My note taking style

There are many ways to take notes and record your observations. The way I usually do it is I start by writing the notes down on paper then going back and typing them on my computer. I feel this helps me because I am able to see the notes twice, once when I write them and once when I type them. 

Observations About "Thank You for Smoking"

We only got to see the first half of this movie in class but I was still able to see many things in the movie that relate to argumentative writing. The movie is all about a man whose job is to try to convince people to smoke. This may sound ridicules but the way he argues and bargains actually sways people to his side. I was able to see augmentative speeches and writing first hand. It was interesting to see how the character could change people opinions of a subject that can be quite sticky. I just hope that when it comes to my argumentative paper I can be as convincing as the character in the movie.

Class Observation from class 2/10/09

There was not really a debate in class today but so I will talk about the upcoming presentation that we will give in groups of two on Thursday. Im am looking forward to working with another classmate on this presentation. I feel like it will stretch me in many ways and help me become more comfortable in front of people. I have been working on a Power Point presentation that will go along with a handout that me and my partner made. I think that our presentation, which is on commas, will be interesting because we are using both good old handout but also cutting edge technology.

Possible Research Topics

There are many things that I would enjoy doing  a research paper on. Some topics that interest me are, the debt of this country, how different religions are similar, how money effects people, and how marketing companys are effected during a recession. All these topics interest me and I look forward to expanding on one of these topics in the upcoming research paper. 

Research Papers

     In the past when it comes to research papers I have always googled my topic and tried to get as much information on my subject as I could that way. I also would occasionally go the library to do some research if I had time. However, now that I am in college I realize that it will take a lot more than just googling my subject. Not only do I have many different resources that are through the school but the papers require a good bit more effort to make them good. One resource that I look forward to using on my upcoming research paper is the website, Lexisnexis. My teacher told us about this website and I feel that this resource will really benefit me in my papers. I think that I will have better content as well as more information to present. I just hope that with all the available resources that I have in college I can make my paper flow in a simple to read way.