Thursday, February 21, 2008
Class Structure
I like the class structure we have now. When writing and posting on blogs I think more about my comments so that I can acctually give some people advice that might help them. Also it makes me think about my own work more because I know I'm writing to people around my age which changes how I would write if I was just turning something into a professor. I also like how I can get feedback right from people on if they like a topic or not, or just what they think about it. I would definitely recommend keeping the class this way because it opens people up more and lets them see what other people are doing and get ideas on what to do themselves. Plus I'm not a big fan of class lectures in general and think that in most of my classes I've had as Western the time I spend in there is wasted and unhelpful.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Peer Review
The first peer review was very helpful. I always like to get an outsiders point of view on my writing because while it may make sense to me when I write it, it might not be so easily understandable to others. It’s also helpful to see other people’s papers because then you can get more of an idea of how the paper should be structured. And since I’m pretty bad with my punctuation it’s always nice to have someone show me when and where to put them.
Subcultures
The subculture I am interested in writing about will be people who partake in extreme sports, or risk takers. In many cases their dress could be normal everyday wear, but while participating in their extreme sport of choice they usually have clothes that are suited for their needs, such as a jumpsuit for skydivers, or the traditional white and red for people who run with the bulls. Their language will also vary sport to sport or region to region. When in California you would hear words like gnarly, or hardcore as a substitute for when people from the east coast would just say cool.
Definition
Educated:
Educated is a term used to describe someone who has received schooling from a government accredited source such as a public or private school. There are different levels of educated such as primary school, high school, or college, also they could learn form a tutor. The different schools will focus on different types of education and will therefore make every educated person a little different. If a person learns from outside the sources listed above such as their own life, or from drawing their own conclusions from the actions of others then they are not educated, but wise and experienced.
Educated is a term used to describe someone who has received schooling from a government accredited source such as a public or private school. There are different levels of educated such as primary school, high school, or college, also they could learn form a tutor. The different schools will focus on different types of education and will therefore make every educated person a little different. If a person learns from outside the sources listed above such as their own life, or from drawing their own conclusions from the actions of others then they are not educated, but wise and experienced.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Proposal
Project Proposal
My topic will cover the ongoing debate of illegal immigration into the United States from Mexico. To start I will cover the reasons why many Mexicans risk crossing the border and what their main purposes are when they arrive. Next I will go into detail the effect they have on our country. I will talk about how their cheap labor helps out businesses who cant afford to pay for Americans who want more pay to do lower end jobs but will also talk of the people that are out of jobs and how it can affect the employment rate and our economy. To conclude my paper I will discuss the various types of proposals to curbing the rate of illegal immigration and how some places may benefit, but also how taxes and other US spending money will have to go towards more border control.
My topic will cover the ongoing debate of illegal immigration into the United States from Mexico. To start I will cover the reasons why many Mexicans risk crossing the border and what their main purposes are when they arrive. Next I will go into detail the effect they have on our country. I will talk about how their cheap labor helps out businesses who cant afford to pay for Americans who want more pay to do lower end jobs but will also talk of the people that are out of jobs and how it can affect the employment rate and our economy. To conclude my paper I will discuss the various types of proposals to curbing the rate of illegal immigration and how some places may benefit, but also how taxes and other US spending money will have to go towards more border control.
Research Exercise 2
Mike Menghini
Eng 1050
Research Exercise #2
Topic Choice: Mexican Immigration
Works Cited
The View From Both Sides. (2008, January). Newsweek, 151(01), 26. Retrieved February 6, 2008, from ABI/INFORM Global database. (Document ID: 1407033861).
Summary
Changing how Americans view immigrants will help change the problem by focusing how people will debate about them. Many people look at immigrants as nothing more than cheap labor but not as humans. They think of them as a tool to get what they need done.
Paraphrase and a response
According to the Anonymous author in Newsweek, People see immigrants as workers, but not as human beings who deserve a driver's license.(para9) By not allowing an immigrant a drivers license we are not only treating them less important than anyone else, we are making our roads unsafe by allowing potentially dangerous drivers to get behind the wheel on our roads. While immigrations may hurt some of the lower classes chances for jobs, the laws and debates hurt our country as a whole and make it less safe to live in.
Eng 1050
Research Exercise #2
Topic Choice: Mexican Immigration
Works Cited
The View From Both Sides. (2008, January). Newsweek, 151(01), 26. Retrieved February 6, 2008, from ABI/INFORM Global database. (Document ID: 1407033861).
Summary
Changing how Americans view immigrants will help change the problem by focusing how people will debate about them. Many people look at immigrants as nothing more than cheap labor but not as humans. They think of them as a tool to get what they need done.
Paraphrase and a response
According to the Anonymous author in Newsweek, People see immigrants as workers, but not as human beings who deserve a driver's license.(para9) By not allowing an immigrant a drivers license we are not only treating them less important than anyone else, we are making our roads unsafe by allowing potentially dangerous drivers to get behind the wheel on our roads. While immigrations may hurt some of the lower classes chances for jobs, the laws and debates hurt our country as a whole and make it less safe to live in.
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