Sorry Doesn't Cut It

Honestly, the number one passage I really enjoyed was this most recent passage, "All Apologies". The one thing I remember most about this passage is "sorry doesn't cut it". In reality, sorry rarely does cut it for many things. For me, I tend to forget that telling the truth can hurt people and being mad can cause even worse problems. My father and I are very close. We rarely get in arguments. The one problem I have with getting in arguments is if I become too mad. My blood gets to boiling and my stress level rises and when this happens my voice rises as well. At this point, the best thing for me to do is walk away and the worst thing for some to do is to follow me. When someone does not let me cool off in an argument I tend to say some of the meanest things I can come up with. The one time I have ever been mad at my dad I said "I hope you die when you are 52". To say the least my dad is 52yrs old now and he reminds me of it constantly. We could be joking around and he will bring it up. Each time I my father reminds me of what I said, I think about how even "sorry" doesn't cut it. I regretted it the minute it came out of my mouth. I have never said anything like that to my father but when I am mad I cannot control myself. "All Apologies"  is the one passage that I can relate best to. Biss even states how we owe our parents "unspeakable apologies". The one thing is even though I have apologized for saying that to my father, it still feels like that was not enough to take back what I said. 

My favorite film is Pocahontas. This passes the Bechdel because she has a friend and the tree or "Grandmother Willow' that she talks to multiple times through out the movie. In all honesty I cannot remember but I do feel that Pocahontas mainly talks about a male with these women. She mainly talks about the racial situations between the Native Americans and the White people. The whole movie is about her trying to see the better side of the white people while falling in love with one of them. She is also expected to be married to someone in her tribe. I remember the main conversation between her and her best friend is about how her father was looking for her and how awful it is for her to talk with the white man. But her conversation with Grandmother Willow involves a more deeper meaning involving how life would be like if everything was more peaceful and they could share the land.

"Time and Distance Overcome" was definitely intriguing but my personal reaction was completely shocked. I had never expected such a bad outcome for the introduction of telephones. When I saw the first mention of the "war on telephone poles" I did not realize until reading further the impact telephone poles had on society in the south. A lot of people did not enjoy telephone poles being placed all over their land so they used them for unjust purposes. My reaction to the story was completely repulsed. For one, I am so surprised that people would do such a thing to another person. I understand times have changed and there have been worse things like the Holocaust. I still cannot imagine the telephone post I pass on a regular basis could be used for the destruction of another human being. I do not understand the point of racism and why "white people" would commit such horrible acts of cruelty.

Someone could argue that this is not a shocking offense at all due to all the racist things that have happened and even the Civil War. As of today, there have still been major cases of racism which I can still not quite understand because I think all people should be treated fairly and equal.

The hardest piece of writing I ever did was when I wrote an argument on why I think truck drivers are treated unfairly. First of all my father is a truck driver and I have experienced it first hand but my problem was finding the evidence to back my argument up. Every post and opinions of others towards truck drivers was not favorable and it made writing my paper much harder. Although, I got the chance to interview a few truck drivers and all their opinions were similar and helpful, most non-truck drivers disagreed. I was so passionate about this piece because I am close to my father and I also have been able to travel with him and see life how he does. I was a junior in high school in Advanced English and my teacher thankfully was very supportive but my dreams of having it actually go to the government and be a wonderful piece diminished when I also had to follow certain guidelines. I really just wanted to write all my feelings on a paper but that's not really how you write a proper paper.

My personal writing process consisted of all the thoughts and points I had about the topic, then researching for more. I had hopes that I would have a well thought out piece with all my points. Then after I have all my points I move on to coming up with a structure for my thought out points to go in. After I move on from the structure I start to place what I want to say in that structure. I usually start with an introduction that includes an attention getter and a thesis. I then listed my main points and just filled out the rest of my paper. It was basically placing all my research into the already structured piece.

Well my mind moves from one thing to another really fast. I am constantly thinking about the next thing to do or things that need to be done. Honestly, the best thing I can do is to calm down and focus on one thing at a time. If I cannot focus then I can always work with another person in the class.

Introduction

Hi, my name is Heather Barna. I am majoring in Social Media Marketing and minoring in Studio Art. I am planning on becoming a Graphic Designer. I currently work at Topper Talk in the Alumni building on campus. I am originally from Louisville, Kentucky. I went to DuPont Manual High School and ran track and cross country there. I was also involved in a Visual Arts Program so you could say I am creative.