Friday, October 30, 2009
Reviewing Reading, Writing and Chatter
When I first looked at the blog Reading Writing and Chatter, found on http://readingwritingandchatter.blogspot.com/ I thought, Wow, that’s a lot of pink. Is this supposed to be a blog for girls or females only? However, when I took the time to further analyse the blog and read some of the writers thoughts, I realised that their discussions and their posts were quite relevant.
I found it really interesting that they had had so many posts since they recently came into existence on blogspot.com. Their different stories make the four contributors of the blog seem very diverse in their thinking. They average stories relating to politics and just general thoughts. I specifically enjoyed the posts “Bitches Brew” and “Kids in JOZA”. I found that their blog was easy to read and it was relevant to current issues and an interest to those just wanting to hear other people’s thoughts. I would however consider changing the colour a bit as it gives a perception that the blog is very female dominated in thought and in access and that is not very inviting to others who might want to read and comment on the blog. Too much pink.
Overall, I would give a 7 out of ten for this blog.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Word's worth
The power of the mind is almost powerless if we don’t realize the power in words. Big words, small words, whatever meaning they hold to us personally there is no denying that a string of alphabets can end up in something are powerful and dynamic. Through language we use words to connect, communicate, reason and reflect.
"Sticks and stones may brake my bones will never hurt", maybe for insensitive souls but words can do worse damage than a stick or stone. I'd rather focus on words with the purpose to heal, whether one keeps a book of quotes by humanitarians and philanthropist or reads those keep well magazines there is a moment when reading that one escapes from this universe and is welcomed into the world in between the lines. The short moment engaging with the reality presented by what you read introduces you to things that you wouldn't have known if you didn't read. T.V is good but hollywood wouldn't survive without books( novels, comics). This is just a thought read more...