As the blog project nears an end, I cannot help but feel a little nostalgic. I expected this “fun” assignment to act as another form of AP English takeover in our lives. However, this experience really has been fun. I found it extremely interesting to see how everyone slowly grew into their blogs. We all started off rather self-conscious, but then people found some angle that worked for them and started to write truly intelligent and witty pieces. But on a more personal level, the blogging felt like a sort of cathartic experience for me. It gave me a place to rant about a topic that I felt passionately about (see the Demitri blog). If I did not understand some concept, I could work through it with my writing. Not all of my blogs were exactly stellar. Some of my posts, especially the earlier ones, felt forced and did not sound like me. However, as time went on, I grew more comfortable and familiar with the format and my blog took on a somewhat quirky tone that I think suits me. Furthermore, I tend to “over think” everything, so this project gave me a chance to get my ideas down simply without over analyzing every word. Most significantly, I think the project has taught us how to apply what we have learned in a more real world sense. Like it or not, the world is becoming more and more virtual. We read newspapers online and carry around electronic books. The future of writing is blogging. Bloggers are quickly turning into our generation’s satirists, comedians, playwrights, and bestselling authors (Julie and Julia started as a blog). We have slaved over the application of literary devices for a year and half, but the average American does not want to read the quote-analysis-quote-analysis format. Therefore, our blogs take what we have learned about analysis and combine it with a creative twist. Maybe none of us will ever go on to sell our blogs for millions or dollars, but you never know.
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