Unit 10 Blog Entry

Here is some advice I would give to a student that is going to write their first paper:
*Do the research first and get the correct and up to date resources with the best information.
*Be specific about what topic you are going to write about. Don't hesistate on choosing. Chose your topic by something you are most interested in learning about.
*Don't be afraid to ask questions. If you don't ask you won't know.

I feel I have strengthened in the writing more efficiently area. Thus meaning I have learned how to write things in my own words better than I have before. I have learned how to explain something a little better just by paraphrasing and making my own story out of the information I have researched.

I know there are areas always in need of improvement for writing. But I'm not quite sure I can just pinpoint one area. I will always be improving in all areas as far as I am concerned. The more I practice the better I will get.

I wish everyone now and in the future the best of luck at what they have set their goals of achievement to be. Thanks to everyone for all your help throughout the term. Hope to see each and every one of you in future courses.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! See ya then!

Unit 9 Blog

I am not quite done with my paper but I am getting close and getting excited about having it done. I feel good about my paper and about the information provided for my topic.
I don't feel so much nervous and I do accomplished and tired LoL. Tired only because I have been staying up late and getting information for my paper and putting it all together so that I feel that I have accomplished the best paper I have written thus far.
At this point I feel pretty good about writing. At first I wasn't so sure but now that I know all the little things and big things that help writing a paper a bit easier, I am confident in my writing more so today than before.
Some other topics I think would be interesting are: epilepsy, post dramatic stress, schizophrenia. These are just a few. I would love to learn and research on so many topics and illnesses just to learn why they are and how they become what they are.
I wish everyone the best of luck. This has all gone by so fast. I cannot believe I only have until July already. Gotta get busy on some stuff. LoL.
Good luck.
Sabrina

Unit VIII Blog Entry

Really I haven't had many issues in the process of making the paper. Aside of having stupid computer problems thats about the only thing. LoL. Otherwise, I've been doing ok with finding information and sources for my paper.

I feel confident in the comments that are made. It tells me what needs improved and how I can improve it. It helps when you have others who will help tell you these things. This way you can make your paper that much better in the end.

I think I might continue to use my blog even after this course is finished. I find it helpful to post here as well as in class. It gives kind of an insight on other things as well that are discussed.

Good Luck to everyone on their Final Paper!!!

Unit VII Blog Entry

Peer Reviews: I have found them to be very helpful. Although I was unable to post my paper in order for someone to give me a peer review, I think with what I have done as a peer reviewer that it can be helpful in many ways. Just by knowing what others think and their ideas.

I don't remember any AH HA moments during my research but that doesn't mean they weren't there or they won't be in future research. I kind of knew most everything about the topic that I had researched except for some of the problems that it can cause. For example: ADHD can cause Terettes Sydrome. I didn't know that. I did however know that at causes seizures or was linked anyways to them.

The shocking part of the research was that there is so much information about the topic ADHD that its almost unreal and unbelievable. Expecially what the cause and effects are from it.

Unit VI Blog Entry

In the past six weeks I have been dealing with research on ADHD. It is a hard topic to research although very worth it. It is hard because a lot of the same resources have the same info of course as I'm sure most topics do. I have been having a hard time getting my work complete as well because of not finding enough info. I think though that I will be able to handle this situation and just use bits from each source in order to make a full informative paper about my topic and still have the required number of ref's.

The ideas about my topic will help in later research because I will know that not all topics are easy to research on. LoL. You have to just keep looking until you find what you are looking for. In the end it will all come together and fit in perfectly. I wish you all the best of luck on your research and your final draft. See you in class. Happy Thanksgiving to you all.

Unit V Blog Entry

My personal writing process is to just make a list of information and put it all together. Then when that is done I take all that information and put into paragraphs and add information as I go along. I try to put as much interesting detail into the paper as possible so that the reader wants to read more. I then go over what I have put together and see if it needs more spicing up. If it does then I spice it up some more. I do that until I am satisfied with what I have written.

My academic challenges are great at this point. It keeps me on my toes and thinking. I am a sit on the edge of your seat kind of person. I keep going until it is done or I am completely satisfied. I try to make some things a little more challenging just so I stay in the jive of things.

School influences me every time I log into class. Thus, I am aware of what I am doing this for and who I am doing this for. I am going to school to further my career and make myself along with my family happy. School has influenced me in the past but not a great deal because I didn't know what I was missing out on until I started back 8 years after I graduated high school. I plan to do my best and climb that success ladder more and more each day.

Unit IV Blog Entry

Plagiarism: I think we need and have to cite our sources because this is known as stealing if we do not. Its illegal to copy something from someone and not show who the credit is due to and where. Also if we use information in a paper or something for the whole class to read then we need to show where we got it for others to go to that information source and read more about the topic if they want to know more.

If someone used something I had created and didn't give me credit I think I would be pretty upset knowing that all that work I did and someone just up and stole it from me and said that they did it. That is something that would probably take legal action.

I haven't really looked up any real world issues on this yet but I think that if someone takes what isn't theirs than it should be handled just the same way a burglary or theft issue would be handled. Give them what they deserve for what they did.

From what I have heard about Wikipedia I think that they need to learn how to not take things and not give credit for them. If they are going to post something than they need to give credit...if they are not going to give credit then they should be shut down and taken off the web.