Summary & Response

1.      Literacy was important to Sherman Alexi because it save his life to where he did not want to be like the others but be different and that he taught his self to read all different kinds of book rather comics or magazines and try to teach it to other students like himself that don’t think they can. I agree that it was essential for me to learn how to read and write. From my experiences I had to learn how to read and write and not to be like some that don’t know how to and it would help me even more rather I was in school or not and if I want to become a write or an artist. It was also important to because it help me better understand what I want to write about rather it was imagination or personal and for read to make sure it was clear for others to understand and myself to make sure that there was no mistakes happening.  
2. Yes it was linked with my cultural identity just as Amy Tan’s was in her story.
3. The literacy narrative that I am identify with most is personal literacies. Because I have had many different people that has had positive influences on me rather is a teacher or family and friend they have helped me.
4. What it means to write a circular narrative is to have certain plot point repeated in the story to make sure that the person has a clear understanding on what it is about. Yes I do see the technique employed in any of the narratives we read with the theme they try to get across.

Why writing is important

My career goals are to graduate at least atop of my classes and to get a bachelors degree in electrical engineering also to start a business with two of my closes friends or a business of my own. I would have to use writing and communications to become successful by communicating with a lot of different people to tell them what my business is about. When it comes to writing I have to make sure that my writing is clear and understand rather it is on paper with detail instructions on what to build or how to build something or on blue prints to show which part goes where. The kind of writing I’ll have to do is straight forward and making sure that the designs I do are clear to others. My writing and communication skills would have to improve by getting a better understanding of where I am as a writer and communications. For example I am an ok writer but I know that I need to work on writing to help better myself in the future career goals that I have. Also when it comes to communications I have to gain a lot more confidence to talk to people to tell them my ideas and plans for what I would want for a design. For example I am more of a shy person when it comes to communication but for me to be successful with communication again I would have to have confidence to get my point across for those that I am working for.

Hourihan: What We’re Doing When We Blog

Wrt 150 Free Write 1/14/2013

1. Some features of a blog is that we don’t need to produce a content of a certain length to meet a page requirement, and can be one sentence or several paragraphs. This differ from print sources by having fresh information at the top of the page to show updates rather than scan throughout the page to see of something has change or something new as been added.
2. Because blogs used to mean a personal online diary then after the events of September 11 happened there was more like a web journal that comments on the news or have different theories on how certain things happened with different types of evidence. 
   3.  I think that keep a blog for this class can be advantageous by keeping up with what classmates are doing and having a responds to something they had posted rather long or short to agree with that point they blogged about or a disagreement that topic on their blog. Disadvantages that could come with having a blog in this class are that some people might not use it as much, or wouldn’t want to keep up to date on what the class is on their blogs.  4. Blogging you can write entries, add or change different materials to you topic on your blog. Publishing printed material ready for others to read and have other review your work.