Christina's Blinn Blog

     I regret dropping out of college sixteen years ago on my quest to obtain my certified nursing assistant license paid for by my parents.   As I read the article “Confessions of a Quit Addict,” by Barbara Graham,   Barbara too dropped out of college.   That was her first time feeling “the rush of quitting, the instant high of cutting loose, the biochemical buzz of burning my bridges” that I could relate and that reminded me of myself.   I quit at college, lived on the edge, and dangling choices in the direction the wind decided to blow in from on any given day.   The constant flutter of roaring freeness jolting through my veins.   How could I possibly stay? I had to quit.   I burned my parents trust.   David Brooks’s talks about how kids should stop “finding themselves” and start “losing themselves.”   I was who my parents wanted me to be, but it did not take long to realize I was losing who I thought I was and fin...

    “We are our own worst critics after an academic performance, we focus on the mistakes, and forget everything that went well.” As I embark on my self- evaluation for Fall 2017 semester at Blinn, it turns out that there were a few things I felt that went well for me. I ultimately acknowledge academic writing as an arear I displayed strengthen in verse numerous obvious needed improvements required in test taking skills, quizzes’, and note taking performance, if I choose to be successful during college. I fiercely enjoyed commenting on blogs as it opened my ability to receive active critical criticism and opportunities where I could display strength in in my future writing post and journals.  I succeeded in misunderstanding directions on exams and confused myself.  I bombed in overlooking e-mails, missing class room assignments, and turning in missed assignments even when given the opportunity to submit. I gave myself very little time to study for exams and it refle...

  In the  Los Angeles Times article,  "Trump praises hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico amid criticism of a slow response,"  by Molly Hennessy-Fiske and Laura King.  Trump visits Puerto Rico on a reassurance mission in an attempt to bring comfort to all Puerto Rico residents that he is dedicated to their recovery process after hurricane Irma devastates the island.  Trumps attempt to show his concern for Puerto Rico fall short. Instead, Trump “so graciously” complains and states “I hate to tell you, Puerto Rico, but you through our budget a little out of whack!,” and even tosses around jokes when others are struggling to survive and cope.  Then Trump’s displays an attempt to show his concern for the Island residence as he propels rolls of paper towels into the crowd while voicing “The job that’s been done here is nothing short of a miracle, he said.  Now mind you, millions in Puerto Rico are still without power, food, and water.  How...

Hank Williams Jr., from Shreveport, Louisiana, is one of my idol songwriters in country music. He created his own musical existence, through connecting country with Southern rock and blues. Originally, Hank Williams Sr. wrote and recorded, “There’s A Tear in My Beer”, in 1951, but later rerecorded by his son Hank Williams Jr. in 1988, after the unexpected passing of Hank Williams Sr. in 1953. His music style creates imagined stories that sprout life on stage, leaving his audience emotionally connected with each lyric he sings.   One of my favorite songs,   "Tear in My Beer" on the album Pink Cadillac , The Williams sing,   “ There’s a tear in my beer / ‘cause I’m cryin’ for you, dear / you are on my lonely mind.”   The classic song is an example of an idiom, because “There’s a tear in my Beer”, gives you a glimpse into Hank Williams Sr. loneliness and emotions as his fallen tears drip-drop into his ...

Our Right Not His   Adam Gopnik, a writer for The New Yorker , and author of the article "In The Wake Of The Las Vegas Shooting, There Can Be No Truce With The Second Amendment,"  writes about the mass shooting in Las Vegas Nevada, where at least fifty concert attendees were killed and several hundred were wounded. Adam Gopnik makes a point on how he believes there are ways to control gun violence and mass shootings. He explains that gun violence can be controlled by having stricter gun laws and that there should be more government control and less citizens baring arms. He also eludes to the point that If there are travel bans that prohibit citizens from going to certain countries, then why can there not be a ban on certain weapons?  Additionally, the article summarizes his belief that there is no reason for the ownership of military-style firearms and that a stance has slipped down the agenda of our government and anti-violence liberals.   There i...

My first exam experience besides the sweaty palms and oh God do I know the information moments; I thought didn't go so well. Personally, I hadn't taken an exam in more than ten years and oh boy have the exam days changed. In my mind, when I read the instructions for question number one, my mind went blank, and I started to second guess every answer that popped into my head. I would call it test jitters at its finest.        What can I say, I expected it to ask questions that I did not quite know the answers too and it lived up to my expectations and much more. In preparation for exam one, I skimmed over my notes, ate a healthy breakfast and only slept three hours. Now I certainly would not classify those as valid methods, but eating breakfast did help me stay awake during the exam. And going over my notes in the hallway before class helped some information stick in my brain.      My approach towards exam two will strikingly differ from ...

Funny, Witty and Pretty       Howdy!  I’m Christina Marie DeLong.  I am from the “bipolar weather state of Texas”!  Where Mother Nature cannot help but, bless you with winter for breakfast and summer for lunch, you learn to adapt.  I was naturally born in a hospital, in Bryan, Texas. As if my life could not be any greater, my not so smart parents decide to multiply at an alarming rate.  Not only one, but even more hard head tiny little mouths to feed. You guessed it! I am far from being soiled, and I hate sharing! Being the youngest girl out of eight children did come with definite perks. Like learning from my sisters and brothers mistakes, having a gang of personal Uber drivers at your doorstep, figuring out tricks to doing your chores the fastest, and bodyguards for when little boys like Tommy break your heart.     I am interested in a lot of things. First one is serving the Lord on Sunday’s, bible study a...

DeLong, Christina                                                                                                   September 20, 2017      Searching for answers               Charles M. Blow, “Library Visit, Then Held at Gunpoint,” New York Times, Opinion Pages, Dated (2016, January 26). “Charles M. Blow, in his piece “Library Visit, Then Held at Gunpoint published in the New York Times,” talks through his account of “This is ...