kept talking his hand slid down to my ass and he proceeded to grab my butt, hard. My entire body immediately flinched away from his grabby hands and I felt my blood begin to boil. Just to emphasize, he literally grabbed my ass in front of his wife while I was mid-discussion with her. I turned around and asked him what he could possibly be doing just for him to give me the most confused look I've ever seen on a man. I told him to never ever touch me again and if he would like my attention to use my name instead of touching me inappropriately. Both of them and the rest of their entire table looked at me like I was insane. I was feeling absolutely mortified for no good reason and red-hot angry. I stormed away from their table without giving either of them their dinner orders and approached both of my managers to tell them what happened. I was ready to explode, if I was anywhere else but this professional setting I would have slapped him right across his sorry-looking face. Hello! This is my second blog assignment. For this assignment, I looked at three different readings with three different authors and picked three quotes from each. I then incorporated them into my creative scene about the writing process. I struggled to get started on this assignment as I don't write dialogue well and creative writing is not for me but, I am proud of the way it turned out. If you would like to read any of the passages I have linked them below:
Teach Writing as a Process Not a Product (Don Murray) Against Vanity: In Praise of Revision (Mary Karr) Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life | pp. 28 -34 | Short Assignments & Shitty First Drafts (Anne Lamott) I’ve always had a horrible habit of getting things done at the last second, especially things I’m not looking forward to doing. This is why I found myself walking into the library at almost midnight. Did you know libraries were open this late? I didn't. I was expecting it to be empty considering the time but, almost all the tables were full. I guess everyone had the same mindset as I did. I decided to sit at the last seat available; there were already three others sitting there but, I decided I was in the mood to make friends. As I approached the table I began to realize it was my lucky day, Don Murray, Mary Karr, and Anne Lamott were sitting at the table. I quickly stole the seat not wanting to miss this once in a lifetime opportunity and introduced myself. They were delighted to have a college student working on the writing process join them. They said I had much to learn. I started off our conversation by explaining to them how I feel about writing. I told them I always struggle with starting my work and can not seem to start anything without someone’s help. Anne cut me off by saying, “Very few writers really know what they are doing until they’re done it.” I nodded my head even though I was still lost. Mary and Don agreed, discussing how it’s best to get all your ideas onto the page even if you don’t end up using them later. “The idea is to get some scenes down. Let your mind roam down some alleys that may lay in dead ends- that's the nature of the process.” Mary explained. I was starting to develop more of an understanding for writing. “I feel like everything I write needs to be perfect,” I said. “It causes a lot of my struggles.” Anne then stated “Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts.” Don nodded his head, “Don’t look back, yes the draft needs fixing but, first it needs writing.” Mary seemed to have the same opinion as well saying, “Other than a few instances of good luck, good work only comes from revision.” They were right I have always thought my first piece had to be the one and only. “I just feel like I am not cut out to be a writer.” I mumbled, “Writing just isn't for me.” Don vigorously shook his head no, “Writing is primarily not a matter of talent, of dedication, of vision, of vocabulary, of style, but simply a matter of sitting. The writer is a person who writes.” I shrugged my shoulders and nodded, “Maybe you’re right, I just had the wrong mindset this entire time.” Anne looked up from her book, “All I know is that the process is pretty much the same for everyone I know.” After that she bid her goodbyes and left. After realizing the time and noticing that I had been talking more than working I decided I needed to get home. Before I left each of them left me with parting advice. Don told me, “Be patient, listen quietly, the writing will come. The voice of the writing will tell you what to do. I smiled, “Thank you for everything.” Mary reminds me one last time, “In the beginning when there are zero pages, you have to cheer yourself into cranking stuff out even if it later lands on the cutting room floor.” On that note, with the finale piece of advice still lingering in my head I said my goodbyes and walked off into a greater path of writing. Hi. This is my first blog post and will possibly be my favorite one as well. Our First assignment in English Composition was to answer The Proust Questionnaire and to read Marcel Proust Biography. It is a thirty five questioned piece written by Marcel Proust. He believed that by filling out this questionnaire ones true personality would rise to the surface. I enjoyed this assignment and found it quite challenging to answer them myself. If you or a friend would like to answer these questions yourself, I suggest checking it out. You may find out something new about each other.
