Sunday, November 21, 2010
Blogger: The New Facebook?
Upon walking into the learning center during commons, I found the majority of my English class intensely focused on a certain website. Since we have been assigned to blog about our experiences in English class, most of us have become obsessed with blogging. Similar to facebook's status updates, we find ourselves sneaking off to the library to share our numerous opinions about English. When I first learned of this project, I feared I would not enjoy continuing English discussions after class everyday. However, I find amusement in designing my blog and reading the humorous entries other students post. Instead of ignoring my homework with Facebook for ridiculous amounts of time, I open up blogger. Here, we compete with our classmates on who can create the most entertaining page. Ms. Serensky even admits that she would much rather eye our websites than read through the juniors' papers. However, this statement leads me to a very disturbing question. Is Blogger the new Facebook? If so, AP English 12 officially has taken over our lives.
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I find this idea very interesting. Although I do love blogging, I'm not at the stage where blogger comes before facebook yet... but it is alot more entertaining. I think in some ways though, I agree with you that blogger, for us AP English 12-ers, has become a new little computer addiction. AP English, no matter how we look at it, whether its blogger, using literary devices in everyday life, or just talking about our data sheets non-stop, has officially taken over our lives.
ReplyDeleteI find that more often than not, as I sit at the computer doing homework, I read my classmate's English blogs. Although I do not feel that blogger has become the new Facebook, I agree that it is an addiction for AP English 12 students. However, I feel the addiction to blogger seems extremely more beneficial that an addiction to Facebook.
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