Thursday, December 5, 2013

COMMENT BELOW PLEASE!

So my group is doing our project on Expository Composition, and we signed up to make a food. I know not a ton of people see my blog everyday, but whoever comes across this post can you please comment! I want to make a food that appeals to everyone in the class, but everyone has different tastes, so i dont mind making more than one dish. Can anyone and everyone please comment what they would like on our finals day, PLEASE

Literature Analysis: Time For Success

So i decided to read Dr. Preston's personal book, "Time For Success; Achieving your goals in 24 hours a day." Almost every day in Expository Composition Dr. Preston talks about time, and how to use your time wisely. He actually made our class create a journal for an entire week, of how we use our time including our relaxing time, and our time we spend for work/school, its actually in the book as well. The time variations are "Spending time" "passing time" "giving time" and "selling time" Anyways, during this time period, about a month in a half ago, I knew Dr. Preston had written a book about time, and about the topic we were learning about. So what better way to learn, then by going straight to the source, or in this case my teacher himself, and reading his personal, published thoughts on time investment and how to spend your time accurately. The first couple of pages really didnt interest me that much. I am a person who absolutely HATES READING. I mean with a huge burning passion. But i know i had to read this book, to understand more about what we were learning about in class, and i wanted to see my teacher in a more professional setting. As i kept reading on, i actually got interested in it. I feel like i spend my time pretty wisely. I dont really have a whole lot of leisure time to fool around with my friends, or sit on the couch like a zombie for hours on end. So coming into the first couple chapters, i already kind of had a bias opinion, sort of like, "im already doing everything right so this is more of a book i have to read instead of want to read" type of mentality. But as i continued reading i learned kind of a lot on how to use every minute of the day to get a task done, and to achieve my goals in a faster, more appealing way. There was a section in the book, "The Business of Time," that was probably my favorite section. Yes i am only 17 years old, but last year i created my own business, and my brother is in the process of creating his own as well. When i created my business last year, i went in with a partner. She was, as Dr. Preston would classify her, a "Seller of Time." She wanted to be in the business for the money. I enjoyed doing what i did, and she just wanted the profit. Yes she did help, very rarely, but she was more interested in her share of the profit, and when her next paycheck was coming in. My brother on the other hand is just starting a business with his two best friends. After reading this book, I left it on his bed, without telling him, and waited a couple days. He came to me days later, asking me all sorts of questions. "Where did you get this book?" "Isnt that your teacher?" "I dont have time right now to read it, but can i borrow it in a couple days?" Those reply's made me so happy. I wanted to share with Dr. Preston but i totally forgot about it! The point im trying to make here, is i really did enjoy this book! I am not a reader at all, so it took me a while to finish it. I kept my progress on a hush hush basis because i wanted to finish it all on my own, with no one hassling me or judging me because i wasnt going at the pace as everyone else.