Journal - What are you weekend plans?
My plans for this weekend start with tonight where I will hang out with friends and do things with them. Over the actual weekend I am going to drive 6 hours to Muscatine Iowa for soccer. Once I get there I will play two games off soccer and in the mean time just hang out with the team. Then I will come home and I will work on the two hours of homework than I have. After that I will probably watch some T.V. and then I am going to get ready for bed and go to bed and be ready for the week ahead.
Friday, September 27, 2013
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Wednesday, September 25th
Journal - Most students view siting work as 'a pain in the butt'. How do you feel about it? Is it necessary? When is it appropriate to cite work? What's the importance of it?
I think that citing is a pain in the butt, like the majority of the students. The reason why I think that is because I feel that it is a lot of unnecessary work. I think that we should just have to put the website name or the book name. Then I think that we would all be okay with it, and everyone else would be okay with it. On the other hand when talking about the importance of it, I think that it is important to give the website and the author credit. I think that it is important to cite all the work that would be used because then the teacher or grader of the paper knows where you went to find the information and they know if you copied any of the work. Overall, I can see why it is important but still don't like it very much.
I think that citing is a pain in the butt, like the majority of the students. The reason why I think that is because I feel that it is a lot of unnecessary work. I think that we should just have to put the website name or the book name. Then I think that we would all be okay with it, and everyone else would be okay with it. On the other hand when talking about the importance of it, I think that it is important to give the website and the author credit. I think that it is important to cite all the work that would be used because then the teacher or grader of the paper knows where you went to find the information and they know if you copied any of the work. Overall, I can see why it is important but still don't like it very much.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Tuesday, September 24th
Journal - What is your favorite book, magazine, or publication? Why?
My favorite book would have to be Divergent. I like the book because I think it has a perfect mix of everything, such as action and romance. I also like the plot idea about splitting the people up and then kinda what goes on from there. I think that the author did a good job of showing everything that is happening. I also think that the author made up a good plot for the book and kept it going with interesting parts in the book. Every chapter I think that she incorporated everything together perfectly and didn't leave things to be confusing, and for me to figure them out. Overall, i just think that everything in Divergent was put together well.
My favorite book would have to be Divergent. I like the book because I think it has a perfect mix of everything, such as action and romance. I also like the plot idea about splitting the people up and then kinda what goes on from there. I think that the author did a good job of showing everything that is happening. I also think that the author made up a good plot for the book and kept it going with interesting parts in the book. Every chapter I think that she incorporated everything together perfectly and didn't leave things to be confusing, and for me to figure them out. Overall, i just think that everything in Divergent was put together well.
Monday, September 23, 2013
Monday, September 23rd
Journal - Do you enjoy writing? What kind of writing do you enjoy? Why is writing an essential skill in life? How will you use this skill in the future?
Yes, I very much so enjoy writing, it is something that I love to do. I enjoy writing fiction because then you can make it up. I love just going and writing and be able to just image, and put anything that you want to down on paper, no matter if it is true or not. For me, it gives me a way to capture things that I might want to happen, but can't because they deal with something magical and that are not possible for humans to do. I think writing is an essential skill because it happens everywhere. Essay, papers, and other assignments have writing in them and writing is having to be used in them. I think that writing is important for me because it is an excellent skill for a good job that I pick in the future, and throughout the rest of school. There is no writing that I don't enjoy, but i have to say I don't l like writing narratives because I feel like my life is very boring and I never have anything goo to write about.
Yes, I very much so enjoy writing, it is something that I love to do. I enjoy writing fiction because then you can make it up. I love just going and writing and be able to just image, and put anything that you want to down on paper, no matter if it is true or not. For me, it gives me a way to capture things that I might want to happen, but can't because they deal with something magical and that are not possible for humans to do. I think writing is an essential skill because it happens everywhere. Essay, papers, and other assignments have writing in them and writing is having to be used in them. I think that writing is important for me because it is an excellent skill for a good job that I pick in the future, and throughout the rest of school. There is no writing that I don't enjoy, but i have to say I don't l like writing narratives because I feel like my life is very boring and I never have anything goo to write about.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Tuesday, September 17th
Journal - What is creating an outline for a paper important? Do you think it helps you personally? How would you prefer to outline a paper - pen and paper or an online tool? Is there a different way you know if that would prefer to organize your thoughts?
What makes a outline important is it plans everything out and it easily organizes all the thoughts that you have regarding the topic. Personally, I think that they don't help me as much as they should. If given a choice I normally don't use them, whether or not that is the right choice I have not figured that out yet, but I haven't found anything that it would help me more to make the outline. However, when I do make the outline I like using a paper one better. I prefer this way the most because I am not that big of a fan of doing everything on the computer, after a while it will just drive me crazy when the computer will start to run slowly. Plus, when doing research going from window to window drives me nuts. I also like the paper because, for me, it goes quicker. Other than that I don't have a different preference when organizing the information.
