Welp, 13 is my lucky number. Time to see if it grants me any luck with the quality of this blog or if it keeps its ironic reputation and leaves me in the dirt. I’m so excited I could explode!
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Well, I didn’t explode, so I guess I have to write this after all. Lets start as usual with the prompt:
Let’s revisit three or more of your classmates’ blogs. Has anything changed in the second half of the semester, particularly as we have learned to rely even more on our online communication? What kinds of things are you noticing? Maybe look at one or two that you looked at the first time I asked you to look at your classmates’ work, but also look at a few that you didn’t look at before.
You probably could’ve guessed, but the number of classmates I have in English has dwindled significantly. Luckily, there are still enough students for me to look into their blogs and mark the differences in tone, quality, and enthusiasm.
Let’s start with Han. At the beginning of the semester, Hannah immediately put heart and soul into her blogs, keeping a light tone throughout and showing that she truly enjoyed what she was writing. She told me she already had her own blog, so all the style points were from experience. Now, later in the semester, she unsurprisingly keeps her enthusiasm and her upbeat posts, showing very clearly her passion and enjoyment while keeping it very entertaining.
Next is the third member of the #tresamigos, Erica. Starting off, Erica showed just as much passion for her blogs as Han, captivating the reader with humor and quality content. Each one of her blogs is very fun and lighthearted, while also giving a great insight to how she views the world. Also like Han, Erica’s quality kept consistent as the semester went on. I still enjoy reading each entry.
The best and worst part of being the #tresamigos is that there’s only three of us. It’s awesome because we’re like the exclusive popular kids in the class, like the Three Musketeers, or the Heathers. It sucks because when I have an assignment that involves looking at more than two classmates’ work, I struggle to figure out who else’s to look at. I chose to look at Hans’s blog, because I noticed that his contrasts what I noticed in Erica’s and Hannah’s blogs. As the semester continued, and the classes switched to online, Han’s blogs fell behind in number, but not in quality. I could tell that no matter what, he kept his passion and enthusiasm for both writing and the visual effects he inserted into each entry. His blogs had so many gifs and colorful pictures that it was hard to look away. I hope I can read some more of them.
Overall, everyone whose blogs I read maintained at least some form of appreciation for their work as well as a love for writing.
The Alley Way 