Project Space Reflection

                                                         Project Space Reflection
   
      For project space I chose the private soccer field that is located in Sylmar. The reason I chose this

 place was because this is the place where I play soccer every Sunday, and I thought it would have

been interesting to talk about this place. The main interest that I had about this place was the friendly

environment, the competition that this place has, and also how badly mistreated the field is. The only

personal connection I have to this place is that I have been playing here for 2 years.


     The writing process from this essay was completely different than project web because for project

space it was more of an essay about observation. To whereas project web was more about

researching about the main topic/issue. I found no similarities between project web and project space

 because they both required 2 completely different writing methods. Comparing project web and

 project space, I felt that my writing process changed a bit due to the fact that this essay required a bit

 of creativity and well written descriptions. I began writing my essay by explaining a description of a

usual Sunday at the private soccer field. I felt that the easiest part for me was discussing my place, but

 the hardest part for me was constructing a thesis that related my place to the Sylmar community.

 Overall I really enjoyed project space because this was something new that I had never done before

in any of my other previous English classes.  

Field Work Report

Sylmar Park Recreation Center

For my fieldwork report I went to Sylmar park recreation center on Sunday March 10, 2013. This fieldwork report isn’t about the whole park, its just about the private soccer field that this park has. This is the soccer field where I always play soccer on Sundays with my dad at 8 in the morning. The soccer field is private because there is a huge fence around the whole soccer field. This means it isn’t a field where everyone can play, the only people who can play on the field are those that are registered. But people can go inside to watch the games. The soccer field as a matter of fact is right next to Sylmar High School. The soccer field is not the best looking soccer field, the grass is nice but the only problem is that the field consists of a lot of holes. These holes are dangerous because a player can get hurt, but people like to play there anyways. When people are playing games the sound you hear is people running, players yelling at other players, the referee blowing his whistle and the people watching the game either talking to each other or making fun of players on the field. The smell that you get from this soccer field is mainly the grass, but there are people who sell food outside of the field, so you also smell the hot dogs that people are making. People that are not from around there would either view this place as ghetto or as entertainment.

The people that are at this place are those that are going to play or just to watch. Obviously this means that their interest in this place is soccer. The cool thing about this place is that everyone knows each other because every Sunday the same people and the same teams are there at the soccer field. Anyone can tell who is regular because a lot of the people there are known by their nicknames. For example my dad’s name is Arnold, but at the soccer field they call him Plazita, and they call me Plazita Jr. At this place no one will ever know who Brando is, but if they were to ask for Plazita Jr, they would say, “Oh he’s over there.” What I really like about the people who are at this place is that they are friendly to anyone. It doesn’t matter if they are “regular” or new to this place because no matter what they will always greet anyone who is there. The thing about this place is that everybody is friendly to one another and the last thing that they would want is to make someone feel unwanted or not welcome because soccer is a sport that unites everyone. I would say that it’s tradition for my father and me to always play soccer on Sundays at this park. We play with a team called Tikal, we aren’t the best team in the league but what matters is that we have fun. After our game, which finishes around 10 a.m., my dad and I buy hot dogs and watch the other two teams that play right after us. It’s funny because there is never a time where I don’t laugh at this place, the people that are there are funny because they are always making fun of each other or of players playing in the field, it may seem offensive but like I said everyone there are friends and they all get along. This place is much better than the place where we use to play in because the soccer field that we play in now actually has grass, and the old field that we played in was pure dirt. It’s amazing because I remember when I use to go watch my dad play and now I think it’s an honor to be allowed to play with him in the same team because my old man is really good at soccer.      

Project Web Reflection

Project Web Reflection

            The topic that I did my essay on was the dangers of online dating. I established the idea of this topic because I was watching T.V. and I saw an eHarmony.com commercial. I noticed that in the commercial it only discussed about the good things of online dating but it never mentioned anything of possible dangers. At that moment I came up with my research question which was “Is online dating dangerous?” I did a lot of research on my question and I found many interesting points about the dangers of online dating. I learned a lot of new things that I didn’t know before about online dating in general. Overall I enjoyed developing and writing my essay with the help of all the sources I researched. I felt that a huge help in writing my essay were the group blogs. Although our group didn’t necessarily focus on just one topic, we were all able to help each other out with opinions and ideas.

           I feel that my writing process has definitely changed because I know how to develop my ideas, coming up with a thesis and writing my essay quicker. Last semester it was a bit more difficult for me to develop ideas, thesis, and write because I wasn’t sure how to do so but English 113A really prepared me for my second semester of English. I know I still have a lot more to improve on but I feel that I’m good where I stand at the moment.  The easiest process for me in writing my project web essay was developing my thesis and writing my essay, but what I found most difficult was researching and finding good sources that supported my topic. 

"Online Dating Dangers" Video

For my first source I found a video that relates to my topic about the dangers of online dating. The video was originally in an ABC news broadcast. It discusses about how just about anyone can go online and date. What the people don't realize is who they're actually speaking to. Online dating sites are very dangerous because just about anyone can pretend to be someone they are not. For example in the video they show a girl who met a guy on eharmony.com.It happened to be that the person she met online wasn't real and was a sex offender. This is just one of the many dangers that can occur due to online dating. The video also discusses about some solutions to make online dating more reliable. But can they still be trusted after all?

"What's the Matter with Kids Today?" by Amy Goldwasser

Out of the 4 articles that I read, my favorite article was "Whats the Matter with Kids Todays?" by Amy Goldwasser. I really enjoyed all the other articles but the main reason why I like Goldwasser's article more is because she first talks about the flaws of the internet towards the kids and then she goes into detail of why the internet is being treated as a villain. What I agreed on the most from her article was when she was discussing that parents need to stop treating the internet as a villain. She explains that the day that happens then the teenage population will have the potential to become the next great voices of America. I also really like how she ended her article by saying, "One of them, 70 years from now, might even get up there to accept the very award Lessing did -- and thank the Internet for making him or her a writer and a thinker." The reason why I like how she ends her article is because she doesn't end it by saying the internet is a bad thing. She ends it by saying that in the future the internet can have a good positive impact after all.

My Usual Sunday

Today I spent my Sunday playing 2 soccer games. The first one was at 8 in the morning, luckily we won 3-0. In order for us to enter the play offs we need to win the next few games that are left. The second game was at 12 p.m unfortunately we lost that game 1-0 because we were down one man. After my soccer games I bought some In-n-Out. Now I'm just relaxing and waiting for my week to begin.