September 17th, 2013

Why 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 of that would prefer to organize your thoughts?

Creating an outline for a paper is important because it allows the writer to organize their thoughts into a diagram before even beginning to write. Personally my best ideas come when I'm just allowed to start writing and not create a diagram. I like being able to write a rough draft first and then adding onto it later on. I've never really used diagrams a lot. If I do have to do a diagram though then I like being able to actually write them down because I think that helps me start thinking about new ideas. I really don't have a good way to organize my thoughts besides just being able to freely write.

September 16th, 2013

Tell me about your weekend. Where did you go? What did you do?

Over the weekend I went shopping twice, once on Friday and another time on Sunday. Both times I went to the mall and then on Sunday I also went to Town Center. Also on Saturday I was able to go watch my mom compete in a fitness competition and it was really exciting for her because this was her first one. Before I left to go watch her I baked her some cookies and then bought her flowers to congratulate her for working really hard for the competition. I also babysat a family friend's daughter on Saturday overnight and she came to my 9 o'clock soccer game and watched me play. We ended up winning the game 7-0. I think overall it was a really good weekend.

September 11th, 2013

Who do you look up to in life? Why? What have they done to help you or guide you? I have always looked up to my grandfather because he is respected and admired by many people including me. I look up to him because even as he gets older he doesn't complain about becoming more and more limited. No matter what's going on he always has a smile on his face. He and my grandmother have been married for almost 55 years and it's like nothing has even changed since the first day they met. He has guided me and all 21 of my cousins by setting a really good example around each and every one of us. Although we have a large family he still treats us like we are all individuals and spends time with every one of us. I always look forward to seeing him because I know that no matter what we do, I'll enjoy being in his company. That is one thing I hope to learn how to do someday.

September 10th, 2013

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 being able to write something better than you could actually speak. When you have good email etiquette it creates a good first impression on someone that you've never met before. It's essential to the real world to be able to do this because in our society email is one of the most common forms of communication. Having good email etiquette can really put you ahead of others because it allows the person you want to communicate with see your writing style. It makes you look intelligent.

September 6th, 2013

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 issue in the world I think I would want to find a way to stop poverty. If poverty was fixed somehow I think it would help people solve a lot of other problems in the world. I think it would help stop things like hunger, crime, and obviously debt. Around the world the economy would be more stable and we could focus on other things like finding cures for diseases. I specifically chose this issue because I think it's something that the world struggles with dealing with and it has always been an issue.

September 4th, 2013

September 3rd, 2013

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? Public Service Announcements are messages played to the public through radio, television, or some other form of media to make people aware of some kind of health or social concern. Their purpose is to inform large amounts of people about something important. If I could create a Public Service Announcement I would probably make mine about texting and driving because it's a big problem with teens and even adults. I think this would be a good topic because a lot of car crashes today are linked back to texting and driving.