December 22, 2004

grades

does anyone know when our grades are supposed to be posted?

Posted by head0046 at 11:54 PM | Comments (0)

finals

Hey everyone. Hope your finals have been going good. Thank god I'm finally done with it. Only one more semester for me so I'm happy. Have a great Christmas and New Year. Don't get too drunk.

Posted by fris0084 at 8:14 PM | Comments (0)

December 17, 2004

memo

How long is the memo suppost to be again? a page?

Posted by kamm0038 at 9:31 PM | Comments (2)

Final Paper

Hey! Hope the finals are going well..so i'm working on my paper, and a thought had just crossed me...what are we even writing in our 3 more pages..is it just a summary or do we just add on to what we already have? I'm so confused. hahaha. Have an amazing break!

Posted by kamm0038 at 9:16 PM | Comments (0)

December 15, 2004

Memo

So i wanted to start writing my memo but i can't find how to format it in word. Does anyone know? Good luck with the papers and the rest of the finals

Posted by head0046 at 2:26 PM | Comments (0)

December 14, 2004

Portfolio

Is it bad that I a m getting so sick of doing everything out of the book for every class. I was so fed up with it I decorated my folder with puffy paints. Oh man I must have been nored cuz it looks really bad. HAHAHA.

Posted by ewal0032 at 4:43 PM | Comments (1)

December 12, 2004

Papers

yah for getting our papers back!! I hope everyone had a good weekend.

Posted by head0046 at 11:52 PM | Comments (0)

December 10, 2004

Finals

I definetly have to agree about the stress levels!! There is sooo much to do before we leave for break I can't believe it. I think I'm going to start the studying process pretty soon :(

Posted by firn0004 at 10:48 AM | Comments (0)

BLOG

Oh ya pictionary rocked on wednesday we gotta be pretty smart to only get one wrong the whole time:) how refreshing

Posted by hohn0011 at 10:35 AM | Comments (0)

December 7, 2004

today

Hey guys! did anyone get their paper back yet? Her e-mail yesterday said to keep working on our papers but i haven't gotten mine back yet. Have a good day.

Posted by head0046 at 1:25 PM | Comments (5)

December 6, 2004

Cell Phone

Did you ever get your cell phone back?

Posted by ewal0032 at 12:43 PM | Comments (4)

paper back

Hey guys i didnt get to my email this weekend until monday and my paper hasnt come back yet, has everyone elses come?

Posted by hohn0011 at 11:10 AM | Comments (3)

blogging

So yeah class cancelled! cudos to all the cool peeps who had a fun half class anyways talking and laughing until someone finally went to check their email. The best part was at like 1050 when we all watched in anticipation as the door swung open and boy number 2 walked in, hehe that was funny:) Anyway have a great day hope Ms. Tschider's feeling better

Posted by hohn0011 at 11:05 AM | Comments (2)

December 4, 2004

Paper back?

I haven't gotten my paper back. Has anyone else?

Posted by sull0384 at 6:50 PM | Comments (5)

December 3, 2004

blog

Hey guys we are to the weekend yay, i found the best visual i could possibly find but it is a interactive video on cnn.com so any ideas on how to use that? thanks

Posted by hohn0011 at 10:45 AM | Comments (0)

Paper

I sent my paper into the writing center, and I got it back. There are alot of helpful ideas how to improve my paper. If anyone is planning on sending there paper in I would send it asap because they take a while to get it back.

Posted by ewal0032 at 10:41 AM | Comments (0)

November 29, 2004

end of semester

So it is coming down to crunch time and i'm feeling very stressed. I was wondering if others felt the same. I really glad we don't have a final in this class. The paper should be that hard to finish and once it is done all we have to do is study for all of our other classes. I'm super excited (that was sarcastic). Anyways have a good night everyone and good luck studing.

Posted by head0046 at 4:51 PM | Comments (3)

November 28, 2004

Writing Center

I sent my paper into the writing center and I haven't got it back. Are we suppose to go to their website and get it with our number that we got after we submitted it?

Posted by ewal0032 at 8:26 PM | Comments (1)

November 24, 2004

Blah.

Well...I just submitted my paper not too long ago..it was definitely a lot harder to argue the other side when the side you argued before has better facts to back up your arguments! Did anyone else find that was true for them too? Hope everyone has an amazing thanksgiving break, much needed!

Posted by kamm0038 at 10:50 PM | Comments (1)

November 23, 2004

writing center

Has anybody submitted their paper to the writing center yet? How long do they have the paper for? Do you guys know when we turn in their proofing?

