Point-of-view and subject matter

That was scary. This was my first thought after viewing Jesus Camp. I was astounded at the pressures placed on young children by their parents about religion. The entire thing just didn't sit well with me. I have sympathy for the brainwashed kids knowing that because they are taught this way of life at such an early age, it will be ingrained in their minds forever, and is very difficult to separate. I was raised Catholic, and was required to go to church every Sunday, go to Sunday school all throughout childhood and adolescence, and the whole nine yards. Seeing these kids in Jesus Camp, I could partially relate to their experience.
The movie portrays its subjects in a negative light, in my opinion, but that is because I did not agree with the way of life that the subjects were leading. However, a person of the same religious background as the subjects in Jesus Camp would think that they are portrayed in a positive light. That is what frightens me. I can only anticipate what crazy shit the second half of the movie will have.

My Writing Process

I never liked the traditional writing process when it was taught to us in school. I understand that papers need to be planned out, and that all the steps were logical in creating a polished paper, I just felt like it was too much. For me, the bulk of my writing process occurs before I ever put pen against paper. Once I read the prompt, or get the assignment, I'll start gathering ideas in my head until the time comes for me to finally write them out. Normally, when I write a paper the process is quite fast, because I know more or less what I want to say before I start writing. The hardest part for me is always the first line, because that dictates where the rest of the paper will lead, and also dictates to the reader what the rest of the paper will be like from the beginning. I like to listen to music when I write, or when I'm doing anything in general. I know that this probably isn't the best way to go about writing papers, but I always stick to the rule "if you wait until the last minute it only takes a minute." I find that when I only give myself time right before the due date, I get extremely focused and can get all of my ideas out of my head in a relatively short amount of time.