Workshop:

1.) What Essay you chose and why.

I chose my exemplification essay for my portfolio because I think it demonstrates my strengths and weaknesses. I think that my exemplification essay shows intelligent uses of personal examples and observations as support for my argument. I also believe that this essay shows my lack of using outside sources, which can be difficult for me sometimes.

2.) What portfolio grade you think you should receive and why.

I believe I should get a B because I made good improvements on my research paper and reflected clearly on my journey through English throughout my reflective paper. I really tried to revise my research paper to fill some of the logical holes I previously hadn't realized I was working off of. Also I found more sources to support my argument and I reviewed Purdue Owl in order to precisely cite sources.

3.) Your favorite portfolio you looked at and why.

I'm not really sure how to answer this considering I haven't read everyone's portfolio. I liked Will Neilsen's portfolio because I enjoyed his topics, I hadn't heard of biocentrism at all and felt intrigued by that essay, particularly the phrase, "reality changes just by looking at it." I also liked his essay which compared the learning and creating differences between electronic and non-electronic music. I didn't get a chance to read his reflective essay because he had already handed it in by the time I asked him.

workshop 12/2/14 Mike Carey

I chose my descriptive essay because i feel i am better at describing things rather than trying to convince someone of something for the persuasive
I think I should get at least a C on it i have made big improvements from when i started the course.
To be honest havent really looked at many portfolios mine will probably just be clean and organized nothing too fancy.

Alex Zagami: Portfolio Plan:

1.) For my Research paper I would have more sources for support. I would also have clearer and more contained support paragraphs. I would maybe have paragraph topics included such as how people often use the Internet out of boredom, how many people are affected by some of the Internet Addictions I listed in my paper. Both of these would also increase the length of my paper.

2.) For my reflective essay I plan on reviewing over my past papers and identifying my mistakes and bad habits so I can clearly say how I understand what I commonly do in writing essays and how I now can or have improved in my writing abilities.

3.) I am going to choose my Exemplification essay for my portfolio because I got the highest grade on that paper and because it has many mistakes and achievements that I can reflect over, which would be appropriate for my reflective essay.

Portfolio Plan - Mike Carey 11/13/14

1. What I want to change in the reserch paper is a few things, I want to make it more factual and have more sources to cite from to help my argument and make it more clear instead of long winded. I also need to eliminate or at least cut down drasticly on my use of the words "you" , "us, we" and not address the reader directly.

2. Haven't really started it yet to be honest.

3. I would like to put in my descriptive essay because I feel I'm better at describing things in detail and exaggerating a little bit to help the readers imagination visualize a place.

4.

In class reflective reverse - Mike Carey 11/11/14

This paper never really makes a strong argument thesis; it has a very broad verity of topics but nothing that really makes one point strongly or a freaking point.  It has a lot of use of the words “us” and “you” a lot; it’s almost as if I talk about the entire population as one person.  On the opposite side of the spectrum I also use “they” a lot making it seem like there are good people and bad people when trying to make a point instead of backing it with raw facts.  More facts behind statements instead of opinion.  Citation is awful! Needs a lot of work on proper citation and more than just one person being cited in the paper.  Finally spend more time on the meat and potatoes, find more facts and more sources and cite them correctly, but ultimately pick a solid topic that clear points can be made on.  AND SERIOUSLY STOP ADDRESSING THE READER DIRECTLY!. Until you learn how to use it right.

video blog post 11/6/14

here ya go!

by Alex and Mike

Alex - writer, director
Mike- actor, editor

https://vimeo.com/111137674

Evaluating an internet resource #2:

Evaluate:
This article portrays a careful and detailed study of Internet addiction's effects on people. The article is comprised of a study, with a year follow up, which considers changes such as social anxiety, depression and relationships. Additionally the study in the article was studied in 1,863 adolescents in Taiwan. The article provides statistical analysis, results, clinical implications and a discussion on the findings of the study. This article's area of focus deals with teenagers specifically. It does not look into how other areas of people are affected by internet usage and addiction.

Compare:
This article was very precise and detail oriented. The article was very academic and scientific in analyzing and observing the effects of the internet in the whole experience of the many adolescents in the study.

Record:
The article has 43 references!

1 M.L. Norris, HEADSS up: Adolescents and the internet, Paediatr Child Health, Vol. 12, 2007, 211-216

Citation:
Ko, Chih-Hung, et al. "The Exacerbation of Depression, Hostility, and Social Anxiety in the Course of       Internet Addiction among Adolescents: A Prospective Study." Comprehensive psychiatry 55.6 (2014): 1377-84. ProQuest. Web. 16 Oct. 2014.

