crossfire

One of the first things I noticed when I was watching the cross fire clip with Jon Stewart is that the guy in the bow tie was very bias toward what he thought. He thought that everything he believed in was correct, that only his opinion could be right. But why invite someone to your show to just yell and argue with them? Whats the point of that? I also noticed that he kept contradicting himself. He told Jon Stewart that he liked him as a person, but then would say things that implied otherwise.  By doing these things the "bow tie guy" shows ignorance. I think this stuff matters because crossfire is supposed to be a show of exploring peoples opinion and thoughts, and then considering and thinking about them, to understand all views so that one can come up with their own enlightened view. Jon Stewart stayed calm  and collective, he didn't seem to argue with his emotions. He was logical and even made some jokes, which was important because none of the other guys were. This crossfire clip shows us that when you know what you are talking about you say things in a whole different way. I mean why would you need to yell and criticize some one to get your point across.

Writing habits

Writing has always been a little harder for me; therefore I start immediately on an essay. Sometimes I will sit there just staring at a blank piece of paper debating on which angle I should come from. For the weirdest reason when I write it is hard to get anything longer than two pages. I feel like I address all of my questions, ideas, and other things, but I'm not good at the "fluff".  I start my process by just jotting down a few broad ideas and maybe some more detailed ones, so I don't forget them. Then I start just writing or typing. I have always done my best work in front of the television; the background noise helps me and can even spark other ideas or questions on occasions. I do my worst work when there are other people around talking. I think this happens because I get more involved in other peoples conversations then the ones on TV, especially when it is my friends. When it comes to making sure my rough draft sounds right and makes since, I have always relied on my dad and others peers. When I write something I look at it differently then everyone else, because it is a personal thing I have created, so I think its always good to get an outside view on things. After tweaking things around to make it flow, I do one last edit and have someone read it threw one last time. And finally I turn it in and hope for a good grade.