Rhiannon Pinson

 How did the reading go for you this week? What struck you the most in this week's reading? Were there ideas you struggled with?     Readings this week were interesting as I continued reading The Big Sleep. Where did you do your best writing this week — in this class? In another class?  Have you discovered some good strategies for helping yourself focus on writing for this class?      My favorite writing this week was for my Theatre class as we wrote about our favorite actor and did some research on them.  I also had to take an exam in one of my History classes that entailed 5 short answers about a book we read for that.  I was happy with how I did on that as well.     Did you read something excellent written by someone else in the class? What made it stand out to you?       I read some interesting interpretations on the book we read in History as we have weekly discussions about our readings. ...

How did the reading go for you this week? What struck you the most in this week's reading? Were there ideas you struggled with?       Didn't read as much as I wanted to this week.  Work has been super busy so I will need to extend some of my scheduled reading this coming week in order to finish. Where did you do your best writing this week — in this class? In another class?  Have you discovered some good strategies for helping yourself focus on writing for this class?     My best writing this week was in my theatre class.  We had to write several pieces and discussion topics. Did you read something excellent written by someone else in the class? What made it stand out to you?       I read several posts from classmates this week and commented on several either for project planning or reading notes they took on books I am not reading for my project.  It's interesting to read about the other options people c...

     This week there was a lot going on for me at work and in personal life and I let that all get the better of me.  I lost my focus on some of my school work and need to refocus and get back on track.  Tomorrow I have time set aside to make a plan for the week and schedule accordingly.  Work will be settling down slightly which will allow for other priorities to be taken care of.  The biggest struggle for me this semester is finding the balance between work and school when work demands so much of my time and limits time allowed for other priorities. 

 How did the reading go for you this week? What struck you the most in this week's reading? Were there ideas you struggled with?     Readings this week were interesting. I chose to do my Wikipedia Trail starting with Eldridge Cleaver and dug a little more in depth regarding some of the specifics of incidents leading to his involvement in the Black Panther Party and influence. Where did you do your best writing this week — in this class? In another class?  Have you discovered some good strategies for helping yourself focus on writing for this class?      My favorite writing this week was for one of my History classes.     Did you read something excellent written by someone else in the class? What made it stand out to you?       I read several posts from classmates this week and commented on several either for project planning or introductions I had not yet read.  It was interesting to see all the diff...

 How did the reading go for you this week? What struck you the most in this week's reading? Were there ideas you struggled with?     Readings this week were interesting. I remember reading The Wizard of Oz to my daughter when she was younger and we both love Wicked now so reading about Baum was fun. I enjoyed reading about Langston Hughes as well. I had heard the name before but didn’t know anything about him.    Where did you do your best writing this week — in this class? In another class?  Have you discovered some good strategies for helping yourself focus on writing for this class?    My favorite writing this week was actually for my Theatre class regarding the connection of hip hop and Shakespeare.  Did you read something excellent written by someone else in the class? What made it stand out to you?       I read several posts from classmates this week and commented on several either for project plan...

How did the reading go for you this week? What struck you the most in this week's reading? Were there ideas you struggled with?       I enjoyed reading the piece written by John Muir.  I grew up in Martinez so his house and a park he discovered and named was never far away.  I had always known how much he enjoyed traveling and discovering natural masterpieces but had yet to read any of his written work around his experiences.     Where did you do your best writing this week — in this class? In another class?  Have you discovered some good strategies for helping yourself focus on writing for this class?      The best thing to do in order to keep up in this class I believe is to get ahead.  Since the information is available early, it only makes sense not to wait until the last minute including some of the extra credit pieces that can be completed during the week.      Did you read something excellent w...

How did the reading go for you this week? What struck you the most in this week's reading? Were there ideas you struggled with?       Readings went well for me this week.  I struggled with the reading regarding Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton only because the content I found to be incredibly frustrating and sad for those involved.  The "land commissions" established to determine land titles which essentially allowed rightfully owned land to be stolen was heartbreaking and a theme that we see repeated throughout history and continue to see today in some ways without the commissions. Where did you do your best writing this week — in this class? In another class?  Have you discovered some good strategies for helping yourself focus on writing for this class?     The best strategy I can use right now is to take advantage of my days off of work to do my readings and posts.  Allowing myself more time away from work is giving me more much needed s...