Online internet sources part duce! - Mike Carey

The article i found on the data base was good and the author definitely knew what he was talking about when he wrote about Burton, that being said he didn't even mention any other company. he treated Jake Burton like a god and praises him for making such a difference in the snowboarding community, but what does he compare it to? nothing honestly this is just a wet dream rant about Burton and while yes it an amazing company and surely has changed a whole lot in the sport of snowboarding but it hasn't been told that it is also the most expensive. you pay for the history and the reputation of the name when the truth of the matter is we are not in the dark ages and we all have advanced technology and in fact Burton is not the leading maker of boards anymore, they have simple designs but lib tech and Jones are making more progressive styles at a better price. At first i bought a Burton board too and i have to say i love it. But i bought a new Jones board for half the price last year and rode it all season while the Burton collected dust. This is a reputable source though it has all facts and no simple spelling or grammar errors that i could see. I will have to use a lot more and look a lot harder for credible snowboarding info especially a peer reviewed source most great snowboarders are usually too busy riding to be typing or reviewing.

Works Cited

Farrell, Tom. "A Ticket To Ride: The Rapid Rise Of SNOWBOARDING." USA Today Magazine 130.2682 (2002): 48. Academic Search Premier. Web. 16 Oct. 2014.

Blog Review:

A blog is an internet phenomena where anyone can express and show to the world their thoughts and opinions. Yet a blog, like any other form of reading, has it's artistic credibility, intelligence, logic and significance. Furthermore a blog can only be considered good if it has the right and correctly constructed pieces. The blog "Attack of the English Teacher" provides all of these components and is therefore a good blog.
When a blog post is about a personal reading response there needs to be clarity of the reader's experience. This blog clearly shows in "argument beyond pro and con" how the reader thought and learned throughout their experience. The clear experience of the reader in response to an article is exemplified when the writer states, "Throughout the piece I found myself connecting previous knowledge to the new information I learned, making this piece quite successful in teaching about argumentation essays." ("Attack of the English Teacher") The reflective aspect of this piece expresses the considerate and good quality of this blog.

RATINGS:
Attack of the english teacher: rating: 9
Attack of the English teacher blog - 10
 this blog has character, in depth quality and analysis and it has a solid layout with informative images.

Riding a turtle: rating: 7,
Riding a turtle blog - 6
this blog is solid and interesting, the only potential flaw is that there is a drastic difference in writing style between the different posts.

Unconventional English: rating 10:
Unconventional English blog - 8
 this blog has a great and interesting layout. This blog also shows an in depth and concise response to the topics it discusses. Also the images accurately represent the topic as well.

Frcc writers blog  - 7
Frcc writers: rating: 7.2(lol)
Frcc's blog is pimpin, they really went all out. This blog uses interesting diction and phrasing. Furthermore, this blog is da bomb diggity and is noticeably clear. I like this blog for the content which is all that really matters but it’s hard to keep me focused, it’s a little dry and rambly at times and not as fun as other blogs to look at or navigate. The pictures were very funny and clever though those always caught my eye even if I didn’t end up reading the whole post I got a little taste of what they meant or at least made  me chuckle a bit.

Drunk writer talk 121 – 9

Very user friendly, Love the pictures and all the fun fonts it pulls my attention in and keeps me focused on one thing at a time which is normally hard to do. It is all very grammatically correct and cited as well all the pictures were given proper credit or cited right. Best blog so far in my opinion. Very fun!

The image I chose to describe is a young man having a hell of a good time writing drawing or possibly that pencil is a new age stylist and is BLOGGING! It shows lots of passion and ambition which is a lot of what I found in this blog. It was very opinionated and the writers know what they are talking about not just filling it with facts or nice sounding fluff. This picture also shows he cares about what he’s doing and I’m sure he’s taking time to make sure he draws inside the lines and makes no spelling errors just like the bloggers; I didn’t notice any errors at least. And finally this picture grabs my attention and makes me laugh a bit, the blog is much the same way it always has a funny caption or little picture I can relate with and it makes me wonder what they could possibly write about to relate to such a funny picture. All in all I think the picture and the blog are very funny, to the point, and most importantly catch the readers eye. 

