Revised Research
Monday, December 12, 2011
Final Jessica Elliott
Jessica Elliott
English 102
Mr. Neuburger
12 December 2011
Final
My experience in English 102 has been quite different than any of my other English classes. I have been introduced to new things such as twitter and scribe. I never used any of these cites before this class. The various writings in this class were not too difficult until we came to the research paper. My own writing has improved with the many papers we had to write. My experience with writing research papers was fine, I didn’t care for the writing section but the research part was what I enjoyed most. I liked learning about the Holocaust; there were a lot of things I didn’t know. And the learning of this made me think of things a little differently. I think it’s so sad what has happen to those people.
The impact of technology was a huge factor in everything we did. After we did any assignment we needed to up load it to scribe. All the different cites that was introduced was a bit over whelming at times. I liked that when doing a research paper there is so many ways to organize it. You can use the web and have book marks to help hold information which I thought was exciting. I never liked having to keep together all my information I tend to lose something.
I have learned about writing papers in previous classes but the one thing I had trouble on was the in text citations. It was confusing at times but I think I finally got the hang of it. The comments from my papers were helpful and it helped me with other papers I wrote in class. I liked the different stories we read about and then discussed about in class. I enjoyed it when we got in groups and discussed about the stories we had read. I seem to learn more when I do group projects or settings. I would have liked to of done more group projects to get to know the people in the class a little better. I think I would have felt more comfortable posting my work if I did.
My writing has improved as I said earlier but it still needs a lot of work in my opinion. I’ve learned how to write papers but I was a little rusty since I haven’t written a research paper in a couple of years. I needed the refreshment on things such as MLA format and work cited page and paraphrasing of other authors work. I think over all this semester was good and I came out learning many new and exciting things.
English 102
Mr. Neuburger
12 December 2011
Final
My experience in English 102 has been quite different than any of my other English classes. I have been introduced to new things such as twitter and scribe. I never used any of these cites before this class. The various writings in this class were not too difficult until we came to the research paper. My own writing has improved with the many papers we had to write. My experience with writing research papers was fine, I didn’t care for the writing section but the research part was what I enjoyed most. I liked learning about the Holocaust; there were a lot of things I didn’t know. And the learning of this made me think of things a little differently. I think it’s so sad what has happen to those people.
The impact of technology was a huge factor in everything we did. After we did any assignment we needed to up load it to scribe. All the different cites that was introduced was a bit over whelming at times. I liked that when doing a research paper there is so many ways to organize it. You can use the web and have book marks to help hold information which I thought was exciting. I never liked having to keep together all my information I tend to lose something.
I have learned about writing papers in previous classes but the one thing I had trouble on was the in text citations. It was confusing at times but I think I finally got the hang of it. The comments from my papers were helpful and it helped me with other papers I wrote in class. I liked the different stories we read about and then discussed about in class. I enjoyed it when we got in groups and discussed about the stories we had read. I seem to learn more when I do group projects or settings. I would have liked to of done more group projects to get to know the people in the class a little better. I think I would have felt more comfortable posting my work if I did.
My writing has improved as I said earlier but it still needs a lot of work in my opinion. I’ve learned how to write papers but I was a little rusty since I haven’t written a research paper in a couple of years. I needed the refreshment on things such as MLA format and work cited page and paraphrasing of other authors work. I think over all this semester was good and I came out learning many new and exciting things.
Cody Bareford-Final
Cody Bareford
Larry Neuberger
English Composition 102
Monday, December 12, 2011
Final
In today’s society the importance of furthering ones education past high school is almost required. Recent facts show that college graduates on average make approximately eight hundred thousand more dollars in a lifetime compared to someone with a high school degree or equivalent. Although it may be quite a struggle for some citizens to fund themselves through college at times, the evidence is apparent that in the long run it pays to get an education.
One of the most difficult parts about furthering ones education is choosing what field you would like to major in. Some people follow their life long dreams of becoming doctors or police officers, while others struggle with this decision considering every option of what they can turn themselves into. As long as the person enjoys what they do for a living, which can sometimes be difficult even with a college education, then money shouldn’t necessarily be the main priority in choosing a career, although a little extra money never hurts.
The most important step in continuing your education is to meet an academic advisor to set up an academic plan and begin taking classes, after all, one can’t educate themselves further sitting at home. The next step is to show up, do homework, and pay attention. This can be very difficult at times, especially when work begins to interfere with your school schedule, or family emergencies pop up, but never give up. As long as you keep a positive attitude you can overcome any obstacle and make any dream attainable, even if you have to make multiple attempts.
