To understand the theme better we had to read a bit of a story that explained more of our topic and how the writer showing how to write a sort of letter to someone either that is someone is so-called “dead”.
Dear Martin, “A thorn in someone's side.” I would say this is a good metaphor to express our relationship between my author-self and me. The reason is that I have never really used or had the reason to use my author’s side unless it’s for school. So it’s just a thorn in my side and I don’t know if I will use much but I’m not sure yet. After starting this class and finding a new world as a blogger and not much of my grammar is important I’m enjoying it which is a new feeling for me. I’m not a big fan of writing or reading in general but blogging is something interesting that could be for me for this class and maybe after it too. I would like to apologize to my author-self because I usually keep you in the dark and never let you out at all or even acknowledge you at all. The reason is that I’m never was good at writing or reading if I received a bad grade or something between does lines I just never thought you existed. I ignored you all my life honestly I could say you never crossed my mind unless I just needed you for an assignment. I still want to try to bring you out more to see if I would enjoy writing more maybe it is just a little who knows. Well, I hope you can forgive me for just leaving you there and just use you for my own benefit. To be honest I really don’t know how to bring you out instantly and not just when I need you to write and assignment. Maybe my first step would be to listen to music and block everyone out just for the time period. That way it would just be you taking over and not to get in your way while you write. Secondly, if I can’t do step one then I would try to find a quiet place because you usually say it out loud what you want to write and to you it makes sense. Thirdly, you ask for help with this because normally I don’t but you do because you wanna pass this class no matter what. But really I’m not too sure that these are the steps to bring you out more probably the music mostly though. Hopefully, I can figure it out while I am in this class and try to be a better writer and ready for the next challenge after this class. Even if it’s just to get into the next English class. I just want to say thanks for keeping up with my nonsense and hope you can forgive me once again. Sincerely, Samuel Ascencio
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Hey there! Well, this is my first blog for my English Composition class. The first blog assignment we have to do is answer The Proust Questionnaire. This questionnaire is made up of thirty-five questions and it basically is for whoever is reading this gets to know me a bit more. Hopefully, it helps to get to know me better.
__1.__What is your idea of perfect happiness? My idea is perfect happiness is everyone helping one another for example the bushfires in Australia. Many people from different countries are helping in their own way American firefighters are traveling to Australia to help the other firefighters to stop the fires. Another is since I watch a lot of streaming channels on twitch, they are helping raise money for the animals over in Australia as well. __2.__What is your greatest fear? My greatest fear is living in this world all alone in the future not being able to have a partner to share an adventure with. __3.__What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? My laziness is what mostly I deplore about myself. I don’t really cook for myself I would rather buy something outside than cook. I most likely just stay in my bedroom and rarely leave from it unless I’m hungry. __4.__What is the trait you most deplore in others? Probably would say backstabbers if I trust you and tell you things and tell you not to tell someone else than keep it just to me and you. Don’t tell it to someone else like your boyfriend/girlfriend or one of your friends. __5.__Which living person do you most admire? I would say my father because he immigrated from a different country at a very young age and decided to leave his own mother and father for a better life and give his children a better future. He has worked his entire life just for his family and his family in Mexico to send money to his parents or to his brothers and sisters that need it. Now that I have started working I help him with sending money for them too and for the house. __6.__What is your greatest extravagance? It would either be stuff for my bedroom which is either a TV or other accessories for my bedroom or food because I have a nice car that I’m still paying off and usually when I don’t feel like cooking my brother and I go out to get food. Usually, we are spending about $40 or more on just food and some junk food included. __7.__What is your current state of mind? Right now my state of mind is focused well at least trying to be because usually English classes end up boring me. __8.__What do you consider the most overrated virtue? Well, I think there is an overrated virtue because everyone is unique in their own special way. __9.__On what occasion do you lie? I don’t really lie as much just tell innocent white lies occasionally when I don’t want to go out with my friends if they invite other people I don’t mess with or just want to stay home. __10.__What do you most dislike about your appearance? My skin condition I have eczema if anyone doesn’t know what that is it basically is super dry skin and it’s around my mouth wish I can get rid of that. __11.