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Blog Assignment 2:

Attack of the english teacher: rating: 9, this blog has character, in depth quality and analysis and it has a solid layout with informative images.

Riding a turtle: rating: 7, this blog is solid and interesting, the only potential flaw is that there is a drastic difference in writing style between the different posts.

unconventionalenglish: rating 10: this blog has a great and interesting layout. This blog also shows an in depth and concise response to the topics it discusses. Also the images accurately represent the topic as well.

Evaluating an Internet Resource:

Evaluating an Internet Resource:

http://yogashalaboulder.com/

Impressions:
I think the website is straightforward. The website is for a yoga studio in boulder. I haven't read through all of it, but what I have found always relates to yoga in one sense or another. The site elaborates on teachers' credibility of past work and gives a brief history of the teachers' beginning and studies in Iyengar Yoga. It also gives each teacher's phone number and email address.

Quotable Passage:
I thought this was an interesting bit of information that tells me that those who work at this studio care to know how to intelligently practice and teach yoga. Also the quote makes me wonder what the "two levels of intense testing and evaluation," are.
"All teachers at Yoga Shala are certified in the Iyengar method. Iyengar Yoga has a rigorous and demanding certification process. Candidates for certification must have taught for a minimum of three years, and must pass two levels of intense testing and evaluation. For each examination, candidates are evaluated by a panel of three Senior Teachers, and it is common for candidates to have to test more than once to pass a level. Teachers are evaluated on more than 45 different criteria, including the clarity of their instruction, their ability to teach poses safely and effectively to a wide range of students, and their skill in observing and correcting students..."

Shorter Quote from the website: "As BKS Iyengar describes it, “Yoga is a powerful tool for liberating ourselves from unwanted, ingrained patterns. Through it, we identify, acknowledge, and progressively change them.” (Light on Life, p. 134)"(Going Deeper in Yoga Practice, Yogashala.com) 

Online internet sources pt 1 - Mike Carey

History of Snowboarding / Snurfing

This is a very old website but still very credible I went to a few other sites and they all had the same facts and some even left out a few small tid bits.  Snowboarding started as just a fun thing to do to get the surfing feeling on snow. Many people had the same idea around the same time and they all came together to have the first ever snurfing contest, originally it wasn’t snowboarding it was snurfing. You guessed it snow surfing!  So info is great but it could use a face lift like I said it is a little dated but still very user friendly and easy to navigate.  I would and will use it in my research paper because the info is solid and very simple to comprehend.  For instance one of the first boards made was called "Flying Yellow Bannana" simple and to the point it looked like a banana and was pretty fast on snow for that time. This is a good sight but I will definilty use more up to date sites for the majority of my research paper.

WORK SITED:

"History of Snowboarding." History of Snowboarding. Julian Voje, n.d. Web. 07 Oct. 2014.

Print Resources Exercises:

Author Credentials:

The author is Nan Chisholm.

The author's credentials include, "She has been featured as a paintings appraiser on the popular PBS series Antiques Roadshow since its inception in 1996." (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/appraisers/nan-chisholm/)

The author's reputation is competent and experienced, which is expressed by her feature on PBS, the establishment of her own business, and by her various lectures at numerous museums.

Nan Chisholm appears to be an expert in her field 

Publication Credentials: 

The publisher is "Antiques Roadshow," is a major publisher, which is shown by it's affiliation with PBS. The "Antique Roadshow" is also a featured television series on PBS.

The article was published through vanity press.

The date the article was published is May, 2007.

Verification:
Some critics disagree about Andy Warhol's "accessibility to everyone," which is the thesis of Nan Chisholm's article.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19870226&id=bdsvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lvsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3185,3740684

1.       Andy Warhol was an amazing artist that changed art with his outlook and his style

2.       It shows how he came to be a great artist and so different

3.       It also shows his financial background he was always working hard and doing little projects for people until he could support himself and do what he wanted. Then he made even more money and was smart about it.

 Andy Warhol was a great artist and a great business man. His art has been sold at record braking numbers even more then Picasso. He wasn’t always a crazy wealthy artist he had to start small and for other people at first. He worked for advertising companies and even worked on magazines as well. He finally got a big break and started with cammbles soup cans, the famous cans are known by most people but not as famous as the Marline Monroe paintings.