Posted by angst018 at 4:37 PM | Comments (1)

November 21, 2004

TO BE

I think my verbs of to be are getting a little better, but I am still having quite a bit of the verb forms in my paper. Does anyone else have that problem? Is everyone's paper coming smoothly?

Posted by ewal0032 at 3:57 PM | Comments (3)

November 19, 2004

blog

Hey guys hope everyone has a great weekend, also kind of worried about how much ive been blogging just wondering on average how many times people blog a week:) THE RAIN IS GREAT!

Posted by hohn0011 at 11:30 AM | Comments (0)

Thanksgiving

I am so excited to go home for Thanksgiving. I live 5 hours away and only have been home once since school started. I am really excited about having my own room, a large bed, driving my car, and showering without flip flops. Of course i want to see my family and eat all of the good thanksgiving food. i hope everyone has a safe ride home and back and a good weekend.

Posted by head0046 at 11:04 AM | Comments (1)

November 17, 2004

Question

Let me know if I have this correct. So out thesis goes at the end of your introduction at the beginning of your paper. Also we state the opposing argumants then tair them down. Am I right? Please let me know if I have the right idea.

Posted by sull0384 at 5:18 PM | Comments (1)

November 16, 2004

Blogging

does anyone else find it hard to remember to blog often enough? I mean it don't take much time to do, its just remembering to do it that is hard. Oh well, we just need to get a good one going, so everyone participates, so it not hard to remember.

Posted by sull0384 at 4:23 PM | Comments (3)

Writing Center

Well for what was said it sounds like I'll have to stop by the writing center for some help with my paper. Where exactly is the writing center??

Posted by firn0004 at 1:44 PM | Comments (1)

Our Paper

I am so happy that the deadline for our paper got pushed to next Wednesday! It is such a relief for me. I have been working on tearing down the other sides arguements, but I'm not sure what way is most effective (faulty premise, challenging data, etc) It seems weird to put data in my paper and then a short time later say that the data is wrong...but maybe thats just me!

Posted by firn0004 at 1:42 PM | Comments (5)

November 15, 2004

Writing Center

I went their and I thought they did a really nice job correcting my paper, even though I didn't have the right information in it and still had a horrible grade, but yes, I think they do a good job with correcting papers.

Posted by ewal0032 at 9:48 PM | Comments (0)

November 12, 2004

Class

I really really enjoy this class. I like that Ms. Tschider bases the grade on what we have been working on for the most of the class, our paper. I really like how she had every section due at different times to keep us on track. Knowing me I would start it the day before with no research done, this allows me to manage me time so much better.

Posted by ewal0032 at 1:52 PM | Comments (1)

Friday

Yay its friday..and its beautiful outside...ahhh! Have a great weekend!

Posted by kamm0038 at 1:34 PM | Comments (1)

WOO HOO

It's always super exciting to get to class and realize it's cancelled and you dont have to spend hours working on your paper over the weekend this rocks! Anyways everyone have a good weekend

Posted by hohn0011 at 10:27 AM | Comments (4)

November 11, 2004

hey guys!

Hey classmates. I thought i would do a quick blog before i started my rough draft tonight. I hope everyone is well and that your rough drafts/papers are coming along nicely. I am a bit unsure about how to go about writing the other side. Do we write a full agrument and then tear it down? or not write the full agrument at all? Not so sure, so if anyone has any ideas it would be great if you could pass them along to me. Thanks!

Posted by head0046 at 9:45 PM | Comments (0)

November 9, 2004

Persuading

So we only have our other side controversy and that is going to be 3 pages right? And add 3 more scholarly source and 3 other, or was it two? Oh well, hope everyone did well on their other papers.

Posted by ewal0032 at 5:56 PM | Comments (0)

paper

Did anyone get their paper back?

Posted by head0046 at 9:52 AM | Comments (1)

November 8, 2004

BLOG

hey guys hope everyone's monday is going good!! It's the start of a new cold week here. Good luck to everyone with starting convince number two!!:)

Posted by hohn0011 at 11:10 AM | Comments (0)

November 5, 2004

BLOG

MAN grammar is no fun! anyways i thought that midterm was cool, as long as you go to class regularly all the answers were in our notes:) yay hope everyone has a great weekend! at least minnesota was democratic thats all we can really be happy for:)

Posted by hohn0011 at 11:29 AM | Comments (1)

How's everybodys day going? Mine is going well..Friday seems to be going quickly so thats good, I'm excited for the weekend. What sort of fun things are you guys up to this weekend? Have an amazing weekend!

