My Grammer Probs...

Before I start, I just want to say that the cat is super cute! And I hope that what I write is what you are looking for because I was a bit confused...Ok here it goes.


I have always loved to write. For me it is just a way that I can free myself and discuss things that may be on my mind. However when it comes to grammar, I am not always the best. For me my biggest problem that I have with grammar is knowing where to put punctuation marks. Especially commas. I remember back to sophomore year of high school in my English class we did a whole section on where to put commas and to this day I still struggle with it. There are so many different places that you can put a comma but I never seem to know were. For example in the sentence "I went to the store to buy cookies but found out they were out." You would put the comma after the word cookies. According to my research you would use that comma because it sets off the introductory elements. There are many different reasons for using commas which are all very confusing to me.

I remember one of my biggest problems when I was growing up was my horrible spelling and sentence structure. To this day I still feel that my sentence structure is not the best. I remember writing in class and my spelling was absolutely horrible and my sentences just didn't make any sense. I was put into the special writing and reading classes at school were I would go one on one with another teacher and we would do spelling and writing exercises. They were quite boring and I felt quite stupid but I got through them. I know feel a lot more confident with my writing and my grammar and am ready to take on the world of writing!

What is your grammar problem?

For this post I want each of you to teach us how to deal with a grammar problem. Think of a problem that you have had in the past and do a little research online or in The Writer's Resource, then describe the problem you have and how to fix it. Be comprehensive in your explanation.

I then want you to show two incorrect examples and two correct examples. Make sure everything you write comes from you! Do not copy and paste from the internet!

There is no set word requirement other than writing enough words to truly teach us how to find and correct the problem.

I believe family dinners are the most intertaining time in ones natural life.

Have you ever sat in on a friends dinner conversation with their family?? that is the time with ecverything from the day comes out. My family is comprised of some very interesting people. I always have my parents freekishly interesting to the point where its just plain scary friends over and my brothers o so obnoxious 12 year old football buddies, or my sisters self aclaimed "nerd" friends or my overly loud crazy super hungry fast talking slang spitting best friends come and add to the festivitys that is dinner. i have never had the " hey honey hows your day" conversation... its more of a " so how are you able to skype, do homework, eat,text and sing all at the same time?" or " dude pass the damn potatoes im freekin hungry" or " Ok so i was making anemay cos-play costumes with Isabelle and then they say we needs sabers... who uses sabers any more..." Haha this is just the beginning. With out family dinners i wouldn't know half of the things happening in the house. family dinner is when i learned that my sister was havin minor surgery and that my brother broke his shoulder... my mom and step mom were renewing there " vows" and my worst nightmares were about to come true.. the dog was ours for good. I love the way we say grace because were not super christian or anything else... were " interesting religious people" to say the least... we used to not say grace but when my mom decided we were all old enough to appreciated our food. we brought out the football team that we are and decided "just as football players say "BREAK" when there done with a meeting or a huddle. we are going to say "GRACE" its short and non denominational for the 3 different religions semi practiced. it is what we do. so by the power invested in me I say "GRACE" and digg in.

I Believe in Learning from the Past to Help the Future

I believe that people should look to the past to help them in their future. I doesn't matter if it is the person’s own past they look at, or someone else’s, they can learn. Many people don’t like to go back and look at history because it’s the past; something that has already happened that you can’t go back and change. I think history is something that should be looked at to prevent mistakes from happening in the future. For example, parents often tell their kids about all the crazy and/or stupid things they did in the past, in hopes their child won’t repeat the same thing they did.

Sometimes looking back into the past can be scary. A reminder of bad times, pain, and hurt. The past can also be happy and joyous, filled with wonderful memories. Both aspects of the past can offer knowledge to help with the present and future. A sad past can help one stay clear of what ever situation that someone may run into that is like their past. A happy past can help one know what to look for or what to expect when they come upon a situation on their present or future.

The picture I included in this blog post is a picture of a Sankofa. The Sankofa is a symbol from West Africa meaning learn from the past. The Sankofa is a popular tattoo

that many get to give them a reminder to look to their past for every situation they come upon, as well as day to day life.

Laughter is the best medicine

I believe laughter cures. Laughter brings joy and happiness, and what better way to feel better than to laugh. Laughter rids negativity, anger, and sadness to name a few. laughter releases serton in the body, "the feel good stuff". Just like a smile, laughter uses less muscles.

