Walter's Freshman Comp Journal

Journal #45 Free writting

2007-11-21T09:56:00.000-08:00

Seems to me that this week has been a fun one in my book. The week has been going fast, yet work and college seem to be too fun for me at this point. Right now work is giving more hours than ever and school is giving me the grades. Yay more money for the holidays and presents funny money hehehehe..... College is going super fine I am passing all of my classes.

Journal #44 How is it going in the class so far?

2007-11-21T09:50:00.000-08:00

The class has been a reality check for me and just an intro to college. I am doing well in this class getting my homework done and assignments done while finishing the journals. What has changed about the class since I last wrote about it was that it seems that I don't seem nervous and I seem to take more risk now than I ever did. This has been a while class I learned a lot from it this class is well constructed.

Journal #43 wiki journal Promo

2007-11-19T10:24:00.000-08:00

Promo can mean many different things such as promoting a product of an up and coming. Or just a temporarily opposition of for a limited time only. The promo that I am talking about is a promo in professional wrestling. A promo in professional wrestling can be like an interview or can be some feature that can advance the story line. A promo is known to provide people of the wrestlers skill and talent for the audience to see like or dislike the character.

Journal #42 City of Phoenix Cought their first tex while driving Illigal

2007-11-19T10:16:00.000-08:00

Since phoenix has become the first city in the nation to banned texing or reading the tex illegal they have finally caught their first person. It was on November 5 police stoped an alleged offender and the only reason you can do so is that if its only an emergency. This is a good yet bad thing. The law and people only want the streets to be safer. Yet people have seem to cause accidents to stomp while texing. This can be a good thing for the rest of us keep texing until you come to a sudden stop or arrived to your destination.

Journal #41 Recently learned how to do.

2007-11-19T09:59:00.000-08:00

The most recent thing that I learned how to do is how to use r-DNA and take it from one organism to another and in planted in the same organism. This is such a process that take scientist to the next level in such research. The process of r-DNA make it to where you have to rely on others to help you. This is such an exciting thing to do for me. This is the future of science and technology.

Journal #40 wiki Journal podcasting

2007-11-19T09:51:00.000-08:00

Pod casting is such like an Internet radio only you are hosting the show. The topic of the show can be anything you would like it to be. Pod casters can offer stream or offer their shows by the RSS or just streaming them from ever so popular Itunes. Pod casters mainly have their own sites from there you can contact them from their site and so on. This is what pod casting is all about.

Journal #39 AZ CENTRAL Boy 15 dies after being shot at park

2007-11-14T08:25:00.000-08:00

This too young to die it just very bad. The boy was playing with the gun on the park. The gun accidentally went off and he died. This is harsh for me to take way too young. WHY WAS he playing with a gun in the first place. HE should of been at home at that time.

Journal #38 What’s the worst thing that has ever happened to you?

2007-11-14T08:14:00.000-08:00

The worst thing that have ever happen to me was when I fell off my bicycle. When this happened I was unconscious for about 20 minutes when I woke up I felt dizzy. This was such a harch experience for me. This has been the worst thing that had happened to me.

Journal #37 Anything good happen to you this week? What was it?

2007-11-14T08:10:00.000-08:00

Has there been anything that happened to me this week? Well the answer to that is yes I went to visit some friends that I have not seen in a while since high school graduation. This was such an exciting thing for me I had fun and catch up. Not to mention Monday was veterans day and I just relaxed that day. I had a fun week so far.

Journal #36 Boy (13) tells journey to mexico with ex teacher

2007-11-07T09:57:00.000-08:00

Boy an illegal immigrant who now is not going to return to the U.S. The teacher is now in jail with a charge of having sex with a minor, and crossing state lines. The boy wanted to visit his father in Guanajuato to get away from the life of living in Omaha. This is just an extremist to plot these types of crimes. This should be taken in a serious manner and not let down within a detail.

