Process Reflection

New English110 class,

Do not be discouraged when you learn that this class is about science fiction! That is if you are as shocked as I was when I started this class, I hated scifi. It is actually not as bad as you would imagine! The best advice I can give you would be, to read, read and read some more, and when you feel like you have read enough- you probably still have a few pages left to read.- LOL I know at the beginning I thought I would just skim through all the common place university chapters and get the gist of it, rather than reading through everything. Bad idea!!! I ended up going back and reading everything anyways because I was so lost when the class was talking about the different steps common place asks you to take. I guess Leslie didn't give us homework just because she thought we needed something to do once we got home, no.... we really did need to know it all. I thought this class was going to be a breeze! But, it really was academically challenging, and not to the point where I was exhausted, but definitely a good challenge.
So I if you only remember one thing from this post, then you probably didnt read the whole thing, so go back and read it all- remember I said to read, read and read some more...... Thats english 110, good luck!

Farscape

I really liked the beginning of the show! When the older man was telling his son that he was proud of him and that he would make his own story in life, then he gave him his lucky ring.... How sentimental right?!!! Then when he got morphed into that crazy magnetic field that pulled him far into space, was alittle wild, but still cool! And then..... the weird aliens had to be brought into the storyline, there were humans to, atleast people that looked human- i dont think they were from earth though.-

I really like the scifi shows that dont go sooo beyond reality, like crazy alien life forms with hair that moves all by itself and looks like rubber. I mean alittle bit of unrealistic stuff is interesting, like STNG how they have real people whether they are red, orange or green, maybe even look like cyclopes or droids, but they are still in human form. Not unknown alien creatures that look somewhat childish, to me. The biggest difference I noticed was between this show and all the rest is how they started from earth and as you could imagine made it seem more real. Especially how the guy was working for NASA. No other science fiction that I have seen has incorporated this into the plot.

STNG: “The Measure of a Man”

I really liked this episode! It shows how close Captain Picard and Data are, and how they view each others friendship. Also how Commander Riker feels as if he has betrayed both Captain Picard and Data by representing the prosecution, that is until Data explains to Riker how he is grateful for Riker's actions because without him he would have lost the judgment by default.

STNG was easier to relate to because not only did it incorperate a female in charge (the judge), but also how they were all laid back and just having fun while playing cards. Although I'm not sure how much I liked how everything took place on the ship, rather than exploring another planet. How many episodes can you possibly watch when all the action is confined to the inside of a spaceship?

WB Post 4- Star Trek

I watched episode 24 called This side of paradise. It actually got straight to the storyline and was pretty good, it showed different sides of the characters that I may have not have known otherwise. This particular episode takes place on a planet called Omarcron Sandy 3, it a federation colony led by a man named Elias Sandoval. When the crew lands on this planet they find that everyone is in perfect health, but they should not be alive because the planet is contaminated with a deadly form of radiation. Captain Kirk order that a small crew go to investigate which included himself, Dr. McCoy, Mr. Spock, and Mr. Sulu. Shortly after arrival they find that there are no living animals on the farms or any other living thing for that matter other than these seemingly healthy humans. Elias Sandoval explains to Captain Kirk and his crew that the philosophy of Omarcron Sandy 3 is "Men should resort back to a more simple life," he gives several examples such as no vehicles or weapons allowed only harmony. After Elias is finished explaining the perfections of this planet ( good climate, perfect amounts of rain), a female named Leila appears from another room and locks eyes with Mr. Spock. She mentions that they had met 6 years prior on earth, but no other explanation is spoke of yet, until.... Leila takes Mr.Spock to show him how the colony has survived. As they arrive at the site of were the spores are growing, Mr Spock is suddenly sprayed by the spore and becomes enlightened with happiness, emotions and tells Leila that he loves her. Captain Kirk finds Mr. Spock smiling, laughing and hanging from a tree in the pasture and realizes something very wrong has happened. Eventually a spore is taken on board of the ship and infects the entire crew, leaving Captain Kirk to figure out how to get his crew to overcome the effects of the spore. It doesn't take long for him to realize that anger or any form of strong emotions will rid them of this "happy pill" as Mr. Spock calls it. As he gets crew members one at a time to come back to reality, Mr. Spock is left to tell Leila that he cannot stay with her because he has responsibilities on the ship and cannot stay with her. The crew comes back on board and they leave the paradise behind.....