He wasn’t always a super star he was a child first and not a very wealthy one at that and was sickly most his time. He sat around listening to the radio most times and always drawing his favorite stars of the time.  He went to college in Pittsburg and his professors and peers noticed his unusual style of art. He was always painting a different perspective on the same thing experimenting with colors “He took advantage of silk screening, a photomechanical process that allowed him to present appropriated photographs or images in a painterly fashion.”  He was well liked by most and above all one of the most inspiring and financially successful artists of all time.  

WORK CITED:

Chrisholm Nan.  Antiques road show Insider. Not sure of the exact city . volume 7 number 5 may 2007. 

Video Assignment on Apostrophe #2:

1.) An apostrophe can be used to indicate possession.

An example would be: Bob's hat was made out of jelly beans. Since Bob is a singular noun, we add an apostrophe and s ('s) to show that it is his hat.

When there is a plural noun you add an apostrophe at the end, following the s.

An example would be: The soldiers' rifles were no match for Bob's lightning pants.

If, however, the plural noun is an irregular plural noun such as children, nuclei, teeth etc., then add an apostrophe and s ('s)

Examples would include:

two children's hats
the teeth's roots

* When expressing possession for a noun that ends in s, such as Charles, you may either use an apostrophe + s, or you may simply add an apostrophe at the end of Charles.

A couple of examples are:

Charles' potato became alive.
Charles's leg hair caught on fire.

What is important is to be consistent in what you decide to use, because either is acceptable.

additionally, if the noun is a possessive plural name, then you may also add an apostrophe and s at the end,

Such as:

The Johnsons's funds were too low to send their cat to mars.

2.) An apostrophe can be used to make a contraction. A contraction is when you omit some letters from the word.

For example:

I (cannot, can't) feel my legs!
I (do not, don't) like to eat live critters.
I (would not, wouldn't) even want to try it.

3.) IT'S

can be used to show possession, or it can be used as a contraction.

As a contraction it's can look like:

It's (it is) that time of day to use the bathroom.
It's (it has) been a pleasant bathroom experience so far.

In the possessive form it's can look like:

The velociraptor is known for it's cute, playful nature,
but it's ability to sing in key is terrible.

Logical fallacy post DUCE.

We chose to cover the topic of playing to general sentiments. It's very easy to jump on the band wagon and join in when everyone is feeling the same way, such as every president is a god fearing, patriotic american rather than just some one who feels a strong sense of duty to help their country, both electives want to help the country of course and both are patriotic, but that is not enough you must love god and family values as well as make them obvious to others. It's also the kind of under dog effect, people like the little guy winning against a big force, it's a little small taste of what we all want in life, which is exactly what playing to general sentiments is about. Sometimes I use it, in fact I almost use it in all of my papers because it is such a great way to get the reader on your side, when people get emotional or connected to something that makes them feel good, even if they crack a slight smile you've won them over, and since most of the people reading our work are teachers it's nice to have them happy when they're grading your stuff. It can be bad though if you do use it too much because people tend to call bullshit or ignore you because you don't accept anything other than what you believe and you might sound a ignorant or uneducated.

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Friendly Blog Review:

Friendly Blog Review:

Frequency of Posts: I think Caas has posted on each subject to be posted about. 

Voice: I think that the groups voice comes out at times. I found that their voice showed in the blog post about IFLScience, where the group commented on their response and feeling of that blog. I also felt more of a voice in the chapter 7 reading response by Amanda.

Passion / Expertise: I'm not sure how much passion is required for a high score of an english class's blog review. In the in class thingie it seemed like the reading wasn't totally understood or some basic points of the reading were missed. I noticed that in the Jim Morrison example, where what was written about it was misalligned from the reading, I also saw this in the answer to 5 and others in this post.

Good Writing: Yeah, there were some grammar errors, but hey that happens.

Aesthetically pleasing: I enjoyed all of the images, so I guess so.

User friendly: I don't know how user-friendliness relates to a prestructured blog format(?)

Original: I don't really know how to rate this either.

Relevance: All of the responses were relevant and spoke to the topic at hand.

 

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Mikes In class review thingie of other groups blogs 9/23/14

I chose to review bloggin4ENG121. there focus is really on point and very clear to me(the reader). It makes it pretty obvious what the blog is about. as far as organization is concerned its also perfect, for me at least i can scroll down and see all the blogs in great order without anything distracting me or pulling my attention away from the blog not just a cool image. I like the design because its very simple and very clean its not overly flashy or done up too much. the post relevance is AMAZING! there are so many great blog reviews and i actually read them all (almost never happens!) Over all i think this blog is the Bees Knees it has no errors that i could see and was very easy to read and kept my attention the whole time. Keep kicking some blogger ass!

