Naruto 3/19/13 7 min
The Cases That Haunt Us 3/21/13 1 hr 30 min
"" 3/23/13 1 hr
What Jane Goodall did was nothing to sneeze at; whenever plagiarism is committed, someone is always losing out on the deal. However, I think that because she is famous, people might take it a little more harshly with her. They might say that she is getting tired of doing her own things and just wants to make money, or something like that. And, to be fair, she and her publishers should probably know better than to use information that wasn't cited. Even so, I, personally don't think what she did was really that serious.
Honestly, this woman has spent a lot of time trying to help the environment. I'm not what you'd call a tree hugger, but she has done some pretty amazing. And, as it said in the article, she only [improperly] researched the portions she needed for the botany sections, which were few and far between as far as I can interpret. She's done so much goo for this world; are we really going to rag on her for making a few silly mistakes? (And, I mean, come on... shouldn't a publisher/editor/ANYONE-WHO-WORKED-ON-THE-BOOK catch this sort of thing anyway?!)
Monday, March 25, 2013
Paper Revision
I have chosen to revise my history research paper for a number of reasons.
First, I think it is the one that I didn't really do that well. It's pretty much like the comments said: I just made some formatting adjustments and resubmitted. I think I knew that going in to it; I'm not sure why I did it anyway, though. I think I just got a little frustrated and thought I should just turn it back in as it was. Looking back... probably not the best idea.
Also, I think that revising this paper will give me more strength in this area of writing. It's probably my weakest right now, in my opinion.Besides, it's something that I'm probably going to be doing for a long time down the road, so I think I should get the gist of it here and now. It will help me a lot if I can understand most of it now.
First, I think it is the one that I didn't really do that well. It's pretty much like the comments said: I just made some formatting adjustments and resubmitted. I think I knew that going in to it; I'm not sure why I did it anyway, though. I think I just got a little frustrated and thought I should just turn it back in as it was. Looking back... probably not the best idea.
Also, I think that revising this paper will give me more strength in this area of writing. It's probably my weakest right now, in my opinion.Besides, it's something that I'm probably going to be doing for a long time down the road, so I think I should get the gist of it here and now. It will help me a lot if I can understand most of it now.
Monday, March 18, 2013
Nervous Conditions
Let's be honest: no one really liked the book. That much is perfectly clear. However, that doesn't mean that the book was bad at conveying its meaning as a work of literature. It's supposed to be relevent to the topic of this year, and, though I hate to say it, Dr. deGravelles wasn't wrong to fund us these tlhh
The purpose of this novel is to chronicle the story of Tambu and her struggles through life. Being a woman, she has to face more setbacks than men. Therefore, she has to work even harder than them to win approval from the others.
It may pain me to say this, but... I think Nervous Conditions actually helped us in English. It relates very well with our overarching question, and has the correct theme to be focusing on.
I know that everyone hated this book for one reason or another. However. It's not our like the book, only give determine whether the book was successful in that area. And... As far as I'm concerned, it won't be a problem understanding it or anything.
The issue students will face next year will be more about the book as a whole (how boring it is). I've no doubt this will happen. But, when it comes to post colonial influence, I think Nervous Conditions takes the cake.
The purpose of this novel is to chronicle the story of Tambu and her struggles through life. Being a woman, she has to face more setbacks than men. Therefore, she has to work even harder than them to win approval from the others.
It may pain me to say this, but... I think Nervous Conditions actually helped us in English. It relates very well with our overarching question, and has the correct theme to be focusing on.
I know that everyone hated this book for one reason or another. However. It's not our like the book, only give determine whether the book was successful in that area. And... As far as I'm concerned, it won't be a problem understanding it or anything.
The issue students will face next year will be more about the book as a whole (how boring it is). I've no doubt this will happen. But, when it comes to post colonial influence, I think Nervous Conditions takes the cake.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Great Expectations
So, I have really two major identities: the basketball player, and the gamer-nerd. However, different things are tied to each, and both are equal parts of me (as of writing this, anyway).
The gamer part of me would have me playing with the more secluded members of the class, and spending a large quantity of time indoors. I have no problem with that. Then there's the basketball me, who is more focused on socializing, but
with the opposite people than with the nerd me. There is also the obvious factor of actual physical exercise.
I'm okay with leading two different personas throughout the year. However, there are something's that make either one easier than the other at times. For example, I have more pressure from people in general during basketball season, because that is when I feel I am being scrutinized the most. However, when I play video games, there aren't that many people who really care about whether I win or lose.
Also, I feel more involved in basketball than I do in video games, and vice versa.
There are more physical connections in basketball to be made, but I feel that video games bring out my emotions more, simply because they are the only thing to be brought out when playing them. I think that makes their appearance amplified, in my case at least.
The gamer part of me would have me playing with the more secluded members of the class, and spending a large quantity of time indoors. I have no problem with that. Then there's the basketball me, who is more focused on socializing, but
with the opposite people than with the nerd me. There is also the obvious factor of actual physical exercise.
I'm okay with leading two different personas throughout the year. However, there are something's that make either one easier than the other at times. For example, I have more pressure from people in general during basketball season, because that is when I feel I am being scrutinized the most. However, when I play video games, there aren't that many people who really care about whether I win or lose.
Also, I feel more involved in basketball than I do in video games, and vice versa.
There are more physical connections in basketball to be made, but I feel that video games bring out my emotions more, simply because they are the only thing to be brought out when playing them. I think that makes their appearance amplified, in my case at least.
Monday, March 4, 2013
Reading Details / Nyasha
So first, let me express my condolences for the passing of Nhamo. Although... he was a jerk,so... Anyway, I was excited to hear from Tambu all of her 'wonderful' experiences she had back the old homestead. She really caught a break from that Dorris lady. I was unsure of Tambu moving here at first, but we quickly warmed to each other. Still, I can't help but feel that her opinion of me might be a little 'iffy.' Oh well. It's not like that really affects me or anything. Also, my parents need to lay of with the rules. I've had it up to here (holds hand up) with them and their stupid rules. I need to be my own person. Can't they at least give me that, their own daughter?
3/1/13 Nervous Conditions 15 min
2/28/13 Nervous Conditions 1 hr 30 min
2/27/13 Naruto 10 min
3/2/13 The Prince 25 min
3/2/13 The Art of War 13 min
3/1/13 Nervous Conditions 15 min
2/28/13 Nervous Conditions 1 hr 30 min
2/27/13 Naruto 10 min
3/2/13 The Prince 25 min
3/2/13 The Art of War 13 min
Evaluation: C Layer 1
The assignments I did were simply annotations and reading guides for Ch. 1-5. I figured they would be the most straightforward things to choose, and would therefore provide me with the most information about the book. That seems to be the case. Even though they are the more traditional assignments to go with reading projects, they are also the ones that help me the most, in terms of understanding the content of the book.
If I were to change things about the process I went through, I'm going to change how I get the work done. For Layer 1 I sort of waited until the last minute to get the work done, and that didn't work out so well for me. So, I'm going to spread things out this time around. That way, I'll be able to manage both my time and workload more efficiently.
If I were to change things about the process I went through, I'm going to change how I get the work done. For Layer 1 I sort of waited until the last minute to get the work done, and that didn't work out so well for me. So, I'm going to spread things out this time around. That way, I'll be able to manage both my time and workload more efficiently.
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