Monday, September 26, 2011

A question to my peers

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone else was having a problem with trying to find resources for things when you are restricted so much as in the smallest community outline.  I also had a hard time finding any real issues that I felt where worthy of both a discussion and writing assignment.  I live on a military installation and although you would think that there are a lot of different things to tell you what to do or how to do it there was really only one document that governed the living areas.  Trying to come up with a second source was really hard for me so I was curious if anyone else had ideas of where to look for information.

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Lesson 4

Evaluation of My Sources
For my essay Fear of Public Speaking I chose two sources. The first one is titled “Glossophobia Fear of Public Speaking” by Lisa Fritscher and the second one is information I got from the website ehow.com. I defiantly think that the first source is the most creditable because it gives the author’s name and the title from which the information came from. The second one I would have to say is the least creditable because it is just a website and it does not give an author’s name.  The reason why I had chosen to get information from that website was because it was pretty much the same information as any of the website that had researched.

Which of the suggested Tasks from Writing Arguments did you find most helpful in pre-writing your revision? Why?
I choose to do listing because it was helpful to me when I did my first assignment
Which genre of argument would you most likely write on your own? Why?
I guess I would probably post on blogs or chat rooms on my own. It is something that I currently do now.
Did you ask anyone else to make recommendations about your revising process? Why or Why not?
No I did not ask anyone for recommendations because I felt that I did not need any.
Why and how is argument both a process and a product? What is the goal of argument?
The process of an argument is where two or more groups of people try and find the best answer to a problem. A process is what a person contributes to the conversation.  Both are needed in an argument because without a process and a product a solution to a problem might not be found. The goal of an argument is to come up with the best solution to the problem.
How did previewing sections of a book (rather than simply reading them) help you to understand the material?
When there was something that I needed help with rather than reading the whole section again I just reread what I needed help with.

Monday, September 12, 2011

Lesson 3 Journal Entry

"September 11 Memorial to replace 'Ground Zero' officially?

I personally think it should not be called Ground Zero anymore. By calling it Ground Zero it is referring to what it was at the time that happened and not what it is now which is memorial site.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg would like for people to stop referring to Ground Zero as Ground Zero and start calling it by what it is The World Trade Center and the National September 11th Memorial and Museum. Many New Yorkers agree with him and have so for years. He is not asking people to forget what happened there, instead to make a place to come and remember what happened there. Although the museum will not open until September 2012 the park and the two large pools are open. 

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Introduction

Hello everyone my name is Nikki Nantz and I currently live on Eielson AFB Alaska.  I have been married for almost ten years now and have three wonderful boys; Tyler, Cody and Riley.  My husband has been in the Air Force for 10 years.  Over the past ten years we have lived in North Dakota, Germany and now Alaska.  I am currently going to school to become a RN.