Best of Week : Born into Brothels

The documentary, Born into Brothels, was very shocking when I watched it in class. Through this movie I was able to see the daily lives of a group of children whose mothers work as prostitutes. I could not imagine how these children were able to live in a village of prostitution and I felt so much pity watching them. 

Watching these lively children and their poor surroundings made me think about how I am living a privileged life. They did not get any education, but helped their mothers’ work and house chores. I was very embarrassed myself because, even though I live in very wealthy surroundings, I always complain about my life and school. However, these children were happy and thankful to just have the privilege of taking pictures. This movie took me into another world. It’s not common to see their type of lifestyle in America. Through this movie, I became more interested to see different country’s cultures and lifestyles.

Metacognition: College essay

When I became a senior, it was time for me to think about college. I searched colleges and looked up essay questions. Over the weekend, I sat down and tried to write. I just wanted to get done with it so I wouldn’t have to worry about it. However, I did not know how to start. The questions that they were asking were all similar: “who inspired you the best?” “What interests will you bring to our campus?”, and ‘describe an experience that demonstrates your character.” They were looking for essays that show my personality and stories that might impact my learning.

            While I was writing the essays, I realized that I never thought about myself deeply before. I never really thought about the person who had an impact on my life, what I am good at, or how I affected my community. I was astonished by myself because I do not know myself very well. I decided to brainstorm before I started to write. I sat in my room quietly, and jotted down what I have accomplished in my high school years, and how I have changed through those accomplishments.

            I wrote more than one page about myself. After I made an outline, I learned things about myself that I never thought about before.  The most difficult part of the college essays was to write a personal story. After I came up with an idea, I was able to write smoothly. I needed to work on my essay more personally so that the college admission can learn about me.  

Blogging Around

I read Kathryn's college essay blog. She wrote about her feeling while she was writing her college essays. Because she has to write her personal things on her essay, it is hard to make it appealing to a college admission. In order to fix her problem, she said she needs to focus on her ideas very specifically.
"Kathryn, I totally understand how difficult it is to write a personal things in college essay. I have to think very deeply and know myself very well. I have the same troubles that you have. Just take a time and brain storm your ideas and thoughts before you write an essay. Good Luck~"

I read Klaudia's metacognition blog. Her blog was about how feeling inspired is very important. When she feels positively about the assignment, she thinks it is easier to get it done and much faster. Sometime she procrastinate on something, but she try to resist it, and follow her process.
"Klaudia, I think you made a good point. When I do my homework, I always rush and try to do fast, but no correctly. From your blog, I learned that I need to make my assignment feel positive. Also, I need to take a time and think  before I start.  "