June 25 Post

Tonight, some of classmates gave presentations on their favorite writers. While listening their presentation, I am concerned about and nervous that how I am going to give a presentation because, on the one hand, I am not confident with my presentation is as good as they are; on the other hand, even though I have done research on Amy Tan, I still can’t know how to organize and prepare. Needless to say, since Amy Tan is a famous novelist, all of classmates have already known who she is. So how can I differentiate my perspective of Amy Tan to my classmates? Until now, I still can’t figure out how to do it. In addition, I can picture myself speaking broken English, like Amy Tan described her mother, while classmates might not understand. I am really scared.

In the class discussion, many classmates agree with these articles are difficult to understand and keep track on the ideas of how writers try to convey. I am not an exception of this rule. I am wondering where I can find some analysis to spark my thought to comprehend these articles. Also it’s interesting in the comments regarding to Britney Spears. Many think she is a naïve because of her ridiculous manners and thoughts. Based on their life experience and cultural background, people might come up their unique perspective to view the world. I am not saying whose perspective is right or wrong; but for me, I will not bother to watch these pop stars unless I must do so for assignments. These pop stars are trying to get attention from the public so that they can get more opportunities to make money. For example, Kim Kardashian might be this kind of person. he marriage only last 72 days; then she filed for divorce. My point is that the more people are interesting with her, the more opportunities she will get to make money. So if you definitely dislike her, then why care about her news?

The essay 2 assignment will be a good chanes to improve our writing skill.