Dana Thomsen

Blog #4
Your Trusted Recommendations
Fixer Upper

                Fixer Upper is the show I recommend to watch.  If you like to watch houses being remodeled this is the one to watch.  Chip and Joanne Gaines both graduated from Baylor University in Waco, TX.  They got married in 2003.  Joanne opened Magnolia Market in 2003 and Chip had Magnolia Homes.  With Joanne having an eye for design and Chip having experience with real estate.  Fixer Upper was born.  In April 2014, the first show aired.  I have seen show that some of the home should have been torn down and they totally transformed the home.  This is the clip I have added for you to watch.  Joanne designs the home and Chip remodels them.  Joanne then decorates them inside and out.  How she decorates is depending on the them of what the customer wants in their home.  She has done farmhouse to a contemporary look.   They remodeled homes from a shotgun house to even a houseboat which was awesome when they finished it.  If you like decorating you can get some awesome ideas from the shows for the inside of your home and the outside as well.  If you see merchandise or furniture on the shows you like they have a brand-new store in Waco and you can order online also.  I recommend you watch at least one show, they are on Tuesday night at 8 pm on HGTV.  I am a country girl, so I just love her farmhouse design and decoration.  My mom and sister has been to her store a couple of times, but for me I haven’t had the time to go yet.  But that will be a summer road trip.  I really hope you trust my opinion and watch, who knows you might just like it as well.  I am attaching two videos.  One is Joanne’s story on how she got started with her store and the other is one of my favorite show.  I hope you enjoy my favorite show.

Blog #3

Major exam

            Well, today I took my first major exam in reading. I feel good about how I did, but we will see.  When I first looked at the test my mind went blank, but as I started looking over it and writing my short answers, it starting things coming back to me as I was answer the question.  The test for the most part is what I expected.  Professor Still had given us a review sheet and told us it would be short answers.  But, I thought maybe there would have been some multiply choice for the vocabulary words.  But, all and all it was a good test.  The test questions made you think back over what we had gone over in class and what we had covered in the book, so we should have all been ready.  Guess we will see when we get it back. 

            As I studied for this exam, I really worked on the vocabulary and the words I focused on a lot where not on the exam.  But, that’s ok because I know the meaning of them and we always talk about them.  I, also made sure I studied the quotes.

            Preparing for the next major exam, I will be doing things differently.  The way I studied this time, was not as helpful as I would have liked.  So, I am going back to the way I studied and reviewed for test 15 years ago, it worked great for me then.  So, I am going back to that.  I will start making up my own test for each chapter.  I will make two different test for each chapter and flash cards for the vocabulary words, by putting the words on one card and the definitions on another.  So, hopefully I will be ready for the next one.  Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Dana Thomsen

Dear Mr. Rollins’,

            I agree with what you said in your video, Henry Rollins’ Letter to the Young American. 

It is time for us as Americans, to show a moral compass for the younger youth of America.  It

has gotten to be a world of its all about me.  What has happened to people helping others

in time of need and not getting so upset about helping?  Showing the younger Americans that

 there is still good in the world by helping others and teaching them to do the same as they grow.

It is our moral civic duty to help when others need it, rather it here in the United States or

in another country.  Showing the world that there is still good in this world will go along

way.  We have people here in the United States that are leaving on the streets because

they have hit hard times.  There are children starving that are leaving on the streets.  If

only one person would help that could make a difference in someone’s life and how they

 are living.

We as Americans should be help to a higher moral standing and be accountable.

 Showing our leadership and helping others.  We could be teaching the younger Americans to

 give and help the less fortunate.  We as Americans could do so much more then what we do.

The communities we live in could get more involved, churches, schools, and clubs.  They could

be holding food drives, clothing drives, anything to show community support and leadership.

Plus, when teaching them to do that it gives the community serves on their college application.

            So, we as Americans could really be doing more to high better morals for ourselves then

what we do.  I know after watching this video, I am going to try to get my family more involved

in the community and being better leaders.

America would be better off, if people would give each other a chance.  America is so divided, we should come together as one.  Like the pledge, says “ONE NATION UNDER GOD”.  I understand people have their own opinions, but some of the people have taken their opinions way too far.  I am all for protesting what they believe in, but there is a right way to do it.  Getting violent and destroying property is not the right way to do it.  For example, when Obama was elected there was protest, but not like it was when Trump was elected.  Protesters were walking throw the street breaking out window of business, and burning cars.  Washington was not destroyed then like it was this time.  As adults, they should be setting good examples for the children of the future, because they will one day be leading our country.  I may not always agree with who gets elected, but you must give that person a chance.  It would be no different is he was hired to be your boss.  As far as for the people of this country, we need to come together, and get this nation back on track.  I don’t always agree with what the government is doing but that’s my opinion.  Just like you may have yours.  But, opinions can be heard in a professional manner.  You can teach your children and grandchildren the right way to protest and not the wrong way. I read on the internet about the Women March that was supposed to be about women and their rights.  But, from what I saw and read it was a protest Trump.  That is not all what that march was for.  So, why would women want to down grade themselves like that.  This country is not at all what it used to be.  Sometimes, I am disappointed about how our fellow citizens act.  Maybe one day we can come together as one again.