My comparison will be with the New Star Trek movie, since I have just finished watching it as well. I believe the biggest change in science fiction and movies alike, are how the subjects have continued to change to be more timely. For instance, a decade or more ago people were more interested in aliens and how futuristic all the gadgets and spaceships could be, because everyone believed this was a real futuristic possibility. People now a days are still interested in those same things to only a minor degree, but rather the story lines and how well they can relate to a topic -in a futuristic way- is more important. I believe it is mainly due to how in science fiction the world should have already had flying cars, and a robot maids like the Jetson's had. In the New Star Trek movie we were able to relate to it more easily because it brought in family, fear disappointment and success, but also included the cool fight scenes, romance and of course crazy new weapons and technology.

BSG

Well, I'm not really sure where to begin........ I thought the show was pretty boring, what was all the sex scenes about? They were a bit much for me. I was a little confused because there was so much going on and I had no back ground information to help me understand exactly where all this was coming from. But my dad told me this show (the original) is where we got the name for my first dog as a child "Starbuck," which I never knew until I had to watch the show for class.

My favorite poem

A Word to Husbands by Ogden Nash

To keep your marriage brimming with love in the loving cup,
Whenever you’re wrong, admit it;Whenever you’re right, shut up.

Even though this poem is short, It says everything we need to know -and it's funny.-
I tell my husband this all the time, when im right and he's wrong I gloat all day and keep reminding him just incase he forgot that I was right (im usually not the one whose right, so when I am, I live it up). But on the other hand no woman likes to hear when she's wrong, atleast not this one;0)

Normal Again

I really liked this episode! It made me sit and really think for a minute, whether Buffy was really in the hospital or not. Especially when she admitted to Willow that she had been in one before. I never realized how close the two of them were until Willow seemed surprised that there was something about Buffy that she didn't know.

My Favorite Show

My favorite tv show at the moment, would have to be Desperate Housewives. I would describe it as a night time soap opera! Although I have never liked watching soaps -they are so dramatic- I can't help but LOVE this one... They cover pretty current topics, such as marriage, divorce, pregnancy, affairs, the struggles of owning your own business and especially about how people think that they know someone, when in reality they really dont know them at all. Everyone has a past, secret or problem that they dont want anyone to know about, because in Wisteria Lane -thats the street that everyone on the show lives on- everyone's lives are perfect, or so they seem.
On the last episode one of the Susan thought that her ex-husbands, ex-girlfriend tried to kill her daughter, and hired a detective to figure it out, and realized that the detective that she hired was a girl she used to make fun of in high school-and she was still holding onto her grudge.-Then Lynette found out about an affair that one of the other neighbors was having with a married man. And Gabrielle is a rich girl who used to be a model, whose daughter has to be home schooled because Gabrielle got in an argument with her daughters principal and got her daughter kicked out of the school. The only problem is that the private school that she wants to put her daughter in is booked, so she must home school her until there is an opening to enroll. Unfortunately she is not very good at teaching, and the tension is tearing her and her daughter farther and farther away from each other. So Gabrielle's husband Carlos finds out that the maid he hired to clean his home is really teaching his daughter math, because Gabrielle couldn't handle it anymore.
I hope this makes at least one person want to watch the show. It is a really exhilarating, I promise!!!

Common place problem

I seem to be having the same problem that many of you guys are! Making it sound different then my last paper. I am talking about the Mirror Stage, and I pulled my description of it from my analytical paper. But I want to explain it more in detail and not so formally.