The most difficult part of having an education can actually come after you earn your degree, finding a job. Today more students are staying in school for longer periods of time due to the simple fact that the job market is becoming very limited because of the recession. With the limited job availability there are many older and more qualified citizens taking over jobs that aren’t directly in their profession to provide for their families, leaving college graduates out of the picture. Although more education is beneficial which allows students to learn more and gain additional experience in their field of study. On the plus side it is practically impossible to be over staffed in the medical field considering how they are often shorthanded.
In the end furthering your education opens many opportunities in a person’s life, for example in the state of Missouri as long as you have sixty two credit hours you can legally be a substitute teacher. Also holding a degree in general opens job opportunities in many fields. Yet the best part is, one can never have too much knowledge one and can always educate themselves further in numerous subjects.
hughes, karen. Benefits of a college degree. N.p., 16 Feb. 2006. Web. 12 Dec. 2011.
Longley, Robert. Lifetime Earnings Soar with Education. N.p., 24 Aug. 2011. Web. 12 Dec. 2011.
Larry Neuberger
English Composition 102
Monday, December 12, 2011
Final
In today’s society the importance of furthering ones education past high school is almost required. Recent facts show that college graduates on average make approximately eight hundred thousand more dollars in a lifetime compared to someone with a high school degree or equivalent. Although it may be quite a struggle for some citizens to fund themselves through college at times, the evidence is apparent that in the long run it pays to get an education.
One of the most difficult parts about furthering ones education is choosing what field you would like to major in. Some people follow their life long dreams of becoming doctors or police officers, while others struggle with this decision considering every option of what they can turn themselves into. As long as the person enjoys what they do for a living, which can sometimes be difficult even with a college education, then money shouldn’t necessarily be the main priority in choosing a career, although a little extra money never hurts.
The most important step in continuing your education is to meet an academic advisor to set up an academic plan and begin taking classes, after all, one can’t educate themselves further sitting at home. The next step is to show up, do homework, and pay attention. This can be very difficult at times, especially when work begins to interfere with your school schedule, or family emergencies pop up, but never give up. As long as you keep a positive attitude you can overcome any obstacle and make any dream attainable, even if you have to make multiple attempts.
The most difficult part of having an education can actually come after you earn your degree, finding a job. Today more students are staying in school for longer periods of time due to the simple fact that the job market is becoming very limited because of the recession. With the limited job availability there are many older and more qualified citizens taking over jobs that aren’t directly in their profession to provide for their families, leaving college graduates out of the picture. Although more education is beneficial which allows students to learn more and gain additional experience in their field of study. On the plus side it is practically impossible to be over staffed in the medical field considering how they are often shorthanded.
In the end furthering your education opens many opportunities in a person’s life, for example in the state of Missouri as long as you have sixty two credit hours you can legally be a substitute teacher. Also holding a degree in general opens job opportunities in many fields. Yet the best part is, one can never have too much knowledge one and can always educate themselves further in numerous subjects.
hughes, karen. Benefits of a college degree. N.p., 16 Feb. 2006. Web. 12 Dec. 2011.
Longley, Robert. Lifetime Earnings Soar with Education. N.p., 24 Aug. 2011. Web. 12 Dec. 2011.
Final Exam
Jason Florez
Mr. Neuburger
12/12/11 Comp II
Final Exam
I’ve always thought I was a pretty good writer for the most part. I have a descent vocabulary and I enjoy reading, so that helps. But one thing I’ve always had trouble with is my thesis statement. I’ve have countless English teachers in my twenty-three years on this earth, none of them gave me a clear precise outline for thesis statements. Mr. Neuburger sat me down a few times one-on-one and explained to me, in detail, what was wrong with my thesis statement and helped me figure out a solution to the problem. You don’t see one-on-one time between professors and students in college very often, but it’s the most important time to learn.
Doing research for papers I have to write I never found enjoyable. It was always work to me. Mainly because it was always for a class assignment, but partially because I wasn’t very good at it. I didn’t know how to tell the difference between a primary, secondary or non-credible source. This semester I learned exactly how to tell the difference between those three and knowing that information has helped me research for my papers this year.
I had never used Twitter before this class and had no idea what it was. We used Twitter several times in class to prove our participation in previous assignments. It was different than any teaching style that I have encountered and I really enjoyed it. Even though I’m somebody who participates in classroom discussions daily, this teaching method made it so the people who normally don’t say a word all year were forced to participate in class discussions. More professors should use Twitter at least some because many people feel much more comfortable chatting online than talking to someone face-to-face.
Bitly really came in handy this year for me. Once again, a tool that I was unaware of its existence that I now use very often. Bitly takes ridiculously, pointlessly long URLs and transforms them into easy to use, short URLs in seconds. This tool has proved to be very useful to me and I’ve used it several times in almost all my classes this semester.
