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Test post using flickr….pic taken on my Blackberry. Am I getting all high tech or what?
HIS101 Research
Assignment: Create a fictional character, who could be assimilated into late 1776 America. Decide which side of the Revolutionary War this character will support (for, against, or neutral.) Devise a creative way to tell who the character is, what side of the war they support, and why.
I’ve decided my character will be a woman, Bess Aldridge, who is a wife and mother. When the war started, the family was split. She had a son fight on either side of the war, and both were killed. (I’m not sure if the father’s stance on the war will be of consequence to the project – probably it will.) Bess is in mourning, and no matter the justice she found in the Revolution to begin with, now she is bitter towards the war in general.
As for my ‘creative project,’ I am writing a poem. I want it to sound period, so I am reading up on poetry from the late 18th century.
TO A LLANGOLLEN ROSE,
THE DAY AFTER IT HAD BEEN GIVEN BY MISS PONSONBY.
Soft blushing flow’r! my bosom grieves,
To view thy sadly drooping leaves:
For, while their tender tints decay,
The rose of Fancy fades away!
As pilgrims, who, with zealous care,
Some little treasur’d relic bear,
To re-assure the doubtful mind,
When pausing memory looks behind;
I, from a more enlighten’d shrine,
Had made this sweet memento mine:
But, lo! its fainting head reclines;
It folds the pallid leaf, and pines,
As mourning the unhappy doom,
Which tears it from so sweet a home!
Written by Matilda Betham, July 22, 1799.
Taken from this site.
Admissions Season
original poem
September is upon us-
And so the fury ensues
Four years of our lives,
All the trials and tribulations,
Boil down to a concoction
Of words and numbers on a page…
We shake the magic 8 ball
Of academic enlightenment
And even atheists pray to God,
“Let me be accepted”
Flag Yourself
Watch this clever video by Steven Crowder featuring Ann Coulter, Michelle Malkin, and Bill Whittle (not to forget the lovely Peace) responding to the White House tattle-tale project.
Now, go flag YOURself!
flag@whitehouse.gov
The Year the Media Died
The Rebellious Tim Tebow
The secular media didn’t quite know what to do with themselves in that clip, did they? Here is a guy who comfortably admits to “saving himself” for marriage and yet is the quintessential picture of masculinity. When Tebow chuckled and said, “I was ready for the question, but y’all weren’t” he sums up the media’s discomfort with purity, and the idea that it is not something to be embarrassed about.
Link to a full article on LifeSiteNews.com.
Journalism To Do List
Today I had the privilege to hear many speakers, and after looking at my notes at the end of the day I noticed a common way to easily categorize what I had jotted down: a to do list. So many of the little notes I wrote were one liners that described what journalists should be doing to be successful. Here is my list, in no particular order, as it stands tonight, but I feel more will be coming.
Learn to write
Build relationships
Don’t lie
Trust your instincts
Do what you love
Get to know smart people – they make you smart
Be flexible
Join college newspapers, radio stations, etc.
Be experienced
Don’t be afraid to volunteer – even if you don’t know what you’re doing
Think critically
Don’t be content – test your assumptions
Objectivity comes from discipline
Pursue truth
Humanize your stories
Journalism is all about people
Ask questions
All the items on this list come from people who know and love journalism. People who have worked extremely hard to achieve to such a high level. They do not lie – making a career in journalism is going to be hard work, day in and day out. Despite the workload, I believe that it will be completely worthwhile – not measured by if I become the next hot name in journalism, but if this love and interest leads me to a richer and fuller life. Not only can I learn the skill of writing, photographing, video editing and all the myriad of others there are, but life lessons such as striving for the truth, working to be ethical, and thinking critically about the world I inhabit. In my eyes, I can only see this work being abundantly helpful.
The Mirror 