Common Place

I think my paper is going to be about the "Mirror stage." Because I think it's important to know why humans are forever seeking a unity of self, And why as a infant we possess this quality, but how and why it is lost when we are adults. Why do we need this quality to feel complete, and what are some ways we try to fill this void. Sounds pretty interesting, atleast I think so :0)

Quoting

I have a internet source that is not by one particular person infact it is by several different people, but, one the same track of mind. So my problem is quoting them as a whole, since many of them are basically saying the same thing. Is it okay too quote a site rather than one particular person? Or should I just pick one and say that it is "backed up " by several others?

Another problem I seem to be having is using the definition of a word. How do you put that in a paper? Do you just simply say in the webster dictionary the word "Helpless, is defined as lacking or deprived of strength or power."?

Another problem

How do you explain what a "new self" is? Meaning when you turn 18 and you realize that everything has changed, including your responcibilities, how do you explain that these sometimes change you into someone else a " new you"?

Paper dilemma

I can't seem to figure out how to explain what Jacques Lacan describes as the mirror stage, it is as follows,"when infants look in the mirror, and first recognize that they have a self outside of their own self, they will forever seek that unity of self they once had." I am more interested in the part where she says "a self outside of their own self," I just can't seem to describe what this means in a more descriptive way that makes sense, And without making it more than a paragraph or two. Any advice??

WB Post 3

My first resource is from a website called “The Journey from Adolescence to Adulthood.” ( http://searchwarp.com/swa25822.htm. ) Regardless of the difficulties that surround this important transition, these terrible teens will normally grow into wonderful young adults that you can be proud of (Anne Wolski.) Not only was Wolski’s article unconvincing, but it left me trying to fill in the blanks, because she only touched on topics without going in to detail. I couldn’t help but wonder, why are these transitions’ important, why are teens terrible, and how do/will they grow into wonderful adults? Even though I do find this topic very interesting, it is extremely hard to base an opinion or be completely certain of the opinion you do form when it is anchored by something so inconclusive.

My second source is sited from (http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/648945/stages_of_development_changes_from.html ) by Angel Tate. Although Tate may not be a professional in the sense (Dr/BSW/LCP), when she speaks about adolescents her tone is very focused and easy to follow. She speaks about the adolescents search for independence and how they tend to always be in conflict with anyone and everyone that are in authoritative positions.

Eminem "Mocking Bird"

I really like this song, my husband likes to sing the end of it to my daughter Reese. When he says:
And if you ask me too, Daddy's gonna buy you a mockingbird I'mma give you the world I'mma buy a diamond ring for you I'mma sing for you I'll do anything for you to see you smile... And if that mockingbird don't sing and that ring don't shine, I'mma break that birdies neck I'll go back to the jeweler who sold it to ya And make him eat every carat don't f*** with dad (haha)
And although the other words to this song really don't have any significance to my personal life, I still get alittle tear eyed when I hear him sing parts in it like: Cause all I ever wanted to do was just make you proud. I never could have imagined that "such a small person" (my daughter) could influence my life so much! I mean to a certain degree you can imagine, but not really to the full extent until you have a child of your own.. Ever since she was born, I only want to make myself better, for her and my family; to make them proud of me and for Reese to know that IF mommy could do it (anything) then so can I.

Wilcox- Fear the princess screamed once

I don't know about everyone else, but when Whedon comments that "he wants children to remember the fear of "Hush" : in effect, he seems to saying that he wants it to have the impact of a good fairytale on children working out their emotional world (Whedon 148.)" What does this mean to you?It seems somewhat cold in a way, because when I think of fairytales, I think of Happily ever after or once upon a time rather than actual times and dark scary endings with we need to talk conversations! Also when he says "children working out their emotional world," once we talk about the real depth of the show it doesnt seem something a child would quite understand. "Help working out your emotional world" usaully does not consist of scary "gentlemen" roaming around at night cutting humans' heart out. Am I right, or did I miss something?

Moeller "Is it art?"