Posted by kamm0038 at 10:58 AM | Comments (0)

Mid Term

I felt like I might have repeated myself in the essay, it seemed a little hard for me. It was okay.

Posted by ewal0032 at 10:38 AM | Comments (3)

Hey How it going

How does everyone feel about doing their mid-term. I hope I did ok. I'm not so sure about my essay though.

Posted by sull0384 at 9:39 AM | Comments (1)

November 4, 2004

Mid-term

Hey guys what did you get on number.....haha just kidding. Is everyone done with their midterm? What is everyone's views on it. I thought I understood it, which kind of scares me so I think I might have done a little more but who knows.

Posted by ewal0032 at 9:46 PM | Comments (1)

November 2, 2004

vote

I hope everyone voted today! I am watching the results right now and it is really interesting to have democracy happen!

Posted by head0046 at 10:51 PM | Comments (3)

Class

I thought the review was good. I hope there isn't alot that we didn't review. Happy studying!

Posted by ewal0032 at 8:21 PM | Comments (0)

October 29, 2004

Cheerleading

Are the basketball and football cheerleaders a different team than the competition cheerleaders for the U. Cause if they arent, I was a comp cheerleader in high school and our team was very involved with the U's coach
Sam who is kinda a big hard ass. I heard if you cheer comp in college it takes up a lot of your time and much of that is spent extreme excersizing and body fat reducing:) it still would be fun though i say basketball would be better cause its indoors

Posted by hohn0011 at 11:21 AM | Comments (1)

"to be"

I'm having the hardest time not using forms of "to be." They come so natural when I'm writing and even when I'm reading over my paper looking for them...I still miss them!

Posted by angst018 at 10:59 AM | Comments (2)

October 28, 2004

BLOG

Another rainy dreary day again hope everyone's is going well otherwise. Just wondering if anyone got their paper back yet...See ya tommorrow

Posted by hohn0011 at 3:01 PM | Comments (1)

October 27, 2004

Got your paper yet?

Anyone get their papers back yet? I hope she got her computer fixed, I know how that can be a problem.

Posted by sull0384 at 6:39 PM | Comments (1)

October 26, 2004

Rough Draft

Does everyone have their rough drafts ready to go tomorrow?? For the final one, is it suppose to be 3 or 4 pages? and 6 scholar bibliographies??

Posted by ewal0032 at 10:00 PM | Comments (0)

Paper Layout?

Where can I find the layout for your next paper? I can't find it, and I don't know where to look. All I know is it is online, but where. Please help me.

Posted by sull0384 at 7:13 PM | Comments (1)

October 25, 2004

Rough Draft

When are the rough drafts due for the next paper?

Posted by angst018 at 6:04 PM | Comments (1)

October 22, 2004

To Make You Laugh

Well since I haven't blogged in a while and we can post just about anything, I thought I would tell you all a story that would make you laugh. Yesterday, I went to Coffman to get some lunch to take back to my dorm. Well I picked out some pizza and put it in the little box and proceeded out the back doors of Coffman. When I got out the doors I started down those nice cement steps we have, what I didn't know is that those steps should be marked SLIPPERY WHEN WET. Because I did just that, I had a huge wipeout on the steps. My pizza did this big sommersault in the air and everything. Wow talk about embarassing!! So my advice to everyone is BEWARE THE STEPS, you don't want to make a fool out of yourself like I did :-) OH and have an awesome weekend!

Posted by firn0004 at 7:01 PM | Comments (2)

Library

I thought the presentation on the library was useful and I learned other things to go on rather than google.

Posted by ewal0032 at 12:07 PM | Comments (2)

Library

I've been at the U a couple of years now and never had any idea there were so many resources available. I learned a lot listening to the library lady, and it definitly will not be a problem to find valuable resources any more.:)

Posted by hohn0011 at 10:44 AM | Comments (0)

Library

I definetly agree that the library experience was really helpful!! I found out so many things that I didn't know. I especially liked the Ref Works, that will be my new best friend this year :)

Posted by firn0004 at 10:41 AM | Comments (1)

October 20, 2004

Library

Today's information was useful. Now I know how to look for books in the libraries and also to find information other from google.

Posted by ewal0032 at 1:13 PM | Comments (0)

October 18, 2004

Paper

It was nice to get the paper sent off. I don't know how I am going to get more information to end up with 16 pages. THAT IS ALOT! Well, everyone have a nice day!

