my final post of the semester...

Well, this assignment is to tell my professor what my final grade in my online journalism class should be. What an interesting concept. If only I knew how to hypnotize someone with a web page....
For our class, we had a grade structure of 65% writing, 25% blogs, and 10% attendance/partcipation. This is according to our syllabus given at the start of the semester.
My writing has been ok. Our stories are published on the boro news. I submitted three stories for publication, and two of the three have been posted so far.
My first story was a basic news/feature story on Kappa Delta Sorrority and their fundraiser, War of the Wings. The story was okay, I thought it would have more impact after the tragic events of the semseter, but the women of the organization moved on, making the story more of an update.
My second story, about student teaching, was a fun one. I got to talk to some of my friends who are education majors and learn more about thier chosen career. I don't really have much to say about it other than that pictures are coming soon.
My third, which has yet to be uploaded, is on the Southern Ambassadors. These people are campus tour guides who work thier tails off.
My blogs were okay. I felt like I did a good job incorporating links to my work on this site, and I enjoyed writing about some of my topics. While I was a little under the total needed, I felt that I shined on the entries I did complete.
Partcipation. I did miss two more classes over the allowable amount, but I was sick for those days (I attended one class that week, and it was a test) This knocks my partcipation down a bit.


so, there is a description of what I did this semester in the class. I feel that through my obvious deduction of points (missing too much class and not having quite enough blogs) I am knocked down to around a 90 before grading my stories. I am not egotistical enough to assume I was perfect on these assignments, but I feel I am a good writer. Let's say that knocks me down to around an 86. Does this entry bump me back up? I sure hope so. but that decision is for Professor Carr. Do I deserve an A? Absolutely, so I can bost my GPA, feel good about myself, and feel some sort of personal accomplishment. Do I not deserve an A? Of course, because I was lazy, didn't try to be the best in the class, and my writing was not perfect.

so, what can tip the scales? I did go see your play, professor. You were good, as the leach who wanted to turn the pond into a dump. I took a Friday night to be cultured, and see something new, but it was, in fact, too Disney for me. But at least I gave it a try.

0-9 in one run games

I have almost never questioned Bobby cox, but yesterday, leaving in Acosta, was dumb. There are five other guys in the bulpen that could have been used. The braves haven't won a one run game yet...But at least Gonzo is going to be back soon. And Smoltz may also come back as a reliever for the rest of the year, making our bulpen have two reliable, proven pitchers in the 8th and 9th innings. And when we get Soriano back, we will be solid on the relief side.

The problem? Now our ace is a reliever. Maybe we can get it going, but right now it is hard to see how.