May 2012
6 posts
Reading
Im not really sure if we do read other peoples papers, but I think that we should. I would really want my classmates to read mine, because part of my solution is to educate the community. I would love if I could help in a way so that my class would know all about campus rape and could take precautions. I hope that in my presentation I can give as much details as I can about my topic, so that the...
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clarissewilder:
The presentations for our projects that we had to do were actually pretty interesting and it was cool to see and learn about all the different topics that people chose to do for their paper. There was a definite variety with what has been shown in class and there are still my more presentations…
I agree, the presentations have been short and sweet and very interesting. I...
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gabypress:
I am so happy to be done with our final inquiry paper. It is such a huge relief to be done with the biggest project in this class. I think I did a pretty good job for the execution of my paper. I really would like to get a good grade on this paper. I am really proud of the work I did also. I…
I agree, its such a good relief. I really hope I got a good grade as well because I...
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elisedoumitt:
So im really glad that i finally finished and turned in my essay. Overall, the process of writing it was extremely long, but i liked it better this way because it gave me time to give my full potential. I also thought that the peer editing was a great idea, because i was able to get feedback,…
I completely agree. The process was really long, but it did help our papers. Im...
What else I have learned this year
This year has been full of important information. Our english class has really helped me read throughout articles and pick and choose what information I need to improve my paper. All of the annotated bibliographies we did helped me develop my argument on my topic. The articles that we read in the beginning of the semester were also beneficial, especially the one about communities. Once I read that...
Inquiry paper
This paper has actually benefited me in many ways. First, I have never written a page of this length… and so it really prepared me for what is to come during college, because I know that one of the main things that you do in college is write. Also finding sources and learning how to incorporate them into my paper has been very beneficial for future references. I have learned SO much...
April 2012
7 posts
Untitled: Progress →
aeb1193:
Completing just four pages of my paper was a lot harder than I expected it to be. I know that I will definitely be modifying what I wrote due to the in class peer responses that I will be receiving and I can not wait to hear everybody’s feedback. I know that it will make my paper that much…
I totally am on the same boat as you.. making the paper flow is a hard thing to get the...
This semester
I just started realizing that almost every single thing we have done in this class is preparing us for this inquiry paper. This has been very beneficial and has helped me write this paper. Going back to reading Emerson and then studying different communities and going into the computer lab, all of that has just helped me feel so much more prepared for this essay. Like if we didn’t do all of...
idea
elisedoumitt:
Ever since i started doing my research on obesity, ive began to notice it a lot more. It really upsets me when i see someone overweight making poor eating choices, and it still doesnt make sense to me. I want to find more research on the psychological effects that obesity has on humans and maybe find some possible solutions. I think good a portion of my paper should be on this...
““Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the...”
Peer Reviews
Peer reviewing other peoples essays has already started to help me on my work because I have gotten ideas from the positives in their paper. If I see that they did something well and it worked for them then I can maybe do something similar. I also think that we have talented writers in our class so it will definitely be beneficial to read three more and then I will get a feel for it more. I am...
Progress
So writing this paper has been a bit difficult for me to start. I have my introduction written but I am trying to make this paper have a very strong argument and so I have been putting in a lot of pre preparation to it. For example I have each of my sources and I have all of the quotes and facts written out from each one that I am going to incorporate to my essay. Also I have been doing more...
March 2012
15 posts
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kgswritingplace:
I finally found a perfect story! It is from the New York Times magazine. A women from north India was kidnapped from her village around the age of 10-11. She was then taken to a brothel with 13 other girls. She wouldn’t cooperate at first so they made her drink until she passed out and then send…
Wow this is really sad. It shocks me how much goes on in different...
Chico
Every college has their own distinct problems but the common issue they share is campus rape. The numbers that are shared may seem like a lot but that number is not including those rapes that weren’t reported. I can’t even imagine how many rapes go unreported because thats how women tend to handle rape. I have heard a rumor that universities keep the number of rapes as a secret so that...
My progress
So far I have been getting factual supports from the internet and I have stumbled across a few interesting facts about campus rape. The first and most important and shocking statistic is that one in four college students is raped. Also another statistic that scared me is that 9 out of 10 victims said that they knew who their offender was. Also 51.8 percent of rapes happened after midnight. This...
Thoughts on Discussions: My topic post 2 →
gabypress:
The topic that I decided to choose is sex trafficking. I really wanted to do sex trafficking because I have read many books on it and I am really passionate about this subject. Right when I heard my teacher suggest it, I knew that was going to be my topic. I am really excited to research and learn…
Wow I didn’t know that somebody else was doing something so intense as...
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gabriellagonzales:
WOW! The trip to the library was actually really helpful. Ive been there plenty of times to study, but ive never actually looked up a book, or knew where to check it out. I didnt realize how many helpful books they have there either! When i was looking for my book for my project, i found so many…
I totally agree, the trip to the library was an amazing idea. My book are...
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elisedoumitt:
Advertisements and commercials on TV are also huge contributors to obesity in America. Because our country is so commercialized, it persuades and manipulates our brain into thinking we desire something. A huge percentage of the commercials, pop-ups, magazine adds, radio commercials, etc. are…
I totally agree with this and this is a huge reason why I never eat fast food...
Stop Kony
This may seem off topic to all of you, but to me it is ideal for all of us to read and watch http://vimeo.com/invisible/kony2012 . This is a serious problem and what it takes is a community of people which can include us to stop a man that is abducting children and forcing them to do things against their will like sexual slaves and murdering people like their parents. This community of people has...
Research
Most of the research that Ive been doing specifically about campus rape has led me to fraternities and mens athletics teams to be the center of this issue. They are the high percent that get charged for rape and when research is done it has been shown that they do it because of all of their power they feed off of. They are loved around campus therefore they believe they can get away with things...
““I survived this torture which left me paralyzed for years. That’s...”
The book I checked out
I checked out many books from the library the day we went, which was a great idea. My favorite so far has been one called “Transforming A Rape Culture”. This book is so good because the writer is very inspiring and just from reading this book you know she has a lot of determination to transform our culture. This book assures me that I chose the right topic.
Progress
My topic has been progressing with my research I have been doing. The book that I checked out at the library has been amazing. It has really opened up my mind to actually finding solutions to completely transform our rape culture. I have learned that campus rape is indirectly accepted at colleges. I also am trying to do research on some information I recently read about colleges not announcing...
February 2012
12 posts
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a...”
– (via connorhodges)
“All my life I had been looking for something, and everywhere I turned someone...”
– Ralph Ellison (via elisedoumitt)
"Just Listen"
I read “Just Listen” in high school and it was a very sad book about a girl that was raped and that got rejected by all of her friends and felt like she had nobody to turn to or to tell. I think about this book and think about all of the girls who probably feel this way and probably keep they’re rape incident a secret. Those men deserved to be punished and I wish all rape victims...
“She knew I could tell with one glance, one look, one simple instant. It was her...”
“I can explain myself: If you want to be safe, walk in the middle of the street....”
Topic
Ive been started to think about the topic that I am going to write my final essay on. I know that we are supposed to do something that is important to us so Ive put a lot of thought into it. My topic, I think, is going to be campus rape. It is a very intense topic, but it needs to be addressed because it is everywhere. It is also very relevant to all of us, because we obviously are all in college....
“you don’t have to worry about burning bridges, if you’re building...”
“If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.”
― Napoleon Bonaparte”
“Its a strange and elusive thing …. We need always to be thinking and...”
“Teaching writing should also be about understanding what role a piece of...”
January 2012
1 post
“Simply being with other people who are also seekers and who are involved in the...”
