web argument reflection.

The web argument was one of my favorite projects that we did in 105. It wasn't that hard because it was like a mixture of all the projects we had already done. It was good to put all of my information in one place. I chose my audience because this could pertain to anyone. This could be anyone who is interested in the growing technology in the medical field. My purpose was to inform my audience of the growing technology, new expenses, the good and bad of the new technology, and everything else that goes along with it. I chose my design simply because it went well together and it was easy to read. Same with the organization. I figured it was easily read that way and the navigation bar on the side is a good place for navigation. I think its easy to understand and easy to read both sides on my topic and chose your own decision. I am proud of all the new things I have learned to do in dream weaver and I am also proud that I could get it done so quickly. If I had greater technical knowledge I might have incorporated noises or more graphics that were behind the text. That would make it a little bit more interesting. I would have improved my links if I had more time, but in general I am happy with my ending result. My research was easy to find because the topic is rapidly growing and people want to know about it. I am glad that I was able to do this project because it is something that I am interested in and want to know more about. I like to inform people about the things I learn, and with a website, you can even make it interesting.

Reflection on English 105

I have learned a lot in English 105. We did the hypertext essay, multimodal, and a web argument. So far I liked the multimodal best because I understood what I had to do and enjoyed doing it. That is probably why I did well and got done early. The thing I liked least was probably the hypertext because it was still new to me how to use dreamweaver. Once I cought on it was okay but the hypertext was not one of my best works. I like the blogging, but I would like to blog about things other than english for an assignment. Overall I have learned how to make web pages, and link sources directly from the internet. I liked learning about my major and what types of problems are in my major. The only thing I would have done different is maybe small minor changes on my projects. I liked everything we have done so far so I am glad I got to take this course.

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Claim Blog

Claim:

Scientists should exercise caution when developing new technologies in the medical field. Although technology has certainly enhanced patient care and recovery, the possibility exists for long-term, sociological and medical repercussions as technological capabilities advance.



what it is I have so far.

Is technology hurting or helping medical field?

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Since the beginning of Medical Science about YEAR, people have been trying to improve it. Doctors are always learning new things from each other, finding new vaccines and even new medicines. Technology in the medical field is advancing more and more everyday. Most think this is great, they are helping people and saving lives. There are beliefs that there will eventually be technology to help people to live 150 years. Most seek eternal life and think this is great.

Medical researchers are trying to do the right thing and help people and although we think of this new medical technology as a good invention, there are some down sides to the possible technology that is out there. It can lead to a decrease in communication, global effects, and frustration when the system shuts down, overpopulation, more expenses.

Therefore, one must question weather we should keep advancing technology. This project will explore the controversial issue of medical technology. Is technology having more disadvantages or is it more beneficial for the world in general?

About me:

My name is Amy Miles and I am currently a student at Purdue. I am in my second semester, in the nursing program, and hoping to graduate in the next couple of years. I want to attend an out of state college (somewhere warm) to get my masters degree and I am excited to start my life. I have always been involved in many activities such as baseball, tennis, dance, history club, astronomy club, and I have always been interested in Sea life. I like to learn about my activities before I engage myself in them, for example I thought about a Marine Biology major so I studied it a little in high school. The medical field also interests me, hence the nursing major, so I was glad to be able to do this argument for my English 105 class. I am hoping to learn more about my topic before I get into the field and deal with everyday problems with the medical technology. I hope that my passed activities and experience will help me to develop situational issues.

For: benefits examples of both

Against: disadvantages examples of both.

My perspective:

In my opinion, technology isn’t necessarily just good or bad. In the medical field it has its pros and cons so medical researchers and technologists need to watch the new inventions they make and really consider the consequences of the technology. They need to consider global effects and how it may hurt the rest of the world.

Conclusion: What learned from both sides of argument? Not pro or con. Medical researchers need to watch what they make or research to consider global effects. And consider the other consequences.

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Synthesis

Academically, I sometimes have a hard time finding topics to write about. When it is an open topic my hardest part is defiantly finding something to write about. When there is a certain topic, then my introduction paragraph is the hardest because its the starting point. Once I start writing and getting into it the easier it gets. Sometimes I have trouble putting my thoughts into words too. I usually don't have too much trouble getting my point across, but when I do I have no idea how to fix it. In the multimodal this all affected my writing. The hardest part in the multimodal was starting and figuring out where to put all my research. My topic on medical technology was easily cited because there was a lot of information on the topic. Using sources can be hard sometimes because you might not know how to paraphrase or summarize or if it is even an appropriate excerpt to put into your essay. In general writing has gotten easier for me, but there are still some areas where I would like to improve. It gets hard to think of new ideas and change around someone else's words into your own sometimes.


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Multimodal Informative Essay Refelction Blog

The Multimodal Informative Essay was a whole new way of writing for me. I have never incorporated outside media sources into an essay. For my Multimodal, I chose to speak to a wide variety of people in my essay because it could be to anyone who is interested in medical technology. I wanted to inform my audience of the positives and negatives of all the new technology that is popping up in the medical field.

In my design for the multimodal, I was most proud that I was able to put pictures and videos into my text. I feel like it looks a lot more professional and that I knew what I was doing. I would like to learn how to do even more to make it look like a real web page. I would have liked to put in tabs or a navigation on the left hand side, and make the title stick out more or have its own heading. I think it would be a lot more appealing if I did that and it would also look more professional.


I defiantly had enough time to work on the multimodal. I was glad I did all my writing at home so I could finish up and make it look nice in class. I had extra time to work with dream weaver to figure out some new things and to learn how to move the pictures all around.

I probably should have read through it one more time to check for grammatical errors, but I don't believe I made that many. Again, I am glad I did the writing at home so I could do a lot of revisions in class, it made it a lot easier to get it done on time and it wasn't so stressful.

In the future I hope that I can finish my writing at home so that I have the same advantages that I had this time for my multimodal. I believe that it turned out good and I want to keep improving and make my web argument even better.

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Research

Research is to study something thoroughly so as to present in a detailed, accurate manner and talk a little about what you know about research writing so far. I have wrote research papers on anorexia, spider monkeys, and Shakespeare. I mainly looked my information up on google or ask jeeves. I also have had to use book sources for some of my research projects. The books are harder to find because I was never taught how to use a library. I would rather do my research online. I usually spend a few hours finding the perfect information for my research projects. For anorexia, I used online journals, books, and life experiences of an anorexic. We give attribution to the original authors so that we don't get caught for plagiarism. We use other people's words for support so that we can contribute to the academic conversation and so that we show that we have a good view and know what we are talking about. MLA and APA are different ways to cite a research paper. MLA is usually used by writers who are not required to use a particular writing style. It focuses on citing information about the author of a research source. APA is used when writing a psychological paper or any social sciences paper. It is usually used when sources are from published journals, articles, and frequently published works. It focuses more on the date and title.


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