I definitely think that being able to know how to find different resources will be very helpful. This can be used in future classes and throughout everyday life. Also, another thing that has really been something to note from this class is looking deeper into things that seem one sided. I am talking about the …
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Blog Post #13
To write my dirty draft, I sat down in my room after having completed all other work or things that might bug me or be on my mind during writing so that I did not get distracted or fins a reason to stop writing or “take a break.” I had my friend help me brainstorm …
Blog Post #12
The group of peers would more than likely, upon hearing my argument, be in agreement with the aspect of funding NASA as a whole. I think it is not common knowledge to know about private funding, although many people do know who Elon Musk is, although they might be ok with two-sided funding because they …
Blog Post #11
Throughout the time we have had to revise and shape our topics and essays during the course of this class, my topic has been changed many times. My original goal was to talk about extraterrestrial life or other Earth-like planets. That idea became harder and harder as I tried to research which may be because …
Blog Post #10
My topic is on space exploration with a focus on aspects like funding and relevance. When I started out researching, I was too focused with my topic and it turned out to be a major complication. After revising my topic, the outcome lead to space exploration but because I had already researched deeper in on …
Blog Post #9
After switching my topic to space exploration aspects, I am finding it a lot easier to access points of view and counterexamples to my essay. The first source I found was https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/whyweexplore/Why_We_03_pt1.html Because I altered my topic, It was a lot easier to find viewpoints that strain my topic. This made me really excited because …
Blog Post #8
Over spring break, I plan to spend a good portion of my time researching and since the lengthy break allows for more focus on these studies, I am hoping to find an argument to my topic. Because I live in a town of 110 people, I don’t have the option to visit a local library …
Blog Post #7
I feel like I have learned a lot so far about Critical writing and reading as well. English 102 has really helped me because when we learned how to read laterally, it opened my eyes on how to think about what an author is saying or what I think of his or her words. This …
Blog Post #6
An additional informational source I found was a piece from USA Today. Although this source is written in 2003, the fact that it is outdated helps with my argument. This article states that within the next ten years, we will have found another earth like planet. that would mean that we should have found an …
Blog Post #5
Periodical- https://ezproxy.uwc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=cookie,ip,cpid&custid=s5805083&db=a9h&AN=91699045&site=ehost-live&scope=site This article tells how we have not yet found any other Earth like planets, but it is counted on that we will continue to look because of our races fascination with extraterrestrial life. It poses questions like is our world a common occurrence or an outlier, or, is it possible that a planet …
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