Blog #12

This year I have learned a lot about writing, critical thinking, and analysis. I came into ENC1102 with the ability to write on any prompt, but I think that this course has furthered that ability. Having to write things like research papers really get you to think about what all you can say on a  topic. Although for the biggest to papers of this course we were allowed to pick our own topics, I still think that this is useful for writing in the future.

I can apply my more developed writing skills on a lot of things in the future, but one area will help me the most. A lot of people do not know that there are a myriad of scholarships out there. There are scholarships based on things like your race to scholarships in which a company like Coca-Cola just wants to help out our youth. As you all know, college can be expensive. No, college IS expensive. Most kids cannot even imagine getting through it without a little, or a lot, of help from their parents. I personally like to help my parents out with the cost by applying for these scholarships. The amount of money they are willing to give you varies but in the end every penny counts. I will you use my writing skills from this course to write the essays that each scholarship requires. They usually are not too long but my more complete understanding on writing on a topic will help me to write them faster and easier.

Bryan: I really got a feel for what you took from the class. Your blog was very different from my own but in a good way. I liked that you explained how specific things we have done in class have helped you in the real world. I also have trouble with grammar and agree that the only way to make it better is to read more often.

Glynnis: This class made me like writing a lot more as well. I agree that this was because of how open the topics on our paper were. A lot of the writing in high school made me feel trapped, but when you can write about anything you want, it made writing tolerable and maybe even fun. The setup of ENC1102 is great because it really opens yours to how writing really should be seen.

Blog #11

For my final paper, I am writing on an inspirational video called Kony 2012. It is about all of the internal war that is going on in Africa today, and how we as a generation have the ability to stop it. Specifically, Kony 2012 hones in on the child aspect of it. There are so many children that are taken from there homes and forced to fight in Kony’s army. With that being said Kony is a war leader of what is called the LRA, or Lord’s Resistance Army. He is the one behind all the deaths that happen there. What’s worse is that he is not even fighting for a cause; he literally is fighting just to stay in power.

                The methods used in this documentary are eye opening to say the least. The way they use imagery and sound to project a certain emotion is spot on, and no normal person can be unaffected by its words. For example, they show flashes of how Kony made his child army mutilate the faces of boys and girls. It is horrifying to watch what he does to these innocent people. But then they also use rhetorical techniques to convince the viewers to actually go out and do something about it. They make it seem fun to put up posters and use music of today to get us pumped about it. It is obviously being directed towrd a younger generation considering all the techniques used and the way they say things.

Nick: I agree with your analysis of your artifact. I honestly have never wondered how it is to be a marching cheif and this got me interested. I agree that the audience is directed to FSU students and coud not have said it any better myself.

Lyndan: From what I can tell, you are spot on with your judgments. Athletes go through so much to be so talented and you really showed that through your analysis.

Blog #9

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Blog #8

               My research paper is on my major, Exercise Science. Exercise science is such a broad field, I feel like it would be useful to look deeper into what jobs are available to those graduating with this degree. And when I say ‘jobs’, I do not mean the normal jobs that anyone can think of for a science major. I am researching the not so traditional jobs in this field as well. I investigate why exercise science is important not only to society but also to me. My major helps society by providing me with the education to get a job that will inevitably help other people. For me, my major will get me a solid job with a good paycheck.

                I interviewed my academic advisor, Margaret Hansard, and she gave me great insight into the many jobs that so few exercise science majors consider when applying to med schools. I also have research in a few books from Strozier Library. They basically explain why the medical field jobs are so important; society would inevitably crash without them. My internet article sources are how I got started; they just explain my major actually is and the most often pursued careers after graduation. My research paper is less of an argument and more an exploratory piece on something that I am very interested in and will directly impact my future in life. I make it clear that Exercise Science is a worthy major to go after because of the  numerously great job possibilities and their impact on the people around us.

Comment for Brian Casale:
Your topic on foriegn policy and how we basically only went into the middle east to help ourselves is a stance that I firmly agree with. This was a great topic becasue one can tell how fired up about it you are. I like that you put the facts out there so that it is hard to disagree with your side.

Blog #7

"Exercise Science Undergraduate Program." College of Human Sciences. Florida State University,2010.Web. 17 Feb. 2012. http://www.chs.fsu.edu/nfes_undergrad_es.

 

I got this article about my major from google. I typed in ‘exercise science major’ and this was the first website on the list. It turns out that it was also a very helpful one in starting my research. It helped me to find out which jobs were worth researching for after graduation. The article explains that the major exercise science is the combination of nutrition in humans and exercise physiology. It also gives a helpful list of possible careers choices in this major. This was where my paper first started to take shape.

comment for Ingrid

This movie looks very good! From your discription, it made go right to youtube and watch the preview, which says something about how persuasively you write. Your description left me with many questions that only watching the movie could answer, which is exactly what the back of any dvd case on this movie would try to do as well. I liked that you kept it short and sweet, not too many words that would overwhelm those who might read it.

Blog #6 The Notebook

The Notebook is a romantic drama with a star-full cast including Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams. Allie (McAdams) and Noah (Gosling) lived a world apart. Allie’s family live a life of luxury and peace, while Noah has a life full of toil and labor ahead of his almost poverty stricken family. Some how their paths intertwined, but not like normal; they immediately feel the strong bond that pulls them together. This bond is something unheard of and this is their story. Whether it is Allie’s stubborn parents who keep them apart or their own stubbornness that leads to much too many fights, the outcome does not seem too good. But there seems to be something different about their relationship…something keeps it alive even when they are apart for long periods of time, physically and mentally.

The question is can love and passion last when social differences are at their extremes? Watch this movie and you will see a love story materialize before yours eyes that is original and mind-blowingly beautiful to understand. A movie based off of Nicolas Sparks’ award winning novel, The Notebook will keep you guessing and on the edge of your seat the entire time; a passionate love story that will make you sob, laugh, and yell all at once.