Journal #35 Free writing goals

2007-11-05T10:10:00.000-08:00

Goals are a necessity if you want to accomplished something drastic. Goals can be big or small depends on the steps that you take. Goals that are big required baby steps that will lead you to them in time. Goals are essential if there something in mind that you are set for. There is nothing that will stop you from getting your goals done.

Journal #34 which is more important, popular, accomplished things, or organized?

2007-11-05T10:04:00.000-08:00

I have to say out of the three the most important one is accomplished things. This will required you to combine goal settings for small goals for the day. Also this can make you organized in the process by taking action on that goal. Besides being popular comes naturally by just taking charge of your goals and dreams. Staying organized can consume you to be the one to be accomplished things.

Journal #33 Boy accused of starting half of california wildfires

2007-10-31T10:51:00.000-07:00

Boy has been accused of starting half of California wild fires. He admitted to playing with matches that lead to the start of the fire. A case will be ask to the prosecutor to be consider. The fire killed 14 people and left 2 houses burned. This is a tragic event what can the boy be thinking now.

Journal #32 wiki journal Mangaka

2007-10-29T10:53:00.000-07:00

Mangaka is a Japanese word for comic artist. Outside of Japan the word mangaka can mean many other things such as manga can mean a sleeve in Spanish. This occurs to combined many languages to one. A manga in such can mean the actual comic book itself. A mangaka can also mean an assistance to the author to help for his work.

Journal #31Halloween creates worries for aims

2007-10-29T10:47:00.000-07:00

School teachers worry that their students won't do well on the aims test, due to the fact that it is on Halloween. Students that have not pass the aims have a chance to retake the portion. Students could have a hard time focusing in the early morning of the test. The math portion of aims falls on the holiday. So should schools reschedule their aim takings days hmmm......

Journal #30 Would I like to be famous?

2007-10-26T11:11:00.000-07:00

Would I like to be famous? hm mm.... I have to say no because this can cause chaos and problems in your life. For example people can stalk you in your daily life. Many people would just run after you and won't leave you alone. People can do such harsh assumptions and start rumors. This is just not in my view of windows.

Journal #29 Write about what ever

2007-10-22T11:00:00.000-07:00

Well friday was a great and crazy day for me. I call off work on the last minute and finally graduated from Job Corps. During the graduation I was really nervous people were yelling. After the graduation I went home and relaxed, yet felt relief when I fell asleep. This was a good day for me.

Journal #28 Phoeix Area becomes #4 in Auto Theft

2007-10-22T10:51:00.000-07:00

Mesa, Scottsdale, and phoenix have become the most Auto theft cities in Arizona. The reason why Phoenix has become a hot spot for stolen cars is that the Mexico border. The most popular cars stolen where 1992 Honda accords and 1995 Honda civics. These cars have fewer security features and are more open to be stolen. The Tempe area reports fewer cars stolen every year.

Journal #27 Today, what are your must-do, want-to-do, and hope-to-do activities?

2007-10-15T10:41:00.000-07:00

Today my must do are finish all my home work. Go to class eat something before going to class and work. Go to work with a smile and be happy for the day. Find an Arco gas station and get some gas. Finally get a good night sleep for the next day.

Journal #26 wiki Journal Yakuza

2007-10-13T12:10:00.000-07:00

Yakuza are members of the traditional organized crime in Japan. Today they are widely know around the world. There are two meaning to the Yakuza groups one is "violence group" the other being the "Press". The violence group just do horrible crimes. While in the other hand the Press only does investigations within other groups.

Journal #25 Best thing about this class so far

2007-10-13T12:04:00.000-07:00

The best thing about this class so far is writing journals. Journals seem to exercise my mind and help me with expression. Writing Journals I look forward to answering. Another part of the class that is best is the way we can use blackboard to do our assignments. These are some of the things about the class that I look forward to.

Journal #24 Jurors might get pagers, allowed to shop while awaiting cases

2007-10-13T11:36:00.000-07:00

Jurors might get pagers, while awaiting to be set to trial. There would be about 3,000 new jurors each month. This can affect Arizona and as well other states. This might just be a fair warning to all people that want to be in the juror agreed. It can help to give people who are jurors some time to relax.

