Marusak Journal Entries Iveta Marusak Course Journal

Marusak Journal Entries Iveta Marusak Course Journal Journal Entry One: Me a Writer? I guess everyone is required to take at least one composition course, so it doesn't bother me to have to take this class. In some ways I am actually excited about taking the class. I am not a great writer, and I hope that this class will give me some tools that will make me more successful in other college classes that require writing. I know that most classes have at least some writing.

Also, I think since I have a good attitude about the course, I will be able to write well during it. I learned that I could get better when it comes to writing different kinds of essays. There is also a lot about writing that I don't know, and this course will help me. One of the ways that the course can help me is that I can learn to write what I think better. It seems hard to put what you think on paper.

Also, I am a terrible speller and do not have a very good vocabulary. Maybe this course will help with this also. Journal Entry Two: Brainstorming and Thesis Brainstorming List of the impact computers have had on my life. 1. They make it easier to write because I am a bad speller. 2. I do not like to use paper and pencil because it takes too much time. 3. I have a computer in my car which helps it run better. 4. I can go on Facebook because there are computers. 5.

I can take some classes online which gets my course work done faster. 6. Having a laptop means that I can go anywhere and have a computer. 7. I am able to have all of the music I want. 8. I can use email or tweet to talk to anyone. 9. I can make free phone calls from the internet. 10. It is easier to complete assignments because of the computer. 11. It seems to cause people to be lazier than they used to be. 12.

It sometimes messes up and then can cause a lot of problems. 14. It makes it so everyone can have a whole bunch of TV channels. 15. Gaming is good and bad. Fun, but it makes a lot of people zone out. Thesis: The computer has made it easier to communicate and work, but it does have its downside too.

Journal Entry Three: Brainstorming and Organization I would probably focus more on the positive aspects of the computer than the negative ones because it seems that computers are more positive overall than negative. To develop the thesis, I would talk about my eighth and ninth entries (communication), the sixth entry (about mobility with a laptop), and then I would talk about how computer glitches can have widespread negative effects. Outline I. Introduction and thesis. II. Communication. III. Work Applications IV. Computer Glitches V. Conclusion.

Journal Entry Four: Revising Purpose and Audience: The main audience for the paper is anyone young person who has a grandparent. It is meant to help the person slow down and realize that everyone is not computer savvy. The purpose of the essay is to help these grandchildren with ways that they can actually communicate with their grandparent that will have more meaning to them. Several times it talks about the smell and feel.

This shows the reader that some people, especially those that do not use a computer, would like to get a letter than an email. Thesis Statement, Topic Sentences and Paragraphs: It seems that the thesis statement for this essay is the first sentence "Instead of using emails, mail a letter to your grandparents." From this statement, the writer goes in to build the entire essay. This statement is also the first topic sentence and it describes the paragraph about writing instead of sending electronic mail.

The second topic sentence is much like the first and does not seem to go with the following paragraph as well as the first one. The last paragraph starts with "The convenience and efficiency of computers can't be matched by regular postal service," which helps conclude the essay. Evidence: The author talks about what an email is, and that it is impersonal. A letter is tactile, and it is easier for someone to be reminded of the person who wrote it.

The author also talks about the fact that computers have only been around for a short period of time. This means that some people are not used to emails, but they have gotten used to receiving letters. Another piece of evidence is that a letter is permanent, while an email is not. Organization: The essay is organized in three different parts. First, it talks about why grandparents may enjoy letters more than emails. The second paragraph talks about how letters are more real than emails.

The third paragraph wraps the whole thing up. The essay has the same thread throughout the article about sending letters instead of letters. Journal Entry Five: Public Space Part One: As far as changing the way I act to satisfy someone else, I thought about having a job. It seems like especially in a job where you have to deal with the public a person is going to have adjust their way of doing things.

If a person works in a fast food place, then they have to be able to put the other person's interests ahead of their own. This means that if the customer is belligerent, then the worker will have to try and calm them down. Even if that is not what the worker would normally do. Another time that public space may be altered is when an adult is around children. The child may be more selfish than the adult and not willing to alter their way of doing things.

Also, the adult has enough experience that they are better able to alter the way that they do things. A child may also make demands that are against what an adult may normally do, but they alter that to please the child. It seems that there are a lot of situations like this. Part Two: If a person is a poor speller, or does not pay attention to grammar, they make it harder to read what they have written. The reader is expecting something smooth.

So, if the writer makes it to where they have to start and stop a lot, it can make it difficult for the reader. Bad grammar just sounds bad to the ear, so a reader will probably not understand what they are saying. Bad spelling may make it hard for the reader to understand the word that is being written.

Journal Entry Six: Narration Scene: Going through my finals last year caused me to have stress about the tests themselves, and to worry about the grades I was going to make. Also, I was pressured by my friends to spend time with them instead if studying. Key Actions: I realized that if I was going to make college work, I was going to have buckle down and study. I had to ignore my friends, which was not a popular decision sometimes, and it was hard for me to do.

Key Participants: Mostly the friends that I have. Key Lines of Dialogue: I can't remember anything specifically, but most of the conversations were about going to a club or a restaurant. I was not able most of the time. Feelings: I felt like my friends were not supporting me which made the experience even harder. Journal Entry Seven: Description Sensory Details: I am going to use the situation that I used in the last journal entry for this one also.

