The Experience

I've been forgetting and neglecting to do a lot of work assigned for this week. Couldn't think of a reason as to why without it being counted as just an excuse which is what everything usually ends up being. There was my confession. My apology should be made out in person, thinking that would make it more sincere.

Now onto the actual point of this blog entry-----------------
Potential Topics:

1) This topic relates to the interaction between parents and their children.
My parents have always been a part of the "working class" so even at a younger age (~elementary age) they would have to go to work early in the morning and come home late everynight. That would leave me with a lot of time alone at home just waiting and wondering when the time would pass.
This raised a couple questions in my head. A few of the firsts was "How does the time spent together with a child affect them?", "Is it positve or negative?" Too much time together with the child and perhaps they'd become too dependent on you but isn't that what a child is suppose to do? Depend on their parental figures? Then there's the affect of too little time spent together, would that make them turn away from their parents? Feeling neglected and such?
The academic audience that I thought could possibly have an interest in this topic were students who are learning about children themselves. Perhaps a study towards childcare or chlid development. Or even students who are pursuing careers in the field of psychology, becoming mental therapists.

2) This topic relates to whether television watching as a child is beneficial.
The questions that I asked myself as I thought of this topic were "What shows are qualified as "appropriate"?", "What is the "right amount"?", and "Should the children be watching for educational purposes or just for entertainment?" Then that pulled a red flag up questioning the problems that technology is bringing upon to the newer generation. Is allowing children to sit inside and watch television better than having them go outside and play? How does this action affect their health? Are they getting enough exercise?
I remember as a kid watching a show called "The Wheel of Fortune" with my grandmother each morning before school. There wasn't anything that I gained from the show itself other than that a man with white hair always gave away cars and beaches along with some pretty ladies. Then as I got a little older I started watching t.v. shows that involved the main characters fighting villians and beating each other up just to win a "battle". That pulled out 'fiftygabazillion' more questions through my head but I shall suppress my thoughts for now since this is a POTENTIAL topic.
(Academic Audience) The first half of the questions asked seemed for students more interested in child develpments and such. But the later half leaned towards the physical health towards a child which could bring interests of public health students who are concerned about subjects like child obesity.

3) This topic relates to the power and beauty of sleeping.
All students had to have experienced this at LEAST once. Whether it happened pulling an all-nighter studying for an exam the next day or to finish up a paper due in the morning or perhaps by going on raids online to defeat the alliance (WoW anyone?) it probably wasn't a happy ending, for me it definitely wasn't. The act of depriving your body of sleep has consequences that could be minor...or major. Minor problems would be dozing off, feeling lathargic which then could lead to major problems, especially if these things were to hit while going down the highway. Sleep deprivation also leads to health issues as the body doesn't get the full rest it requires to reboost itself to have enough energy for an active day. This raised questions such as "How hazardous is the act of sleep deprivation", "How much does it affect the victims health?" Then a final question of "Are students in educational institutes getting the proper amount rest for a full days' work?"
I thought that the academic audience for this topic would be easy to apply since its directed towards students in general and their daily environments.

A Confession vs. An Apology

In theory, a confession and an apology both seem to be expressions of an unmasking of one’s faults. The difference that lies between a confession and an apology is paper thin that they are often distinguished as the same. But the two words hold distinct characters when used in action. When a confession is made, a truth that was hidden away is revealed but does not always contain an expression of regret as an apology does. An apology is made in acknowledgement of one’s wrong doing that has caused trouble for another being and asks for their forgiveness. A confession just states who has done the misdeed.

mini-Autobiography

Hello there,

My name is Eranell, an 18 year old gal from the land called South Korea. Despite my ethnic origin, I have been living in the state of Maryland for more than 70% of my life. I graduated last summer from Old Mill Senior High, which by the way only “sounds” as though it’s surrounded by farmland. Currently, I am a “Letters&Science” freshman who is trying to major in Chemistry to prep up for the requirements to get into the UMD-School of Pharmacy. But that is all in the long run and my immediate goal for now is to try and pass through college with a smile. I am hoping that the experiences as a student of the University of Maryland will become many of the most memorable moments in my life.

To answer what kind of writer that I am didn’t seem too difficult at first but the more I thought about it I began to lose my answer. At first I thought I was a pretty good writer however I couldn’t define what “pretty good” meant exactly (still unsure of an exact definite for that). So, instead of answering “what kind of writer I am” I’ve decided to answer how I feel towards the subject of writing itself. And I can confidently say that writing is not my passion, not even close. This is especially true when the writing is a scheduled task. Not going to lie though, I do like writing little notes, letters and/or messages when I get a chance to talk with certain friends in order to keep in contact with them but other than that it’s a no-go. All in all, I find it difficult to write words out when it must follow a certain subject and can’t slip out of the outline pre-drawn which doesn’t mean that I hate “writing” altogether but just saying that I prefer it when it is a more personal and free type of writing. Hopefully this class will help me to like all types of writings and teach me to make a connection with the words that get written out even if they’re for an college course essay.