Journal #23: Free: Write about whatever you like

2007-10-10T11:05:00.000-07:00

I just wonder at times if there is a way to be random without no one commenting on your actions. Yet, at time people can tend to make a scene from just their total randomness. Maybe it in a way just a scene to make a crowd type situation. These are just one of the few topics that can be dealt with only professionals. It can then be called the sanction of a fire fly or just a type of disorder.

Journal #22 What the hardest thing about this class so far?

2007-10-10T10:57:00.000-07:00

The hardest thing about this class is trying to understand the material that the instructor covers. For example the wording on the boards at times seems to be blurry at times. Another way is the critical thinking skills that can not provide you with the lecture. The statistics of the wording. This is just the only concerns that I have.

Journal #21 New museum shows Hispanic inpact on Phoenix

2007-10-08T10:59:00.000-07:00

Hispanic community has had a huge impact on the community. The major impact was in the 1890's when Hispanics had explore Arizona. A historic display has been put up to honor those Hispanics. I really like this to recognise the Hispanic community. You should go and check this out.

Journal #20 wiki journal Noir

2007-10-05T00:11:00.000-07:00

Noir is a type of genre of movies mostly consist of dark and French like elements. This has seem to be a Hollywood type of movie consist of mostly drama. It is black and white forms of movie telling. This type of movies where mostly popular during the great depression and where mostly a form of love or crime movies. It is simply just a type of film.

Journal #19 Thoughts about the course so far

2007-10-05T00:00:00.000-07:00

This course so far has been a total review, yet tries to challenge me. What I like about this course is that it makes me want to write more and improve on it. A dislike of this course is total of reviewing amusing from the past. What has changed about this course it has prepared me to format by the way of writing. These are the just some of the ways this course has affected me.

Journal#18 Man Hit by truck and robed of groceries while dying

2007-10-03T10:51:00.000-07:00

Accident that caused the man to die was a bad site. Alan Flores was reported on the car by the vehicle. The accident happened in the corner of Main and 1st street. By the time people where in shock to learn about the terrible ordeal. Mesa police says its very uncommon of this, yet caused by drug dealers. This has been a very intense ordeal.

Journal #17 Wikipedia "Karoshi"

2007-09-26T11:21:00.000-07:00

Karoshi is a Japanese term is describe as simple "death from overwork". The main reasons for karoshi are heart attack and stroke due from stress. There has been about 205 cases of ill or death cases in 2007 of karoshi. This is to remind you just take a break and smell the roses one in a while. Do not go karoshi mode and struggle to breath.

Journal #16 Free writing

2007-09-26T11:12:00.000-07:00

Anime fandom has recently change over the years. Just in the early 90's anime fandom was at low, yet the bubble burst in 00's. A perfect example is just look around of what people watch anime now days the majority are teens and college students. Oh, boy do not forget about those fanboys and fangirls. There are just crazy anime fandom out there.

Journal #15 CPS concern about kids death

2007-09-26T10:56:00.000-07:00

The death of two Tucson kids has CPS in scares. The parents where not even on drugs or mental violence past. Both of the kids death were a year apart. CPS had warning signs all over and they could not figure out why they did this to their children. This has only got CPS to judge for themselves.

Journal #14 Plan that I came up recently

2007-09-24T10:52:00.000-07:00

A plan that I came up recently was to study for my test and hang out with my friends. Apparently I had planed this two day, before hand and did not go as I planned. After I was finished with studying for the test, other things came up for example, doing chores. By the time I got done with the chores it was already too late for me. To see my friends I had to do it the next day.

Journal #13 Favorite commercial

2007-09-19T11:03:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite commercials have to be the one about Slim Jim's. The recent one that I have seen has a deer shape like thing and people are trying to catch it. Because of the matter of the situation that occurs, it make me laugh. Slim Jim commercial are just silly in a way that only men lol will understand. This is just one of the reasons I enjoy this commercial, for its texture and message.

