Blog #6 Reflection

While researching my essay,  I wasn't too confident considering my topic wasn't one mentioned so i knew it would be more difficult.  I felt good when I found accurate information.  This topic was a good one i thought because I am against stereotypes.  The web really helped with my paper.  Being able to look at the information in an organized manner was very convenient.  In future essays, I would do my prewriting earlier since I am a slacker. Peer editing was useful I thought because it gave another perspective on my essay.  A lot of good tips came from the peer editing excersice.  I have some good examples in my essay.  During my revision, I plan to use even more examples and cite all my sources.

Blog #5 Into the Wild Personal Response

I think Alex's philosophy is a good one.  Our world today is way to materialized and it takes away from what life is really about.  With the growing use of technology, we become more attached to things that many of us take for granted.  If we strip down to only our necessitties, we can actually live. In today's society though, the minimalist lifestyle would be difficult.  It seems that money makes the world go around.  Without money and more resources life would be hard.  You could last a while as a hitchhiker but in due time, you would die.