Twitter was definitely a new experience for me and I at first I was standoffish because I knew it was kind of like facebook, but only the status updates and I just figured no one would care what I was doing all the time. As I got my account set up I realized twitter could act like a blog to some people. They could find a quote and then people can comment on it and say what they think about it or you could just type what you did that day, like a journal.
It was cool to see what other people tweeted about because it was like an insight to their life and you could see how different or similiar the things they go through are to what you go through. I personally learned that I don't think this social network is for me cause I feel like it's too much to keep up on and it doesn't catch my interest like other social networks do, but that's not to say that I didn't like trying something new because now I can say I have tweeted before.
One thing that I didn't understand was when I was trying to find a person to follow and their 'twitter name' wasn't their real name and so either a bunch of people with that name showed up or I got nothing, but that could possibly be the fact that I wasn't really sure what I was doing and where I was supposed to look for people.
One way I find it valuable to keep my twitter account is to keep updated on what goes on with Hixson and then since we followed things for ISU in general, like basketball I'm sure I could look on there to find out when the next game is. Also, I like to read the newspaper sometimes, so I could always look up the Des Moines Register to keep updated on a few 'big' things that are happening in our world.
Here is the link to my twitter profile. http://twitter.com/#!/mkbartusek
I find this link useful because I didn't think twitter was a very useful website besides for telling people what you did today, but this website helps to show its more than just 'status updates. 'http://www.balkhis.com/twitter/25-reasons-why-someone-should-join-twitter/
~Mackenzie Bartusek
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
A time when I was at my best!
The time when I felt like I was at my best was actually at my high school graduation. I felt the biggest sense of accomplishment. I had graduated second in my class with a GPA of 3.944. I finally felt like all my hard work had paid off. I was proud of myself for making it all four years and not slipping and getting less than an A in a class. It was also nice to know that other people in the community noticed how hard I worked when they came up to me and congratulated me on getting second in my class!
There were many times that I had thought about giving up and not caring about what I got for grades, but then I would always remember the reason why I kept trying. I wanted to get a lot of good scholarships because I knew that would be about the only way I would pay for college. Once I graduated, I was so happy about receiving all my scholarships and knowing that I earned them. It was almost like school was my job and I got paid to do well.
My parents were always very supportive of me doing well in school, but they never forced me to do well. But, after awhile they did expect it. I guess it was just a personal motivation to do well. My friends would sometimes make fun of me because I would work so hard and study so much, but they were still supportive and understood why I was doing it.
Not to mention my eighteenth birthday was also the same day as graduation. That was kind of weird that I was officially a high school graduate and an adult all in one day.
There were many times that I had thought about giving up and not caring about what I got for grades, but then I would always remember the reason why I kept trying. I wanted to get a lot of good scholarships because I knew that would be about the only way I would pay for college. Once I graduated, I was so happy about receiving all my scholarships and knowing that I earned them. It was almost like school was my job and I got paid to do well.
My parents were always very supportive of me doing well in school, but they never forced me to do well. But, after awhile they did expect it. I guess it was just a personal motivation to do well. My friends would sometimes make fun of me because I would work so hard and study so much, but they were still supportive and understood why I was doing it.
Not to mention my eighteenth birthday was also the same day as graduation. That was kind of weird that I was officially a high school graduate and an adult all in one day.
Teenager at Alcatraz
On September 16, I went to the diversity event, "Teenager at Alcatraz." The guy who spoke, talked very fast and it was a bit difficult to hear him, but he told a very interesting story. He told a story of two boys who got into trouble. Their life was not very good. When they were little boys they went into town when they weren't supposed to and they were hit with towels that had bleach in them and they were wearing their nice clothes and they thought it was funny until they realized that the towel had bleach in it. Then the two boys got an idea to rob a restaurant because they needed money and they went at the busiest time of day, but they robbed the place before the rush was over, so they didn't get a lot of money. They had a gun with them and when they ran away to hide, they ended up int his room and another man was in the same room, so then they panicked and one of the boys shot the man to death. He was then sent to Alcatraz, he was the youngest person to go there. When he got there, him and some other guys there made up a plan to escape. Their plan was to shoot all the people guarding the place, but the teenager was the only one who didn't want to actually kill the guard, because the guard pleaded for his life. So the guard pretended to be dead. The teenager didn't get away and was later put on trial. The guard came to the trial to say that he wanted the teenager to be free because he didn't kill him.
All in all, the story was very interesting and I didn't seem like the story was real. I was very surprised that that man came back and wanted the teenager to be free. I would have never guessed that would happen.. That boy had a very hard life and I'm very thankful that mine is completely different than his.
All in all, the story was very interesting and I didn't seem like the story was real. I was very surprised that that man came back and wanted the teenager to be free. I would have never guessed that would happen.. That boy had a very hard life and I'm very thankful that mine is completely different than his.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Hixson Blog
Hi my name is Mackenzie Bartusek. I am the 2010 Hixson scholar of Mitchell County. After reading the list I discovered some things that I found were very true and others that I didn't agree with so much, but I guess that is why I'm posting this blog, to tell you what I think about them.
I agree with number two on the list, email is just too slow, and they seldom ever use snail mail. People don't ever send letters unless for some reason they can't get ahold of you through the computer or phone. It is really sad because a letter is a very personable way to show that you thinking of someone. Number eighteen said, Fergie is a pop singer, not a princess. I don't really care for her, so i definitely agree with this. I just think people talk her up too much. I agree with number thirty-four which said, "Assisted Living” has always been replacing nursing homes, while Hospice has always offered an alternative to the hospital. My grandpa was in hospice and I know that the people who worked there at the time were very nice to him and they also helped my grandma through the process. I'm very thankful that they were there to help our family.
I don't agree with number fourty-seven that said, children have always been trying to divorce their parents. Children never want their parents to get divorced. It makes everything so much harder for them and I don't think anyone would wish that their parents were divorced. I also don't agree with number sixty-four that he U.S, Canada, and Mexico have always agreed to trade freely. I'm sure that not every trade has gone smoothly and I'm sure they sometimes regret trading with eachother. I don't really care about the other ones on the list, those were just the ones that caught my attention.
The list was definitely very interesting. I think that the people who put it together already had their own views on the different sentences in the list. I found that it really made me think about what I personally thought of each one, but there also were some that I didn't think made much since, but that's just me.
-Mackenzie Bartusek
I agree with number two on the list, email is just too slow, and they seldom ever use snail mail. People don't ever send letters unless for some reason they can't get ahold of you through the computer or phone. It is really sad because a letter is a very personable way to show that you thinking of someone. Number eighteen said, Fergie is a pop singer, not a princess. I don't really care for her, so i definitely agree with this. I just think people talk her up too much. I agree with number thirty-four which said, "Assisted Living” has always been replacing nursing homes, while Hospice has always offered an alternative to the hospital. My grandpa was in hospice and I know that the people who worked there at the time were very nice to him and they also helped my grandma through the process. I'm very thankful that they were there to help our family.
I don't agree with number fourty-seven that said, children have always been trying to divorce their parents. Children never want their parents to get divorced. It makes everything so much harder for them and I don't think anyone would wish that their parents were divorced. I also don't agree with number sixty-four that he U.S, Canada, and Mexico have always agreed to trade freely. I'm sure that not every trade has gone smoothly and I'm sure they sometimes regret trading with eachother. I don't really care about the other ones on the list, those were just the ones that caught my attention.
The list was definitely very interesting. I think that the people who put it together already had their own views on the different sentences in the list. I found that it really made me think about what I personally thought of each one, but there also were some that I didn't think made much since, but that's just me.
-Mackenzie Bartusek
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