Have you ever seen a terminally -ill patient? It sadness our hearts to see them suffer, but think, does this person want to see you moppy around them. Of course not. The patient would want to see you smile and laugh with them. Laughter helps a person to live longer, even if they are dying of a terminal illness. The feeling of high spirits and good company makes them hold on a little longer to life. laughter definitely rids the pain of ill person because they are not thinking of their illness, but of the good time they are having.

Sometimes we don't need a reason to laugh. Its just good to laugh. We can laugh at ourselves or look at an object that creates laughter. When having a bad day laughter makes you forget about the day. Once your done laughing you have forgotten what has made you upset. Your entire day could have been horrrible, but one thing could have made you laugh and you forgot waht had you upset.

I believe laughter makes us stronger in so many ways. Doctors don't need to prescribe medicine, but the only one that should be prescribed is laughter. That medicine is not hard to find, nor is it expensive, but it comes from within. The next time your feeling blue. Just laugh. I guarentee you'll feel better

There Are Reasons for Everything

I believe everything happens for a reason and a purpose, and it serves me. I all have the ability to focus on what is possible and what positive results can stem from a negative situation. No matter what others think of the situation, I think in terms of possibilities. If we believe in limits then we will create limited beliefs. Life is about taking chances and learning from each situation, even if it does not always go the way we expect it to. There is meaning to every event that happens in my life and I look for the meaning behind every single one even if it was a terrible situation. I don’t want to sound like I never let an event control me, because I have many times, but I decided a long time ago instead of focusing on the negative what can I learn from this? Was the meaning? If I let every environment control the way I feel, it would cause many problems and I do not want to live like that. For example, I remember reading this story about this man who was in a serious accident and the outcome of it was not delightful. He was paralyzed from the waist down for the rest of his life, but did he let that determine how he felt for the rest of his life. No he actually knows more success and joy than most people experience in a life time, because he communicated with himself in a positive way. “The mind is its own place, and in it self can make Heav’n of Hell, a Hell of Heav’n.”- John Molton

Aliens, Ghosts, Pluto, ROYGBIV, and Me.

I believe in believing in what others put down. People say aliens don't exist, I try to find flying saucers in the night sky. People say dead souls cannot come back to haunt you, I know a spirit is living in my dorm. People say Pluto isn't a planet, I still list it after Uranus. People say indigo and violet look the same as purple, but I still say ROYGBIV. People say I'll never make it, but I believe I will.

Aliens are out there. We cannot possibly be the only lifeforms in the infinite universe. We are aliens to someone else, I'm sure. Who are we to say we're the only ones? There are other lifeforms out there, doing what we're doing; battling each other, discovering new technologies, creating, and living.

The supernatural world exists. Why not believe that people with unfinished business her on earth after their death come back to visit the living? Ghosts and spirits are real. We have one living in our dorm. He/she likes to tap on the wall in mine and Samantha's room, turn the disposal on and off in our kitchen sink, and knock over Rachel's desk shelf in front of 12 people. We have tried to find logical reasonings behind these occurences, but cannot find any reasonable explanations.

Pluto is a planet, you stupid scientist losers trying to ruin my childhood! I don't care what you say about it's size, Pluto has always been considered a planet, and will always be in the minds of everyone who attended elementary school before like, 2007.

INDIGO AND VIOLET ARE DIFFERENT COLORS. THEY ARE NOT THE SAME AS PURPLE. They are shades of purple and they are in the rainbow. There are seven colors in the rainbow, not six. Why can't you just live and let be, people? People are always trying to improve or change things, why can't we just leave things as they are? There's no need to mend things that aren't broken.

I believe in me. I can be anything I want to be if I put my mind to it. People told me I should never sing again and I took voice lessons. People told me acting won't get me anywhere, and I'm networking at school and through my other performance opportunities (Haunted House). I already received a hotline to call for movie extras to build my resume. People told me to find a different career and I'm going to prove them all wrong by making something of myself.

I believe in believing in what others put down. Just because one person says something can't be, doesn't mean they're always right. I'm gonna prove people wrong by believing in myself and showing the world what I can do with my talents and my determination. As Elphaba says in the Broadway musical "Wicked", "No one's gonna bring me down."