Role Models

I have been especially impressed with both Laura and Lauren's blogs this semester.  They are very different yet they both have a few elements that are similar and contribute to the quality of the blogs.   Both writers do a very good job at incorporating outside ideas and making relevant connections to the world.  Although the writers are interested in different areas, they incorporate their interests and passions into their writing while still following the prompt.  As well as including outside ideas, both blogs are very well written and clearly address the prompts.

Laura's blog often includes analysis of current events, philosophy papers, and other student's blogs, giving her blog another dimension.  This awareness probably stems from her political science and sociology background and it is a nice change in perspective from all the movement science majors.

Lauren's blog is very intriguing because she often incorporates engaging images that she links to her topic of discussion.  She makes very strong connections between these ideas in ways that I would not think of making.  I think her interest in architecture and art makes her perspective especially interesting.

These blogs encourage me to take a more out of the box approach to blogging.  Whenever I blog, I generally only rely on my own thoughts and analysis of the reading or the topic of discussion.  I rarely incorporate outside sources or images because I just don't think about it.  In the second half of the semester, I am going to try to approach blogs from a different angle e instead of writing them like English papers.   I think that I feel somewhat confined by the prompts and write to answer the questions posed instead of making this blog more of my own.  I like the idea of the freedom of blogging but I just haven't utilized it to its full potential yet.

My challenge for the rest of the semester is to expand my blog to incorporate other outside references and develop a unique blogging voice that is intriguing and captivating.

But this is a task that begins in March. In the meantime, I have spring break to enjoy (:

Kaitlyn