Home

When I first saw Phillip Phillips on American Idol, I immediately became obsessed with him.  His voice is so unique and different, and he has the sweetest personality it is hard not to fall in love with him.  Throughout the season I was constantly pulling for him to win, and when he did I was so excited.  I love how he writes his own music and stays true to who he is.  When I first heard the song, “Home”, on the finale of American Idol, I thought it was such an amazing song.  The lyrics obviously meant a lot to him and it was a song many of us can relate to.  After listening to the song for the first time I thought it was about making someone feel at home in a relationship.  In some sense this is true, but after watching the music video and reading all of the lyrics it is obvious this song is about Phillip Phillips’ new journey he is going on.  He is embracing a new lifestyle and even though it is new and unknown he is not alone and will always have home. This song is played in the commercial for Extreme Home Makeover and the meaning is different.  It is more of the idea of the family coming home to a new house and feeling safe.  In the show the people who get new houses previous homes are unsafe or not healthy for the family.  The song is a perfect fit for the commercial. 

Writing Rough Drafts

My writing process always starts out with a rough draft that is not very good.  It takes me many times to finally get my final draft the way I want it to be.  Starting this draft I honestly had no idea where to start, so I just began writing down my thoughts even though they may not have gone together.  After doing that, I organized my thoughts so my paper began to actually make sense.  That is when I was able to come up with a thesis and begin writing my paper the way I wanted to.  Having required rough drafts made writing my paper so much easier for me.  I especially liked having the full rough draft due a week before the actual due date because it gave me more time to edit and make my paper as good as I could make it.  I also have not had to stress as much about getting it done on time and making sure it meets the requirements.  Also having writing workshops was surprisingly helpful.  I was not sure of the advice my peers would have for me, but they ended up giving me practical advice to make my better.  Also learning the different methods of writing and writing blogs about them helped me to construct my paper more efficiently.  It allowed me to look at writing and making rough drafts in a different perspective than I was taught in high school.  Overall this writing experience has not been as bad as I thought it would be.  Even though writing papers are not my favorite thing to do, I was able to not stress about finishing writing it on time.