This article talked about how different people have different beliefs on what success is. Some want to be in executive office suites while others wants to serve their country. Neither or these things correlate with each other except for the people feel fulfilled and happy about what they have achieved.
College is a must these days unless you want to be a flopper. Society has beaten the youth over the head that going to college is the only way to get ahead in life. You will not be able to get a descent job or be completly happy unless you have paid for that title in life. Yes I want to go to college to be successful but it comes with extra stress and money that I don't have. I want to feel accomplished and I know I will when I graduate. You are automatically judged when people ask what you are doing after high school, and if it doesn't consist of going to college you are looked down upon and labeled. Graduating is successful to me but not to every one else. My brother did not go to college but he went into the military. He is very happy and successful at what he does. There is not right answer to what success is or should be.
I have failed plenty, and I have found that it is the way that I have learned best. People can tell me not to do something but that doesn't mean I will take their word for it. How will I ever know for sure unless I make the mistake and find out for myself? Making bad decisions is sometimes the best way for a person to grow and to figure out what they need in life. Failure is also different for each person just like success. To me getting a "C" in my class is failure because I have to have a certain GPA to be accepted to the Nursing Program. Getting a "C" may be success to someone else but personally I do not want to be here longer than I have to.
Everyone has different goals, dreams, successes, and failures. To me they should all be respected. No two people are alike in how they think and feel about things. Like Zinnser said, " Nobody has the answer." We make up our own answer as individuals.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
CRAAP Evaluations
C: I chose to evaluate the medlineplus.gov website. For the currency section it shows that the website has been updated. On the lower right hand corner at the bottom of the page it shows that it was last updated on March 11,2008. This website gives you many diseases and problems with different areas of the body. I think this would be reliable for me if I wanted to gain information about a certain disease. It also tells you when a certain topics has been reviewed.
R: The intended audience is to anyone who is concerned about a disease or someone who want to gain knowledge about health care. The material is simple but not too simple and there are words in the site that I am not familiar with so I would have to look up some words to gain a full understanding of the explanation.
A: On the home page it states that Medlineplus is the U.S. National Library of Medicine. There is also a message form the Director from the library of medicine. It also states that this information is from health related organizations. At the end of the topics it states where that information came from... for example Neural tube defects section came from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The websites other resources are all .gov meaning that they are government monitored web sites, and the accuracy of the information is important.
A: The information is informative but does not give you everything you need to know about the topic, to gain a full understanding you would need to do more research. It is a good place to start and there are other resources to help you understand the topic. There are no grammatical errors or biased language. The information come from different institutes that specialize in the certain area.
P: The purpose of this website is to inform or perhaps teach. The material is factual and is not made up or used to sway the reader in any way... except maybe to quit smoking because of the effects. I do not feel as if there is bias in any way. Its purpose is to state topics that some people need to gain understanding of or to learn more about being healthy.
R: The intended audience is to anyone who is concerned about a disease or someone who want to gain knowledge about health care. The material is simple but not too simple and there are words in the site that I am not familiar with so I would have to look up some words to gain a full understanding of the explanation.
A: On the home page it states that Medlineplus is the U.S. National Library of Medicine. There is also a message form the Director from the library of medicine. It also states that this information is from health related organizations. At the end of the topics it states where that information came from... for example Neural tube defects section came from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The websites other resources are all .gov meaning that they are government monitored web sites, and the accuracy of the information is important.
A: The information is informative but does not give you everything you need to know about the topic, to gain a full understanding you would need to do more research. It is a good place to start and there are other resources to help you understand the topic. There are no grammatical errors or biased language. The information come from different institutes that specialize in the certain area.
P: The purpose of this website is to inform or perhaps teach. The material is factual and is not made up or used to sway the reader in any way... except maybe to quit smoking because of the effects. I do not feel as if there is bias in any way. Its purpose is to state topics that some people need to gain understanding of or to learn more about being healthy.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Fallacies
The first fallacy I chose was the Personal Attack- circumstantial fallacy. The article I chose was one from "The Lumberjack"and it was titled "Obamas Foreign plan Offers Less Violence." It was about how obama should win the elections because he is the most un-likely canidate to start another war. I believe that it is circumstantial because the author is saying that for there to be no more war Obama is the only option.
The next article I read was titled " Graffiti Artist Model for an Art Movement." This article was about graffiti artists and how some of the "art" can be degrading and ugly. This man Banksy has created beautiful "art" by painting murals that describe culture, such as the New York City Mural, anti-war, and pro-freedom pictures. I think this article would fall under the Appeal to Emotion because his pictures can be touching to people and what he is doing is not wrong but touching.