Posted by ewal0032 at 11:24 AM | Comments (1)

October 15, 2004

blog

I found it hard to make the page requirement also. It was hard to reword and merge the two sides together, make everything flow, eliminate "to be" verbs and make sure it was long enough. I got to like 7.5 pages so i hope that will be ok. Otherwize, yeah it definitly sucks trudging through snow all winter make sure to get good boots and pants you dont mind getting full of wet dirty salty snow up to your shins! lovely

Posted by hohn0011 at 10:51 AM | Comments (0)

weather

We have a huge change in the temperature over the last few days. I'm excited becasue then i get to wear my sweaters but i'm really not looking forward to going to all of my classes when it gets even colder. has anyone figured any tunnels yet? I hope they are not too confusing.

Posted by head0046 at 10:36 AM | Comments (3)

Paper 2

I found it a lot harder to fulfill the page requirements for this paper, so many sources seem to repeat one another. It's frustrating having to look so long for new information.

Posted by knol0041 at 10:32 AM | Comments (2)

October 13, 2004

paper 2

Just to make sure I do this right...we turn in 4 pages or 8 pages total on Friday? Thanks!

Posted by angst018 at 5:45 PM | Comments (2)

Inform 2

My paper is doing ok. Did we find out about MNCAT on Monday because I missed class and I was wondering if I could get the notes from someone from Monday. I'll be asking around. Thanks.

Posted by ewal0032 at 9:50 AM | Comments (0)

October 12, 2004

blogging

So I am really behind on blogging and need to write some more. How is everyone's paper going? Mine is alright, I am having trouble finding academic sources b/c my computer doesn't want to open the MNCAT page, which i think would be a great resouce if it worked. Hope everyone has a good day.

Posted by head0046 at 3:30 PM | Comments (0)

October 11, 2004

Paper

Is everyone's history kind of the same and a little different areas? Or is it all different, because I see mine kind of having some relations.

Posted by ewal0032 at 4:35 PM | Comments (1)

October 9, 2004

Con Side of My Paper

I posted an entry before saying that I was having a hard time finding cons for my paper...but I didnt say what my paper was on! Anyways I am writing on Chronic Wasting Disease and my belief that it is still safe to hunt. So I don't know exactly what to say for the opposite side against hunting. I'd really like any ideas you guys have! :)

Posted by firn0004 at 8:06 PM | Comments (1)

October 8, 2004

History

Since I am actually doing my first paper now with the history and not the arguements I was wondering how everyone else was doing their history. Eight pages seems like a REALLY long history. So have you been doing the general history, then one side's history and then the other side's?? Does that make sense to do my paper like that? Let me know what you think and have a great weekend!

Posted by firn0004 at 11:25 AM | Comments (0)

Regulation on Pollution in the US

I'm trying to figure out some points of why you wouldn't want to regulate the pollution in the US. I so far have thought up: the cost of legal issues, costly to regulate companies, the amount of legal action that needs to be taken and whether or not regulation may be effective or not. Does anyone have anymore ideas to what I can write about for my other side?

Posted by kamm0038 at 11:25 AM | Comments (0)

Oops

It is really good to hear that I am not the only person that did their paper wrong. Wow I skipped right to the 3rd paper we were supposed to be writing! Now that I am also looking for info for the other side I can totally relate to problem too of finding point. My paper is something that I am passionate about since it is pretty personal, so I am having a hard time looking at other arguements and giving them alot of thought. I guess I will just have to keep on looking : - )

Posted by firn0004 at 11:22 AM | Comments (1)

Points for Animal Testing

Some good points for animal testing are there are no real alternatives to testing new science technologies in health or anything than testing on animals. We cant test on humans and have no way, right now, to just produce all the different kinds of human tissues that would need to be tested on daily. There are rules all animal testing has to follow, and the animals are cared for and accomadated well. Check out the history of how animal testing has helped humans, see what diseases have been cured or advanced on. We wouldnt have a lot of the scientific advancements we have today if there wasnt animal testing.

Posted by hohn0011 at 10:44 AM | Comments (33)

History

I am also having a difficult time trying to get history of the otherside. But can't we also use history information from the last inform paper we did.

Posted by ewal0032 at 2:50 AM | Comments (0)

October 6, 2004

paper

So, I started gathering information on the con side of my topic and I'm have the HARDEST time meshing my new information into my base paper. The history of both sides do not match exactly and I don't know what I should write as a thesis statement!!!

Posted by angst018 at 10:33 PM | Comments (0)

Sources

Does anyone know where I could get some more information on people who are for animal testing?? I have a few sites but could use a litte more varried information. Or does anyone have any suggestions about points for animal testing..