What makes a outline important is it plans everything out and it easily organizes all the thoughts that you have regarding the topic. Personally, I think that they don't help me as much as they should. If given a choice I normally don't use them, whether or not that is the right choice I have not figured that out yet, but I haven't found anything that it would help me more to make the outline. However, when I do make the outline I like using a paper one better. I prefer this way the most because I am not that big of a fan of doing everything on the computer, after a while it will just drive me crazy when the computer will start to run slowly. Plus, when doing research going from window to window drives me nuts. I also like the paper because, for me, it goes quicker. Other than that I don't have a different preference when organizing the information.
Monday, September 16, 2013
Monday, September 16th
Journal - Tell me about your weekend. Where did you go? What did you do?
I would say that I had a pretty productive weekend. On Friday I had a team volleyball sleepover. I thought that it was really fun, because the girls house that we went to was really big and had a pool that we used. We also watched a really cool movie, "Now You See Me," I thought that the tricks and the and everything else was one of the coolest movies that I had ever seen. On Saturday and Sunday I had a soccer tournament. We played two teams a day. Throughout that whole tournament we went undefended and only had one goal scored on us all weekend. For the remainder of the day on Sunday I worked on a science project for around four hours and have yet to finish it still, though I hope to do so today. Overall, I would say that I had a very exciting and entertaining weekend.
I would say that I had a pretty productive weekend. On Friday I had a team volleyball sleepover. I thought that it was really fun, because the girls house that we went to was really big and had a pool that we used. We also watched a really cool movie, "Now You See Me," I thought that the tricks and the and everything else was one of the coolest movies that I had ever seen. On Saturday and Sunday I had a soccer tournament. We played two teams a day. Throughout that whole tournament we went undefended and only had one goal scored on us all weekend. For the remainder of the day on Sunday I worked on a science project for around four hours and have yet to finish it still, though I hope to do so today. Overall, I would say that I had a very exciting and entertaining weekend.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Wednesday, September 11
Journal - Who do you look up to in life? Why? What have they done to help you or guide you?
The person that I looked up to in life is my sister. The main reason that I looked up to her is because she has always looked out for me and helped me. I know that she always has my back when something goes wrong. She is a good role model to me. I think that she will always do the right thing and influences me when that situation comes to me. I also looked up to her because she is the person that I want to become. Mainly, I just know that she will always be there for me when I need her help, and that she will guide me to do the right thing.
The person that I looked up to in life is my sister. The main reason that I looked up to her is because she has always looked out for me and helped me. I know that she always has my back when something goes wrong. She is a good role model to me. I think that she will always do the right thing and influences me when that situation comes to me. I also looked up to her because she is the person that I want to become. Mainly, I just know that she will always be there for me when I need her help, and that she will guide me to do the right thing.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Tuesday, September 10th
Journal - What is good email etiquette and why is it essential in the "real" world? How can having good email etiquette put you ahead?
Good email etiquette is using correct grammar and being polite and respectful throughout the whole email. It is essential in the real world because you want to give a good first impression. Then it might urge the company or person to want to help you or grant you your request, ect. If you are in the job format, your boos would want to to be polite to him so you can keep your job, or maybe get the job/interview for the job. It can put you ahead by making you more successful in the business world or the world of people. it mainly just get you a step higher than the next person that will come around.
Good email etiquette is using correct grammar and being polite and respectful throughout the whole email. It is essential in the real world because you want to give a good first impression. Then it might urge the company or person to want to help you or grant you your request, ect. If you are in the job format, your boos would want to to be polite to him so you can keep your job, or maybe get the job/interview for the job. It can put you ahead by making you more successful in the business world or the world of people. it mainly just get you a step higher than the next person that will come around.
Friday, September 6, 2013
Friday, September 6th
Journal - If there was one big global issue in the world that you could fix, what would it be? A cure for cancer? Save the rain forest? Stop pollution? Think about it and then write about it. Why would you choose that specific issue?
If I could fix one global issue I would help all the animals that are near extinction or ones that are extinct. I would choose that because I really like animals, and they are something that I think makes the human life a lot better. Another reason is that animals are the closest thing to humans, and think that they should get the chance to be saved, as we would do for our own kind. There are a lot of things that we use animals for, for testing, love, and just to be with and care for. But if animals, like Pandas, are going extinct we won't have that fun animal around anymore, forever. The other option I decided not to pick, because they don't affect me in anyway yet. I don't have any connection to the other ones yet, but with animals I like them a lot and want to keep them around. That is way I would help the animals.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Tuesday, September 3rd
Journal - On Friday we discussed Public Service Announcements. In your own words tell me what they are and what their purpose is. If you could create a PSA what would your topic be? Why?
A PSA is something that people do, as in a speech or announcement, to voice an opinion and get no business profit out of it. If I had to create one I would make it on illegal drug use. I think that it is a growing issue and is one of the topics I would have one of the most opinionated speeches on. I would also chose that as my topic because people are being effected by it in a bad way and is an issue that we would need to address.
A PSA is something that people do, as in a speech or announcement, to voice an opinion and get no business profit out of it. If I had to create one I would make it on illegal drug use. I think that it is a growing issue and is one of the topics I would have one of the most opinionated speeches on. I would also chose that as my topic because people are being effected by it in a bad way and is an issue that we would need to address.
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