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I recently was watching television when I saw a commercial come on for the new movie United93. This is a movie telling the story of the United Flight that was hi-jacked and crashed in the World Trade Center on 9-11. I was shocked to see that someone would make a film about a day that is so horrific to Americans. It makes me wonder if the only reason they made this movie and market this movie is to make money. If that is the case, i think it is terrible that someone is making money on a tragedy that changed America forever. That day is so clear in our minds and after five years, our country is finally beginning to heal and move on. And now, the movie creator decides to make a film re-enacting the day. The only way I think this could possibly be a positive thing is if all the proceeds from the film go to either rebuild the area of Ground Zero or if there is a way to help the families that lost loved ones on that day. Overall though, I am still disappointed in the decision to make money on an event that is so hurtful to many.

My favorite quote is actually a verse from the Bible. Philippians 4:13 says “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”. I like this quote because it is very encouraging. There are many times in life when you feel that you can’t get through the day without something going wrong, or you feel you are not good enough to do something as well as someone else. This verse helps me both on and off the football field. On the field, it reassures me that my strength comes from God and that with him, anything is possible. If I believe in Him, he will take care of everything. It tells me that no obstacle is too hard to overcome if God is on my side. Many athletes share this verse as a favorite. I even know a few that have it tattooed on them to remind them of its meaning. This quote is just as important ,or even maybe more so, off the field. In my everyday life, I have realized how difficult it is to try and do everything on my own. This verse reminds me to trust God and rely on Him and then I can do anything I put my heart to.

My favorite movie is “Rudy”. This movie is about a die hard Notre Dame football fan whose dream is to become a member of the Fighting Irish football team. A few problems stand in his way. First of all, he is physically small and told he is incapable to compete at the college football level. Secondly, his grades are not high enough to even get admitted to the university making him unable to play. He never loses sight of his dream though. He worked hard at school while he attended a junior college, and also continued to train to keep fit enough to try out as soon as he got accepted to Notre Dame. No one believed in him, not even his own family. But he believed in himself. He kept getting turned down from the school because of his grades but that didn’t stop him. He worked even harder and eventually got into the prestigious school. Once he got into school he still had to work hard to prove he could be a valuable member of the football team. He worked 110% harder than any of the scholarship players and eventually was given the opportunity to take 2 snaps on his final game of eligibility. This movie is extremly motivating and pushes me to strive for my dreams even when everyone around me may not support me. I recommend it to anyone who likes to cheer for the underdog.

Huh, I figured I would have to reinstall the blog software since I had a few months ago accidentally overwritten this index page with the index page from my discussion board. Apparently some administrator was kind enough to go through and do my work for me. I still don’t know my login name and password for this blog, so I am writing this from phpMyAdmin, which seems like overkill.

Yes! Its that time again, time for me to get my one week summer break. Sounds like it sucks, but to me a week is like a month to me. I plan to just want to chill for this week, probably do my weightlifting but still. I wnat to see all my friends and see all the girl back in Pensacola and in Tallahassee. Yep. I’ll just look. I’m a good boy i can’t get down with that touching.lol. But i just want to have a lil fun on this break. You knoe i probably gp clubing. But I just can’t wait to get off this campus and away from the football feild. But if you heading towards the panhandle look me up

For you all that bwatched the NFL draft this weekend my boy, my former teamate, Mr. Big East didn’t get drafted. They really tried my dogg. This is Andre Hall we are talking about one of the best running backs in the NCAA. The NFL scouts and teams don’t know what they passed up in the draft. Hall is a back that can produce and why pass that up? They stupithats why. Ah man I feel for him. I’m mad for him. There is no doubt that he will be picked up as a free agent. But he is good enough to go in the draft. He will make because I don’t believe he’ll give up. Go Bulls!

the all time SHOCKER that nobody thought woul happen. Reggie Bush went second in the NFL Draft. Reggie the Heisman Trophy winner, the explosion running, the untouchable, Mr. NCAA himself went SECOND!?! Mario Williams was the first overall pick in the draft and my dogg Vince “The Mann” Young went third. The other big upset of the draft is that Matt Linehart went TENTH! What!?! He was the 2004 Heisman trophy winner. If he had left last year like he should of when he was the top dog, numero uno. He would have went first overall in the draft in 2005 and he would be making that cash right now. From 1 to 10, he stupid. I guess he know that now.