Posted by burg0199 at 9:12 PM | Comments (1)

GMOs

Is anyone else doing Genetic Engineering? I'm have trouble finding history sources since it's a new topic. If anyone could help me or direct me that would be great.

Posted by sull0384 at 7:09 PM | Comments (1)

Class

BOY OH BOY. I totally did my paper wrong, but at leaset I don't feel that bad because I wasn't the only one, but now I have a ton of writing to do. Don't forget to real url for class on friday. :)

Posted by ewal0032 at 3:41 PM | Comments (0)

October 5, 2004

websites

Hey guys, has anyone gone to the websites on our syllabus? I couldn't get to the first one, but I could get to the second one about fusion and the Science journal. Just wondering if anyone was having the same problem. The fusion one was actually pretty interesting though, so you should def. read it.

Posted by lore0193 at 5:27 PM | Comments (0)

Bibliography!!

Hey everybody,
Does anybody know for our next writing assignment if we are writing a new bibliography for new sources or just adding sources to our previous bibliography??

Posted by angst018 at 12:48 PM | Comments (1)

September 30, 2004

Paper

What happens when the souce you got off the internet doesn't have an author? How do you cite it?

Posted by ewal0032 at 6:15 PM | Comments (0)

September 29, 2004

topic

ahh i kind of need help deciding which side that i want to take on my topic. im doing the topic of file sharing and downloading music illegally. at first i had planned on being against it because its stealing and all that stuff, so it seemed like the easy side....but then i was thinking about how it helps out bands who are just starting out and gives people the possibility to listen to other music so that the radio stations and media aren't influencing us completley with what music we listen to. i kind of want to argue that file sharing is ok....but do you guys think that it would be too hard?? i feel like if i took this side, my paper would maybe just sound like a bunch of bs because i would be arguing for something that is illegal, but i dunno ahh yea, help me if you can, just give me your opinion on the topic if you have one.

Posted by pist0014 at 2:03 PM | Comments (2)

New Book

So I finally finished Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination. It was a really, good, fun book, but now I have to good book to read. Does anyone know which library is the best to get good fiction like this? I tried the one on the West Bank and I got a little lost so I was wondering if anyone knew where the fiction was. Thanks :-)

Posted by lore0193 at 12:23 PM | Comments (0)

September 28, 2004

Starting

Maybe you should have started a little earlier!! Just Kiddin. Isn't just our first page and half suppose to be informative? Thats how I understood it as.

Posted by ewal0032 at 11:05 PM | Comments (1)

paper

I think we are supposed to do the history of our topic for whatever side we chose but are we supposed to start aruging for it or is this stricktly informative? I don't know where to start.

Posted by head0046 at 10:57 PM | Comments (0)

Inform

Are we writing the history of for and against our issue, or are we doing the history of the aginst later?

Posted by ewal0032 at 10:03 PM | Comments (0)

Inform Paper

Are we allowed to put our P1 and P2 in our papers that Ms. Tschider corrected or are we suppose to put the comments in different words?

Posted by ewal0032 at 3:41 PM | Comments (0)

September 26, 2004

question?

For my paper I am researching mandatory vaccinations. Have any of you had a vaccination through the university? Thanks:-)

Posted by angst018 at 3:09 PM | Comments (2)

September 23, 2004

A little tidbit

I just wanted to state something, and it really has nothing to do with our class. I was thinking that I wish that the U or the colleges within it offered a more direct course towards our degrees. While I completely understand we need a wide base with different types of courses, I wish that those who knew what they want to do for a career could take a more direct path. For example, if people are interested in the environment offer a chemistry class that deals with environmental chemistry (or something else like that) Well thats just my opinion, but definetly let me know what you think guys :)

Posted by firn0004 at 10:16 PM | Comments (1)

Smoking Ban

I just read the note posted about the smoking ban. Personally, I am not a smoker and I don't believe smoking should be allowed in restuarants. However, in cities where I am from there is a smoking ban, but if a business (such as a bar) gets more than half their business from liquor sales they can allow smoking. I thought it was an interesting concept.....

Posted by firn0004 at 10:12 PM | Comments (1)

September 22, 2004

Agree

I also agree that office times are made for a reason, or at least stay after class. Everyone has questions, but you need to understand when is a good time to ask them. I also believe when the instructor is talking, you respect her and you don't interupt her.

