Phew! The essay is finally DONE and turned in! This whole process has been exhausting, mostly because it actually involved a process. Usually I settle on an idea mentally, maybe sketch an outline, and then I start writing. When I have an essay, I proofread it a couple times, I have some friends or my parents proofread it, and I call it good. There was so much more effort involved in this essay-- with the blog reflections, drafts, presentation, workshop, and peer review, it was so much more than I'm used to. In the end, though, I think it resulted in a well-formed essay that did what it needed to do.
The hardest part, for me, was bringing Blogging into the equation. My paper was more about the concept of identity and my particular blogger's identity than about blogging itself. However, I managed to find a good quote that fit in with what I was trying to say, and I actually believe it rounded my essay off nicely. The presentation (though I DO NOT wish to give a presentation for every essay I write) did help me notice what was missing from my essay structurally, as I had to essentially re-structure my essay in PowerPoint form. It was an eye-opening experience.
Overall, I'm proud of my final essay and I think I did actually learn something about identity along the way. The process was long and arduous, but the result was more than worth it.
That's too funny because introducing the Blogging book was a toughie! I know for me there was a lot to utilize, but I had to narrow it down to a few options. If I pick essay one for my final turn in, I might switch out the examples I chose for more effective ones that I can explain better. It's cool to indirectly tie in individual and societal perspectives towards a blog. HEY isn't that what we're doing? LOL anyways keep it up chicka!
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