__1.__What is your idea of perfect happiness? My idea of perfect happiness is having a financially stable, healthy family with someone I love and to have someone by my side who treats my struggles as their own. To wake up everyday feeling excited for what’s to come. __2.__What is your greatest fear? My greatest fear is to be alone, or not knowing if the work I do now will pay off in the future. I am scared I am always making the wrong choice or not doing enough for myself. __3.__What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? The thing I hate about myself the most is my anger towards anyone and everything. I hate my jealousy towards people who have things that I don’t. __4.__What is the trait you most deplore in others? I dislike people blind to their own actions and people who feel entitled to things/think their problems are superior to others. __5.__Which living person do you most admire? I do not admire particular people in the world, but I do admire people who work hard and manage to keep a smile on their face everyday. __6.__What is your greatest extravagance? I don't really have any. The most money I've ever spent was to go to community college; sitting in class is my greatest extravagance. __7.__What is your current state of mind? My current state of mind is a jumbled mess. I can't find anything in there. __8.__What do you consider the most overrated virtue? I don't think any of them are overrated. I think all of them are necessary; maybe they do not need to be stressed as much as they are. I think “patience is a virtue” is ingrained into my memory for the rest of time. __9.__On what occasion do you lie? I lie to people when I think it will protect them or when I do not feel like continuing the conversation. I find myself lying more than I would like to recently. __10.__What do you most dislike about your appearance? My weight. I would like to gain a few pounds and not look like a spaghetti string! __11.__Which living person do you most despise? I dislike everyone an equal amount. None of them get special VIP HATE. I like to say I don't hate anyone but I am an angry person and have trouble letting things go. __12.__What is the quality you most like in a man? The qualities I like most in a man are maturity and humor. I can not handle someone who is going to argue with me over small things that have no lasting impact. I need someone to be able to put a smile on my face no matter how bad my day was. __13.__What is the quality you most like in a woman? Intelligence and confidence. I like girls who aren't worried about anyone else and have their own agenda. __14.__Which words or phrases do you most overuse? I say dude to everyone. I think I call my own grandmother dude sometimes; it's a horribly unprofessional habit that comes out when I am excited. __15.__What or who is the greatest love of your life? My boyfriend, I still get butterflies in my stomach every time I see him. It’s really corny. I also love Hot Chocolate, best drink ever created. __16.__When and where were you happiest? I am happiest with my boyfriend and friends. I love spending time with them. I can't think of a particular time I was happiest because I like to think I get just as happy every time seeing them. __17.__Which talent would you most like to have? If I could have any talent it would be piano playing and knowing how to read music I want to be able to play almost any piece of music out there. I took piano lessons for two years. __18.__If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? If I could change one thing about myself it would be my anxiety. I wish it did not exist! It holds me back from doing things and I think it changes who I am and how others perceive me. __19.__What do you consider your greatest achievement? Probably graduating high school, if you consider that an achievement and not an obligation these days. __20.__If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be? I would want to be reincarnated into a person that would win the power-ball at 18. I want to know what it’s like to have more money than you can fathom. __21.__Where would you most like to live? By a beach that never gets tsunamis because that's my second greatest fear. No state in particular, I am pretty indecisive. __22.__What is your most treasured possession? My cell phone, My photo albums, A few pieces of jewelry given to me by my grandparents. __23.__What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Losing a loved one. Not wanting to live/Feeling like you have no place in this world. __24.__What is your favorite occupation? Baking. I say this based off of the twenty six food network shows I watch; If I could open up my own bakery and live forever off of the profits, I probably would do that. __25.__What is your most marked characteristic? I asked my friends. One of them said my brutal honesty. The other said my cheekbones. I would not know how to answer that question myself. I think of myself as a different person than from how other people view me. __26.__What do you most value in your friends? Support. I like friends who are interested in my life just as much as they are interested in talking about their own. I also value honesty in my friends. __27.__Who are your favorite writers? I do an excessive amount of reading and I don't happen to have any favorite writers. I was an insane Harry Potter fan as a kid with posters littering my walls. I also adored the Gone series by Micheal Grant as a kid. __28.__Who is your hero of fiction? Harry Potter. Like I said, huge fan. Harry Potter is the hero of the ENTIRE wizarding world. __29.__Which historical figure do you most identify with? Marilyn Monroe, she was a bad bitch. __30.__Who are your heroes in real life? My grandmother. She is the strongest person alive, in the entire universe. I owe her my entire life and nothing less. She took me in and has raised my brother and I for the past 12 years. __31.__What are your favorite names? My favorite Boy names are Christopher and Mason. My favorite girl name is my own name or Elliot. Is that self-centered? I’ve just never heard anyone with the same name. __32.__What is it that you most dislike? Sauerkraut. Do you know what that is? It's the most disgusting thing ever created. __33.__What is your greatest regret? My biggest regret is not continuing my piano lessons. If I continued them throughout my childhood I would basically be a piano prodigy at this point, just saying. __34.__How would you like to die? I would like to die painlessly. __35.__What is your motto? I don't have a motto, if I had to think of one off the top of my head it would be: If I did it yesterday, I can do it today. |
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