Viral videos and Jesus Camp

This week class has been quite interesting, not that it isn’t always. But I really enjoyed the videos we watched on Monday. I am a huge Obama supporter so I loved the Will-I-Am video. It just evoked so much passion for his causes that it reaches out to people who maybe do not even support him. And as for George Allen, well he wasn’t portrayed very well, and I cannot see a reason for defending him in anyway. I think there was substantiate proof that he meant what he said and was fully aware. Now turning to the video we just watched in class today. It seems that Jesus Camp argues that its subjects are the key generation involved in making Jesus come back. It is also obvious that they are trying to train them into being “soldiers of God” to fight the war against the government and non-Christians. It portrays them in a positive and negative light simultaneously. It is positive in the way that the kids are so actively involved in their religion and that is a good thing. But it can be seen as negative to take it so far. It is a lot of pressure for children, especially when many of them cry at every session. These ministers argue that they are teaching these children to seek God and Jesus and to fight for them. My reaction to this movie was utter shock. I am a Christian, but it seems that this camp has really crossed a line. Prayer is not allowed in schools because it offends other children who are not Christians. Not everyone is a Christian nor will they ever be. The Jesus Camp ministers need to realize this and leave some pressure off of these children. It is scary to think of how the children might turn out. Will they rebel later in life? Or will they pursue this “war for God” and continue to train their children? It is all just very confusing.

My writing process

Before I started my paper I definitely thought about the critiques made on my two page paper and tried to apply them to this first major paper. First, I searched on the internet for a few interesting protests. Once I decided on the Iranian women, then I searched for credible articles on the actual protest. Then I went on to my introduction and summarizing their points of view. I didn’t really write an outline, I just somewhat free-wrote for a while. I started the paper a week earlier to give myself enough time to prepare. This definitely helped in the whole process. The easiest parts of the paper for me are the introduction and conclusion. For some reason, I always get writer’s block when trying to put together the body paragraphs. The paragraphs have to flow smoothly with good content and very few grammatical errors. I definitely always like to write in a quiet environment. I do love music, but it would distract me from the task at hand. I also do need a clear surface to write because it makes it easier to think, if that makes sense. Clutter around me equals clutter in my mind. That is my writing process in a nut shell.