Author's Note: Honestly, I wrote this because I had Writer's Block and I had nothing else to write about. I'm guessing you can relate to this. Enjoy. Please also note that this is not one of my best pieces due to the fact that I had the infamous Writer's Block.
Writer's Block is something that all writers will come across. It is a well known problem and is very annoying. To not be able to think of an idea, or not be able to put the idea into words is very frustrating and stressful if there is a deadline. In fact, I have just had a serious case of Writer's Block so I just decided to write about my problem.
People have always tried to find ways to avoid this, but it seems like there is no solution. You sit there for minutes on end, even hours on end, just straining your mind for one brilliant thought that will enable you to write another piece, but that great idea never does come and all you have afterwards is a bunch of wasted time. This causes you to just give up and never come back to the piece.
The worst thing is when you have a deadline and you have Writer's Block. How are you supposed to come up with an idea and write it down before the due date if you can't even get an idea? Then, since you can't just not do the piece, you spend lots of time just wracking your brain for possible solutions to the terrible Block.
I myself have tried to find some solutions for this problem. People say that Writer's Block comes from having one very good piece which you get a large amount of praise for, and then trying to think of another one of that same caliber. It seems that nothing can compare to that one great piece but you feel like you must keep looking for it. So, if we try to figure something out to prevent this it would probably be to not set your standards so high. You may be able to say that to yourself, but on the inside you will continue to think that your new idea is not good enough. So, I have found that I am at a blank for curing this illness.
If you have any tips or ideas, please comment you solutions or thoughts on this post so you can help me and all of the others that read this. Thank you.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Ryan's Thoughts #4: Vegetable Monster?
Author's Note: This show always made me happy as a kid and my favorite character was the Cookie Monster. I have actually grown quite close to him (not literally). So, as you can imagine when I heard this news, I was infuriated. I chose to write this to let out my anger and disappointment in the producers of Sesame Street and let others know of this sad news, too.
For years and years we have grown up on the grumbles and pleads of the Cookie Monster. He was always one of your favorite characters of the beloved Sesame Street and when you heard him say "Cookie!" it always brought a smile to your face, but that now won't be anymore.
Sesame Street has changed many components of their show to mold the children viewer's minds into making what they think are good choices. These changes include changing Snufolofogous' name to Snuffy, now everybody can see "Snuffy” (not just Big Bird), Oscar the Grouch not being so grouchy, and worst of all, they are changing the Cookie Monster to the Vegetable Monster.
The Sesame Street producers claim that they made this idea happen due to the fact of the alarming amount of obesity in our country. But how could you change one of the top characters that everybody know to something that people hate? It just isn't right. In my first post on my blog I talk about the power that stations like PBS and Disney have. The same happens with Sesame Street and the creators of the great show understand this. Yet, I don't think they understand that they can just change children's tastebuds and make them crave veggies. I mean, can you picture a 4 year old whining to his mom "BUT MOM?!? I WANT SOME BROCCOLI!!!". No, it just won't happen, so Sesame Street needs to realize this and stop the changes before they make any more stupid mistakes and end up making this show be an educational one, not an entertaining one.
WE WANT THE COOKIE MONSTER!!!
For years and years we have grown up on the grumbles and pleads of the Cookie Monster. He was always one of your favorite characters of the beloved Sesame Street and when you heard him say "Cookie!" it always brought a smile to your face, but that now won't be anymore.
Sesame Street has changed many components of their show to mold the children viewer's minds into making what they think are good choices. These changes include changing Snufolofogous' name to Snuffy, now everybody can see "Snuffy” (not just Big Bird), Oscar the Grouch not being so grouchy, and worst of all, they are changing the Cookie Monster to the Vegetable Monster.
The Sesame Street producers claim that they made this idea happen due to the fact of the alarming amount of obesity in our country. But how could you change one of the top characters that everybody know to something that people hate? It just isn't right. In my first post on my blog I talk about the power that stations like PBS and Disney have. The same happens with Sesame Street and the creators of the great show understand this. Yet, I don't think they understand that they can just change children's tastebuds and make them crave veggies. I mean, can you picture a 4 year old whining to his mom "BUT MOM?!? I WANT SOME BROCCOLI!!!". No, it just won't happen, so Sesame Street needs to realize this and stop the changes before they make any more stupid mistakes and end up making this show be an educational one, not an entertaining one.
WE WANT THE COOKIE MONSTER!!!
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