__Which living person do you most despise? Well, currently I despise is a current political figure that has threatened a certain race and has threatened to build a certain structure to divide them. __12.__What is the quality you most like in a man? --- __13.__What is the quality you most like in a woman? I believe a woman should have a good personality or how people say a good vibe because they can connect with me or someone easily and comfortably. __14.__Which words or phrases do you most overuse? I really don’t overuse phrases or words but I really can’t remember if I do or not. But at the moment I usually do football (soccer) players’ celebrations. Usually, I do a celebration from a player named Dele Alli he plays in England for a team named Tottenham. __15.__What or who is the greatest love of your life? I have a great love for someone still from my last relationship which was about 7 years ago but we have gone different ways but I have a great amount of love for her. __16.__When and where were you happiest? Right now when and where I am happiest when I am on the football (soccer) field I forget about the problems and stress I am having and just focus on the game. It feels amazing just closing the world around me and playing the sport I really enjoy. __17.__Which talent would you most like to have? There are several talents I would like to have but my top 2 are learning so many different languages and playing the guitar. Right now I’m trying to learn how to play the guitar when I have some time and I still want to try to learn a different language soon well I hope. __18.__If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? I would like to change how unorganized I am like time management I really don’t plan out on when and what I’m going to do for example homework most of the time. __19.__What do you consider your greatest achievement? What I believe to be my greatest achievement even though it wasn’t first place it was an indoor football (soccer) tournament. It was the last game and the team I was apart of were winning in the beginning but we let it slip and lost so we got second place but it was still a great tournament and a great game. __20.__If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be? I would like to come back as probably a bird to enjoy the ability to fly and also because I can travel the world. __21.__Where would you most like to live? I would like to live in Europe mostly either in England or Spain because they have beautiful cities and beautiful locations to visit mostly likely I would love to live in the main city. __22.__What is your most treasured possession? I would like to that the most treasured possession would be the medallions I get from Mexico I usually get. I get the Aztec calendar I don’t know why but I really like getting them in different colors as well. __23.__What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? I would say probably my last relationship and girl I was with had broken up with me while when I just got off work and the reason I got the job was to buy a promise ring for her. __24.__What is your favorite occupation? I would say the job I have right now they understand my situation of having school and they are flexible at times though but overall it’s funny each time I’m at work. __25.__What is your most marked characteristic? Well, when I was living in New York some of my friends over there would say that I was really nice. __26.__What do you most value in your friends? I guess I would say kindness because there are many people that say they are so-called your friend and just start talking shit behind your back. __27.__Who are your favorite writers? I don’t really have a favorite writer because I really don’t read books at all they really don’t interest me. But if you consider Manga writing then that would be one and before I would read poetry. __28.__Who is your hero of fiction? I have so many but if I have to choose one it would be Goku from an anime called Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z he’s an alien with superpowers that enjoys fighting to get stronger. __29.__Which historical figure do you most identify with? To be honest I wouldn't be able to tell you because I don’t think I can relate to anyone. __30.__Who are your heroes in real life? My heroes in real life would football (soccer) players because the things they do outside of the field some players have their own charity organizations to help children mostly. __31.__What are your favorite names? My favorite names are Martin which is my grandfather's name, and the other is Giovani, which is my favorite football (soccer) player and I have decided to name my son one of those names. __32.__What is it that you most dislike? I would say my allergies to pollen and dust because they are the most annoying thing especially when I am at work because I am a server in an Italian restaurant and I have to speak with people and having an itchy nose the entire time. __33.__What is your greatest regret? I would say my greatest regret would be the decisions I made in my last relationship. __34.__How would you like to die? I don’t know for sure how I would like to die but I guess old age hopefully I lived a great life. __35.__What is your motto? I guess I would say “Go with the flow” because I’ve been going with the flow for some time now and it’s been okay for me right now. |
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