The last thing I learned this semester that I will take with me is Blogger. Blogger is a neat tool because it allowed us to view each other’s work online. The first day of class we all wrote a paragraph about ourselves and posted it on Blogger. Then we commented on what each other had written. I’ve done many different “get to know you” games and exercises but this was by far the most affective. It allowed us to share many things about ourselves and since it was all posted on Blogger we could all give feedback to each other and ask questions without even saying a word. It was much less time consuming and much more informative than most.
Before this class the longest paper I had ever written was about 5 pages long. This semester a paper with a 10 page minimum was assigned. I had trouble getting starting on it but once I did it turned out to be not quite as difficult as I thought. The most difficult aspect of it that I had to deal with was the fact that it’s very difficult for me to concentrate in class. When there are people around me working, writing, typing, talking, and whatever else might be going on, it’s almost impossible for me to focus. This made it challenging for me to make progression on my paper in class and put more pressure on me to get it done on my own at home. It was good for me and I learned a lot from it.
What I’m most disappointed in myself about this semester is my lack of attendance. I needed this class and the 7 o’clock time slot was the only one that would fit my schedule. I intended to make it to this class as much as my others but it proved to be a very challenging feat. I know I could’ve learned more if my class attendance was higher but I still feel like I grasped the important tools taught in this course. From now on I will definitely make a point to make it to class more often.
The last thing I’m going to say about this course this semester was the professor himself. In college, the course is almost solely dependent on the professor. He or she makes their own outline for the course and has their own teaching methods. Many professors are very bland and boring. This course might not have been the most exciting but the fact that Mr. Neuburger was always here and always happy to be here made every difference in the world. He made us laugh daily along with teaching the material. You don’t find that very often.
Mr. Neuburger
12/12/11 Comp II
Final Exam
I’ve always thought I was a pretty good writer for the most part. I have a descent vocabulary and I enjoy reading, so that helps. But one thing I’ve always had trouble with is my thesis statement. I’ve have countless English teachers in my twenty-three years on this earth, none of them gave me a clear precise outline for thesis statements. Mr. Neuburger sat me down a few times one-on-one and explained to me, in detail, what was wrong with my thesis statement and helped me figure out a solution to the problem. You don’t see one-on-one time between professors and students in college very often, but it’s the most important time to learn.
Doing research for papers I have to write I never found enjoyable. It was always work to me. Mainly because it was always for a class assignment, but partially because I wasn’t very good at it. I didn’t know how to tell the difference between a primary, secondary or non-credible source. This semester I learned exactly how to tell the difference between those three and knowing that information has helped me research for my papers this year.
I had never used Twitter before this class and had no idea what it was. We used Twitter several times in class to prove our participation in previous assignments. It was different than any teaching style that I have encountered and I really enjoyed it. Even though I’m somebody who participates in classroom discussions daily, this teaching method made it so the people who normally don’t say a word all year were forced to participate in class discussions. More professors should use Twitter at least some because many people feel much more comfortable chatting online than talking to someone face-to-face.
Bitly really came in handy this year for me. Once again, a tool that I was unaware of its existence that I now use very often. Bitly takes ridiculously, pointlessly long URLs and transforms them into easy to use, short URLs in seconds. This tool has proved to be very useful to me and I’ve used it several times in almost all my classes this semester.
The last thing I learned this semester that I will take with me is Blogger. Blogger is a neat tool because it allowed us to view each other’s work online. The first day of class we all wrote a paragraph about ourselves and posted it on Blogger. Then we commented on what each other had written. I’ve done many different “get to know you” games and exercises but this was by far the most affective. It allowed us to share many things about ourselves and since it was all posted on Blogger we could all give feedback to each other and ask questions without even saying a word. It was much less time consuming and much more informative than most.
Before this class the longest paper I had ever written was about 5 pages long. This semester a paper with a 10 page minimum was assigned. I had trouble getting starting on it but once I did it turned out to be not quite as difficult as I thought. The most difficult aspect of it that I had to deal with was the fact that it’s very difficult for me to concentrate in class. When there are people around me working, writing, typing, talking, and whatever else might be going on, it’s almost impossible for me to focus. This made it challenging for me to make progression on my paper in class and put more pressure on me to get it done on my own at home. It was good for me and I learned a lot from it.
What I’m most disappointed in myself about this semester is my lack of attendance. I needed this class and the 7 o’clock time slot was the only one that would fit my schedule. I intended to make it to this class as much as my others but it proved to be a very challenging feat. I know I could’ve learned more if my class attendance was higher but I still feel like I grasped the important tools taught in this course. From now on I will definitely make a point to make it to class more often.
