Vampirism

In my Comp2 class we have been discussing how the characteristics of vampirism can work for humans that aren't vampires. For instance a pale, cold, lifeless, and scary individual may not be a vampire but he/she could have a lot of the same characteristics that we assume is how a vampire would be described.

Prewriting

Today in my Comp II class we discussed prewriting. The one thing I learned other than procrastination isn't good and everyone has some form of it is that I need to start planning and organzing my paper in advance and not wait until I sit down in front of a blank computer screen to start writing. When a teacher would tell me that a paper is due in a month and gives us what to write about I will just think about stuff in my head about what I want to write about and not start writing my paper until a couples of days before it is due. The only problem with that is when I sent down to write my paper I tend to forget what I have thought about in the previous month. I have mentioned before that I am a horrible procrastinator, but this semester I am going to keep a notebook and when I think about something I want to put in my paper I am going to write it down so I won't forget it and have it available for when I sit down and start writing my paper.

Introductions with Topic Sentences and Main Points

Introductions usually consist of a thesis sentence and the main points that you will be writing about. Well anyway that is how it is in most academic essays. There are occasions though that an introduction won't consist of a thesis statement. The thesis statement will be somewhere within the essay, it could even been the conclusion. I am having to write a papere for my Comp II class and it can't be like an academic essay, which means the introduction can't be a regular one. The introduction can't consist of the topic sentence and the main point. I have to figure out someway to write this paper and have my topic sentence in a different paragraph and not mention in my introduction what my main points are. I am evaluating an article about Twilight and my paper has to be written in a format like an article for a magazine would be written. This is going to take more though and planning than I had thought.

Popularity of Vampires

Vampires. Almost every teenage girl/boy are into the whole scene. Now every new book, tv show, or movie is about vampires. How long will this new thing last? Is it going to get bigger? It started out as vampires but now has moved on to include werewolves and zombies. I am about tired of the phenomenon and ready for something else. Twilight is one of my favorite books. I like reading about the book and what other people think about it. Twilight started a whole new genre with teenagers though. I think it is about time for something else to come along and grab the attentions of teenagers.

Procrastination with School

Procrastination is probably one of my biggest problems I face with school. I always wait until the last minute to start working on assignment. Let me be the one to tell you that waiting until the last minute isn't the smartest thing to do. I know some people wait until the last minute to do an assignment and they do better that way. I was like that in high school, I could wait until the night before a paper was due to start working on it and get a good grade. In college though, that doesn't work. A college student has to take time, plan what they are going to write about, get sources, and talk to their instuctor and other classmates about good topics. I got a B on my first paper I wrote in college. I though it was a good paper, but my instructor made some comments about how I should have went into more depth and explained situations and examples more. I think if I would have taken more time on that first paper I would have made a better grade. I am starting my second semester of college and I am going to work harder and not procrastinate as much. And to anyone who is reading this I hope they do the same.