To tell you the truth, I never even thought twice about the abandoned church in the beginning of the show! "An abandoned church is unlikely in Sunnydale- an abandoned church- Think about it. Considering the fact that the possibility of a grisly death in this particular town seems very high, the need for prayer is especially high (Moeller 97)." I don't attend church at all, but if I lived in a town that always seemed to have bad/weird things happening, I think I would do my share of begging and pleaded to ANY god.

Grimm

I thought it was interesting when it speaks about Buffy being in the hospital and "her mother Joyce and her watcher Giles connect via a brief exchange about Buffy's well being, which provides a glimpse of the traditional mother/father parental authority that is rarely evident in the series" (bridges 93). Not only did I realize that you never see her answering to an adult (Where have you been? Why were you out so late?), but also that she mainly relates to her watcher Giles as a means of support, guidance and acceptance. So we should only assume that Buffy's parental authority is equally divided amongst her mother , father, and her watcher. And although it is sometimes hard to remember "the audience is reminded that Buffy- age seventeen at this point in the series- is still a child with extremely adult responsibilities (Grimm 93)." As I point out in my research paper, Buffy is in a need of holding onto her childhood because she has so much responsibilities fighting the evil forces that she is afraid of what responsibilities being a "real" adult will entitle.

Hush

I thought it was very interesting at the end, when Riley went to talk to Buffy. I have been writing about how insecure and alone Buffy tends to feel in previous episodes, but as a collegian she seems to have overcome many but not all of these dilemmas. I say this because she easily steps up to the plate to battle the "Gentlemen", never even breaking a stride when she runs into Riley. But I said she "overcomes many, but not all of these dilemma's" because Buffy does second guess herself, when she is thinking about talking to Riley about her (extracurricular) activities as a slayer. In the end you wonder if he even begins think about why Buffy was there fighting away the demons, and only wants to explain his part in the scenario. Mainly because he speaks about how much he cares about her, and he is tired of hiding the truth. This seems to still be a reoccurring issue even in college, with feeling like your alone.

Freewriting #2

I have been writing about how insecure Buffy seems to be with herself, specifically in season 3 episode 12. As Buffy turns 18 it seems hard for her to let go of her adolescence years where she has become so confident, and rightfully so. In the book titled The truth of Buffy I quote "Understanding and controlling those emotions helps lead the self to become a more fully realized human being". I believe this is important because it is saying once she is able to understand this new chapter in her life, then she will be able to explore more deeply all the emotions and feel more complete and secure as an adult. So the psychological conflict of the show is based on the constant struggle of characters who examine and reexamine and then discover their inner emotional problems-
Citations provided by: The truth of Buffy

Freewriting#1

I think adolescents tend to "run" from their problems, meaning, rather than deal with the issue at hand they would rather "deal with it later" or not deal with it at all. This can be bad for a number of reasons, such as, the stress of the situation or issue will only build up inside and start eating away at you, denial can set in and/or addiction's can form. When you think of all these things that can go wrong just by not communicating and staying withdrawn from the situation at hand, it almost seems kinda silly, doesn't it . Wouldn't you rather just handle the issue by talking it out, listening or by forgiving and forgetting?

Free Writing

Oh my god!!! So I am the team Captain for the "Buckeye Diva's" (Hit the Road with the Buckeyes Challenge) it is a physical challenge designed around the 2009 OSU football season. Teams of five can “walk” the distance to the Big Ten away football games by tracking daily steps. The challenge is sponsored by Your Plan for Health for all faculty and staff. You can win some really great weekly prizes all while getting in shape!
Anyways, I have been trying run anywhere between 8-12 miles a day, and one of my teammates decided she wanted to have a 1 on 1 challenge. It was a simple competition, where we would try to get more miles than each other from Friday to Monday. It wasn't easy but... I managed to get 14.72 miles on Friday- 24.45 on Saturday- and 20.06 on Sunday! And I won!!! I was able to get 59.23 miles in three days :0) But unfortunately, I feel like I am unable to move LOL every muscle in my entire body aches. I hate to lose in anything, so to me it was all worth it!!!