Well I went to Church Today. Yay! I went to church Without Walls International Church. The srvice was very good and the pastor, Randy White, was a down to earth person. I went with my fellow teammate and friend Chris. He seemed to enjoy himself, too. The church building is very big and there was a lot of members there. I really felt comfortable there. The people were warm and I felt like the environment was right for me. I think I will be attending this church for now on. This is the kind of church that I could really invovled in. So I suggest yall go to a service and check it out yourself. till next. God Bless

This has been a great class to take. I had previously taken all of the composition classes I had thought I would need, and was told to take this class to make sure I could graduate with all of my requirements in place. I had never taken a writing class directed toward the internet, and it has been a wonderful experience. The class size has been nice as well. Keeping this type of class small allows for a “community” to be developed if the class so desires. In my larger online classes, I have no clue who the people are, they are simply names on a screen and there is never a personal relationship developed with anyone else in the class. I can say that I didnt in this class as well, but the option was there for me if I hadn’t been as busy as I was traveling for work.

Others’ blogs were a great place to look and see what just may or may not be wanted in each blog post. Same goes for the writing projects we were asked to turn in for peer evaluation. Looking over each students paper gave me an overall direction in which to take my paper. I was able to gather the feeling of just what should be in the papers and what should be in my blog from the works of others.

I did not use the discussion baords as much as I could have, though this may have been due to the fact that I really didn’t have too many questions for this class. The directions presented online were straightforward and easy to read and digest. The work was spread out through the semester rather than having 6 papers due the last week which causes many students in campus classes to overwork and not be as productive as they can be.

As far as our interaction on the webpage of our choosing, the class allowed me to look at the various websites in a more abstract thinking way. I chose to take a step back from the websites and evaluate others’ interactions rather than my own with the other individuals on the site. It was interesting to take a step back from “the internet” and look at just how similar interactions between people are very similar at times to those in real life.

I would most definitely keep the class the way it is. It has been a very useful class in honing my writing skills, as well as in refining my abilities to think critically. The web aspect is great as much of our school life is internet-based, and this type of class should be no different, especially in an online class.

As for the question of email. I find email harder to use and would not wish it to be a vital aspect of the class. Others may disagree, but as a working professional, I have two seperate email addresses already and it is very hard fro me to keep up with my school email as well. I may think differently if the email involved was my personal email, but assuming the email to be used would be the school address we are given, I would have to decline this option myself.

This past weekend I went up to Gainesville, Florida for the University of Florida’s spring football scrimmage. I was excited about going because I heard that a lot of people would be in attendance and that it is a lot of fun. Even though I had heard great things about the weekend, I was still in shock by how big of an event it was. Once we got up there we went and visited one of my best friend’s sororities. They had a huge cookout before the game. Once it was time for the spring game to begin, it was insane how many people showed up for the game. They announced that there were over 46,000 people in attendance. The game itself was fun. I was able to see many of the players get time in the game which was fun. After the game, we went to the Orange and Blue after party. There were so many people there. Overall, the weekend was very fun and a nice break from Tampa. I enjoyed going up there and seeing what other teams do for their spring game.

