This has been an extremely tough week for me. I was sick with the stomach flu and it really threw me off this past week. It was hard for me to get homework done, but I finally finished Deadline #9. This past week I learned how to properly use MLA to complete WP #2 and how to create a Toulmin outline. I worked hard on WP #2 because I always have trouble with MLA citations. I read through the Bedford Researcher and it gave me the information needed to make sure my citations were correct. It was a relief to finish WP #2 and it made me realize that we only have two more projects to go. I was excited to complete my outlines and clusters this week because it will make it easier to get my WP #3 draft going. All I have to do is transfer my information from the outlines to my paper. This week has definitely set me up for next week, which I like. I also forgot to say it seemed like this week had a lot of work from WP #2 final draft to three different outlines/cluster. Hope next week goes better.
Jared HW#4 http://jmzucker.blogspot.com/
Alex HW #4 http://teufelheunden.blogspot.com/
Mike HW #3 http://ktmdude88.blogspot.com/
Kathy HW #6 http://laceyariz.blogspot.com/
Coralee HW #6 http://harding302.blogspot.com/
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Deadline #9 HW #3 Writing Project Reflection
Writing Porject 2 was fairly simple because for the past weeks I have been finding sources and writing summaries for the homework assignments. All I really had to do was put my sources together and make sure everything was in MLA style. I would keep my steps again if I had to do it again because it was effective the first time. What I am most proud of WP #2 is that I was able to find valuable sources and use MLA properly. I stressed about using MLA because in past writing experiences, I always made mistakes when it came to annotated bibliographies. I made sure I read and reread The Bedford Researcher on using MLA style. Reading The Bedford Researcher allowed me to make sure my citations were correct and it was a relief. I feel like I achieved course outcomes because I completed WP #2 and learned how to use MLA for future reference.
Deadline #9 HW #6 Outline
Claim/Thesis: Hunting needs to stay in America.
I. Effective Wildlife-Management Tool
A. Control Wildlife Populations
1. Santa Catalina Conservancy goat hunting
2. White-tail deer populations (motor-vehicle hazards)
3. Unbalanced Ecosystem
4. Starvation
5. Population Crashes
II. Money Contribution
1. $1 billion a year to wildlife conservation programs
2. Ducks Unlimited raising money to protect wetlands in Canada and United States
3. 16 million Americans buy hunting licenses which contributes $500 million to conservation
4. Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
5. National Wild Turkey Federation ($258 million in conservation)
III. Education Programs
1. NRA youth program (provides knowledge about rifles, shotguns, archery, and wildlife)
2. Hunter Outreach from the Colorado Division of Wildlife
3. Hunter-ed courses
4. NWTF (National Wild Turkey Federation) Jakes, Extreme Jakes, and Women in the Outdoors
IV. Pro-Hunting Organizations (promote hunting for the greater good)
1. U.S. Sportmen's Alliance
2. SCI
3. North American Hunting Club
4. Various hunting magazines
V. American Tradition
1. Family Bonding
2.Continues hunting in America
3. Moral Values
4. Proper ethics of hunting (provides a good image to hunting)
VI. Anti-hunting
1. Pain and suffering
2. Blood-Thirsty
3. Profit-Driven
4. Canned Cruelty
5. Accidental Victims
6. Humane Alternative (making deer sterile, "neuter")
I. Effective Wildlife-Management Tool
A. Control Wildlife Populations
1. Santa Catalina Conservancy goat hunting
2. White-tail deer populations (motor-vehicle hazards)
3. Unbalanced Ecosystem
4. Starvation
5. Population Crashes
II. Money Contribution
1. $1 billion a year to wildlife conservation programs
2. Ducks Unlimited raising money to protect wetlands in Canada and United States
3. 16 million Americans buy hunting licenses which contributes $500 million to conservation
4. Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
5. National Wild Turkey Federation ($258 million in conservation)
III. Education Programs
1. NRA youth program (provides knowledge about rifles, shotguns, archery, and wildlife)
2. Hunter Outreach from the Colorado Division of Wildlife
3. Hunter-ed courses
4. NWTF (National Wild Turkey Federation) Jakes, Extreme Jakes, and Women in the Outdoors
IV. Pro-Hunting Organizations (promote hunting for the greater good)
1. U.S. Sportmen's Alliance
2. SCI
3. North American Hunting Club
4. Various hunting magazines
V. American Tradition
1. Family Bonding
2.Continues hunting in America
3. Moral Values
4. Proper ethics of hunting (provides a good image to hunting)
VI. Anti-hunting
1. Pain and suffering
2. Blood-Thirsty
3. Profit-Driven
4. Canned Cruelty
5. Accidental Victims
6. Humane Alternative (making deer sterile, "neuter")
Deadline #9 HW #5 Cluster
I was unable to post a cluster, but I have better luck with the Toulmin method and outlining. With clustering, my main bubbles were my reasons for my topic. My main bubbles were hunting is an effective wildlife-management tool, education programs, personal experiences, hunters donate money for conservation purposes, pro-hunting organizations, anti-hunting objections, and legal actions. Each main bubble has a series of smaller bubbles consisting of evidence to each reason. This is the gist of my cluster. It has all my main points and evidence I will use for my paper. If I cluster too mush information, it gets confusing to understand and I could miss some valuable information. I believe clustering is the first part of putting information together, and then can use it to make an outline. This activity was useful because I was able to gather great information I can build on and use it towards an outline and my paper.
Deadline #9 HW #4 Toulmin Method
Claim/Thesis: Hunting needs to stay in America.
I. Reason 1: Hunting is an effective wildlife-management tool.
A. Warrant: Hunters keep wildlife populations in check.
B. Evidence: Deer become traffic hazards (overpopulation), motor vehicles nationwide kill more than 350,000 deer and about 100 drivers and passengers each year.
C. Evidence: Hunters harvest surplus animals to optimize herds. (anterless seasons "doe"). Limiting does will lessen the population to reasonable numbers and create a healthy ration of doe to buck.
D. Evidence: Hunters eliminate starvation of deer (overpopulation) and regain equilibrium throughout ecosystems.
E. In January of 1990 Santa Catalina Island Conservancy issued hunters to limit the wild goat population on the island to give native grasses, shrubs, and animals a chance to flourish.
II. Reason 2: Hunters contribute money to conservation for the benefit of wildlife.
A. Warrant: Hunters are a main source of money for conservation programs.
B. Evidence: Hunters contribute more than $1 billion a year to wildlife conservation groups.
C. Evidence: 550,000 pro-hunting members of Ducks Unlimited raise money to protect wetlands in Canada and the United States used by migratory waterfowl and other species.
D. 16 million Americans purchase hunting licenses, contributing $500 million to wildlife conservation efforts.
E. Evidence: The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (pro-hunting) has opened over 500,000 acres for public access and raised over14 million dollars and invests thousands of volunteer hours across more than 400 projects annually. Their work has enhanced millions of acres, improving wildlife habitat across North America.