College Of Dentistry (WB prompt 2)

At a glance the Ohio State College of Dentistry appears to be a very efficient and organized institution. As a College its devotion is not only to the dental and continuing education of their current students, and prospective students; But also to research and outreach programs (serving underserved communities.) The Dental College consists of many different departments within its four floors, such as; Emergency clinic, Endodontics, Geriatrics, Orthodontic, Pedodontics, Periodontics, Graduate Prostodontics, Oral Surgery and Dental Hygiene. With over 450 students and a very busy work schedule, students and staff are encouraged to use their time wisely by attending civility training/ bi-weekly meetings, and students and faculty must do a required amount of research (ex: Science, pathology, biology, neuroscience, and immunology) all while continuing to meet even the most difficult of patient requests. I do believe it is notable that this university functions not only as a college but also as a business.
I have recognized the challenges of the University functioning as a College and business by its inability to adequately separate the two, meaning; on the surface the school acts as if education is there top priority, but in reality the Business aspect is what is consistently being emphasized, (total patient care, not utilizing the chairs to there full potential). I have personally witnessed (as an employee) the confusion this system creates; not only for the patients who do not understand that their student dentist can not see them the minute a need arises due to there educational obligations, but also for the staff who have to deal with the confusion because the college cannot find an median to equally balance the two systems.

Primary Source 2 (Helpless)

It was Buffy's 18Th birthday, and somehow she lost all her slaying powers- (she had no coordination and was getting picked on and knocked down by people she normally would have been able to stand up to.) She turned to her friends and family but no one would listen to her or take her seriously. Only one person seemed to help her and that was her boyfriend, he told her that he loved her from the moment he first saw her because he could tell she was a good person. I believe the writer was trying to show how some kids loss there sense of self when they're surroundings are changing drastically. Growing up unleashes new struggles and obstacles, so in order to overcome them you sometimes have to remember who you are, and that your not the only one that has gone through this awkward stage in life. Buffy was a senior and going to be graduating, that's a scary thing for some kids. The story explains how you have to have confidence and self reliance, and that those qualities will make you stronger as an adult.

'But She Was Naked! And all Articulate!'

In reality doesn't Inara have to be rhetorical sometimes to protect herself? It almost seems like she uses this training as a shield of some sort, And she can easily switch between all different forms of this method. When she is sitting in the room with Fess, and his father continuously degrades his son, she picks up on his dominance and the possibly bad situation and begins to dis empower Magistrate Higgins by telling him he is not welcome in her room any longer and that only his son is welcome, she is basically giving the son a taste of 'control' and helping him 'become a man'. But just as soon, she takes that power away from Fess too when she says, 'Sex is a ritual, a symbol.... But it doesn't make you a man, you do that yourself.' Basically as soon as he starts to feel comfortable around her, she puts his confidence in check, by letting him know she is in charge.

Our Mrs. Reynolds

We all should have known that something was up with Safron. I mean who just shows up on someone Else's spaceship and says "we are married." Especially since she was so heart broken about Malcolm not wanting to stay married to her. Of course he was freaking out, wouldn't you? I wasn't to surprised when she ended up poisoning Malcolm and knocking the other guy out so she could mess up the controls on the ship, Because she showed to many signs of being " To good to be true,." For example, Telling Malcolm she was there to serve him, or for basically saying we are still going to be married for a couple of days we can still get it on until then..... That's all I have to say, The good girl does a 360 from nice and innocent to dirty butt. LOL that just doesn't typically happen in a total of 1 second.