My experiences with the technological interfaces used this semester have left me with both positive and negative feelings. Having an online class can definitely be more difficult than going to a lecture, for example. In an online class, there is no teacher to guide you personally through assignments, although there is e-mail, nothing can replace having a teacher there in person. However, I prefer online classes because of the freedom. I don’t have a specific time or place where I have to be in class. I can choose when and where to work on my assignments. Blackboard has been a big contribution to my success in my online classes. It helps keep me organized and keeps me in touch with my instructors and peers. I especially appreciate the fact that I can view my grades in detail using blackboard.
The USF blogging site is the interface that has left me with a negative feeling. I have received a lot of spam mail because of the site. I would have thought that a school site would have more protection. My suggestion is to improve the security of the University’s blog site. I am really frustrated with the fact that I am receiving spam because of my class assignments.
On the other hand, I have had no problems with Blackboard. I think the site is very useful and successful in providing students with the resources necessary to succeed in their online classes. The only problem I find with the site is that some of my instructors feel less inclined to help me when I am confused about an assignment. While some of my teachers are very helpful and attentive, a few of them seem to be less concerned with the success of the students. It seems like some of the instructors think they don’t have to help the students as much in an online class but I believe they may have the wrong idea. Like in the case of my chemistry 2 online class. My instructor does not seem at all concerned about the students and only does the minimum of what is needed for students to pass. Students actually require more help on the part of the teacher in an online class. It takes more to get an idea across over the internet than it does in person.
Ultimately, my experience with Blackboard has been a very positive one. My only suggestion is to improve security of the USF blog site. I have been able to keep in contact with all my instructors and keep track of my progress as far as my grades are concerned. For the most part my professors have been extremely helpful and concerned with my success in my classes. In the end, I have no regrets in registering for these online classes and because of my success I have registered for online classes next semester. I can only hope I am as successful next semester as I have been in the past and I know Blackboard will help me achieve that goal.

I chose this format of a course because my other classes mad it difficult for me to register for the face to face course. My family life prevented me from taking the class in the evening. I enjoyed taking the course online. I think online courses are underestimated; there is a general idea that they are easier and in my history of taking courses online there is more required of them. I wonder if this is due to the stigmata and the professors are trying to overcompensate in order to rid the stereotype. This course was quite different in that the blogging was something new. I rather enjoyed the blogging in regards to the rhetorical analysis project however it did become rather redundant with not only the themed blogs but the “write about anything blogs.” It should be choice between the two but not both. The redundancy of the blogs can cause a loss in creativity and that is something I would definitely keep in mind for the future. So either less blogs or have them be spread out more with varying topics. Also the use of the discussion board was good. I liked the fact that both formats were in placed; perhaps switching them up a bit more would have been nice. I don’t think I accessed the other blogs nearly enough, to get ideas and answers. Although I did look to the class discussions, this may have been just a case of leaning towards what is familiar or just the relevance of the topic. There was no reference point for me, none of the suggested readings sparked or motivated me. I just had to rise to the occasion and get the job done. I am unsure if using email format would have changed anything. I think it would have made things slightly more difficult and limited. That’s the nice thing about the blogs, it’s available for anyone to see versus email or class discussion there has to have been an invitation to view the document and that would limit the people that would read the items thus limiting the feedback. I think there was a lack of comments by my peers and again this just may be de to comfort because in the discussion forums, there was more feedback and comments made. It would be interesting to see how the comments would have changed if the required comments were on the blogs instead of the documents that were posted in the class discussion. Since the blogs were so diverse I am sure the comments would have been also and probably more genuine. Would I do it again? Sure besides the minor changes I think the effect was good, plus I am all for anything that teaches me something new. Right now, I don’t really think that blogging is my thing but to those out there I wish them all the best. Maybe I am just still overwhelmed by the blogs that were required. If there is something that I really have to say and just need a format where I hope that someone reads it and responds, then its nice to know that there is such a place for me to go.