III. Reason 3: Hunters educate the public about the importance of hunting and how it is not bad.
A. Warrant: Education will teach people about the roles of hunters positively (conservation).
B. Evidence: NRA (National Rifle Association) testing program for students of Canada and United States focuses on knowledge of rifles, shotguns, archery, and wildlife. Goal of the NRA program is to make hunters aware of their role in conservation.
C. Evidence: Game and Fish Departments offer classes and programs to educate hunting (Arizona Game and Fish: Junior Hunts, Colorado Division of Wildlife: Hunter Outreach, and hunter-ed classes).
Objection: Natural predators help maintain this balance by killing only the sickest and weakest individuals. Hunters, however, kill any animal whom they would like to hang over the fireplace—including large, healthy animals who are needed to keep the population strong.
Refutation: Once large predators are no longer in strong numbers or even extinct. Hunters are needed to control populations because coyotes, bears, and mountain lions cannot do it alone. States issue tags specifically for does "female" deer to limit populations. Each hunter have their own definition of a "trophy". A trophy could be a doe, a spike, or a big buck. Not everyone is trying to shoot a "wall hanger". Natural predators need hunter's help. For example, hunters prevent whitetail deer from multiplying beyond capacity of its habitat to sustain the species. Without hunters, natural predators would be unable to keep the deer population in check, and there is a possibility the population would "crash".
I. Reason 1: Hunting is an effective wildlife-management tool.
A. Warrant: Hunters keep wildlife populations in check.
B. Evidence: Deer become traffic hazards (overpopulation), motor vehicles nationwide kill more than 350,000 deer and about 100 drivers and passengers each year.
C. Evidence: Hunters harvest surplus animals to optimize herds. (anterless seasons "doe"). Limiting does will lessen the population to reasonable numbers and create a healthy ration of doe to buck.
D. Evidence: Hunters eliminate starvation of deer (overpopulation) and regain equilibrium throughout ecosystems.
E. In January of 1990 Santa Catalina Island Conservancy issued hunters to limit the wild goat population on the island to give native grasses, shrubs, and animals a chance to flourish.
II. Reason 2: Hunters contribute money to conservation for the benefit of wildlife.
A. Warrant: Hunters are a main source of money for conservation programs.
B. Evidence: Hunters contribute more than $1 billion a year to wildlife conservation groups.
C. Evidence: 550,000 pro-hunting members of Ducks Unlimited raise money to protect wetlands in Canada and the United States used by migratory waterfowl and other species.
D. 16 million Americans purchase hunting licenses, contributing $500 million to wildlife conservation efforts.
E. Evidence: The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (pro-hunting) has opened over 500,000 acres for public access and raised over14 million dollars and invests thousands of volunteer hours across more than 400 projects annually. Their work has enhanced millions of acres, improving wildlife habitat across North America.
III. Reason 3: Hunters educate the public about the importance of hunting and how it is not bad.
A. Warrant: Education will teach people about the roles of hunters positively (conservation).
B. Evidence: NRA (National Rifle Association) testing program for students of Canada and United States focuses on knowledge of rifles, shotguns, archery, and wildlife. Goal of the NRA program is to make hunters aware of their role in conservation.
C. Evidence: Game and Fish Departments offer classes and programs to educate hunting (Arizona Game and Fish: Junior Hunts, Colorado Division of Wildlife: Hunter Outreach, and hunter-ed classes).
Objection: Natural predators help maintain this balance by killing only the sickest and weakest individuals. Hunters, however, kill any animal whom they would like to hang over the fireplace—including large, healthy animals who are needed to keep the population strong.
Refutation: Once large predators are no longer in strong numbers or even extinct. Hunters are needed to control populations because coyotes, bears, and mountain lions cannot do it alone. States issue tags specifically for does "female" deer to limit populations. Each hunter have their own definition of a "trophy". A trophy could be a doe, a spike, or a big buck. Not everyone is trying to shoot a "wall hanger". Natural predators need hunter's help. For example, hunters prevent whitetail deer from multiplying beyond capacity of its habitat to sustain the species. Without hunters, natural predators would be unable to keep the deer population in check, and there is a possibility the population would "crash".
Deadline #9 HW #1 Reading Reflection
This week's readings were about how to develop a factual argument, the different elements of a factual argument, the fallacies of arguments, and organizing and outlining information. Chapter 7 in the Everything's An Argument was about factual arguments. To develop a factual argument you need to identify an issue, research the hypothesis, refine the claims, choose valuable evidence, and consider design and visuals. On page 194 of Chapter 7, it gives key features of factual arguments that I will use for writing my Toulmin method. The key features were describing a situation that leads to questions about what facts in a given situation might be, make a claim that addresses the status of the facts known, claim should be presented tentatively as a hypothesis or boldly as a thesis, and other evidence that supports your claims. Chapter 17 of Everything's An Argument was about the fallacies of arguments. Fallacies are known as argumentative moves that are controversial because they raise questions about ethics. Fallacies of arguments include scare tactics, either-or choices, slippery slope, sentimental appeals, bandwagon appeals, etc. I will not use fallacies in my WP #3 because I believe it is unfair to the audience and I would rather win the argument fairly. Chapter 11 in the Bedford Researcher discusses how to organize information into groups, clusters, formal and informal outlines. The chapter goes through different steps on how to organize information by reviewing notes, identifying organizational patterns, such as chronological order and comparison/contrast, and group/cluster the information. On page 151-152, the chapter talks about the differences of formal and informal outlines. Formal outlines provide a complete lists of points and a hierarchy of arguments, ideas, and information, while informal outlines are a brief list of words, phrases, or series of sentences going over the information and argument. Chapter 11 will be useful in helping me complete homework assignments five and six. This week's websites were about how to analyzing and organizing the form of your paper, the arrangement strategies in writing a paper, information about the Toulmin method, and how to write a strong thesis.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Deadline #8 HW #6 Deadline Reflection
This week's work helped me know what I have to work on for my final draft Annotated Bibliography, such as a few grammatical and MLA mistakes. I also learned how to properly analyze an essay using rhetorical situation, thesis, pathos, legos, ethos, and common objections. These new skills will help me in the future when I have to analyze an essay. In addition, I learned about the Toulmin method which will help me create one for next week's homework assignment.
Alexander HW #4 http://teufelheunden.blogspot.com/
Brennan HW #4 http://dbacksbj.blogspot.com/
Jared HW #4 http://jmzucker.blogspot.com/
Kathy HW #5 http://laceyariz.blogspot.com/
Alexander HW #4 http://teufelheunden.blogspot.com/
Brennan HW #4 http://dbacksbj.blogspot.com/
Jared HW #4 http://jmzucker.blogspot.com/
Kathy HW #5 http://laceyariz.blogspot.com/
Deadline #8 HW #5 Grammar Assignment
After reading through my WP #1 and WP #2, I saw reoccurring grammar mistakes. The mistakes I was having was with commas and a few misspelled words. I believe I revise my papers thoroughly, and usually miss the small problems. I decided to go back to the Purdue Owl website to read over the comma web page (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/607/01/).