In Class Thingie:

Lifosuction Essay Answers

What's his thesis?:
People try to make the image of themselves seem more impressive
People embellish and fabricate their public image

Count the examples:
12 examples! Whoa!

Thomas Menino
Joseph Ellis
Paul Parks
The Mayan peasant
Sandra Bullock
Jim Morrison
Bill O'reilly
Mike Barnicle
Vanilla Ice
Harlod Wilson
Tony Blair
 Marcos - Zapatista

Questions on page 253:

1.) According to Murphy people engage in lifosuction in order to appear impressive, relatable, virtuous or humble. People "lifosuck" in an attempt to taylor their image.

2.) I think what Murphy means is that it is difficult to immediately identify whether what one claims to be true is always the truth. I think that Murphy does not think that lifosuction is terribly serious, which I get a sense of from his final sentence.

3.) I think most of the examples do not show the removal of harmless elements, however I think it is important to ask harmful to what? Most of the examples Murphy lists are public figures who's claims relate to their work with everyone, for example, a politician might state something like "I can relate to the middle class." To me when a public figure like a politician lies it is more worrying that the they were in actuality concerned about their image rather than the truth because what they do concerns the wellfare of people and requires honest communication. However Murphy also did provide the example of Sandra Bullock, which I kind of thought was funny, because it wasn't that important.

4.) Many of the examples of Murphy's examples involve the removal of privlege bvecause most people aren't privileged. Therefore more people can relate to them and might vote for them.

5.) Menino's comment to the reporter is ironic because the reporter was commenting on the truth and Menino was saying that the reporter was just trying to make untrue accusations.

1.) The thesis is that people embellish and fabricate their public image

2.) The tone is light, open-minded and consistent.

3.) I don't see major or any particular contrast between the examples Murphy uses in paragraph three and in the rest of the essay.

4.) In paragraph 5 Murphy introduces an example with a topic sentence. I think that the topic sentence is helpful because he presents one of the ways people often engage in lifosuction.

5.) I think that Murphy's examples are progressive because of the difference in severity of lying or lifosuction between Menino and Harlod Wilson who attempted to alter his lifestyle to be in order with what he had professed.

1.) It is made up because it is a coined word(?). I find the term slightly confusing, I wonder how the essay would have changed if he used lying instead.

2.)
tribune: a paper, a magazine.
dint:an impression
cadre: a small group of people trained for a specific profession
pugilist: a boxer
proletariat: a working class person

My thesis / argument for my exemplification essay: Religions are very interesting

/In-Class thingie response questions 9/18/14 - Mike Carey

His f.p. is that everyone embellishes about them selves in one way or another to make a certain appearance or persona for themselves that they want the public to see and know. I mean come on what sounds cooler Vanilla ICE or Robert Van Winkle? (not really a win win either way)

i counted at least 3 different examples including RVW (the guy above), Jim Morrison from the door, and a few politicians but i don't recall there names as i don't really pay attention to politics more music.( if you couldn't tell)

1. everyone likes lifosucktion because who dosent have somethings in there past that they want to leave out or forget.
2. He thinks its very serious because very important people even presidents have lied about there history or where they come from to gain the approval of people. these lies can really hurt people in the long run and most of the time the truth comes out and the backlash is worse than the general reaction would be if they were just honest and up front about it in the first place.
3. He is trying to make a point i get it its wrong to lie about yourself but in my opinion he needs to calm down, and possibly stop being a Hippo-crate(sweet spell check fix) . i highly doubt he hasn't told a slightly off version of the truth about himself his whole life, maybe even on his resume to get this job?
4. every one loves an under dog! when was the last time you rooted for the cobra kai gym in the karate kid? SWEEP THE LEG,,,, psshsst swan to the face! CROWD GOES WILD!
5. its ironic because the only "dirt" they found on him was he had a college degree, god forbid its not from an ivy league school! was i think his freaking point.

1.  everyone lies about themselves in one way or another to look good.
2. yes he is very serious and stern the whole time saying its always a bad thing.
3. he talks about padding his resume so he is admitting he has done it too but its still bad!
4. 4 "everyone agrees that this cosmetic makeover is wrong" hes getting the general population ready to get on board with him. its bad!
5. he dose not go with one type of person or lie, he brings out that everyone will lie about good and bad things. he goes from the doors to politicians showing examples of each not wanting to know the true back rounds of one another. Plus no want

1. i like puns so yes i like the word and it covers it all very clearly, lifeosuction, YES, i want to cut out parts of my life and make it look better!
2.  ahh yes very intriguing!