Signing up for English composition 1101 wasn’t my choice being in incoming freshman, it was chosen, however I did opt to switch from it being on campus to taking the web based course. Now I wont lie I choose the online course for my own benefit, so as to not drive as far also not knowing what to expect from a college online course. I found that their seemed to be a lot more questions in the beginning obviously, and some of my own questions had already been asked and answered by fellow students. I thought in the beginning the blog system was useful, not my favorite tool to use but, I thought it was a necessary tool to achieve certain assignments. What I didn’t count o is how much I enjoyed blogs, it felt as thought I could speak my mind completely without others judging, I’m sure people have judged what I have wrote. Not being able to see their attitudes has been helpful. I like that we were able to write about anything, and truly some of the best inspiration came from that day that I wrote my entries, wether something was on my mind, on the tv, or that just irritated or inspired me. I truly didn’t use any assistance in this class, I followed the handouts that were given, and if I was truly confused I either brought it up in the discussion board, or I took a peek at some of my fellow students work to see how they set up their assignment, or how they broke down their essay. One thing that is hard to adjust to being a new college student to online classes is the due dates, and how one can just simply miss the date, and life goes on no warnings go off, no letters so one day late can turn into a week late. With no consequences at the present time, which is an awful thing to happen come the end of the grading period. Blackboard has to be one of the most important tools a college can offer its students, personally I must have checked it twice a day, for updates, tests, quizzes, assignments, study guides it sort of like its own class. At times it felt more important then actually going to some classes all together! Personally I think blackboard should be used for every class, I think teachers should use it more then they already do. Email is a good tool, but a lot of negatives pop up, some don’t always read their emails in time, sometimes the websites that house their emails go down, with blackboard if it goes down the teacher knows and can plan accordingly while if yahoo.com goes down there is nothing a teacher is capable of doing. What I did like and thought was neat is that English is typically thought of as old, Shakespearean, grammar, just ancient. In a way it is, but English is still used today, tomorrow, and years after and this course was nice, in its ability to take English an old subject and show that it can still be applied to the new millennium, and through the internet, I don’t think I’ll ever look at MTV.com the same always seeing how they entice their audience more and more!

I have used Blackboard in the past and have found it to be very user-friendly. Blackboard is used in almost every class that you take at USF; at least the one’s that I have taken. It is nice to be able to check assignments, grades and to talk with other peers online. I think that keeping up with tasks are easier when blackboard is used. There is no “I forgot to write the assignment down” because it is all right at your fingertips. This class used Blackboard almost to its full potential. There was more use of weblogs and discussion on the blogs. Grades are easily accessed, however, unless the teacher tells you what the grades are for you have no clue. This is one thing that confused me with the English Comp. class, I received grades, but I was never told what grade went with what assignment. Blackboard is wonderful and I hope that my future classes make use of it.

In answering: “Did you find answers to your questions in the Discussion Forum before asking them?” I would have to answer no. Not very many questions were asked and when they were I, think that they were mostly directed towards personal PC problems and how to get things started. I did not receive much help from the discussion forum.

In answering: “Should both Blackboard Discussion Forums and blogs be used again? Why or why not? “ I would have to say no. I think that using one or the other was more than enough. In this class’s case, I think that the weblog would have been sufficient. The Discussion Forum only had 51 things on it, including questions and answers. I think that emailing these would have worked fine.

In answering: “Did you frequently visit other students’ blogs to better interpret the assignments at hand?” I would have to also say no. I did the assignments the way that I interpreted them. I would visit other student’s blogs to make comments.

The weblogs that were created were very interesting and insightful. It was neat to be able to post online, for not only our class to see but for anyone else out in cyber space. The only thing that I did not enjoy about the weblogs was some unfriendly comments that I received from people that were not in the course. I tried to block these multiple amounts of times, but was unsuccessful. I finally learned how to post pictures onto my weblog! This was probably the most exciting thing for me, seeing how I attempted all semester to get a picture posted.

I really enjoyed this class and believed that it was a true “online” class and that it touched on things that will be helpful to me as a student in the future.

its weird.. I just was reading a lot of my friends journal entrys.. from way back when….

i like it tho.. i like to see how they change.. Sometimes for good..and sometimes for the bad..

