Peer Review

I think peer reviews are a great help. I know when I was first confronted with peer review in Composition I, I was so afraid. I knew my paper was not bad, but it wasn't the greatest either. I felt everyone was either going to think it was awful or just no good at all. Well, I was wrong. My classmates were very kind and helpful. Their criticism was constructive, not mean. Personally, I can not wait until someone reads my rough draft and gives me criticism. The writing center is good to go to as well. Thank you for listening.

Post Drafting

I have spent the entire day rewriting my outline for this research paper. I am working on the rough draft too. I have rewritten this one outline 3 or 4 times. I am trying to get my key points in place and the supporting evidence. Then my conclusion wasn't strong enough. It lacked something. Is any one else out there having as much trouble as I am with there paper? Please respond. I feel like I am drowning.

Laynee

My Prewriting Techniques

This week discussion board was on prewriting techniques that we used to develop our thesis statement. I used brainstorming, bubbling and a little listing. I think I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that my paper is on Hypertension in children and young adults. Using the techniques above, I came up Masked hypertension, white-coat hypertension and few other articles. I feel everyone that decides to write , should know about prewriting techniques. They are very helpful.


Laynee

Plagiarism

I had an experience with plagiarism when I attended the Academy of the Holy Names in Silver Spring, MD. I was in 10th grade. We were taking our Biology Final. The girl cheated off my paper and also spelled every misspelled word the same way. Earlier, in the same year, I had written a paper. I laid it on my desk, and of course she went through it and copied some of my paragraphs without my knowledge. The end result was I was expelled from school. Her name was Lilly Becktell. Oh, I was found innocent, but there was a race issue brought up. Lilly was white, I am an American Indian mixed with Black. So my mother made sure Lilly got expelled as well.

Laynee

Everyday Living

Today, I am not discussing my scientific research paper. I am going to talk about everyday life and the bumps and brusies one gets. Have you ever noticed that sometimes everything goes wrong all at once? Lately, I have been having the worst time in the history of people I feel. My father-in-law died, I think I mentioned this. Then my husbands job ran out of work after he returned from the funeral. Oh, his employer tried to fire him while he was on breavement leave in NC. I had to handle that. It has been a never ending stream of events. Like a roller coaster ride. You know what the funny part about all of this is? This is Life. There are ups and downs. You have to make the best of it. Kaplan University helps me to keep going, when I want to give up. My plans for my corporation are tied in with my degree. Plus, being able to talk to others is a big help. Thank you for listening.

Laynee