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.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
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.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Deadline #5 HW #6 Deadline Reflection
Paulette- HW #6 http://pauletteestrada.blogspot.com/
Kathy- HW #3 http://laceyariz.blogspot.com/
Camille- HW #5 http://camlunamcc.blogspot.com/
Tara- HW #5 http://tmbates1.blogspot.com/
Jared- HW #5 http://jmzucker.blogspot.com/
This week's work made me realize the different aspects of peer editing. I was able to learn what to look for on my classmate's drafts. I not only corrected grammatical errors, but went deeper to understand each one's proposal and make sure they have the content to be successful. Reviewing my classmate's drafts made me realize what I have to correct on my paper. I will also use my classmate's comments to fix my draft and hopefully produce a good final draft next week.
Kathy- HW #3 http://laceyariz.blogspot.com/
Camille- HW #5 http://camlunamcc.blogspot.com/
Tara- HW #5 http://tmbates1.blogspot.com/
Jared- HW #5 http://jmzucker.blogspot.com/
This week's work made me realize the different aspects of peer editing. I was able to learn what to look for on my classmate's drafts. I not only corrected grammatical errors, but went deeper to understand each one's proposal and make sure they have the content to be successful. Reviewing my classmate's drafts made me realize what I have to correct on my paper. I will also use my classmate's comments to fix my draft and hopefully produce a good final draft next week.
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