One person i knew really well.. They seem to have lost their drive.. their… need… And i don’t know why? … whatever. i can’t do anything about it.. if they want to live their life in lies…. then fine..

Honesty…. one would think that is the most important thing to have….. In anything…. But its funny how people take it for granted… i don’t see why people continue living thier life in lies… Granted.. once i lied. i would run away… not face them anymore.. and make a vow that i wouldn’t do it again…

And to be honest.. i think i have been pretty good.. there are a few things here and there that i have held back.. but its for the good….

Planning on hanging out with Josh tomorrow.. but with that kid… he probably wont answer his phone.. I have come to the terms.. i hate “secret sara”.. b ut i really like hanging out with him.. its kinda just…. fun… even if we are laying htere.. watching a movie.. and he makes fun of me jumping at teh scary moments… whatever.. i might hang out .. might not.. we will see….

i really like my english class.. ALOT.

It is so absolutly Beautiful outside… i love this weather right now.. i have spent most of my time at the beach these past couple of days.. But today.. was definitly different…

As I am laying out.. enjoying the sun.. and watching people “try” to surf.. my friend Kel shows up… well.. i move my towel over so i am infront of both Kel and Krista.. and then all of the sudden they both noticed some dude sitting so close to us .. taking p ictures…. and ofcourse.. i would be the one out of the 3 of us to say something to the dude.. so i was like..”what do you think you are diong.. i don’t appriciate you taking our pictures”.. he had the towel over his head..as if he were hiding something.. then his ass was all like. yea.. im not taking pictures trying to text message my friend.. and i can’t see the screen.. and i was like.. “don’t lie…. just get the fuck away”.. then 2 seconds later he comes and ASKS us if he could.. and i was like. NO.. no man… go away.. and i swear i would have thrown his shit in the ocean if he didn’t leave but he left.. and about 30 minutes later.. i see him doing it to another girl…

Such bull shit.. guys like that can just fucking go to hell… i swear the next time that someone does that.. i will pretty much rip off their balls..

My weekend was pretty insain. i got so messed up friday night at my friend chris’s house.. then saturday night.. i was just hanging out with chris again.. and the family.. and just drank alot.. and chilled.. then ben came over.. and chilled with us.. i didn’t get home till like 6 in the fucking morning…

hmm.. what a day…

I woke up.. didn’t go to my math class…. and then ran into my math teacher on the way to lab… AWWWKWARDDDD

anyways.i was in lab from 12:30 till 5.. yes.. i do believe that is an extremely long time to spend in one room.. Not my thing… but anywasy.. as i am walking back… krista calls and asks me to bring her shoes to work.. and i did.. the good room mate that i was.. but i was lonely.. i didn’t have any one to go with me.. I called alina.. christie.. scott… ben… peter… all had prior plans… and so i sat.. next to a guy who was depressed about his girlfriend just breaking up with him..and blahblah blah.. anyways.. then trey walks in….

aww… trey… hes that one guy you want.. b ut can’t have.. yes.. that would be trey…

But whatever…. boys suck… you know once you can “have” him.. he will end up boring the hell out of me.. and then i will be stuck alone….

Its cool.. cuz Ben.. Kel’s flavor of the week… is really hittiin it off with them too… Krista is starting to really like him.. I can tell from the way she talks to him.. i hope he ends up bein good…… i hate drama

So today is Kevin’s birthday.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY…. i miss him.. i miss him alot.. i miss his family.. and his dog… Sam… the big dog just … laying there….. so cute.. i miss going off to his room and laying there… only to have him follow 2 minutes later and lay next to me with is arms around me… i miss chemistry class…. with our little notes..

