Blogging

I believe that there are more pros than cons of having to blog as part of my English class. For the most part, I enjoy blogging because it's a release of feelings on topics that are important to me. Sometimes it's just a nice way to relieve stress through typing the words to make better sense of something. More often than not, I discover additional insight and ideas about a topic when I actually have to sit down and write about it. This is important and helpful, because I gain more knowledge on something that I previously didn't value much. I definitely prefer blogging about things I want to rather than being assigned to blog about something I could care less about, because I'm more motivated to write and try harder. I believe that having to write two blogs a week for class is a fair assignment because I think it's easy and allows students to be creative as well as improve their writing skills simultaneously. When I blog I feel free and not restrained to a structured essay which is stressful and time consuming. With blogs, time is not a factor to me and I can type for however long I feel to get my point across. There is no pressure and it's almost like writing in my own secret diary, yet my other peers can view my material and provide me with feedback. I have no problem with this though, because I feel more comfortable with my blogs since it's the "real me" exposed; no boundaries, no limits. Overall, blogging is a helpful tool which helps people express emotion on a subject as well as improve their writing as a whole.