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 What did you learn about yourself as a reader from creating and keeping up with your blog?

  Well, I ended up having to write up my ideas, so I ended up realizing I actually do have some sort of thought process as I read books. I usually just think of myself reading a book and just doing that, reading it. This blog kind of helped me think more in a way that I want to think instead of the way that would get me a good grade. It also helped me think more about my books and actually have an opinion instead of just sucking up information.

Is writing online different than in a notebook?  In what ways?

  It is definitely different blogging than writing in a notebook. For one, kids can't just do their blogs during the classes before ELA, they actually have to put in the effort to do the blog the night before or just not do it. Secondly, there's a whole new environment to it. I personally find writing long responses in a notebook more tedious, and since I prefer typing any old day, I very much enjoy typing up the responses instead. There's also the fact that their is an audience, as in others see your thoughts, not just your teachers, as it's easier to look online than to pass around a notebook.

 Do you think that people are more real online or do we create online personalities that project the best of ourselves? Or something else?
   
    I think it depends on the person. Some people just try to get themselves to be shown in the best light possible, so I doubt they wouldn't do the same online. Some people feel more free, and act differently than they would in real life because they feel as if the internet is some sort of place where they can be whoever they want and not have to deal with the real world. I personally am more cautious on the internet because, although my identity is hidden, so are others on the internet, and you never know how these online people may truly act.

Do you think that teenagers abuse the freedom that being online gives you on sites like Facebook? Do people type things they would never say to a person's face? Do you think this is a good or bad thing? Why?

    Yes. I absolutely think that teenagers abuse the online freedom they are given. Just look at sites like Deviantart, where lots of young teens are stealing art and getting caught for it. Some people think that because they do something on the internet, they won't get caught for it. And of course there are plenty of people who type up what they would never say in real life. I've had tons of online conversations that are a lot more "deep" and addressing towards problems than in real life. But people don't always just say good things, or solve problems online. There are always those people who say mean things and beat down others. I personally think this is a bad thing. People are hiding themselves when they talk online, and though it may be easier, it's better to be open and with someone in real life than online. You never truly know what another is thinking, and if you talk to them in person, you can get more emotions than what you get online.

Can you imagine yourself keeping up this blog or creating another one?  What would it be about?  What's your opinion of blogs in general and why?   

  I don't really know. Maybe I would. But if anything, it would just be about me, and my own personal thoughts and opinions and art and stuff. I think blogs are a good way to have intellectual conversations, and to meet people who have differing or the same opinions as yours. It's a broader way to have a meeting of minds.