Anyways…. So i went to my grandma’s yesterday.. I have been here in jacksonville for about 2 months and i have seen her maybe 2 times…. now thats just sad… i love her so much.. she made me speghettii (my favorite food she makes).. and i broght from work our peach cobbler ( her favorite dessert) and then we sat.. she played her games on the computer and i did my homework rightnext to her.. then we watched the news.. and then ……. I showed her Famliy Guy…. I love her…

First…

Family Guy Quotes…

“Thats you.. Thats what you sound like”

“hey quagmire… isn’t there a o In Cuntry? ‘country’…”Nope”

“Meg.. you messed it up!”

“Moooooommmmmmmm… MMMMOooooommmmmmmm…”

“wanna pick me up.. wanna pick me up…… DO YA…. do ya wanna.. do you wanna pick me up?”

“ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh… And Griffen wins again.. ahhhhhh”

I love the t.v. show family guy! It is by far my favorite cartoon in recent years. The characters are so funny plus the freakin’ writting . . . I can’t even put it into words. I wonder how people can come up with such crazy ideas and actually get them published. I would love to write my own cartoon or show about all the things I think are hilarious. But I guess since I have no idea how to go about doing that, I will have to leave all of it up to the writers at Family Guy.

Now…

Time for the Quote of the day: “We were shooting at a mountain of dirt well nothin was broken and nothin was hurt…but i probably really should have been at work…But when my free time is gone, will you promise me this…. PLEASEEEE… Bury me with it.. PLEASEEEEE Bury me with it…” - Modest Mouse

Don’t you just love how you can come acroos a quote from a song or something and it just completely change you? Songs or just music in general is so moving and inspirational. The words in combination with the beat can just make everything seem more important or like you can do something about it, you know? Or then again maybe its just me.

Well, it is that time of year where finals take over every body’s lives. This semester I have about 5 finals to worry about and two of them are on the same day. Last semester, I only had about two finals to worry about. These are not easy finals these are math and science finals. But I have always thought that you need to have a good mindset before entering the exam because you will probably perform better. If you have a bad mind set such as “this exam is going to be impossible to pass” then you will probably not perform as well as you should. On the other hand, if you have a pretty good mind set before entering the exam such as “This exam is going to be a piece of cake” then you will probably do well on the exam. I haven’t even studied for my science and exams and these exams are going to be cumulative where they cover material from the beginning of the chapter. In these kinds of exams (cumulative) it is hard to have a positive mind set because you know from the beginning of the semester that it is going to be hard. Not to mention that the professors say that it is going to be pretty difficult to pass.

I can’t believe it. The summer is already here and my first year as a freshman is finally over with. Since I am taking a few classes in the summer B, a have about 7 weeks of free time and I am thinking to go visit my family in Seattle. Since I only see them about once every four years, I am really exited about going this summer. The last time I went to Seattle, was during the winter and I actually had a chance to ski for the first time of my life. Unfortunately, there was not enough snow to ski so I didn’t have the opportunity. But I believe that there are more things to do in Seattle in the summer rather than the winter such as amusement parks and other stuff.

Since there is a 2 week break at the end of summer B and the start of the classes in the fall. I think that I will be going to Egypt with my family and just relax on the beach. The last time I went to Egypt I broke my arm and I really didn’t do any thing fun. So hopefully, I don’t break any bones that prevent me from having a good time. After this summer I will be taking a lot of courses in the Fall so I need to have a pretty relaxing summer so I can handle all of these courses.

Well, it looks like the Los Angeles Lakers are in the playoffs for the first time since the big diesel left the team. Kobe Bryant basically proved to every unbeliever that he can lead a team to the playoffs with out Shaq with a group of guy that are just trying to learn the new and improved Laker offence. Now that they have made it to the playoffs, the Lakers face the Suns in the first round. Before the first game of the series, I have got to admit that the Lakers would get swept in the fist round because they are facing a team with the best offence and one of the worst defenses in the league. So after they lost the first game, I thought that the series was already over. But after a shocking Laker win in Phoenix, The Los Angeles Lakers have tied up the series 1-1.