Primary Source 1

On a school day Buffy’s mother wakes her up from her dream to tell her it’s time for school. Her mother seems really surprised that not only does Buffy get up right away, But that her daughter is actually excited to go to school. She was looking forward to the weekend so she could spend time with her father whom she rarely gets to see; Since her parents got a divorce over a year ago. What she didn’t know was that some weird things were going to happen that day, for instance, her dad came to her school in the form of a nightmare and told her she was the cause of their divorce. She had been a bad child and if she would have tried harder then things wouldn’t have gotten so bad between him and her mother. I think what is trying to be communicated is that a lot of children experience turmoil when their parents get divorced and tend to believe that it is their fault, being a teenager you already feel insecure within or about yourself. There’s that “I could have done something different to change the outcome” and keep my family together. Maybe she felt torn between her two parents. I believe the writer wanted children to know that this is a normal reaction to an abnormal situation.

Season 1 : Ep. 10

I Just finished watching Buffy The Vampire Slayer, titled “Nightmares.” I think the story line is perfectly associated with the teenage life, In a High school setting and in an everyday scene. The title refers to every teenagers worst fears, For instance, Walking into class with no clothes on or not knowing you had a test that day. Everyone in the entire school saw their worst fear’s come true, Ex: As told in the beginning of the episode Buffy’s parents had gotten a divorce the year before, and her dad ended up going to her school and instead of spending the weekend with her like they had originally planned, he told her she was the cause of their divorce. Of course this was not the truth but only her “worst nightmare.” Anyways I really liked the show and would totally recommend it to anyone who is interested.

World of Computers (WBprompt1)

Isn't it funny how as times change we all seem to adapt to other forms of communication? When I was younger the only way you could keep in touch with someone was either by picking up a house phone and calling them or by writing a letter. Now by popular demand we all use Myspace, Facebook or something similar to a blog to inform everyone of our statuses. I myself am guilty of this new age invention. While I was pregnant I would write a weekly blog on Facebook to keep my family and friends updated on the nine month journey to becoming a mother. Everyday some new way will arise at which we no longer will talk face-to-face. Isn't it important that we keep that form of communication alive? As I was watching the news the other night, I was shocked to hear that texting had become such a problem! Lawmakers are trying to make texting illegal while driving. I sure hope I was not the only one who cringed at the thought of people being unaware of there surroundings. This initially was an invention that was meant to help you communicate more conveniently rather than dangerously? I suppose as every new and improved form of communication comes out, we will be able to overcome the short falls we call not paying attention.

High School is Hell

This article reminded me how glad I am not to be in that ackward stage of life anymore. Worrying about what to wear, and what the cool thing to do or say may be. But also like the article said "Todays teens live in a world where their classmates plot their murders, where the threat of a gun violence is always present." Kinda scary, isn't it. I mean it all boils done to something more than what we wear and who we hang out with, but the deeper insecurities and social pressures. All and all this was a very good article!

Serenity surprised me!

It was actually a pretty good show! I was especially intrigued by Kayley (the mechanic). She has a very positive personality, it was somewhat inspiring. For example; When the government agent shot Kayley in the stomach and someone in her crew asked if she could move her legs, she jokingly replied "Are you asking me to dance?". How many people can look at the bright side of a situation, right after they have been shot! I sometimes wish I could be more light hearted like her. Did anyone else think that the captain's persona was somewhat awkward and/or mysterious? I mean you must wonder why he was so protective over his crew. Maybe he See's these people as he would his family. I guess I would be the same way if the alliance was always hot on my families trail. Here is a quote by Booker the Shepard that joined the ship in Estefanie, he had a very good outlook on life as well when Kayley asked him " How come you don't care where your going?", he replied "How you get there is the worthier part!".

Here we go

So I hope I don't bore the better half of you with my biography..... My name is Jennifer (usually I just go by Jen), and I am a 27 year old married, female with a baby girl who was born in May. What was that? Did you say I dont look like I just had a baby? Why thank you I appreciate that!!! Now back to where I was, I have worked in the dental field for over 9 years, and alittle over a year ago I was offered a job at Ohio State College of Dentistry. I am completely dedicated to the dental profession. So that pretty much explains why I decided to go back to school, So I can become a dentist and provide a good future for my family!

On another note... I have been married for 2 1/2 years and Me and my husband are huge OSU football fans, Can I get a OH-IO