For Project
Web my group focused on Social Media and my main topic was Reality Television.
The way I decided on my topic was by brainstorming about all of the popular
things that my generation mostly spent their time doing. In the end I narrowed
it down to watching television and decided to mainly focus on MTV`s most famous
reality TV shows, Jersey Shore and Teen Mom. While writing my essay and
posting on my Blogger I learned that reality television has much more of a
negative influence on teenagers than we realize. I now look at shows like these
and really understand some of the reasons behind the behavior I see in
teenagers my age these days.
Since last
semester, I do believe that I have improved my writing. My grammar has advanced
but I have also learned how to integrate quotes better so that they flow more
in my essay as opposed to just having big chunks of quotes from different
sources. I came up with ideas by not only researching but also by talking to
some friends of mine and getting their perspective on my topic as well. This
definitely helped me with my writing because it allowed me to see from
different point of views instead of my own. Procrastinating a little through
out my writing process actually helped me write better because I have realized
that I work very well under pressure. During my writing process the easiest
part was actually being interested and engaged in my topic. I really enjoyed
the fact that we had the opportunity to have some freedom when it came to
choosing our main focus. The most difficult part was trying to find information
about my topic on the CSUN library database because my topic was very modern
and new and it was hard to find something that really applied and was
significant enough to include in my paper. Overall I am satisfied with the
outcome and I am beginning to notice the positive change in my writing.
