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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I wrote the hypertext essay on neurotransmitters , keeping in mind that just about anybody can read it. My audience was just about anyone who was interested in the topic of how the drugs such as Adderall can effect peoples brains. The topic has lately been one on the minds of students and educators. I think students might be the most interested in my essay because it pertains to the students who have or thought about using the drug. It is very easy to get in the college community and many have turned to it before a big test or paper. It shows the side effects, what happens to the brain, and how it can quite possibly be considered cheating. Many students don't realize the chances they are taking when they decide to take the drug. I think that the design of this hypertext essay was suitable for the audience because they can easily click on the hyperlinks that they were most interested in. If I had more time I think that I would have done more research on the studies done on how the brain reacts with the people with and without ADD. I would have also liked to have more on the placebo effect and if it is in effect here. I would have also liked to improved the layout and I would make the title more interesting if I had the technical knowledge. I would want people to be attracted to my hypertext right away to make it more appealing. My goal was to create a hypertext that was easy to read and informative on my subject. I would like to accomplish good, informative information this semester and I believe that my first hypertext essay is just a glimpse of the things that I would like to do.

Kissing the War Goodbye

The photo I chose from Life Magazine was "Kissing the War Goodbye". It is the photo was taken after World War 2 was over, also known as V-J Day. It took place on August 14, 1945. My first response when seeing this photo is the passion and affection shown in the strangers actions. Not many people know that the nurse and the sailor were complete strangers, and were just sharing this special time together. This photo really caught my eye because they look so happy and its a perfect pose. I can feel the happiness and joy between the two. I strongly see the rhetorical device, pathos, illustrated in this photo because of the emotions that are involved in it. The two look very happy that the war is over and that appeals to pathos. This picture was picked for the cover of Life Magazine because the war was over and the joy was spreading throughout the country. It was a moment in time, because even the people in the background are all smiling and happy at this particular moment. It was a joyous moment for the whole country. This picture portrays the joy that the sailors felt when the war was over. It can also show a sign of victory and relief that the war is over.


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Technology in the Medical Field.

For my topic this semester, I choose Science and Technology: the good the bad and the ugly. I figured that this would go good with my major, nursing. For this semester I am going to explore how technology has influenced the medical community, the moral and ethical issues of technology, and how it has improved the medical field.

Technology has influence the medical field in many ways. The technology these days lets humans live a longer with more quality of life. On the other hand, many have moral issues with using technology for medical purposes. Some religions don't believe in using the technology to save lives because they were meant to die at that particular time. Also, people get disturbed by the fact that we are using technology to do stem cell research and some cloning, such as dolly the sheep. Many people are thankful for the new technology because it has sped up reaction times in the emergency rooms in life and death situations. It has also become easier to monitor a patient while in care of a doctor.

Overall, technology has made a huge impact on how the nurses and doctors work together, with patients, or even alone. It can really be a big help but I am concerned about one day that everyone will be dependant on technology and not use their head. Technology isn't always going to work and could shut down. Although there are down sides, I am glad that we have high-tech machines today.






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