Here is a paragraph that I revised from WP #1 that had comma errors:
I have numerous personal experiences that support hunting in the debate. On one of my hunting trips in Arizona, my father and I confronted few animal-rights activists. We were hunting near Bartlett Lake for javelina, when activists appeared with pots and pans. They began shouting and banging pots and pans trying to scare the wildlife away so we could not hunt them. In addition, they were trying to make us leave the area. This was frustrating because my father and I spent countless days trying to find javelina, only to be run off the mountain. My father and I were there to help manage the javelina population around that area and to enjoy some father-and-son bonding. It was the irrational, misunderstood actions of activists that ruined our hunt. Another experience that I had was this past fall, when I was volunteering for the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. I was working on hunter check stations, where we checked deer and elk harvested by hunters for valuable information on harvest statistics.
What I've learned is to watch out for the little mistakes, such as commas. From the paragraph above, I learned to not use commas in certain sentences where there is no transition. I was adding commas where I did not need them. After revising the paragraph and looking at the Purdue Owl site, I am focused to watch for comma errors and know when and when not to use one.
Here is a paragraph that I revised from WP #1 that had comma errors:
I have numerous personal experiences that support hunting in the debate. On one of my hunting trips in Arizona, my father and I confronted few animal-rights activists. We were hunting near Bartlett Lake for javelina, when activists appeared with pots and pans. They began shouting and banging pots and pans trying to scare the wildlife away so we could not hunt them. In addition, they were trying to make us leave the area. This was frustrating because my father and I spent countless days trying to find javelina, only to be run off the mountain. My father and I were there to help manage the javelina population around that area and to enjoy some father-and-son bonding. It was the irrational, misunderstood actions of activists that ruined our hunt. Another experience that I had was this past fall, when I was volunteering for the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. I was working on hunter check stations, where we checked deer and elk harvested by hunters for valuable information on harvest statistics.
What I've learned is to watch out for the little mistakes, such as commas. From the paragraph above, I learned to not use commas in certain sentences where there is no transition. I was adding commas where I did not need them. After revising the paragraph and looking at the Purdue Owl site, I am focused to watch for comma errors and know when and when not to use one.
Deadline #8 HW #4 Analyze Jon Pareles's Essay
The author if the essay "The Case against Coldplay" is Jon Pareles. He is a music critic. The topic of the essay is dislike of Coldplay. The audience of the essay is Coldplay fans awaiting for the new release of their CD, "X&Y", or the music industry itself, or people who have not of Coldplay before. The purpose of the essay is to inform the audience of Jon Pareles opinion about Coldplay and give an analysis of their music and lyrics. The context of the essay is still very new. It was published on June 5, 2005, before their album release. The argument claim is Coldplays lack of lyric choice and the lead singer's faulty voice. The lyrics are cliche and are about self-pity, which makes it unenjoyable. The lead singer places his melodies to the of his range to sound fragile. The evidence to support those reasons are their are songs from Coldplay that have lines like, "Is there anybody out there who/ Is lost and hurt and lonely too" and the author states that the lead singer's voice is between tenor voice and his falsetto. This evidence proves that Coldplay's lyrics are about the sorrows of the lead singer's life and the lead singer's voice is bad. The author engages in logos. The author gives information on Coldplay's album sales in the United States and worldwide. This information does not back up his claim. It only shows the popularity of Coldplay. The author addresses a common objection. Coldplay is a successful band and listeners can relate to their music. The author tries to refute this by saying their songs are weak and cliche, and everyone should dislike the band like him.
Deadline #8 HW #3 Peer Review Reflection
My peer reviewing experience for WP #2 made me realize what I need to work on my own draft and how detailed citations really are. I peer reviewed Mike's and Heather's WP #2. What I have learned from their papers is to add your position of your argument in the introduction and making sure all citations are correct. It is important to let your audience know what side you take on the argument, but also have a neutral mind on researching on the topic. It is necessary to add this in the introduction. I also learned to make sure the citations are in the correct order and have no mistakes. Some mistakes I came across on the citations was not underlining titles, forgetting quotations, and misplacing publication dates. This made me realize that I need to double check my own citations. Kathy peer reviewed my WP #2. Her comments were not surprising to me because I knew I had some grammatical and citation mistakes. Her comments were uplifting and helped me realize what I need to fix. I also was able to learn some new things from her comments, such as I did not know before you had to abbreviate college in a citation. After reading her comments, I need to fix comma errors, apostrophe errors, misspelled words, and citation abbreviation errors.
Deadline #8 HW #2 Peer Review
I peer reviewed:
Mike Whipple WP #2 (http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dggxdvt2_9kfpwrb&hl=en)
Heather Morris WP #2 (http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dd84xf2p_5fmt65j&hl=en)
Mike Whipple WP #2 (http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dggxdvt2_9kfpwrb&hl=en)
Heather Morris WP #2 (http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dd84xf2p_5fmt65j&hl=en)
Deadline #8 HW #1 Reading Reflection
Chapter 5 was about composing a rhetorical analysis with aspects of understanding the dimensions of an argument. The chapter goes in detail about the purpose and who makes an argument. On page 106, it states that knowing who makes the claim is the key to the analysis. The chapter also discusses pathos, ethos, and logos and how each one is found in an argument. Arguments could be just about the heart, character, or facts and reasons of an issue. In addition, on page 129-134 it gives a guide to writing a rhetorical analysis, which will be useful for HW #4.
Chapter 6 was about the structure of arguments. It talks about using the Toulmin argument as the basis of an argument. The Toulmin argument contains claims, evidence, reasons, warrants, backing, qualifiers, authority, rebuttal, and response. Each element of the Toulmin argument is crucial. For example, on page 152, it states that there needs to be a connection between claims and reasons and data. That is where warrants come in. The example I like about warrants is on page 153, which it says "The mushroom is poisonous. Warrant: Eating poisonous things is dangerous. So don't eat it." These examples are great and will help me for next week's homework.
Chapter 8 is about arguments of definition. It talks about the different types of definitions, such as formal and operational. Formal definitions are found in dictionaries, while operational definitions identify an object or idea by the conditions that create it. The chapter also talks about developing a definitional argument by formulating arguments, crafting definitions, and matching claims with definitions. What I really like about Chapter 8 is on page 234-239, which is a guide to writing an argument of definition, which will be useful for upcoming assignments.
This week's websites were about the steps to writing an argumentative essay. It gives valuable information on pre-writing, introductions, thesis statements, and argumentative claims/propositions. Each website gives steps necessary to complete each section. I will be able to refer back to the websites for further questions.
Chapter 6 was about the structure of arguments. It talks about using the Toulmin argument as the basis of an argument. The Toulmin argument contains claims, evidence, reasons, warrants, backing, qualifiers, authority, rebuttal, and response. Each element of the Toulmin argument is crucial. For example, on page 152, it states that there needs to be a connection between claims and reasons and data. That is where warrants come in. The example I like about warrants is on page 153, which it says "The mushroom is poisonous. Warrant: Eating poisonous things is dangerous. So don't eat it." These examples are great and will help me for next week's homework.