Posted by ewal0032 at 5:00 PM | Comments (0)

class discussion

I feel that our class is not a discussion. It is supposed to be. One student is having a conversation with the teacher over subjects that the rest of the class understands. I don't attend class to go over the same thing that I understood before class started three times. Office hours are for a reason, please utilize them if you are lost or confused on a topic or reasoning of what we are doing. Like wise I do not want to waste class time with things that I don't personally understand. I'm not saying that things shouldn't be questioned but think about the other students next time.

Posted by head0046 at 2:50 PM | Comments (0)

Thank you, I agree with you all totally

Oh I hear you guys! I also feel that most of class is geared towards the constant questioning and almost "agruements" that have been happening in class. I think it is preventing us as a class from learning what needs to get learned so we can further better our writing and papers. I believe that most of the questions if they are going to go on for the most of the class period should be asked after or during Ms. Tschider's office hours..OR at least TRY and listen to the whole entire lecture instead of jumping ahead to conclusions before they can be answered first! On a lighter note, How has everyone's day been going?

Posted by kamm0038 at 1:49 PM | Comments (0)

I have an issue with how class is going...

I beleive and know of many others that agree with me, that if someone has a question that is going to take ALOT of class time and everyone elses time, it should be asnwered after class with the teacher. Does anyone else agree with me?

Posted by sull0384 at 11:52 AM | Comments (2)

September 20, 2004

Circus

I'm doing my paper on the mistreatment of animals in the circus. So far I have a lot of information against Barnum and Bailey. Does anyone else know of any other cases? Some of this information is just heartbreaking. Elephants are left in chains twenty hours of the day. I can't wait to tell you all more about it. :-)

Posted by lore0193 at 7:56 PM | Comments (0)

September 18, 2004

Vonnegut

Anybody out there read Kurt Vonnegut?
What are your favorite stories?
Any Mr. Rosewater fans?
God Bless : )

Posted by drin0006 at 2:50 PM | Comments (3)

September 17, 2004

Topic

What are everyone's views on same-sex marriages???

Posted by ewal0032 at 6:10 PM | Comments (1)

Topics Response

I really liked the entry about how a topic will become clear once you start looking into it. I have three topics in mind but I'm not sure what one would really be interesting. I am in Fisheries and Wildlife so I definetly want to write about the environment. I was thinking something along the lines of Global Warming and how it is affecting our plants and animals...OR I was thinking about the Cronic Wasting Disease in the whitetail deer. If anyone has any opinions or ideas about this let me know! Thanks :)

Posted by firn0004 at 10:47 AM | Comments (1)

Dairy Controversy

Whoever wanted to do a paper on the dairy industry I think it is a really good idea. I am also from a small town and I wanted to write my paper on something that is relevant to what I'm interested in. Maybe you could do something about corporate farms taking all the business away from small dairy farmers. Then talk about how the big corporations are undermining what America was built on, you know the "common man" theme. Just an idea for you :-)

Posted by firn0004 at 10:43 AM | Comments (0)

September 16, 2004

controversies

I am also having trouble picking controversies. I am an animal science major and thinking about animal euthinasia. I really don't have any other ideas. I'm not very political and really don't want to do anything that route. For the person who wanted to do something on the animals in the zoos you could get a lot of information from animal rights groups for one side and from the zoos and research going on at the zoos for the other side. I think it would work. I hope i can come up with some more before class tomorrow. Any ideas?

Posted by head0046 at 10:31 PM | Comments (3)

September 14, 2004

Reading Again

I am trying to read a book for another class, but I just can't because this little voice in my head keeps telling me that I need to get my blog done. I NEED TO GET MY BLOG DONE. I really don't know what to write but it is hard to consentrate with ADD. I can not get into the book because it is not intersting at ALL. On a different subject does everyone have their three controversial topics?????

Posted by ewal0032 at 7:33 PM | Comments (0)

September 10, 2004

Translational Control

I read a compllation of research reports published by Cold Spring Harbor labs.
The papers were all about recent research into the genetic and proteinaceous basis of cellular translational control. I had a very strong feeling that this body
of work was soon to have serious clinical relevence. I was delighted upon recently attending a seminar where I that the U way soon be doing clinical trials of a new therapy for solid tumor cancers and fibrotic diseases based on this knowledge.

