FINAL!

 “Is writing online different than in a notebook?  In what ways?”
-Definitely. In a notebook, you can make any mistakes you want to, and really write absolutely anything. After all, only your teacher is going to read it. On the internet, you must be closer to perfect. Random people could view your post and write you off as an idiot, or a loony. You have to try to make your work quality to attract readers. So blog improved my writing, because I needed to be a better, more interesting writer to have a successful blog.

* In what ways can writing online be liberating?  Limiting?
Well you can certainly post whatever you like, without fear of a teacher being able to pull it down. You can say what you want about whatever you want, without teachers being able to protest. But anyone with an ounce of sense you censor themselves, because what you write cannot not ever be removed. Ever.

* Do people type things they would never say to a person's face? Do you think this is a good or bad thing? Why?

 There’s no immediate consequence to posting something mean. You don’t feel the shame of seeing someone crying, you don’t feel the fear of them reporting you. For a couple of hours, nothing happens. But that’s bad, because it provokes you to do worse things than you would if you had immediate consequences. But in the end, you are caught and things go badly for you.

* Can you imagine yourself keeping up this blog or creating another one?  What would it be about?  What's your opinion of blogs in general and why?   

I won’t be keeping this one, that’s for sure. None of the posts came from actually ned to get thoughts down, only from the threat of low grades. I generally read, and keep it to myself. I won’t be creating another one, because I don’t believe anyone will read it. Blogs are useless when they are force written.

Honor

In Song of Ice and Fire betrayal, back-stabbing, and desertion are common. One of the only characters who doesn’t do these things, (He won’t be named for spoilers.) dies in the first book. So obviously, only the liars and oath-breakers are able to survive, and thrive. We, the readers, are supposed to view this negatively. But sometimes I think as I read, that if I were in the sell-sword’s and weak spirited soldier’s shoes, I would do the same. Which is more important, serving someone who is paying you, or your own life? But all the same, it is indeed hard to run an army filled with people who you can’t trust, and who have no honor at all.

But then again, what is honor? Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it as “a keen sense of ethical conduct: Integrity <a man of honor>” So people with honor have strong ethics, usually a strong sense of fairness, justice, and honesty. Good things. Attributes that people can be proud of. You can trust, and depend on honorable people. They are loyal friends and fierce enemies. And above all, they play by the rules.

So, why aren’t honorable people all leaders, why did the character in Game of Thrones get killed? Because not everyone plays by the rules like they do. People that are crafty, clever, and aren’t afraid of getting their hands dirty can get rid of an honorable person in a blink of an eye. They scorn ethics, and laugh in the face of integrity. They make false friends, and dangerous enemies. In Ice and Fire, and the real world, people like these are the ones that succeed.

But what if you want to be a good person, and an honorable person, but you don’t want to end up dead, or in the dust? You have to know when to set aside your honor and play rough. You have to realize that in certain situations it is better for you and others, to turn a blind eye to something. Or to tell a white lie. We should all strive to be honorable, but we must all know how to adapt to complicated situations as well.