Chapter 8 is about arguments of definition. It talks about the different types of definitions, such as formal and operational. Formal definitions are found in dictionaries, while operational definitions identify an object or idea by the conditions that create it. The chapter also talks about developing a definitional argument by formulating arguments, crafting definitions, and matching claims with definitions. What I really like about Chapter 8 is on page 234-239, which is a guide to writing an argument of definition, which will be useful for upcoming assignments.
This week's websites were about the steps to writing an argumentative essay. It gives valuable information on pre-writing, introductions, thesis statements, and argumentative claims/propositions. Each website gives steps necessary to complete each section. I will be able to refer back to the websites for further questions.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Deadline #7 HW # 5 Deadline Reflection
From this week's work I learned different elements of arguments, such as from the heart, claiming authority, and using emotions. My WP #2 draft was pretty easy to put together. The only thing I forgot about the MLA fro annotated bibliographies was putting the sources in alphabetical order, which I was able to fix. It is nice to be able to get these other drafts out of the way, so I can begin working on WP #3.
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Deadline #7 HW #3 WP #2 Draft
Justin Winter
Devon Adams
WP #2 Drafts
ENG 102-7891
Annotated Bibliography
I am researching about the hunting debate in America. I plan on answering the research question, “Although we know that the hunting controversy has been a heated debate. How effective are the hunting community's strategies in swaying the vast non-hunting majority of the American public?” This is a controversial issue because many people are sensitive to the killing of animals, while others believe it is a tradition and a conservation tool. With how heated this issue is, I plan on finishing up this research and formulate a plan for my argument and try to change people views about hunting.
"Anti's ramping up." Hunting 33.3 (May-June 2005): 16(1). General OneFile. Gale. Mesa Community College. 17 Sept. 2007
< http://find.galegroup.com.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/itx/start.do?prodId=ITOF>.
I found this source on General OneFile on the Electronic Resource link on the Mesa Community College Library website. The article is about how the largest anti-hunting group creating a legal department to fight sportsmen’s in court. The legal department is known as Animal Protection Litigation. It was created after the Humane Society of the United States and Funds for Animals merged together. The department has added four attorneys and has over $98 million for annual support in legal battles against sportsmen’s. This source is useful because it shows the other side of my argument. It shows what the anti-hunting community is doing to fight against the hunting community. This source is respectable because it is on the Mesa Community College Library database.
Clark, George E. "Hunting in Context." Environment 49 (June 2007): 5(3,4,2p). Academic Search Premier. Mesa Community College. 13 Sept. 2007<http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=17&hid=7&sid=4acbd59c-46b1-4588-81f3-ef0a1ded22ea%40SRCSM2>.
I found this source on the Academic Search Premier in the Mesa Community College Library Database. The article is about giving a description of anti-hunting and hunting and how it affects America on many different levels (economy, environmental, social). In addition, it also talks about some common ground between the two groups. Both groups agree about poaching and how it should be eliminated. A valuable statistic I found in the article was that hunters spend billions of dollars annually which benefits federal agencies and conservation of wildlife and land. This is a respectable article because it was on the Mesa Community College Library Database. This source is going to be useful for my research question because it talks about both sides of the about the issue of hunting which will help me write about the argument (address both sides).
Crary, David. Fewer U.S. hunters worry wildlife agencies. 5 Sep. 2007. Associated Press. 6 Sept. 2007.<http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/hunting/news/story?id=3003705 >.I found this article on ESPN Outdoors, the hunting section. I initially looked it up on Google. This is a respected source because the author of the article works for the Associated Press. The article is about the shrinking numbers of new hunters in the United States. Wildlife Agencies are worried about this because hunters spend a lot of money on licenses which support these agencies. The primary cause of less hunters are urbanization, can't afford time or money, and some actions of animal activists. This source is useful to my topic because it talks about the loss of hunters and how animal activists and organizations like this new trend. It brings up the concerning question of how do I save hunting in this country?
Johnson, Don L. "The battle for hunting rights." Outdoor Life 179 (March 1987): 78(4). Academic One File. Gale. Mesa Community College. 13 Sept. 2007<http://find.galegroup.com/itx/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-Documents&amp;type=retrieve&tabID=T003&prodId=AONE&docId=A4677665&source=gale&srcprod=AONE&userGroupName=mcc_mesa&version=1.0>.
I found this source on the Academic One File from the Electronic Resource on MCC Library Database. This article is about the fight in the courts and on the streets to save hunting rights in America against animal-rights activists. It gives reasons for why hunting is in danger from anti-groups and what sportsmen’s can do help preserve hunting. This is a respectable source because I found it on the library database. This source will be useful for my research question because it describes the importance of saving hunting in America which is ultimately my purpose of my paper.
Krieg, E.J. "Going Wild: Hunting, Animal Rights, and the Contested Meaning of Nature." CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 32.n5 (Jan 1995): 877(1). Academic OneFile. Gale. Mesa Community College. 4 Oct. 2007< http://find.galegroup.com.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/itx/start.do?prodId=AONE>.I found this source on the Mesa Community College Library Databases (Academic OneFile). This is a respectable source because it is on one of the college library databases. This article (source) talks about the meaning of hunting, animals, and nature and it affects one another. It also talks about the pro- and con- of hunting and its positive and negative impacts it has on animals, and nature itself. This will be an important source for me because it discusses all of the aspects of my topic and will give me valuable information to add in my argument.
PETA Media Center. "Why Sport Hunting Is Cruel and Unnecessary". 2003. PETA. 20 September 2007.<http://www.peta.org/mc/factsheet_display.asp?ID=53>.I found this source on Google search engine. This is a respectable source because it is from PETA, which is a well known organization in the United States. The article is about giving explanation on why hunting is wrong. It goes in detail about the pain and cruelty animals suffer from hunting, hunting is profit-driven and blood-thirsty, and canned cruelty. It also talks about what people can do against hunting, such as joining organizations and harassing hunters. This is going to be a good source for my paper because it discusses my opponent's argument, which I can rebuttal.
U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance. Sportsmen Applaud President's Order to Promote Hunting. 17 Aug. 2007. U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance. 6 Sept. 2007.<http://www.wlfa.org/Read.cfm?ID=2102 >.I found this article on Google Directory. It is a respectable source because the U.S. Sportmen's Alliance is a government funded foundation. The article is about President George W. Bush releasing the order, entitled “Facilitation of Hunting and Wildlife Conservation.” It directs all federal agencies to facilitate the expansion and enhancement of hunting opportunities, wildlife management and habitat. The order wants to increase hunting opportunities and make sure each state has healthy game populations. This source will be useful for my research because it discussed ways to keep hunting strong in our country so we and the wildlife can benefit.
