Blog of Awesome

Have you ever had to write in English class, and everyone else is click-clacking away on their keyboards, but you can't think of anything? With each passing moment, you fall further behind the students that finding ideas, that are quickly finishing, and that are outpacing you (cumulative). You sit back in your chair with your thoughts scrambling frantically. There are always memes like this topic on Reddit about things that just work and are awesome, but now that you have to think of one your mind draws a blank. Why is it so hard to write, to think, to begin even(periodic)? Everyone else obviously has thought of something. You realize that you've spent too much time thinking about the situation, but what if the situation is also the solution? Isn't that something awesome when you finally think of a great idea? You quickly write, and as you write, you realize that you weren't the only one stuck. The student next to you has a blank screen, but not you! You've found something to write about, and that thing is awesome.
AWESOME!

You know the sea of cars. The only breaks are the lines between the waves you drive up and down. The clock that had seemed so far away from the time you're now 5 minutes past still ticks forward, and still you can't find a break anywhere. Three rows over you see the red of brake lights, the kind that accompanies the pulling out of a parking spot, so you race over. However, you aren't fast enough, and some newcomer slides into the spot. Hopelessness fills you. You pull out your phone to text that you can't make it. At this point, its better to make some excuse than to be late to an event this important. You hate to lie, fib, or deceive (parallel infinitives). However, you don't want them to think that you think that it isn't important. Its much preferable if they think that you were stuck in traffic, that you ran out of gas, or that there was some other unavoidable occurance (clauses).
You see, while glancing up to consider what excuses you haven't used lately, the absence shines across the parking lot. You hear symphonies play beautiful music in your ears. You breathe in the air of victory and breathe out a sigh of relief. You feel the car dancing, dodging, and weaving(parallel gerund) itself across the lot and into the parking spot.
AWESOME!

Revised Draft

The other day, I noticed a common misconception(Introducer).Men, surprisingly, have just as many feelings as women , although we rarely share them(Interrupter). This derives from what the wise Mr. Hill once said about how men and women handle problems differently. He cautioned that often when women talk about problems they are simply venting, and they do not want the problem to be solved. As a result of ancient stereotypes in western culture about men being required to be the silent and manly type, men don't share as much(Introducer). On the other hand, men want to fix problems. They talk for the purpose of a goal, so men won’t talk about their feelings unless doing so to address a serious issue that needs to be solved. This goes for all men in your life, such as you boy friend, brother, and father (Lister).

We might hardly ever share these feelings with women, but women should make sure to understand that it is very important when we do share them. If a woman says that her feelings have been hurt, this could mean anything from a misinterpreted comment about her clothes to an actual relationship problem while for the guys it is far more likely to be the latter. Men don't talk about trivial emotions, so pay close attention when they talk about feelings (Linker). In order for a man to talk about his feelings, there must be a legitimate problem that needs to be addressed. Broken nails, bad nails, and celebrity break-ups do not constitute real problems for men (Lister).

Ladies, the point of this is not to make you change how you act towards the fellas. They, the men in your life, are not going to want to talk about their feelings with you unless they’re ready, so don’t use the fact that they have emotions as an excuse to pry them out(Interrupter). The point of this was to give some background information, so the next time you think that a man doesn't care as much because he doesn't react as much try to remember that boys will be boys. They have feelings too, yet are less likely to share them (Linker). Please note that this is not saying that females never have anything important to say. If anything, guys don't say enough things of importance (Introducer).

One Man's Perspective

Men have just as many feelings as women , although we rarely share them. This derives from what the wise Mr. Hill once said about how men and women handle problems differently. He cautioned that often when women talk about problems they are simply venting, and they do not want the problem to be solved. On the other hand, men want to fix problems. They talk for the purpose of a goal, so men won’t talk about their feelings unless doing so to address a serious issue that needs to be solved.

We might hardly ever share these feelings with women, but women should make sure to understand that it is very important when we do share them. If a woman says that her feelings have been hurt, this could mean anything from a misinterpreted comment about her clothes to an actual relationship problem while for the guys it is far more likely to be the latter. In order for a man to talk about his feelings, there must be a legitimate problem that needs to be addressed.

Ladies, the point of this is not to make you change how you act towards the fellas. They are not going to want to talk about their feelings with you unless they’re ready, so don’t use the fact that they have emotions as an excuse to pry them out. The point of this was to give some background information, so the next time you think that a man doesn't care as much because he doesn't react as much try to remember that boys will be boys. Please note that this is not saying that females never have anything important to say.