dear future english student,

one of the many things people think of when it comes to english is writing a lot of papers about books and analyzing things that make no sense. however, remember that english 110 is the most basic (i think) english class there is. sure they may be some writing involved but its usually spread out throughout the quarter that it really doesn't feel like that much. there isn't really real homework to be done, maybe you have to write a blog entry where no matter what you put you can't be wrong.

one thing that has helped me is when writing the ARP or any other type of paper, it helps to take your time when writing. don't rush the ideas out of your head just so you can be done quicker. write a few sentences, then sit on them a little bit and write a few more. This helps me make sure that im not putting down thoughts that really don't do much for my paper. it may not work for everyone but i find it helpful

that last thing i would say is just write about what you like. the arp paper provides some freedom in what you want to talk about so make sure you pick something that you find interesting. its never fun writing about something you have no interest in so think a little about what interests you and choose wisely.

thats all the advice i can really think of. this class isn't that bad.


sincerely,
me

Block O

As some of you may know i am in the marching band here at ohio state. So i have a front row seat to all the home games and experience first the travesty that is the student section here at ohio state. What is going on block O?
I'll start by saying that the student section this school year has absolutely sucked. I have yet to see a game during the school year that has had a loud intimidating crowd, it hasn't been here. Maybe I'm spoiled by the insanity that was the USC game, where the stadium felt as if it would collapse from all the noise, but then again, when half of block O north doesn't even show up for the second game in a row, i have a right to be ticked off. It doesn't make sense, the student sections of the stadium should always be filled to maximum capacity with fans that are cheering loud for our team and making a hostile environment for whoever were playing. Instead the old, young, and middle aged people sitting in the nosebleed sections and in all the crappy seats are the ones making all the noise.
With one more home game left against the number four ranked team in the nation and a possible rose bowl berth for us all i hope is that maybe the student sections shows up once this season. It would be nice to get loud again, and if you're not gonna be loud at least show up to the game, nothing looks worse than a half empty student section.