THESIS FOR PAPER: Skateboarding Is Not A Crime! We are not hooligans!

Alex Z: Chapter 7 Response:

Alex Zagami

9/17/14

Ch. 7

Jenn Zukowski

On Exemplification

Personal reaction: 

I thought that it all made sense. What I thought at some point a long reading was that I think we very commonly use skills such as exemplification, and yet at the same time we’re not so conscious of the components of the skill. It’s like laughing at a joke and then having someone ask you “why was that funny?” and you don’t know, but you know that it was funny. Meaning we are aware of the raw skills such as exemplification, but not as aware of the make up of the skills. 

Professional reaction:

Exemplification: Using a specific example or instance to clarify a point, add interest or persuade.

Supporting details: sources can include personal experience, observation, general knowledge, class lectures, reading research and so forth.

Hypothetical examples must be realistic to be representational. They must be similar enough to other examples.

Organization: Uses of exemplification 

• progressive order - least to most compelling
• chronological order
• spatial order

Byline: Best byline evrrRR

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Reading Images

 Reading Images

The smoke is portrayed as a bag over the child, it looks like a real bag. The smoke looks like it is being drawn into his nose and mouth. The image is very realistic, you can clearly see the child's facial expression. The image is intense. The image draws out worry, concern and fear because of how realistic it looks.

Line: the smoke draws you to the child's facial expression.
Color: not too much emphasis on color.
Texture: the smoke looks real.
Shape: vivid facial expression.
Light/shadow: the image looks like there is a spot light on the kid's face. The background is all black.
Design/layout: very upfront, in your face., centered.
Style: serious tone, creates a sense of urgency.
Medium: photography and photoshop.

Logical Fallicies: Overgeneralizing

Overgeneralizing is not considering all of the aspects that go into an issue. What happens when someone does this is a diminishing of the significance of all of the pieces that go into something. When a person overgeneralizes they are not seeing how all of the things that make up the issue interact and make the issue in the first place.

How to avoid overgeneralizing: An example of overgeneralization is "there would be no car accidents if everyone obeyed all of the traffic laws." What makes this overgeneralizing is that they think that the lack of obeying traffic laws is based on not wanting to or could simply be fixed if people made the decision to follow them. What relates to the issue of not following traffic laws, which might lead to an accident, are things like sleep deprivation or talking on the phone while driving. Therefore there are more reasons why traffic accidents occur other than people not choosing to follow traffic laws.


How is this stopping war?






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Review of vedantasatsangh blog.. yea its hard to say. (Mike Carey)

This is a very interesting and deep blog. It has some very deep insight on some interesting topics like karma and the personal question of who am I? Its a little dry at times with some big vocab from time to time but its not overly bombastic or trying to sound super smart. Its more of a serious tone throughout the whole blog on most topics. kind of wish it was a bit more lighthearted  I understand the topics are deep and thought provoking but come on man you gotta laugh some times or at least get a little chuckle when you read.

OVERALL RATE MY FREAKING THOUGHTS ARE:
Interesting - 6 to 7 depending on topic
Language - 6
Serious - 10
Humorous - -1 its not funny AT ALL
Popularity - 3(not talked about a lot but find someone who is deep into it and BOOM HUGE CONVERSATION!)
Visuals - 2 not a whole lot going on visually more text based
Writing style - 3 its readable and interesting but a little dry at times. I prefer funny or lighthearted approaches to serious life topics.

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Quality Criteria: Vedanta Vichaara

Quality Criteria blog post on: http://vedantasatsangh.blogspot.com/2014/06/sakshi-chaitanya.html

 Alex Zagami Review:

Interest:
I have not followed the blog too extensively or deeply, but I'm thinking I should at least begin to make a habit of at least reading this blog for a couple minutes a day. What I have found, so far, is very interesting.
Language:
I find the language can be difficult to digest at certain times. It depends what the context of the blog is, which may be commentary, a poem, or a story.
Serious:
I would not say that the blog is too serious in tone and in the sense that it is attempting to be persuasive.
Humorous:
I don't find it particularly humorous.
Popularity:
The blog isn't very popular.
Visuals:
There aren't many visuals, usually one that relates to the topic being discussed.

I'm not really sure how to rate it.