Worsnop, R. L. “Hunting controversy.” CQ Researcher 2 (1992): 49-72. CQ Researcher Online. CQ Press. Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ. 6 Sept. 2007. <http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre1992012400>.I found this site on MCC's CQ Researcher. This is a respectable source because found it on the college article database. The article is about the heated debate of anti- and pro- hunting. Environmentalists and animal-rights groups blame sportsmen for killing animals inhumanely. Hunters say it is an American tradition and effective management tool. There is a lot of useful information and a good argument. This is an interesting topic because I love hunting and it would be something I would like to look deeper into and understand both sides more.
Zumbo, Jim. “Battling the Antis.” Outdoor Life 209 (August 2002): 5(24). Academic Search Premier. Mesa Community College. 13 Sept. 2007<http://web.ebscohost.com.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/ehost/detail?vid=5&hid=13&sid=69aaa63c-04df-4327-9fb2-5057bca250b3%40SRCSM2>.
I found this source on Academic Search Premier on the Mesa Community College Library database. The article is about Jim Zumbo, the author of the article, discussing what hunters in the United States can do to promote hunting and how to deal with animal-activists. The article tells sportsmen’s to vote on election day to preserve hunting, speak out to the mass media to let the public know about the importance of hunting, and joining organizations, such as National Rifle Association, which are pro-hunting activists. The source is respectable because it was found on the Mesa Community College Library database and the author, Jim Zumbo is a world-renowned outdoor writer and respected throughout the hunting community. This is beneficial to my research because it shows how to deal with anti-groups and what sportsmen’s can do to win the fight and opinions of others. My topic is about the effects and strategies of sportsmen’s trying to change the non-hunting community views and this article answers my topic.
What I have concluded from reviewing my sources is the severity of the hunting issue in America. Every source had a distinct view/opinion about hunting and a dislike for the opposition. Each source made a great point on the topic, such as the benefits and negatives of hunting. I also found current news concerning hunting in the legislation offices and numerous organizations. These personalized views will help me create an argument, discussing both sides of the “story”. Through this research process, I have learned to keep an open-mind on such a controversial issue and new aspects of this issue to help me write a descriptive WP #3.
Devon Adams
WP #2 Drafts
ENG 102-7891
Annotated Bibliography
I am researching about the hunting debate in America. I plan on answering the research question, “Although we know that the hunting controversy has been a heated debate. How effective are the hunting community's strategies in swaying the vast non-hunting majority of the American public?” This is a controversial issue because many people are sensitive to the killing of animals, while others believe it is a tradition and a conservation tool. With how heated this issue is, I plan on finishing up this research and formulate a plan for my argument and try to change people views about hunting.
"Anti's ramping up." Hunting 33.3 (May-June 2005): 16(1). General OneFile. Gale. Mesa Community College. 17 Sept. 2007
< http://find.galegroup.com.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/itx/start.do?prodId=ITOF>.
I found this source on General OneFile on the Electronic Resource link on the Mesa Community College Library website. The article is about how the largest anti-hunting group creating a legal department to fight sportsmen’s in court. The legal department is known as Animal Protection Litigation. It was created after the Humane Society of the United States and Funds for Animals merged together. The department has added four attorneys and has over $98 million for annual support in legal battles against sportsmen’s. This source is useful because it shows the other side of my argument. It shows what the anti-hunting community is doing to fight against the hunting community. This source is respectable because it is on the Mesa Community College Library database.
Clark, George E. "Hunting in Context." Environment 49 (June 2007): 5(3,4,2p). Academic Search Premier. Mesa Community College. 13 Sept. 2007<http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=17&hid=7&sid=4acbd59c-46b1-4588-81f3-ef0a1ded22ea%40SRCSM2>.
I found this source on the Academic Search Premier in the Mesa Community College Library Database. The article is about giving a description of anti-hunting and hunting and how it affects America on many different levels (economy, environmental, social). In addition, it also talks about some common ground between the two groups. Both groups agree about poaching and how it should be eliminated. A valuable statistic I found in the article was that hunters spend billions of dollars annually which benefits federal agencies and conservation of wildlife and land. This is a respectable article because it was on the Mesa Community College Library Database. This source is going to be useful for my research question because it talks about both sides of the about the issue of hunting which will help me write about the argument (address both sides).
Crary, David. Fewer U.S. hunters worry wildlife agencies. 5 Sep. 2007. Associated Press. 6 Sept. 2007.<http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/hunting/news/story?id=3003705 >.I found this article on ESPN Outdoors, the hunting section. I initially looked it up on Google. This is a respected source because the author of the article works for the Associated Press. The article is about the shrinking numbers of new hunters in the United States. Wildlife Agencies are worried about this because hunters spend a lot of money on licenses which support these agencies. The primary cause of less hunters are urbanization, can't afford time or money, and some actions of animal activists. This source is useful to my topic because it talks about the loss of hunters and how animal activists and organizations like this new trend. It brings up the concerning question of how do I save hunting in this country?
Johnson, Don L. "The battle for hunting rights." Outdoor Life 179 (March 1987): 78(4). Academic One File. Gale. Mesa Community College. 13 Sept. 2007<http://find.galegroup.com/itx/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-Documents&amp;type=retrieve&tabID=T003&prodId=AONE&docId=A4677665&source=gale&srcprod=AONE&userGroupName=mcc_mesa&version=1.0>.
I found this source on the Academic One File from the Electronic Resource on MCC Library Database. This article is about the fight in the courts and on the streets to save hunting rights in America against animal-rights activists. It gives reasons for why hunting is in danger from anti-groups and what sportsmen’s can do help preserve hunting. This is a respectable source because I found it on the library database. This source will be useful for my research question because it describes the importance of saving hunting in America which is ultimately my purpose of my paper.
Krieg, E.J. "Going Wild: Hunting, Animal Rights, and the Contested Meaning of Nature." CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 32.n5 (Jan 1995): 877(1). Academic OneFile. Gale. Mesa Community College. 4 Oct. 2007< http://find.galegroup.com.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/itx/start.do?prodId=AONE>.I found this source on the Mesa Community College Library Databases (Academic OneFile). This is a respectable source because it is on one of the college library databases. This article (source) talks about the meaning of hunting, animals, and nature and it affects one another. It also talks about the pro- and con- of hunting and its positive and negative impacts it has on animals, and nature itself. This will be an important source for me because it discusses all of the aspects of my topic and will give me valuable information to add in my argument.
PETA Media Center. "Why Sport Hunting Is Cruel and Unnecessary". 2003. PETA. 20 September 2007.<http://www.peta.org/mc/factsheet_display.asp?ID=53>.I found this source on Google search engine. This is a respectable source because it is from PETA, which is a well known organization in the United States. The article is about giving explanation on why hunting is wrong. It goes in detail about the pain and cruelty animals suffer from hunting, hunting is profit-driven and blood-thirsty, and canned cruelty. It also talks about what people can do against hunting, such as joining organizations and harassing hunters. This is going to be a good source for my paper because it discusses my opponent's argument, which I can rebuttal.
