Monday Money: Practice writing by starting a blog

Do you want to get into the habit of writing without the pressure of grades and deadlines? Summer is a great time to practice writing consistently and creatively because you have more time and less pressure than you do during the academic year. Starting a blog is a fun and creative way to incorporate writing into your daily life. Think of something fun, unique, interesting, or personal to you, and start a blog centered around that theme. It could be something simple and fun like fashion, for instance, and you can create a blog that documents your everyday outfits and write about what inspired your look. Or, you can write musings about life, love, death, (or even taxes), and more  from your own unique perspective.

Explore blog websites such as WordPress or Tumblr, personalize it, and write an entry as often as you’d like. This will get you into the habit of writing a little bit everyday, so that when it comes time to write a 5 page paper in the Fall, the task would not be so daunting (and unfamiliar).

Start a blog today, and be a better writer tomorrow! Remember–Be creative, be consistent, and be inspirational!

Post submitted by: Miqi Cos

 

American Cultural Literacy: Ad Nauseam

Ad nauseam

IDIOM

To go on endlessly; literally, to continue “to seasickness”.

Daily Word: Larrup

larrup \LAR-uhp\ , verb:
To beat or thrash.

American Cultural Literacy: “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket”

“Don’t put all your eggs in one basket”

PROVERB

Don’t concentrate all your prospects or resources in one thing or place, or you could lose everything.

Daily Word: Haw

haw \HAW\ , verb:
1. To utter a sound representing a hesitation or pause in speech.
2. To turn or make a turn to the left.

noun:
1. A sound or pause of hesitation.
2. The fruit of the Old World hawthorn, Crataegus laevigata, or of other species of the same genus.

interjection:
1. Used as a word of command to a horse or other draft animal, usually directing it to turn to the left.)