Journal #12 Underage ASU students Tail gating busted

2007-09-19T10:50:00.000-07:00

Over the last two week more than 100 students where caught tailgating. This has occurred by the sun devils stadium. Fights, injuries, and underage drinking have been more frequent. Police need to be more aware of the situation of the controlled by parents. People need to use more common since than into doing these bitings.

Journal #11 The most spectacular place that I have seen.

2007-09-17T11:20:00.000-07:00

The most spectacular place that I have seen was a place called "Los colomos park". This park is located on Guadalajara Mexico. My reaction towards this was amazed by the amount of trees and fresh air. This has made me relaxed when I was a kid. This just caught my eye.

Journal #10 Wiki journal

2007-09-17T11:07:00.001-07:00

Tejuino is a mixed drink with Flour and sugar cane with lime and salt. This is very popular in Mexico. This is sold by vendors on the town of city. There is an event specific for this drink it is called "Nochistian". This is the very popular drink in Mexico.

Journal #9 AZ central

2007-09-17T10:58:00.000-07:00

Body has been pulled off the Tempe town lake. This such a dumb thing that people don't seem to understand. They go swimming and drown? This is insane it just people in these cases use common sense. These are just one of the many tragic manners that occur.

Journal #8

2007-09-10T10:59:00.000-07:00

The class so far for me is going great. Learning new skills for the right way to write. This also includes being writing a paragraph, grammar, and paragraph Lent. My only concern is me not asking enough questions. The classmates are great and the time when class starts is a good one.

Journal #7 something I notice about myself today

2007-09-05T11:12:00.000-07:00

What I notice about myself today was I need to take risk. This would include try to be more courageous towards my friends and my parents. Need to speak up and not mutter in my voice like a little bug. This can be a way to improve myself. Need to drive with eyes wide open.

Journal #5 AZ central story fight on UA campus

2007-09-05T10:58:00.000-07:00

One person got stabbed on the UA campus dorms, and one died. This is just total chaos with todays world this is only comm0n. Just this year around may there way a shoot out that took many lives. Rules need to be enforced it just common sence. A way to breed in the advances of the way that we are at technologycal advance. More guard need to be at the dorm campus to keep it safe.

MOE

2007-08-30T11:39:00.000-07:00

This is basically a Japanese slang word for the people who are in love with a video game character or cartoon one. In terms of characters they tend to be somewhat small girls or hot young guys. This can become a variety of thing. Moe can be describe as an term that can be only understand be others of the same knowledge.

Would I like to be famous?

2007-08-30T11:08:00.000-07:00

The answer to this question is no because I do not want people to comment on me at all times. Anothing reason why is because it violates my privacy, and shares among the world. People become fake friends and only want the piece of the pie. People critisize you for what you did and may say in public. These are the reason why I do not want to be famous.

Being dared to do something

2007-08-30T11:02:00.000-07:00

Well what I was dared to lick some gum off the ground. It was such a nasty way to enjoy your gum say no??? Yet I still did it I was 5 at the time. The consequences where bad I got sick the next day. The parents where upset about all this commotion and tried to blame it on me. This is just one on the dares that it went trough.

Best Communications skills

2007-08-29T10:57:00.000-07:00

The best way for me to communicate is to talk one on one with the person. Such, I am a visual learner I prefer the teacher to write down on the board, or give me a hand out. Other types of communications skill that I have obtain are make eye contact. Other things that I am good at are reading and going trough the decision making process sometimes. At times you do not really need go through the decision making process and just make a quick decision.

Journal #1 My Goals

2007-08-27T11:04:00.000-07:00

My goals for this class is to pass this class. Yet not only pass this class, but to learn new computer skills such as blogger and blackboard. Another goal for this class is to ask more questions. In the other hand my real world goals are to be in the bio tech world in career choice. Another real world goal is to study other cultural influences.

Practice Journal

2007-08-20T11:49:00.000-07:00

Is in the zone