Posted by drin0006 at 11:29 AM | Comments (0)

Tiger Woods article

In my collection of magazines there are many sports articles that I ran across. In one of my Sports Illustrated magazines, there was an opinion article at the end dealing with Tiger, or should I say Eldrick Woods. What caught my interest was that this author actually finally made some sense when it came to the Tiger craze and how he is slumping this year. Most media people will chalk it up to something of the course like his recent engagement to a Swedish supermodel but this author I fell looked past all the B.S. and focused on the facts at hand. Tiger, or Eldrick, is human. He can't win ever tournament he enters. There are also many other superstars out there that don't get the respect they deserve. Players like Phil Mickelson, Vijay, or Ernie Els all have the ability to compete with Tiger. The reason they don't get all the attention is because they don't pump their fists all the time and act like a child on the course. They don't blame cameras for every bad shot they hit. They don't order their caddies to take a camera from a photographer and throw it in the water like Tiger does. In a game that requires so much precision, even Tiger can get off at times. I also liked how he pointed out that Tiger decided to ditch his long-time instructor, Butch Harmon because he thought he could do it all on his own. I've been playing golf a long time myself and I know this is not true. I know that there are some things that no golfer can see on their own. I know I need another pair of skilled eyes in order to perfect or fix my swing. I enjoyed this article a lot because for once, a person in the media realized that Tiger is not the best person in the world. He's not God and does make mistakes. The article was basically in a style of a list of things, all numbered, as to why Tiger is not the Tiger we are used to. It was very successful in looking at the obvious, but overlooked side of Tiger. I have a feeling that in the next year or so, Phil Mickelson will become the fan favorite in all events and steal a lot of Tiger's fan base. He already has, including myself. Phil loves to smile, he's a great gentleman, and he has the game to be number one in the world. Anyone in their right mind can't help but root for Phil. Phil is the man and Tiger is on his way out.

Posted by fris0084 at 11:29 AM | Comments (2)

Recently Read

I recently read an article in the City Pages newspaper. The article was in a pullout section titled, "College Survival Guide". I read the article commenting on how to live with your roommate. It brought up a lot of the issues that rommates will most likely encounter. They emphasized that the chances were small of your rommate becoming your best friend. The article also provided different scenarios of possible conflict with a roommate. One example was having a third party stay in the room for a variety of different reasons from the person being your social partner, or needing a place to crash after a party. Be respectful was the attitude the article recommended when trying to have a good roommate experience. I enjoyed the article because I thought it gave good information on potential situations with a roommate and also had a good injection of humor here and there. It wasn't the most thorough article, but I think the writer accomplished what they were after when describing how to get a long with your roommate.

Posted by gran0399 at 11:26 AM | Comments (3)

The Devel Wears Prada

I am currently reading a book titled The Devel Wears Prada. The story is about a girl who is hired as a personal assisstent for the editor at the top fashion magazine in New York. The book is well written through humor and good grammar. I am interested in the book, because I am a retail merchandise major. I would recomend this book for someone who enjoys humor, a story of success, and fashion.

Posted by lith0004 at 11:26 AM | Comments (4)

reading

I'm reading A Room with a View by E M Forester. It is classical British literature. I like it because it is something different. I like Forester because of his vocabulary and his structure. The vocab he uses is very 18th centry and interesting to see it used in proper context. The structure is very strict and formal. It is a little hard to read because it is based in Itay and sometime the dialog is in italian and i don't speak any italian. I also enjoy the topic. It is about a young girl and she know the sturcuture of her socitety but is not sure how to apply it to her life and she sometimes doesn't want to follow it.

Posted by head0046 at 11:25 AM | Comments (0)

This book that I have read

I haven't done much reading lately. The last book I read was the latest Harry Potter book. I like the Harry Potter series. Wizards are cool, just like me. The Harry Potter books are all good and I would recommend them to anyne. I liked the latest one a lot, but I'm not sure if it is the best one. The last two have both been very good and I can't make a decision. Read this book. It was sweet. I am Awesome. The End.

Posted by spart022 at 11:24 AM | Comments (0)

The Divinci Code

The Divinci Code is a very long book I am in the middle of right now. So far I think the book is very intense and crams a lot of history of art and religon into a murder mystery. In some ways I like all the information this book has, and in other ways all the meat of the book makes it slightly hard to follow different characters and their actions. This book is contraversial with the history of christianity, and it is neat to read something other than the traditional viewpoints.

Posted by hohn0011 at 11:24 AM | Comments (1)

History of the Horse

Recently I read about the history of the horse. I liked it because it was very informative and I learned things that I hadn't known before. I really like horses and I got to learn where they came from and how they have changed over the years. It also gave me more information about the origin of the draft horse. The writing features that I liked were the flow of the information. The transitions from idea to idea were very smooth and the information was very easy to follow.

