The Musings of an English 201 Student

Hello! I'm Marissa ~ This blog is specifically for the English 201 class I am enrolled in. If you wish to view my personal blog, leave me a message in my ask box! Have a nice day! :)

[rissyrambles]

It's our last tumblr post! Oh no!

 Anyway....

As a non-fiction writer, I am thankful for the world around us. It's filled with so many things, and not everyone gets to see them, but, as a writer, I can take the tiniest of real life normalities and transform it into something larger than life, yet realistic. Being a non-fiction writer has made me realize that fantastic things don't merely occur in fictitious stories.

Also, I'm just thankful for this entire class.  You guys really made my semester with our discussions, and it's so nice to take a break from thinking about reactions or something.

[generictempurl-deactivated20161]

You know what I love? Reading all these accusations towards JK Rowling that she’s letting Fantastic Beasts happen and she’s so elated about it because she’s greedy and wants to line her pockets even further. It just makes my heart burst from the obvious truth of it all. Well,...

[bowlegschester]

[rissyrambles]

Writing Tip~

Okay, so I know this is a part of our homework, and I apologize, since I am not an experienced writer, but this is what helps me:

Don't write in your bedroom. It is a haven of comfort, and comfort can sometimes aid procrastination. Also, sometimes, writing requires us to be outside of our comfort zone. So when you're writing, make sure that you go to a different room of your house, or a different building in general (like a library or starbucks) or even the great outdoors! I've done work in the amphitheater or along the greenbelt, and it's great fun (minus the bugs).

Also, if you do like listening to music while writing, I suggest things without lyrics (otherwise the lyrics might accidentally find their way into your draft!).

[totallyacejasongrace]

Proof I have become more than I ever intended to be. Joining this team has made me realize I am more than just plain old me, and I can be someone better and stronger. Quidditch has really made me feel like I belong somewhere, and I can’t thank everyone on the team enough for helping me, whether you realized you were or not.

[diarycrux]

[totallyacejasongrace]

Hail or shine, the quidditch pitch is fine! 

Here at BSU, we go hard or go home :D

(believe me… we’ve also practiced and done PT in pouring rain~)

I love my team so much, they are really the coolest people.

[johersom]

"Crying on the inside"

[berrywinstyles]

[clarisafairchilds]

[rissyrambles]

http://www.mugglenet.com/editorials/editorials/edit-amandah01.shtml

This will be a great thing to help me along my infographic!

[rissyrambles]

http://www.graphs.net/wp-content/plugins/php-image-cache/image.php?path=/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Harry-Potter-and-the-Box-Office-1000x586.png

Another HP money one!!! A lot of HP infographics deal with it's monetary values (especially for being SUCH a high-grossing movie/book industry)

[rissyrambles]

http://www.moneysupermarket.com/money/images/Harry-Potter.gif

A "totally awesomeee" infographic about HP and it's monetary impact! I love how it moves, just like a real wizard page would!

[rissyrambles]

http://www.soundonsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/HARRY-POTTER-Infographic2-01.jpg

Okay, this is a great infographic about the Harry Potter Generation!  One of the things I truly love about it is the way everything on the page is set up and it's typeface-- it really looks like a copy of the Daily Prophet (the Wizarding newspaper), where things are very excitably written.

[rissyrambles]

http://geektyrant.com/news/2011/12/20/timeline-of-doctor-who-infographic.html

Another infographic I have found lurking in my pinterest "likes" realm!!! As a huge Doctor Who fan, I very much appreciate this infographic, because the show has been running for 50 years, and sometimes details and story lines from it are very...well... wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey stuff.

[rissyrambles]

http://latestinfographics.com/geek-vs-nerd/

One of my favorite infografics. I actually originally found it on Pinterest over the summer I believe?  Anyway, it talks about the differences between the terms "nerd" and "geek" and the people that fall into those catagories.  It also highlights that someone would rather be called a "geek" rather than a "nerd".  I'm honestly not sure if I'm more geek or nerd... I probably lean more toward the "nerd" spectrum, and I am completely okay with that.

[woosansang]

starkid challenge - eight songs [4/8] goin’ back to hogwarts

hey, it’s no mystery, there’s nothing here for me now…