Wow, what advice would I give. Research, research and more research. The more you know about your topic the better off you will be. There is never to much information. Well at least for me it was that way. lol. But really, research your topic. I think that was the hardest thing I had to do. I got an idea but had like a brain fart trying to come up with research for it. So make sure you pick a topic you can really relate to and find lots of credible information on.
I really strengthened in my reference page and my citations. They were a big pain when I first started this class. I had no clue where to even find the proper way to do a reference and a citation. HINT: To all the new people, please read your KU Hand Book for first time writers. It will help you! That is the honest truth.
Final statement: I will miss everyone and my professor. The professor was a big help with my paper. She gave very good hints and really was interested in making sure I was doing things the proper way. She did not make it feel like she had no time for me because we did have a big class. She was very interested in all of us!
Thanks for a great class. This will be a memorial one.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Oh, its time to wrap this up!
Hello all,
I can not believe that its already one week away from being over. I will miss each and everyone of you all. It was a pleasure learning from all of you as a group. it helped me greatly on writing this paper.
I am so very happy that writing this paper is over but not the class itself. I have gained so many friends. I will miss that. I am plain old tired!!! Can't sum that up enough. I am excited I took the class, but I am not a writer no matter how much you teach me. I just don't have the knack for it. Not that I would ever not do it again, I just don't think I will become a world renown author anytime soon if you know what I mean.
I have several topics I would like to research. Reading all of your papers really made me see that there is so much out there that I want to know more about.
Well everyone, its been great and again I wish all of you the best of luck in your future endeavors! =)
I can not believe that its already one week away from being over. I will miss each and everyone of you all. It was a pleasure learning from all of you as a group. it helped me greatly on writing this paper.
I am so very happy that writing this paper is over but not the class itself. I have gained so many friends. I will miss that. I am plain old tired!!! Can't sum that up enough. I am excited I took the class, but I am not a writer no matter how much you teach me. I just don't have the knack for it. Not that I would ever not do it again, I just don't think I will become a world renown author anytime soon if you know what I mean.
I have several topics I would like to research. Reading all of your papers really made me see that there is so much out there that I want to know more about.
Well everyone, its been great and again I wish all of you the best of luck in your future endeavors! =)
Monday, January 4, 2010
Unit #8; Blog Outcome
Hello everyone!
Its been a long and tiring two weeks. Christmas is over and the New Year has began. Yeah!!!
I have not had any real issues with this class other than I am not a very good writer and I am glad I have not decided to become one, lol... Writing is not for everyone. I have though gained some really good communication skills. The blog has taught me to open up and say how I truly feel about something. I tend to hold my feelings in and not let them show. I enjoyed all the feed back from my class mates, although there has not been very many. It seems everyone is trying to write about there stuff and not really commenting on other peoples. I think it should be a course requirement that you have to at least respond to one class mates blog post per week and then post to the DB at least once to a classmate. Kind of split it out. Professor just a suggestion for you. =)
I do plan to keep going with my blog post even after the class is over. As I have stated before, it is a place for me to express my feelings that I can not express else where.
Thanks!
Its been a long and tiring two weeks. Christmas is over and the New Year has began. Yeah!!!
I have not had any real issues with this class other than I am not a very good writer and I am glad I have not decided to become one, lol... Writing is not for everyone. I have though gained some really good communication skills. The blog has taught me to open up and say how I truly feel about something. I tend to hold my feelings in and not let them show. I enjoyed all the feed back from my class mates, although there has not been very many. It seems everyone is trying to write about there stuff and not really commenting on other peoples. I think it should be a course requirement that you have to at least respond to one class mates blog post per week and then post to the DB at least once to a classmate. Kind of split it out. Professor just a suggestion for you. =)
I do plan to keep going with my blog post even after the class is over. As I have stated before, it is a place for me to express my feelings that I can not express else where.
Thanks!
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Unit 7 Post
Hi everyone,
Wow, its unit 7 already and going fast!
I have learned a great deal with doing the research for my paper. I really don't now where to start. First and for most, I have learned when researching my paper, that their are anti-activist groups that are protesting against childhood vaccinations. I had no idea how much this issue had an impact on society as a whole that it has an anti-activist group for it. I new that it was an ongoing issue as parents debated whether or not to have their children vaccinated but to go as far as to have a group of people marching on the white house lawn to have the government stop demanding they have their children vaccinated amazed me. This is a bigger issue than first thought. Parents are actually home-schooling their children to avoid vaccinating. I thought that parents home-schooled their children because of religious beliefs and other factors not because of this. I am still learning and finding more and more information that is really making my research even more interesting as the days go by. The Internet seems to have a big impact on vaccinating your children also. Instead of parents taking the word of their doctors, pediatricians, they are doing their own research on the Internet about vaccinating in which parents are being falsely informed. I found that the Internet is not a reliable source for information about childhood vaccinations. That is even more amazing because you would think the Internet seems to be the best place to get information that is reliable. With all this in mind and said, I think that my paper will have some very interesting information that not only will help me but help other parents in need of the correct information on vaccinations.