After that win, I thought that the Lakers would win that series because they now have home court advantage. So after they beat the suns again, the series in now 2-1 Lakers. Today, the suns must have a must win in Los Angeles to stay alive in this series, which I don’t think that will happen because the Lakers have a really good home team and they already have that confidence from game two when they beat the suns on their home court. Today is game 4 of the best of 7 series and it is in Los Angeles. After the Lakers win this game, the series is basically over because the suns have to win all of their remaining games to win the series which is basically impossible.

The English Composition Online course has been a very interesting one. When I first signed up for the class, I was not really sure what to expect. How will it be different from a virtual classroom? What will I need to do differently? Will I be able to do all the things that I am mandated to do with my computer and knowledge of computers? As time went on though I learned and adjusted. It became second nature and the only thing that was worrisome was remembering to hand things in and get things done on time so as not to lose a grade.

Blackboard and the Weblogs were integral parts of the course. Without them the course would not otherwise be possible. I used Blackboard for accessing grades, sending e-mails and delivering class work as well. It was not sued solely for English Composition either. It was useful in my other classes to find out things and assignments.

The Weblogs I think are an interesting thing. Until recently I thought blogs were useless, idiotic things that people did. However, now I find it fun and interesting. People can put their own ideas on a blog and read each-others. It’s a way of communicating between people over vast distances. It allows for an easier exchange of ideas and opinions. It let’s people say what’s on their mind. Furthermore, it’s fun sometimes to read blogs and see the different things that people like or know or to learn what’s going on in the world from another’s point of view.

Blackboard I see as very useful for many reasons. I took two online courses this past semester: English Composition and World Regional Geography. Without Blackboard these courses wouldn’t be possible. For one reason, without Blackboard any online course would not be feasible. Two, the Blackboard allowed for assignments, online documents, notices, online quizzes, syllabi and other valuable bits of information to be readily accessible to any student who had it. It is a very important tool even for people who do not have online classes. It gives more of a security blanket if people loose track of information. It allows a way to get it back whether it is be e-mail or group discussion or whatever the means may be.

Weblogs I think are a good way for people to get a good grade and to express themselves at the same time. It’s a thing we like to do; expressing ourselves, our thoughts, beliefs, values and ideas. Just being a fun thing to do as well makes it a good reason to have them incorporated in a course.

The online courses have to be designed with the tools of technology so that students and professors as well will be able to utilize these tools and will therefore help them achieve a successful grade without much trouble or disorganization. By making the online course multi-faceted with things such as Blackboard and Weblogs it makes the class easier and more understandable to people who cannot talk or meet face to face for the most part. It is a technology-based course and therefore the language of technology must be used.

I was getting desperate for topics..so I starte reading other people’s, and George wrote about his favortie actor, so I shall do the same.

If we are talking favorite actor based on acting alone, hands down I would say John Malkovich. I think it was the movie “Of Mice and Men” that got me hooked on him. I thought he was perfect for the role of Larry (that was the big dumb guy’s name right? My memory is leaving me..) Anyways, after that movie I would rent or buy any movie that he was in. He has done some crap, let me tell you, but I love all the characters he plays. “Mary Reilly” was not that bad of a movie. It was a Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde movie with Julia Roberts. He did an awesome job playing the two different characters. He also played a blind man in a movie with Sally Field which I can’t remember the name of..something like “Where the Heart Is”. The only movie that he has made that is really really good is “Being John Malkovich,” where, surprisingly enough, he plays himself.
Now John is no looker, that’s why I love him for his acting skills alone. But if we are taking actor who can act and looks are included, I would have to say Joaquin Phoenix. He was an absolute perfect evil emperor in “Gladiator.” And who could not love him in “The Village”? And of course “Walk the Line” he was magnificent. So not only does he have the looks, now we know he can sing too!