At the beginning of the year, I thought that, to be honest, blogging was really a hassle and not an activity that I could use to benefit my writing skills. I have realized that, as the year has gone on, I have begun looking forward to my blog post every week, as it gives an insight into how American Studies class can relate to current event topics that are affecting our daily lives. Blogging has really helped me become much more aware of my surroundings and how that coincide with my classroom work.
This quarter, I have seen a few slight changes to my blogging style. First and foremost, the change that I believe has been most influential is my shift from a higher degree of focus on the current events rather than the classroom topics. Instead of starting with things said in class, like I have done earlier in the year, I have scoured other websites and external sources for fresh new information that I could relate to class. By having the current event be the foundation for my posts instead of vice versa, I have gained a heightened sense of American news and the stories that surround it. It's isn't too hard too find an obscure article that fits with our class disscussions, while it is much more difficult to take high-profile stories and relate it to something strikingly similar in the American Studies environment. Secondly, I have also begun to write blogs about material that I am more interested in, not just the ones that fit the bill. For example, sports and politics have become recurring themes in my blog because they are among my interests. I do believe that I need to work on my neutrality. Sometimes, my posts can have a negative bias and I really want to work on fixing that so all readers feel free to comment on.
I believe the post that exemplifies my second quarter is the one titled "Censorship in America". It really displays the trends and changes that I have been making. Here is the link: http://rennikss.blogspot.com/2011/01/censorship-in-america.html
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