U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance. Sportsmen Applaud President's Order to Promote Hunting. 17 Aug. 2007. U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance. 6 Sept. 2007.<http://www.wlfa.org/Read.cfm?ID=2102 >.I found this article on Google Directory. It is a respectable source because the U.S. Sportmen's Alliance is a government funded foundation. The article is about President George W. Bush releasing the order, entitled “Facilitation of Hunting and Wildlife Conservation.” It directs all federal agencies to facilitate the expansion and enhancement of hunting opportunities, wildlife management and habitat. The order wants to increase hunting opportunities and make sure each state has healthy game populations. This source will be useful for my research because it discussed ways to keep hunting strong in our country so we and the wildlife can benefit.
Worsnop, R. L. “Hunting controversy.” CQ Researcher 2 (1992): 49-72. CQ Researcher Online. CQ Press. Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ. 6 Sept. 2007. <http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre1992012400>.I found this site on MCC's CQ Researcher. This is a respectable source because found it on the college article database. The article is about the heated debate of anti- and pro- hunting. Environmentalists and animal-rights groups blame sportsmen for killing animals inhumanely. Hunters say it is an American tradition and effective management tool. There is a lot of useful information and a good argument. This is an interesting topic because I love hunting and it would be something I would like to look deeper into and understand both sides more.
Zumbo, Jim. “Battling the Antis.” Outdoor Life 209 (August 2002): 5(24). Academic Search Premier. Mesa Community College. 13 Sept. 2007<http://web.ebscohost.com.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/ehost/detail?vid=5&hid=13&sid=69aaa63c-04df-4327-9fb2-5057bca250b3%40SRCSM2>.
I found this source on Academic Search Premier on the Mesa Community College Library database. The article is about Jim Zumbo, the author of the article, discussing what hunters in the United States can do to promote hunting and how to deal with animal-activists. The article tells sportsmen’s to vote on election day to preserve hunting, speak out to the mass media to let the public know about the importance of hunting, and joining organizations, such as National Rifle Association, which are pro-hunting activists. The source is respectable because it was found on the Mesa Community College Library database and the author, Jim Zumbo is a world-renowned outdoor writer and respected throughout the hunting community. This is beneficial to my research because it shows how to deal with anti-groups and what sportsmen’s can do to win the fight and opinions of others. My topic is about the effects and strategies of sportsmen’s trying to change the non-hunting community views and this article answers my topic.
What I have concluded from reviewing my sources is the severity of the hunting issue in America. Every source had a distinct view/opinion about hunting and a dislike for the opposition. Each source made a great point on the topic, such as the benefits and negatives of hunting. I also found current news concerning hunting in the legislation offices and numerous organizations. These personalized views will help me create an argument, discussing both sides of the “story”. Through this research process, I have learned to keep an open-mind on such a controversial issue and new aspects of this issue to help me write a descriptive WP #3.
Deadline #7 HW #2 Annotated Bibliography
Laub, Jake. "A UNION FOR SPORTSMEN." Outdoor Life 214 (2007): 18-18. Academic Search Premier. Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ. 11 October 2007.
<http://web.ebscohost.com.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/ehost/detail?vid=12&hid=6&sid=958fd49c-9371-4899-ac98-1b32f0395bfc%40sessionmgr2>.
I found this source on the Academic Search Premier database from the Mesa Community College Library website. This is a respectable source because it is on a college library electronic database. This article is about the Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TCRP) combining with numerous labor unions to form the Union Sportsmen's Alliance (USA). The organization lobby's for the protection of federal wildlife and hunting and fishing access. In addition, the organization had over five million members. This source will be useful for my paper because it shows what people are doing to conserve hunting through organizations. This will be a great example to show in my paper.
Swan, A. James. Why hunters and shooters are the target. 6 December 2006. ESPN Outdoors. 11 October 2007.
<http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/hunting/columns/story?columnist=swan_james&page=g_col_swan_hunters-as-targets>.
I found this source on the ESPN Outdoors hunting website page. This is a respectable source because ESPN Outdoors is a well-known website and television program on ESPN. The article that James Swan wrote is about gun owners and hunters are scrutinized about gun ownership and gun crimes. There is over 70 million people worldwide who participate in shooting sports or own guns. The article proved that gun crime fatalities was lower than swimming fatalities (799 to 1,000). It also talks about how Hunting Education classes are making hunting safer more even than golf. This might be useful to my paper because it talks about what hunters are doing to be safer, but it also strolls away from the elements of my topic.
Burnett, H. Sterling. "Hunters: Founders and Leaders of Wildlife Conservation." Human Events 57 (2001):13. Academic Search Premier. Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ. 11 October 2007.
<http://web.ebscohost.com.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/ehost/detail?vid=12&hid=6&sid=fdb7005f-a274-4551-a820-9324916e03dd%40sessionmgr8>.
I found this source on the Academic Search Premier database on the Mesa Community College Library web page. This is a respectable source because it is on a college library database. The article is about summarizing the important roles of hunters and outdoor organizations in wildlife conservation. In addition, it goes over the U.S. legislation lobbied by hunting organizations. This source will be useful to my paper because I can use this as an example of what people are doing to save hunting and show its benefits it really has to wildlife.
<http://web.ebscohost.com.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/ehost/detail?vid=12&hid=6&sid=958fd49c-9371-4899-ac98-1b32f0395bfc%40sessionmgr2>.
I found this source on the Academic Search Premier database from the Mesa Community College Library website. This is a respectable source because it is on a college library electronic database. This article is about the Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TCRP) combining with numerous labor unions to form the Union Sportsmen's Alliance (USA). The organization lobby's for the protection of federal wildlife and hunting and fishing access. In addition, the organization had over five million members. This source will be useful for my paper because it shows what people are doing to conserve hunting through organizations. This will be a great example to show in my paper.
Swan, A. James. Why hunters and shooters are the target. 6 December 2006. ESPN Outdoors. 11 October 2007.
<http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/hunting/columns/story?columnist=swan_james&page=g_col_swan_hunters-as-targets>.
I found this source on the ESPN Outdoors hunting website page. This is a respectable source because ESPN Outdoors is a well-known website and television program on ESPN. The article that James Swan wrote is about gun owners and hunters are scrutinized about gun ownership and gun crimes. There is over 70 million people worldwide who participate in shooting sports or own guns. The article proved that gun crime fatalities was lower than swimming fatalities (799 to 1,000). It also talks about how Hunting Education classes are making hunting safer more even than golf. This might be useful to my paper because it talks about what hunters are doing to be safer, but it also strolls away from the elements of my topic.
Burnett, H. Sterling. "Hunters: Founders and Leaders of Wildlife Conservation." Human Events 57 (2001):13. Academic Search Premier. Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ. 11 October 2007.
<http://web.ebscohost.com.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/ehost/detail?vid=12&hid=6&sid=fdb7005f-a274-4551-a820-9324916e03dd%40sessionmgr8>.
I found this source on the Academic Search Premier database on the Mesa Community College Library web page. This is a respectable source because it is on a college library database. The article is about summarizing the important roles of hunters and outdoor organizations in wildlife conservation. In addition, it goes over the U.S. legislation lobbied by hunting organizations. This source will be useful to my paper because I can use this as an example of what people are doing to save hunting and show its benefits it really has to wildlife.
