Blog #9

Life support, I am arguing that if a patient is not able to live on his own indefinitely then he should not be kept on life support.  I just decided this persuasive topic while in class today so i have not found any resources to back up my statement.  I feel as if i know and heard of different situations that have gone on causing much controversy on who is to pull the plug?  There really shouldn't be any reason to keep someone on life support when there is absolutely no way in that person recovering and being able to live on their own.  A lot of the information that i know on this topic has came from the TV, specifically News programs.  I have also heard a lot about this from my family.  Some people argue that there could be a cure to be discovered and that would be able to help the patient, but if the patient is not kept alive then he cannot be saved.  The intended audience for this piece is anyone who has or does know someone living on life support.  It will help those people on life support and the doctors.  Those are the peoples minds i want to change, too.

Survey

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8DJHPW2

McCallister's Deli

I worked at McCallister's Deli down in Myrtle Beach for just about a month.  What i actually had to do in the job wasn't the part that i disliked but a combination of different things.  My job description entailed; bussing tables, washing dishes, and preparation of food.  The situation i was in forced me to work at a different store on different days, just depending on what store needed more help. Another thing that added on to this bad experiment was the hours that i worked.  To some it may not be that bad, but I worked monday through thursday 8-4.  I see this as a bad shift only because it knocks out just about your entire day.  By the time I got done showering and eating, it was almost 6 pm.  This would be depressing to me because it would always be night time when i could go out and do something recreational.

Blog 8

    After reading the Elizabeth Bohnhorst exert, I was opened up to more of the advantages that computers can create in education.  Though, Bohnhorst researched this topic very in-depth, and she pointed out that there are many disadvantages when incorporating technology too soon with young children.  This made me think about if I really believe technology should be available everywhere at anytime in schools.
    If there were fewer computers in the classroom it would allow all of the students to have a chance to research on the internet, yet still learn necessary information from the teacher.  It'd be beneficial to the education process if there would be a designated time  for students to be on the computers, and a certain time to learn the "old school way" with no distractions.  Having unlimited access to computers could definitely interfere with learning. There are way too many distractions on a computer alone, especially having the internet available.  The possibilities are colossal, unless the administration tries blocking certain types of things on the internet.  Still, at my school we found a way to get past the website blocks, so I'd think that other schools could too.  As a nation, I think that students would be forced to listen to what the teachers have to say.  In effect, the actual understanding of certain material would be better overall.  You are still going to have the students that fail no matter how things are.  In retrospect, having fewer computers in the classroom will allow students to stay more focused on what is being taught not what they are "googling."

blog #7

This type of an english class has been completely different than any of my previous classes. The way that the class is setup is just almost the complete opposite of a high school english class. Even though we get participation points for just being in class, its still quite tough.  For myself, it's hard to actually stay focused and sit down to write the essays we are assigned.  Now that I am in college, it is entirely up to me to take the time to actually write, unlike in high school where we had study hall.  The easiest thing  in this course would have to be  keeping track of homework assignments.  Having a course schedule tells me what I have to do and when it is due.  This makes it a lot easier to stay on top of weekly assignments.  So far, my writing process is the same from what it was in high school, but I can see it changing very soon.  This class's writing assignments are brand new to me and my writing style.  I hope that in a couple more essays I can see my style start to change. My sentence structure is one of my flaws that I want to be able to improve throughout this semester, too.  I want to learn how to write a paper without having to go back and change my sentences to make them seem better fit.  Being confident with my writings is another thing that i want to  be able to overcome, also.