blog # 9 Essay dicussion

Today in class we worked with our team members on our email etiquette essay. The point to this exercise was to share with our team members our progress. Also to see where we need the most help and what we could do to improve our essay. We were also able to help team members with their essays. I found that I was not as behind as I thought I was. Though I did need improvement I was not far from being on track. I also found that though we were not to put emotion into our essay, that was what everybody seem to have the most trouble with.

Internet Dating Blog #8

Today we dicussed four articles on Internet dating. I myself can not say that i have'nt tried it, but my exprience was a good learning exprience. There are alot more cons then pros to internet dating. It is my exprience that Internet datig may be more for people that have something to hide. or have a stong lack of self confidence.
I would like to start with the article by John Cloud "Is eHarmony Biased Against Gays?" This article got my attention the most. It has been said because eHarmony has no collum for males reaching males or female reaching females, that is a reason they are biased against gays. I feel that this could be true. But at the same time we do live in a country were we have freedom of religon and speech and so forth. so if the creator of eHarmony does not wish to do so they dont have to and should not feel bad about it. If the people do not agree with eHarmony thoughts then dont go on it.. Everybody has the freedom of choice.. nobody is making them subject themselves to this.
Back to the internet dating. People fear Internet dating because they feel that it is to dangerous. You do not know who you are truelly meeting. But youhave to think.. Do we no anybody any better when we meet them in a bar or club. You are just as likely to meet a serilr in a resturant or a bar or on the street. The fact is in todays world dating is sometimes a scarey dangerous thing. You can know somebody since high school and you may not really know them at all. everything is a risk... but with out risk then you may not everfind the adventure.. Meow meow!!

Blog #7 email etiquette essay exercise

We are now preparing for our first essay assignment. It will be an email to our teacher complaining about a recent grade that we do not agree with.
This is the first essay I have to write since I was in high school. It is a little intimidating for me, but I have yet to find a challenge that I could not over come. Its is like riding a bike, once you learn how to ride, you never forget. I was very impressed with the example Mrs. Crawford used to help prepare us for the essay. It caught ever bodies attention, but at the same time helped us to learn. This essay should not be very difficult for the class. Mrs. Crawford gave us a step by step guide to help us prepare. She also discussed it in class. There should be no reason for me or any other college student to have problems with this assignment. I also learned today what the CC and BCC means when emailing. I now know what thesis means which I'm sad to say I didn't know. I must say that English is the one class that grabs my attention. The teaching method is perfect for me. We all read out loud from our email etiquette exercise. That helped us participate and get the information in our head.
The only thing I feel I might have trouble with is the rough draft. We have to get tutoring to turn in our paper. That means somebody else will have to review my work. It is always hard to have somebody point out your mistakes. Although the criticism will be a great learning experience. It will also insure we are on the right track with our paper. Which means there is no reason to fail. MEOW

blog # 6 article discussion

Today in class we discussed new articles. Most were still touching base on the last discussion. Basically on iphones and Internet in schools. The first article I would like to write about is, Ipod rules touch off heated debate.
Missouri journalism freshmen required to have iphones, ipod touches, or similar devices-- raising concern about corporate influence. At first during our last discussion I was very opposed to the ideal, but I have to say that this article made me take a step back and think. I thought that this was a bad ideal because it seemed to me to just be a gimmick. A way of trying to recruit students. I also thought it was a way for cell phone companies to make money and put students more in debt with another added expense. After thinking outside the box tho, I can now see a little more clear the benefits. Students can download classroom lectures or confirm facts on the web while reporting from a scene of a plane crash or town council meeting, says eCampus news. That right there makes sense to me and makes me wonder what other benefits there are to people with busy schedules. Maybe a single mom at home with a new born can still receive all classroom information. Also maybe a student that is ill or in the hospital. so I now see that there are benefits to having these accessories.
The next article is Al Gore: should schools be wired to the Internet? My opinion on this one is strong.. I think with the right supervision and monitoring, the Internet is a very powerful tool for schools. I tend to look at it as a library. We would not forbid students access to those. Well to me the Internet is just another resource and help our generation evolve. So I say yes our schools should be wired to the Internet as long as we don't lose sight of our roots and old fashion values.

Are dicussion blog # 5

.Today in class we discussed four articles. All were pretty much on the same issue. Technology and how are writing is effected by it. The first discussion I would like to focus on is Clive Thompsom on the New Literacy. When I first read and discussed this article I just saw the pros. After we discussed it i saw more in depth to what the article was trying to say. Lunsford says, technology isn't killing our ability to write. It's reviving it-and pushing our literacy in bold new directions. She collected 14,672 writing samples from students. After studying and reviewing she found that this generation is writing far more then any other. People only use to write to finish for a classroom assignment. Now with the Internet, twitter, my space, texting, and so forth we do write and express ourselves more and more. It is our way of adapting and evolving. I don't think it is a bad thing that we change with the times. Change is inedible and it will happen whether we like it or not. Sometimes I think it doesn't boil down to how or where you write but the fact that you do write and express yourself.
Another article I found debatable is one found in Forbes on reading writing, iphoning. This article tell use how some school and universities are now offering iphones or an ipod touch as part of their orientation packets. These things are suppose to help students pep up class discussions and give students quick access to important information. They are also a handy recruiting tool. I think it is a bad ideal. I feel that most school already offer enough access to what we need. I think it would be just a distraction. After discussing this with my classmates I found that most would much rather a lap top. It seems to me for just another way for cell phone companies to make more money.

What I think about are class?

Coming back to School was very intimidating for me. I didn't think I would be able to handle it. Yet, here I'm and still going strong. Today in class we discussed, what is to come and what is expected from us for this semester. I had always heard on television and movies about syllabus and itineraries and other big college words. I'm proud of the fact that I can now use those word and know what they actually mean.. I also see now, why we have such things as itineraries. All these things, at least that I can see, help us set goals and help us to know our deadlines. There is alot of dicussions, group points, exams, homework, and a couple of other things that helps achieve our grade point average.

OMG my grade!!!!!

Hey girl what's up? As for me, well not much just sitting here. I'm so freakin pist!!! I had this paper due for my English class and I worked so hard on it.. You know how hard it is for me, with the kids and work. But still I find time to sit and study and put my best forward.. WELL apparently that is not enough! I studied for about two weeks. Then I took about another two weeks to write and perfect the paper. I even used graphs and photos. Well the morning the paper was due, Erik my youngest, decided to spill orange juice all over my papers. You can guess where this is going.. I tried my hardest to dry them, but they still look horrible! I had to take the kids to school and go straight to school. I didn't have time to print another one up. So I Had to turn it in like that. I was so embarrassed and I tried to explain, but my teacher didn't want to hear any excuses. So I did the best that I could. Well that was three weeks ago and I just got my grade. Lets just say it isn't very pretty. I got a D! I mean you can tell how hard I worked on it. I don't understand people and the way they think sometimes. Common sense would have let anybody see it was not my fault.. A person with a heart would have understood. I mean my presentation was perfect. It was just the papers that were a mess. I at least deserved a B. Minus the mess that was a sure A. I could have just slacked off if that was the case. I guess you learn from your mistakes. I won't be letting Erik drink without a sippy cup from now on. SOOO how is your boyfriend?? lol