Deadline #7 HW #1 Reading Reflection
After reading Chapter 2: Arguments from the Heart and Chapter 3: Arguments Based on Character, I learned that images, sounds, and words can produce emotion, emotions can connect to your readers, claim of authority, and establishing authority. What I found interesting in Chapter 2 was adding humor to arguments. On page 56, it goes in detail that humor will put readers to ease and making them more open to a proposal. In addition, in Chapter 2, I liked how it stressed to use your heart while producing an argument. It states on page 58 to to spend some time thinking what readers will feel when they read your claims and use human interest stories to give presence to your argument. Chapter 3 discusses the elements of authority. For example, on page 65, it talks about anticipating questions about whether you know the subject or why I should pay attention to this writer. What I really liked about Chapter 3 was how it discussed that credibility shows the author's honesty and will answer the questions of authority. I will put this useful information into WP #3 because my topic is a sensitive issue, and I believe adding emotions will sway my readers.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Deadline #6 HW #8 Deadline Reflection
Michael HW #3 http://ktmdude88.blogspot.com/
Kathy HW #5 http://laceyariz.blogspot.com/
Tara HW #3 http://tmbates1.blogspot.com/
Coralee HW #5 http://harding302.blogspot.com/
Jared HW #6 http://jmzucker.blogspot.com/
This week I learned about different types of evidence and how to use it in my paper. I was extremely satisfied about how well WP #1 went for me. What made WP #1 easier for me was the peer reviews. The peer reviews gave great feedback and essentially helped me correct my mistakes. I proofread my final draft tonight and it all seemed good. I found the proposal together was a breeze. Now hopefully it will be the same thing for WP #3.
Kathy HW #5 http://laceyariz.blogspot.com/
Tara HW #3 http://tmbates1.blogspot.com/
Coralee HW #5 http://harding302.blogspot.com/
Jared HW #6 http://jmzucker.blogspot.com/
This week I learned about different types of evidence and how to use it in my paper. I was extremely satisfied about how well WP #1 went for me. What made WP #1 easier for me was the peer reviews. The peer reviews gave great feedback and essentially helped me correct my mistakes. I proofread my final draft tonight and it all seemed good. I found the proposal together was a breeze. Now hopefully it will be the same thing for WP #3.
Deadline #6 HW #7 Grammar Assignment
For this week's grammar assignment, I looked over my peer reviews from WP #1 and corrected my mistakes. I proofread multiple times before I submitted it to Turnitin.com. I also went back to the Purdue Owl website and read through some information about transitions because I had a few problems with transitions on my paper.
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dd7rj2d8_4f7h5f5&hl=en Here is a link to show my errors from WP #1.
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dd7rj2d8_4f7h5f5&hl=en Here is a link to show my errors from WP #1.
Deadline #6 HW #6 Evaluate Source
Swan, A. James. Hunting In the Classroom. 16 April 2007. ESPN Outdoors. 4 October 2007. <http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/hunting/columns/story?columnist=swan_james&page=g_col_swan_hunter_education_school>.
The source is relevant to my topic because it discusses a strategy by hunters to influence and promote hunting to the non-hunting community. The source is about teaching hunting in school. The credentials of the author (James Swan) are he has appeared in more than a dozen feature films, including "Murder in the First" and "Star Trek: First Contact," as well as the television series "Nash Bridges," "Midnight Caller" and "Modern Marvels" — is the author of the book "In Defense of Hunting." The stance of the author is pro-hunting. He agrees that hunting should continue in the United States. The publisher is ESPN Outdoors. ESPN Outdoors is a well-known website for outdoors men and have their own television program on ESPN. The stance of the publisher is pro-hunting (agrees with hunting). The date of the publication was April 16, 2007, which is very recent. The audience the source was trying to reach was individuals who work with schools and other hunters to promote this new idea of teaching hunting in schools. The article is over a page long, which should give me adequate detail. This source is readily accessible on the Internet. Overall, I believe this source will be suffice for my paper.
The source is relevant to my topic because it discusses a strategy by hunters to influence and promote hunting to the non-hunting community. The source is about teaching hunting in school. The credentials of the author (James Swan) are he has appeared in more than a dozen feature films, including "Murder in the First" and "Star Trek: First Contact," as well as the television series "Nash Bridges," "Midnight Caller" and "Modern Marvels" — is the author of the book "In Defense of Hunting." The stance of the author is pro-hunting. He agrees that hunting should continue in the United States. The publisher is ESPN Outdoors. ESPN Outdoors is a well-known website for outdoors men and have their own television program on ESPN. The stance of the publisher is pro-hunting (agrees with hunting). The date of the publication was April 16, 2007, which is very recent. The audience the source was trying to reach was individuals who work with schools and other hunters to promote this new idea of teaching hunting in schools. The article is over a page long, which should give me adequate detail. This source is readily accessible on the Internet. Overall, I believe this source will be suffice for my paper.
Deadline #6 HW #3 Writing Project Reflection
The steps I took to complete this writing project was brainstorming ideas. After a few hours of pondering, I came up of the topic, hunting controversy. I researched mostly over the Mesa Community College Library Database to get a better feel of my topic. I wrote my research questions and refined it with help from the Bedford Researcher. After getting my research question, I had to continue to find feasible sources. After gaining enough information, I wrote my draft of my research proposal. We peer reviewed our paper in class, was able to correct my mistakes, and turned in my final draft. I believe the steps leading to the final draft were well planned and flowed through each assignment. For the next writing project, I will not need to follow these steps because it is the annotated bibliography. What I am most proud of this writing project is that I really did not procrastinated and I choose a topic that I was interested in. I usually write papers to please instructors, but this is one of the topics I really wanted to write about. That is why it came easy for me to write my research proposal and not procrastinate. I was most concerned about was trying not to plagiarize. I was worried about turnitin.com and wanted to make sure I did not have any problems with it. I read through my paper and made sure there was no connection/similarities to other's writings. What I wanted to improve was my grammatical errors. Even after the draft, I felt my paper was very much error-free, but after rereading it, I still found errors. I hope for the next writing project I will get most of my errors fixed within the peer reviews, and not afterwards. The outcome I worked for was to complete one of the three writing projects of this semester. I feel that I completed the writing project (research proposal) to the best of my ability. For the next writing project, I hope I can make sure the MLA style is correct for my bibliography.