Posted by burg0199 at 11:22 AM | Comments (5)

Something I've read recently

I recently read Steal This Book. Many people consider this book to be a 'hippie book.' I liked it because it is all about mooching off life and using others to your benefit. It shows how one can basically live their life free of costs, or atleast discounted, from food, laundry, etc. One feature about this book that I liked would be the extreme casualness of everything that is brought up. When stealing is brought up, the author acts as if it is no big deal and there is a way out of everything that you can get yourself into.

Posted by rohd0038 at 11:22 AM | Comments (0)

What I've read

I recently read an article on a news website that featured surivial stories. The article had short excerpts of several of the most harrowing real life survival stories. For instance, one section was about a man who was hiking and his leg became trapped under a something and to surivive he had to cut his own leg off! There was another story about a dog who had gotten washed overboard when a boat was caught in a storm off the coast of Alaska. Two months later someone found the pet wandering along a beach virtually unharmed. I really liked this article based on the fact it showed the inner strength people (or animals) tend to find when they are in terrible situations. The feature I liked most was the concise way the information was presented, the stories were short but good.

Posted by firn0004 at 11:22 AM | Comments (0)

My very first blog.

Last night I had a reading for another class. It was a short article written about landscapes. The casual writing style had kept me interested throughout, along with a very psychological approach that kept me interested in such a new topic. Usually I don't remember anything I read beyond that day, and today I can actally appreciate the landscape article.

Posted by angst018 at 11:22 AM | Comments (0)

My friends journal entry.

While waiting for class to start I decided to check out my friends public journal site, and he had entered a short story he had written. The story was simple dialouge between a man who thought he was dreaming and a talking fish that was 'in his head'. I thought the entry was comedic and creative, however i found the use of profanity a little excessive. Who cares about an f-bomb here and there, but really I dont think its necessary to be in every other sentence. It was really funny though (especially the end), so with his permission maybe I'll post a link to the site where it is entered.

Posted by knol0041 at 11:22 AM | Comments (0)

what i read

the last thing that i read was for my sociology class. i didn't really like it that much, but it wasn't because of the content, some of it was just hard ot understand. the vocabulary wasn't very hard, i think that it was just difficult because the article was written a long time ago and i wasn't used to the style of writing the author used.

Posted by pist0014 at 11:21 AM | Comments (0)

Stuff I like

I really liked this book, White Oleander. I guess I liked it because of the vivid imagery and language she used. She was really open about what she was experiencing and discovering, and I liked that I could relate to the whole experience that way. Even though I didn't go through the same things the main character did, I felt like I did experience it because she used comparisons and metonomy to describe things by things I had experienced. She also had good grammar and wasn't confusing to me by mispelling things. :)

Posted by tsch0070 at 11:21 AM | Comments (0)

I like reading comical books and one of the books that I am reading, Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination, is really funny. I love light reads and books that make me laugh. A lot of the book was every day speech, which I enjoy because it is just easy to read. It was also clever, so it always kept me on edge. So basically, my favorite type of reading is just complex enough so that it makes me think, but also involves every day speech.

Posted by lore0193 at 11:21 AM | Comments (0)

What I've read recently

I haven't really read to many books lately because I have been really busy, but one text that I have read was for my class called Bio of Plant Systems. I really didn't like read it at all. I read the whole chapter and at the end I felt more lost then when I began. I tried really hard to read it and try to understand it but there was no hope. It had many vocabulaty words that I didn't know what they ment and it kept going on about things I didnt understand. I have that class next so I hope that i understand it well enough or that at class I understand it more. We will have to see.

Posted by sext0066 at 11:21 AM | Comments (0)

What I have read

This week I read my Seventeen magazine, Oct. issue. I liked learning about this fall's fashions. It was a easy read. I could just look at the photos of clothing and learn what brand it is and what about it makes it this fall's fashion.

Posted by sull0384 at 11:21 AM | Comments (0)

Read recently

I have read a pamplet from the U of M Human Ecology department. I found it interesting becaue I am interested in the fashion design program. I enjoyed it also because it informed about the classes that are required for the major in fashion designing. I like it because it was easy for me to read and I can relate to some of the articles.

Posted by ewal0032 at 11:20 AM | Comments (0)

Something I read recently

I recently read was a book called Unfinished Business. I liked reading this book because it had an ineresting story and i love the author that wrote it! Nora Roberts!! The writing features i enjoyed- the flow of the book. I liked how the book was written from different characters view points.

Posted by robe0466 at 11:19 AM | Comments (0)

September 7, 2004

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Posted by tsch0070 at 8:40 PM | Comments (0)