another blog

i was a little worried that i might be one of those people that dont have enough entries. here are some thoughts i have. i cant wait for christmas so i can get some great gifts. i also cant wait to get a good long break from school. one thing in nissenbaum that was kind of intersting was that he said that christmas gifts were for pure pleasure and shouldnt really be gifts that will actually be useful. something like that. anyway, it doesnt really work that way in my family. my siblings and i do recieve our fair share of great gifts but we also recieve gifts that will be more useful to us. an example being for my birthday this summer i got bed sheets and a pillow for college. not exactly a great birthday present. im not gonna complain though. i guess its the thoguht that counts. my favorite parts about the winter are probly the xmas season and basketball season. im not really a fan of the cold weather. sledding and stuff is always fun though.

the 4th paper

i found it pretty hard to write that 4th paper. im hoping that there are some useful comments on my paper because im gonna need them. i was one of those people that were taught not to use "I" in your paper. im finding it hard to adjust to that.

fourth paper

im finding it really hard trying to find a good source for this fourth paper. the article that was given to me in class just isn't doing it for me.

Chapter 4

I thought it was interesting how the idea of the presant started to change. The gift went from being food and drink to more material gifts. The idea that books were an ideal gift was a little hard to believe. It seems that it does make a good gift, as well as being a presant it also helped the literacy in America. It was very interesting that advertising was a big contributor in the market as early as it was. It really took off in a short couple of years. It was also interesting that even in the times of depression, gifts were still bought for your loved ones.

class cancelled

yea so class was cancelled. i was able to get my paper in on time and through the inbox. i was having a little trouble with that. this week was a little rough with multiple tests and the paper.