Thanks,
Jillian =)
Wow, its unit 7 already and going fast!
I have learned a great deal with doing the research for my paper. I really don't now where to start. First and for most, I have learned when researching my paper, that their are anti-activist groups that are protesting against childhood vaccinations. I had no idea how much this issue had an impact on society as a whole that it has an anti-activist group for it. I new that it was an ongoing issue as parents debated whether or not to have their children vaccinated but to go as far as to have a group of people marching on the white house lawn to have the government stop demanding they have their children vaccinated amazed me. This is a bigger issue than first thought. Parents are actually home-schooling their children to avoid vaccinating. I thought that parents home-schooled their children because of religious beliefs and other factors not because of this. I am still learning and finding more and more information that is really making my research even more interesting as the days go by. The Internet seems to have a big impact on vaccinating your children also. Instead of parents taking the word of their doctors, pediatricians, they are doing their own research on the Internet about vaccinating in which parents are being falsely informed. I found that the Internet is not a reliable source for information about childhood vaccinations. That is even more amazing because you would think the Internet seems to be the best place to get information that is reliable. With all this in mind and said, I think that my paper will have some very interesting information that not only will help me but help other parents in need of the correct information on vaccinations.
Thanks,
Jillian =)
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Unit #6 Post
Hi everyone,
Well its almost close to being over. Only 4 weeks left and I am really becoming depressed. I make all new Friends here in our classes and in a short amount of time we part. Its sad!!!!
I personally have been dealing with the stress of trying to get all my work complete this term. I was called back to work in September and realized that I have not found all the time I need to complete all my work on time. I manage to just get it in by the dead line. My hat is off to those who have been doing this since they decided to go back to school because I am struggling. At one point I thought about giving up and giving in. I can't do this, but the more I looked at my children the more I seen that I have to find a way to do it. I don't want to let them down nor do i want to let myself down.
I was not expecting this class to be so hard. Its been a really big eye opener for me that is for sure. I have thought over the past 2 weeks learned to manage my time better and have found many ways to relieve the stress and anxiety I have been feeling about school and my school work. I have been taking my homework to my job and doing things over my lunch break, and in between my other work I do. It has been working for me thus far so I plan to keep it up. One thing I would like to say to all those going through what I am going through, "Don't give Up", it will all work out in the end and there is always a light at the end of the tunnel, I PROMISE!!!!
Take care everyone and have a good week...
Jillian
Well its almost close to being over. Only 4 weeks left and I am really becoming depressed. I make all new Friends here in our classes and in a short amount of time we part. Its sad!!!!
I personally have been dealing with the stress of trying to get all my work complete this term. I was called back to work in September and realized that I have not found all the time I need to complete all my work on time. I manage to just get it in by the dead line. My hat is off to those who have been doing this since they decided to go back to school because I am struggling. At one point I thought about giving up and giving in. I can't do this, but the more I looked at my children the more I seen that I have to find a way to do it. I don't want to let them down nor do i want to let myself down.
I was not expecting this class to be so hard. Its been a really big eye opener for me that is for sure. I have thought over the past 2 weeks learned to manage my time better and have found many ways to relieve the stress and anxiety I have been feeling about school and my school work. I have been taking my homework to my job and doing things over my lunch break, and in between my other work I do. It has been working for me thus far so I plan to keep it up. One thing I would like to say to all those going through what I am going through, "Don't give Up", it will all work out in the end and there is always a light at the end of the tunnel, I PROMISE!!!!
Take care everyone and have a good week...
Jillian
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Unit 5 Post!
What influences has school had on my life? Well let me just say that I never in a million years would have ever thought I would have to go back to school... especially at my age! It has brought me some really good things I must say. It has opened up the door to finding some really good friends and learning about different people from all over the United States. Most of all thought, I have found I gained great pride in myself for pushing me to go this far. I thought after the first two weeks I would drop out and think "this is not for me" but I was wrong. I inspired myself to keep going as much as I have inspired my son's to want to go further in life by getting a college degree and further there education. I can only speak for myself but I honestly can say that going back to school has broaden my horizons and made me a better person. =)
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Plaglirism
What would you do if someone used something you created without giving you credit?
Let's just say that I would be very angry... It's the whole thought that someone would take your idea to benefit themselves. It's hurtful and wrong. I don't really think I would do anything because in the long run the truth always comes out and somewhere someday I would get the credit I longed deserved. In the real world people would sue and all those horrible things people do now a days, but its not really worth all that head ache just for something that is as small as this. Like I said, someday as my mom always tells me, that person will get right back what they gave you. Might not be today, tomorrow or next week, but it will happen. So I guess i am old school!!! =)
Let's just say that I would be very angry... It's the whole thought that someone would take your idea to benefit themselves. It's hurtful and wrong. I don't really think I would do anything because in the long run the truth always comes out and somewhere someday I would get the credit I longed deserved. In the real world people would sue and all those horrible things people do now a days, but its not really worth all that head ache just for something that is as small as this. Like I said, someday as my mom always tells me, that person will get right back what they gave you. Might not be today, tomorrow or next week, but it will happen. So I guess i am old school!!! =)
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