In my mind's eye I could see what my friends were doing, and I could see the pages in front of me. The smell of the library was stale, but the smell of a restaurant is pleasing. When I was studying, I could hear all of the sights and sounds around me and they were distracting, but if I had went with my friends all of the sounds would have enhanced the experience.

At a restaurant you can enjoy the taste of food with friends, but stale pizza while studying does not taste good. Finally, I could touch the books and the papers, and they were cold; the main touch when I am with friends is them. A friend feels better than a book. Comparison: Flipping pages in a book when your friends a partying without you is like standing in line at the DMV. Evaluation: The easiest one to write about was sight.

I guess that is because I use it more often than all of the other senses. It just seems that people are adjusted to sight better than all of the other senses. The hardest for this exercise was taste. It was difficult to equate taste to having difficulty with finals studying. Journal Entry Eight: Illustration List 1. Tired 2. Frustration 3. Anger 4. Peace 5. Overwhelmed 6. Distraught 7. Uncomplaining 8. Help 9. Irritated 10. Grateful Some of the words that I used could be morphed into one.

I thought about specific situations when I was going through difficulties because of the balancing act and that led to some of the negative words. I feel anger because when things do not work out it seems like it is because someone else is not helping when they should be. Anger seems to be a natural reaction. I do not want to be angry at a specific person, so I usually am angry at the situation. I can remember a time that I felt peace about the whole arrangement also.

One time I was having to take a test and I was also having some difficulty at home. I basically just meditated about the importance of both, and realized that I needed to focus on the test. After I finished the test I could work on the family situation. It worked out, and I felt a lot of peace because I thought I had made a mature decision. Another word I used was uncomplaining because I try to make sure that I do not complain about the difficulties I face.

Sometimes people seem to be yelling at me at work, school and home. I just have to realize that they may be frustrated to. It is difficult sometimes, and I will complain but very rarely. It just does not seem to do any good. Thesis: Balancing all of the responsibilities one has can be difficult, but by time management, maintaining healthy relationships, and separating the important from the mundane life can be a lot easier. Journal Entry Nine: Comparison and Contrast Doctors have always scared me for some reason.

When I was small, I remember a doctor was going to give me a shot. Although my mom was holding me, I still saw the needle coming closer and knew it was going to hurt. I could not help crying, and then screaming, when the needle was inserted. I am less of a baby about shots now, but not by much. Journal Entry Ten: Classification and Division Students are most likely to cheat because they want to make it easier for themselves; basically, because they are lazy.

This can be broken up as stemming from fear of failure, a prolonged exposure to this type of activity, or the person could have developed a moral code in which this was okay for them. Journal Entry Eleven: Definition Cheating is defined as breaking rules to gain an advantage in a competitive situation. This means that there is a contest that one wants to win, and they believe that they need some advantage to succeed.

This can be in academics, sports or any other endeavor that requires a person to reach a goal. Cheating also has specific feelings associated with it. The main thing I feel when I cheat is worry. Of course, I worry that I will get caught, but I also worry that I am not doing the right thing. Cheating carries a heavy personal toll for me. It makes me sick to my stomach and difficult to think.

If I know I am cheating at an activity, I am more likely to not succeed because I am cheating. So, I know it is better to just do the right thing from the beginning. I also get angry with myself because I feel the need to cheat. Either I am angry because I think that I could not do it on my own, or because I cannot just admit that I do not have the skill to do this by myself.

The anger grows to frustration, and then the whole enterprise is done. I can't think, especially if it is a test, because I know I am doing the wrong thing. Definition: As I wrote before, cheating has to do with trying to gain an unfair advantage. This definition can be separated to sports and academics. For sports this may mean that cheating is taking substances that give the body more strength or staying power during an event.

This enhance ability gives the cheater a greater ability that was not previously their own. In academics, this advantage can be that the person has written out a cheat sheet which gives them the answers other do not have. The cheater is not using preparation to guide them, but they are bringing something to the classroom that gives them the advantage. Also, cheating can be completed by looking at someone else's work. This type of advantage robs both from the cheater and the person they are cheating off of.

Journal Entry Twelve: Argument Using compare/contrast, it is easy to respond to the piece based on what would be gained and what would be lost. If a person buys an organ, or sells and organ, they are either harming themselves or another person. But, they are also gaining money while the other person is gaining a life-giving organ. A dead body remains a human body. That means that they should be afforded respect. Also, it should remind the person seeing the body of their own mortality.

They could be the person on the slab, and then how would they feel if they were disrespected. A dead body may be missing the essence of life, but other than that it is the same as when it was living. However, there are those who take it too far. A dead body can be used for medical research. If it helps other people to live better lives, then it is not disrespect. When people think that any type of organ removal is disrespect, they go too far.

It is possible to essentially mutilate a body with good purpose. However, my basic thought is that a dead body should be afforded the same respect because it was once living. Sometimes the body will be used in research or for transplantation, but that should only be when they gave express permission. The person should be able to be remembered as they were in life no matter who they are. It is wrong to just throw the body around like a stick of wood.

Using it with no more feeling than if it was a doll. Journal Entry Thirteen: Web Site Evaluation The two websites offer a lot of information. It seems like both of them have a lot of.