The last article was titled "Violent Minds Product of Media and Games." This was about how media promotes violence. The 14 year old boy who killed three and wounded 5 in Paducah, Kentucky said he was influenced by Doom, Quake, and Mortal Kombat, which are all human on human killing games. This article also talked about how that younger children are also watching more rated R films and parents are letting the video games and movies babysit their children instead of themselves. I think this is a Cause and Effect fallacy because it is saying that the parents are showing a behavior that it is okay to play and watch these films so the children think it is okay and follow their behaviors.
The next article I read was titled " Graffiti Artist Model for an Art Movement." This article was about graffiti artists and how some of the "art" can be degrading and ugly. This man Banksy has created beautiful "art" by painting murals that describe culture, such as the New York City Mural, anti-war, and pro-freedom pictures. I think this article would fall under the Appeal to Emotion because his pictures can be touching to people and what he is doing is not wrong but touching.
The last article was titled "Violent Minds Product of Media and Games." This was about how media promotes violence. The 14 year old boy who killed three and wounded 5 in Paducah, Kentucky said he was influenced by Doom, Quake, and Mortal Kombat, which are all human on human killing games. This article also talked about how that younger children are also watching more rated R films and parents are letting the video games and movies babysit their children instead of themselves. I think this is a Cause and Effect fallacy because it is saying that the parents are showing a behavior that it is okay to play and watch these films so the children think it is okay and follow their behaviors.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Middle Schoolers Get the Pill
This article talked about how young girls are becoming more and more sexually active then many generations before them. This could be a problem when the parents are unaware of their childs actions. Having sex so young could also lead to older men taking advantage of the young girls. Girls at this age are not necessarily aware of the dangers of sex and the consequences that may occur, STD's, pregnancy, and being emotionally hurt.
The next ideas was that the ones that are having sex should be safe in doing so. The health center in thier school being able to give teen girls "The Pill" and patches only makes them safer if they know the facts about them. (they have to replace the patch every week or that they have to take the pill regularly for it to be effective). Yes It is important for the girls that are having sex to be safe but why did they go to next step with birth control instead of giving them condoms first?
This article talks about two ideas that are very debatable. One says that encouraging the girls to wait is better while the other talks about keeping the sexually active safe. I agree that 11 is a bit too young to be having sex, I would encourage them to wait and to make sure that they knew all the facts before giving them birth control. I would also make sure that the parents got involved, the child is still under 18 and the parents should know about his/her childs decisions.
The next ideas was that the ones that are having sex should be safe in doing so. The health center in thier school being able to give teen girls "The Pill" and patches only makes them safer if they know the facts about them. (they have to replace the patch every week or that they have to take the pill regularly for it to be effective). Yes It is important for the girls that are having sex to be safe but why did they go to next step with birth control instead of giving them condoms first?
This article talks about two ideas that are very debatable. One says that encouraging the girls to wait is better while the other talks about keeping the sexually active safe. I agree that 11 is a bit too young to be having sex, I would encourage them to wait and to make sure that they knew all the facts before giving them birth control. I would also make sure that the parents got involved, the child is still under 18 and the parents should know about his/her childs decisions.
Monday, February 25, 2008
RA Re-write
I have improved my writing a since I have been in this class. It has not been the easiest thing I have done but I have put in the time and I hope to continue to improve. I am fixing errors that I would normally skip without the extra time and help for this class. I still have errors that need to be fixed and simple things that I need to pay more attention to, like comma errors and spaces where there should not be, but I am getting the hang of recognizing my most common mistakes.
One area that I need to work on is the Language use and Mechanics section. I used slang in the first paragraph, I said grad instead of graduate. I still have too many errors on pages, some of which are simple and can be fixed for my next paper. I also need to work on my sentence clarity. I need to elaborate more and explain myslef throughly. Sometimes in my paper I describe something with the littlest explantion of what I am talking about. I need to be specific and get my point across in more depth. It will make my papers more specific and add clarity to them. I still have some punctuation errors, mostly with commas. The more I write and read the easier it is becoming for me to notice where and where not to put a comma.
Another area that I need to work on is the Rhetorical triangle and appeals. I do express all three areas but I could have done a better job at really describing what I was talking about. I should have used more example and visual imagery. I touched every aspect of the triangle but some were more difficult to give examples, and some I should have given more to really get my point across.
When I wrote this paper I started with my thesis. That way I had the main three things that I was planning on talking about. When I wrote my paper I knew what I was going to talk about and then after I had the main ideas I could add aditional quotes and ideas to make the paper more interesting to read. After I added the quotes and the ideas to make my paper interesting, I edited my paper for mistakes. Then I gave it to a few friends to look at and edit.
