Week 13: End Of Semester Reflections

     I would like to start off by saying that, this first semester of taking English 1080 turned out to be much better than I have thought it would be. Back a few months ago I was really worried about coming to MUN, mostly because of the fact I had to do English courses. Throughout high school I felt that I didn’t learn anything and I wasn’t going to be prepared for English in university. Luckily I end up in a good English class with a good prof. I feel that I learned more about writing in the pasted couple months, than I did in high school. Also English was always the subject I disliked the most in high school but since coming to university, ironically English is now my favorite course.      

     To go back to the beginning of this semester, to me the most interesting material we covered in the course would have to be the poetry section. I really enjoyed the spoken word poetry and spatial poems. It was something brand new to me and very interesting to learn about. The two poems I found the best to read and listen to was “Swingset” and “The Tyger.” Regarding the essay workshops, I felt they were a huge advantage of helping me write my essays. The essay workshop really helped me understand how to make a clear and good thesis statement for my papers. Also after doing a couple essays I feel that, I finally have a better understanding of how to write a good essay. Before this course, I had no clue, our high school teacher never thought us how to do it and would complain when we didn’t do it right.  Also the weekly blogs we had to do was a good idea and easy marks in my opinion. Most of the activities we had to do were creative and fun to do. The one I liked the best was the memes, I really enjoyed making up funny memes, considering I used to do it all the time. Overall this English 1080 course was a success to me, I feel like I was worried over nothing. It turned out I could do the English here in university all because of the great Prof I chosen to take English 1080 with.

Week 12: How To

  This week I will be talking about the different steps and tips people can use when driving in the snow. I personally learned how to drive in the snow because of going to young drivers in the winter time. 

Here's the steps of how to drive safe in the snow:

1.)  Clear off snow and ice from vehicle

Remove all snow and ice all on the vehicle, including the roof, windows, head lights, etc. It’s important to remove all the snow and ice for good vision while driving.

2.)  Reduce Speed

Drive slower in the snow, where it’s slippery. Driving fast would only cause you to have an increase chance of an accident. When dealing with winter and the snow, if you need to be somewhere, you should adjust your time and leave earlier.

3.)  Keep distance

Always keep good spacing distance from the vehicle ahead of you. Braking on slippery roads takes a vehicle longer to stop compared to on a dry road.  

4.)   Don’t give gas going up hills

Giving more gas when trying to go up a hill will only cause a vehicle’s tires to spin and you’ll never make it up the hill. It’s best if you go up a hill in first gear or keeping your speed around the same.

5.)  Aware of brakes and gas pedal

Slamming your brakes on will cause your vehicle to slide or skid. Slowing but effectively applying the brakes is best. Don’t pump the pedal or remove your foot when braking. Also you have to slowly apply gas when driving. When stopped and about to go again, slowly apply the gas. If not your tires will spin. When coming to a point where you need to stop, start releasing pressure on the gas pedal to slow down. 

6.)  No Cruise Control

Do not use cruise control in the winter time. It’s only a greatest percentage of you getting into an accident.

7.)  Caution of Slippery Spots

Places like bridges, ramps, and overpasses all have a greater chance of ice on their surface. You need to be aware of the upcoming placing you’ll be driving and know if the road is filled with ice.

8.)  Pay attention at all times

The final one is to always pay attention to your surroundings. If you see a threat coming, for instance a vehicle sliding. It’ll give you time to react and hopefully avoid an accident.

Week 11: Memes

Week 10: Quotable

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”—Mark Twain

     Mark Twain was an American author and humorist, he wrote the famous books known as “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and its sequel, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Since reading Huckleberry Finn last year in school, I have become a huge fan of Twain, slowly gaining interests for his famous books. If there is one quote I love from Twain that he had said was “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” To me this quote is telling people if you want to get ahead of a certain task in life you have to start somewhere. Sitting down isn't going to get you anywhere, you have to work hard and even if you take your time to get the job done, you will succeed. 

“You’ll miss the best things if you keep your eye shut”—Dr.Seuss

                                                                                 

 
      Doctor Seuss was an American writer, poet, and cartoonist, he was known mostly for his children books around the world.  This quote came from his famous book “I can read with my eyes shut.” To me this quote has a significant meaning in the way of Seuss trying to tell his readers to open their eyes and look at the world around them. If you keep your eyes closed you’ll never see the positive things around you in life. Ignoring the negativity in life will cause you to be happier, enjoying life to the fullest. The best things in life happen when your friends and family are around, seeing them happy causes you to be happy. As Seuss is trying to say is if you block all the bad from the good in life, there will always be good things in your life but if you keep your eyes closed you’ll never be able to witness the best things in life.

“All our dreams can come true, if we have courage to pursue them”—Walt Disney

     Disney was an American business magnate, cartoonist, filmmaker, and voice actor. Disney was the one who created the Walt Disney Company, which was created to tell children around the world that dreams can come true. Also all the movies created by the company help children be able to live the magic of the movies. I personally was a huge fan of Disney movies growing up. In my opinion the quote above said by Disney means everybody has dreams and there may be times when we may feel the dreams are never going to happen. If we really want it to happen we need to pursue our dreams and believe in our self to help make these dreams come true by thinking positively. Having the incentive to try and explore new things.