Deadline #6 HW #5 Evidence
The type of evidence I plan on using for WP #3 are observations, personal experiences, library sources, and online sources. I will also like to try for an interview, depending on time constraints. This evidence will be important for my WP #3 because it will give credible information and back up my arguments and claims. I will try to get an observation of an animal-rights activists protest event. I will look in the newspaper and websites to see when the next event will be coming. I will take notes about the content of the event and messages they stress about. I will also learn more about my opponent for my argument. This observation will be a key in my paper because it will show the other side of my argument, which I can rebuttal. Personal experiences I will use will be past hunting trips. During these hunting trips, I have had confrontations will animal-rights activists. I was in the middle of the woods getting harassed by these people with their yelling and banging of their pots and pans. My personal experiences will be a great asset to my paper because it will show they fight between hunters and animal-rights activists. My library and online sources will include articles from newspapers and magazines, and books. I will retrieve these sources from the Mesa Community College Library databases. These sources will give me information I can use to strengthen my claims for my argument. I will also try to get an interview as well. I hope I can interview a game warden. I will contact the Arizona Game and Fish Department and try to schedule an interview with a game warden who has the time to do it. I will most likely perform an interview at the game warden's office. The interview will give me hard evidence because that person is an expert in this field. His/Her information will be knowledgeable and credible. My whole argument evolves around evidence, and I believe I have the information needed to be my evidence.
Deadline #6 HW #4 Annotated Bibliography
Howard, L., Zeman, N. “Anti-rights.” Newsweek 15 (1990): 6. Academic Search Premier. Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ. 4 October 2007.
<http://web.ebscohost.com.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/ehost/detail?vid=6&hid=107&sid=ceb34a96-bc1d-4932-9a13-1e1618cf58f2%40sessionmgr103>.
I found this source on the Mesa Community College Library Databases (Academic Search Premier). This is a respectable source because it was in one of the college library databases. The article (source) was about reports on the American Hunting Rights Action Committee campaign and fight against animal-rights activists. The committee was founded by political consultant David Keene. The campaign was based on advertisement through mail to get the attention of hunters to fight against animal-rights activists. In addition, David Keene wanted to fight against (arguments) with Tony LaRussa, a famous baseball manager who became a leading animal-rights activist spokesperson. This source will be useful for my paper because it discusses what hunters are doing to fight against animal-rights activists. It will give me information on strategies of hunters, which I can use as examples for news about my topic, and not so much about argumentative evidence.
Krieg, E.J. "Going Wild: Hunting, Animal Rights, and the Contested Meaning of Nature." CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 32.n5 (Jan 1995): 877(1). Academic OneFile. Gale. Mesa Community College. 4 Oct. 2007
< http://find.galegroup.com.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/itx/start.do?prodId=AONE>.
I found this source on the Mesa Community College Library Databases (Academic OneFile). This is a respectable source because it is on one of the college library databases. This article (source) talks about the meaning of hunting, animals, and nature and it affects one another. It also talks about the pro- and con- of hunting and its positive and negative impacts it has on animals, and nature itself. This will be an important source for me because it discusses all of the aspects of my topic and will give me valuable information to add in my argument.
Swan, A. James. Hunting In the Classroom. 16 April 2007. ESPN Outdoors. 4 October 2007. <http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/hunting/columns/story?columnist=swan_james&page=g_col_swan_hunter_education_school>.
I found this article on the ESPN Outdoors website. This is a respectable source because it was found under the ESPN Outdoors website and ESPN is a well-known company in the United States. The article was about teaching hunting in schools. The purpose of this was not to make everyone a hunter, but to educate everyone about ethical hunting and its place in responsible environmental management. This source will be useful to me because it discusses about ethical hunting and trying to reach a new audience or public that does not know very much about hunting. This is what truly my argument is about, providing information about why hunting is good and changing other views or adding interest to hunting. I feel very happy to find such a valuable source for my paper.
<http://web.ebscohost.com.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/ehost/detail?vid=6&hid=107&sid=ceb34a96-bc1d-4932-9a13-1e1618cf58f2%40sessionmgr103>.
I found this source on the Mesa Community College Library Databases (Academic Search Premier). This is a respectable source because it was in one of the college library databases. The article (source) was about reports on the American Hunting Rights Action Committee campaign and fight against animal-rights activists. The committee was founded by political consultant David Keene. The campaign was based on advertisement through mail to get the attention of hunters to fight against animal-rights activists. In addition, David Keene wanted to fight against (arguments) with Tony LaRussa, a famous baseball manager who became a leading animal-rights activist spokesperson. This source will be useful for my paper because it discusses what hunters are doing to fight against animal-rights activists. It will give me information on strategies of hunters, which I can use as examples for news about my topic, and not so much about argumentative evidence.
Krieg, E.J. "Going Wild: Hunting, Animal Rights, and the Contested Meaning of Nature." CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 32.n5 (Jan 1995): 877(1). Academic OneFile. Gale. Mesa Community College. 4 Oct. 2007
< http://find.galegroup.com.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/itx/start.do?prodId=AONE>.
I found this source on the Mesa Community College Library Databases (Academic OneFile). This is a respectable source because it is on one of the college library databases. This article (source) talks about the meaning of hunting, animals, and nature and it affects one another. It also talks about the pro- and con- of hunting and its positive and negative impacts it has on animals, and nature itself. This will be an important source for me because it discusses all of the aspects of my topic and will give me valuable information to add in my argument.
Swan, A. James. Hunting In the Classroom. 16 April 2007. ESPN Outdoors. 4 October 2007. <http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/hunting/columns/story?columnist=swan_james&page=g_col_swan_hunter_education_school>.
I found this article on the ESPN Outdoors website. This is a respectable source because it was found under the ESPN Outdoors website and ESPN is a well-known company in the United States. The article was about teaching hunting in schools. The purpose of this was not to make everyone a hunter, but to educate everyone about ethical hunting and its place in responsible environmental management. This source will be useful to me because it discusses about ethical hunting and trying to reach a new audience or public that does not know very much about hunting. This is what truly my argument is about, providing information about why hunting is good and changing other views or adding interest to hunting. I feel very happy to find such a valuable source for my paper.
Deadline #6 HW #1 Reading Reflection
This week's readings were about making arguments based on facts and reason, what kind of information counts as evidence, and evaluating and using sources. This information will help me with upcoming homework and my WP #3 draft. Chapter 4 was about using evidence to defend your argument. The book, Everything's An Argument, states that arguments can be defined into two components: statement and proof. The proof is known as evidence and it is a valuable part of an argument. There is also a great reference in the book about hard evidence and the the TV show, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. It states that CSI needs hard evidence for prosecution. The chapter also talks about getting evidence through statistics, surveys, polls, and interviews. In addition, the book states to use logical structure for arguments to make them clear for audiences, such as using analogies. Chapter 16 was about describing the quality of evidence for arguments. It discussed about firsthand evidence and research, which included observations,interviews,and personal experiences. It also talked about secondhand evidence and research, such as library and online sources. With all this evidence, the book explained how to use this evidence effectively by considering audiences and arrangement. For example, on page 489, the book talks about placing your strongest pieces of evidence in key places, such as the beginning of a paragraphs, or end of the introduction. It also stresses about that evidence should not overpower your argument. Chapter 19 was about evaluating sources to make sure they are feasible for our research paper. It talks about how to evaluate print and electronic sources by questioning relevance, credentials of the author and publisher, how current is the source or site?, and much more. In addition, the chapter talks about how to use the sources in a paper, such as introductions, quotations, and summaries. This week's readings will help me complete HW # 5 and 6 of this week and help me with writing precise arguments with credible evidence for WP # 3.
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