For my next paper I am going to do my best by trying to have no errors in my paper. I do not want to be marked down for simple things that I can prevent. I really want to improve more areas in my writing and do well in this class.
One area that I need to work on is the Language use and Mechanics section. I used slang in the first paragraph, I said grad instead of graduate. I still have too many errors on pages, some of which are simple and can be fixed for my next paper. I also need to work on my sentence clarity. I need to elaborate more and explain myslef throughly. Sometimes in my paper I describe something with the littlest explantion of what I am talking about. I need to be specific and get my point across in more depth. It will make my papers more specific and add clarity to them. I still have some punctuation errors, mostly with commas. The more I write and read the easier it is becoming for me to notice where and where not to put a comma.
Another area that I need to work on is the Rhetorical triangle and appeals. I do express all three areas but I could have done a better job at really describing what I was talking about. I should have used more example and visual imagery. I touched every aspect of the triangle but some were more difficult to give examples, and some I should have given more to really get my point across.
When I wrote this paper I started with my thesis. That way I had the main three things that I was planning on talking about. When I wrote my paper I knew what I was going to talk about and then after I had the main ideas I could add aditional quotes and ideas to make the paper more interesting to read. After I added the quotes and the ideas to make my paper interesting, I edited my paper for mistakes. Then I gave it to a few friends to look at and edit.
For my next paper I am going to do my best by trying to have no errors in my paper. I do not want to be marked down for simple things that I can prevent. I really want to improve more areas in my writing and do well in this class.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Allegory & Banking Concept of Education
Learning should be a mutual thing contains a student and a teacher at all times. When there is only one teacher in the school settings it can be boring and dull. For example teacher should also have an open mind and be able to learn from the students as well as being the main teacher, as stated by Freire in The Banking Concepts of Education. To be able to learn means that people should have open eyes, which means that you can learn more by being open to the concept. When people have closed eyes, or closed mind, they tend to learn less than they could have, which was stated by Plato in The Allegory of the Cave.
The "Banking" method states that learning should be a shared thing and that just because someone has a higher status than another does not mean that they are no longer capable of learning from younger individuals. Freire suggests transformation by letting the students think for themselves instead of being forced to memorize everything they are taught. This way students will be able to think for themselves without feeling like they are being disrespectful to the instructor.
There were a lot of ideas that needed some thinking to be able to interpret them. When in the classroom it is important to be able to learn the inforamation but be able to process it and add other ideas to it as well. Sometimes what the professor is teaching lacks creativity and interest, so being able to use the information in your own creative way may help some poeple to remember the material make the information fun for them.
The "Banking" method states that learning should be a shared thing and that just because someone has a higher status than another does not mean that they are no longer capable of learning from younger individuals. Freire suggests transformation by letting the students think for themselves instead of being forced to memorize everything they are taught. This way students will be able to think for themselves without feeling like they are being disrespectful to the instructor.
There were a lot of ideas that needed some thinking to be able to interpret them. When in the classroom it is important to be able to learn the inforamation but be able to process it and add other ideas to it as well. Sometimes what the professor is teaching lacks creativity and interest, so being able to use the information in your own creative way may help some poeple to remember the material make the information fun for them.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Synthesis
The effects of a large company in a small town going out of business can be devastating, as it was demonstrated in Roger and Me. While there are the so called good guys and bad guys they are usually recognizable by society. While some that remain unaffected by being unemployed it shows because they seems to have little sympathy for those that are suffering. While some have reached rock bottom, selling rabbits or living on the streets, while others are willing to spend the night in jail for fun. Some people were forced to leave the town that they lived in to go to different cities and find new work opportunities. Whether it’s being layed-off from GM or a Brokerage the effects are similar in the ways that people’s lives changed.
Crain Communication talked about how many workers lost their job while others either kept the jobs they had, went back to school to study another subject, or simply became unemployed. A culinary school came to the brokerage that had layed of many employees and talked to them about going back to school to study something that would take them farther in life. Some thought it was ridiculous while others thought about the idea. While both situations were similar they had their differences. Each situation handled it differently.
Even though these two stories took place in different places and times they share that when big companies lay off a lot of people it can be depressing. It has a negative effect on the people of that town, and the people have to try and pull them selves out of the hole.
Crain Communication talked about how many workers lost their job while others either kept the jobs they had, went back to school to study another subject, or simply became unemployed. A culinary school came to the brokerage that had layed of many employees and talked to them about going back to school to study something that would take them farther in life. Some thought it was ridiculous while others thought about the idea. While both situations were similar they had their differences. Each situation handled it differently.
Even though these two stories took place in different places and times they share that when big companies lay off a lot of people it can be depressing. It has a negative effect on the people of that town, and the people have to try and pull them selves out of the hole.
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