Reflections of Another Blog

Election Projection

While searching for different blogs on topsites.blogflux.com, I established my interest in political blogs. The blogs that I found most interesting were under Election Projection 2008, by Scott Elliot. The Election Projection 2008 blog provides us with essays on Daily Dispatches about political poll results. I enjoyed skimming through Elliot’s blog because he described how he keeps track of daily election polls. Elliot’s blog site provides us with objective projections using mathematical formulas and latest polling data. Elliot mentions how he keeps track of the Rasmussen and Gallup polls. He also encourages his readers to correct him on any issue they disagree on or have any commentary on what he has to say. I enjoyed the structure of Elliot’s blogs. He has broken up his blogs in different categories where he relates the topic to the blog he was working on that day. I enjoyed reading Elliot’s blog because he discusses how he wants more people to get involved with the upcoming election by giving him feedback by voting on polls. Elliot shows his interest in getting people more active by posting information about upcoming presidential events and primaries. Although he is a conservative, I enjoyed Elliot’s blog the most because he gives people a way to keep up with the current presidential election.

The latest blog posted by Scott Elliot, he mentions new poll results concerning the 2008 election. He had describes that there have been different results from several other polls. Some polls show that McCain is loosing the lead while Obama is advancing. Elliot mentions that it would be a good idea to subscribe for updated poll results. Though the blog, Elliot mentions that John McCain has a possible chance of victory. He says that McCain might be able to pick up states like Michigan and New Hampshire. The blogs tend to get interesting as the elections get closer and closer.

New experience

My college provides many resources for the students and I was very interested in seeing a psychologist for counseling. I was interested in seeing a psychologist because I believe that I have many issues in my life that I need to talk about. My mom had mentioned to me in the first weeks of school that I should check the counseling department out and see what it’s all about. That is when it hit me. On Tuesday September 16, 2008 I decided to make an appointment to go see a psychologist for counseling. When the time came I was very nervous. I was so nervous I was shaking and felt my heart beating one hundred times per minute. Before I was seen I was asked to fill out liability papers. I was also given a list of different problems such as; fear, anxiety, depression, where I had to number them from 1-4 on what I believed to be what was most common. When I finally saw the psychologist she had asked me if I would mind being videotaped because she was an intern. I didn't know what to say at the time or if I should be telling some stranger everything I feel and what I'm going through. It was a very awkward moment for me because I had never gone to counseling before. This whole new experience was very different. I began to express myself in a way I never believed I could express myself. As I was expressing my problems I began to cry. As hard as it was for me to hold my tears in I couldn't. When the session finally ended I felt different. After the session I felt relieved that I was able to talk to someone about my feelings.

Truth Hurts

Being a weak communicator and writer has always been a weakness for me. My lack of confidence in this area was demolished by the criticism from a teacher. As a senior in high school my English teacher passes around a copy of my essay in class and used it as an example of a failing essay. She questioned how I was able to achieve a grade of an “A” in my previous English classes. As if she didn’t crush my confidence enough by her negative remarks, she kept going on questioning what type of professional I would be in the job market with such poor writing skills. This left me questioning my skills as a writer and how I would be able to succeed in the job market. These criticisms have made me want to overcome my lack of ability in this area and make me want to work even harder to prove her wrong.