The last thing I’m going to say about this course this semester was the professor himself. In college, the course is almost solely dependent on the professor. He or she makes their own outline for the course and has their own teaching methods. Many professors are very bland and boring. This course might not have been the most exciting but the fact that Mr. Neuburger was always here and always happy to be here made every difference in the world. He made us laugh daily along with teaching the material. You don’t find that very often.
Final Exam-Cortney Hazelrigg
Cortney Hazelrigg
Mr. Neuburger
English 102
12 December 2011
English 102 Final
Coming into this English 102 class I was a little on edge, I have heard from many friends that in 102 there is a lot of writing and essays that you do over the semester. I was surprised when we went over the course objectives and through the first two weeks I was feeling much better about this class.
I have learned a lot about academic writing throughout this semester and I have learned much more than any other English class that I have taken before. I have learned the most and the most helpful information has been the researching and citations. Even in high school I have not learned much about either until this class. I believe that the information that I have learned in this class will stay with me and help me out through everything else while going to school.
Writing the research paper I was going into thinking that it would be another horrible experience and writing at the last minute to get in finished, but again I was shocked! It was nice having so much class time to write and do the research during class. I found it very helpful that we could ask any question and could ask in class unlike most times where I would have been at home and waiting for an email. It was also very helpful with all the books and resources that you gave us during class and really made writing the paper so much easier. I wish all teachers would do it this way but that would be too much to ask for.
The short one paragraph essays were extremely helpful too; it really made you think about what to say since we were limited how many words. I enjoyed writing them and found it to be challenging for myself which is good for a person every now and then. I wish that more teachers would do the essays like those because students would be challenging themselves, and over time it is going to make us better writers.
The use of so much technology was a lot of fun, but then became frustrating at the same time. I enjoyed using the twitter because I usually won’t speak up and say what I want to say so that made it nice that we could all talk about a topic and everyone could participate at once. On the other side I can see where it might be a good thing to make students talk out loud and become comfortable with speaking and their class mates. I also really enjoyed blogger I thought it was a really cool way of keeping track of your assignments. Again it did get confusing when we would have to do all the different things with the assignments but it was challenging and taught me that it might take time but it is good to learn new things. I would have to say my favorite project was the video. I use to make videos like the one we had to do in class when I was younger and loved being creative and making a master piece. I never knew how many cool things you could do with it though, like the talking and being able to make different music. I liked how we were able to make the topic anything we wanted and now I have learned a lot more about my grandparents and their lives out in Sparta. For me personally the movie came at a perfect time in my life. It was only a few weeks earlier that I thought Gator was not going to make it, he ended up getting really sick and lost a bunch of weight. He pulled through whatever he was sick with and now is eating and being his grumpy old self again. So being able to make this video and finding all the old pictures of me and him was very special to me and made me realize how many good memories I have with him. I will keep this video forever and I will have it to look back on when he is no longer here with me.
Things that maybe would have enhanced the class was maybe not so much of the online stuff. It is a good thing to being able to talk in front of the class and learn that public speaking is not so rough. Even though I loved how we had so much time and were going step by step on the research paper, I don’t think it is the best to take things in baby steps because it is not how college works and many teachers just expect it to get done and they are not helpful like you are.
Overall this class was a lot of fun, and I did learn a lot about all sorts of different things with writing and using all of the new websites and different ways of communicating. I can only hope that my English classes from now on would be like this class and this much fun, but I am not going to hold my breath for that to happen. Hopefully all the things that I have learned will stick with me through the rest of my schooling and I can remember all the little things that make writing so much easier.
Mr. Neuburger
English 102
12 December 2011
English 102 Final
Coming into this English 102 class I was a little on edge, I have heard from many friends that in 102 there is a lot of writing and essays that you do over the semester. I was surprised when we went over the course objectives and through the first two weeks I was feeling much better about this class.
I have learned a lot about academic writing throughout this semester and I have learned much more than any other English class that I have taken before. I have learned the most and the most helpful information has been the researching and citations. Even in high school I have not learned much about either until this class. I believe that the information that I have learned in this class will stay with me and help me out through everything else while going to school.
Writing the research paper I was going into thinking that it would be another horrible experience and writing at the last minute to get in finished, but again I was shocked! It was nice having so much class time to write and do the research during class. I found it very helpful that we could ask any question and could ask in class unlike most times where I would have been at home and waiting for an email. It was also very helpful with all the books and resources that you gave us during class and really made writing the paper so much easier. I wish all teachers would do it this way but that would be too much to ask for.
The short one paragraph essays were extremely helpful too; it really made you think about what to say since we were limited how many words. I enjoyed writing them and found it to be challenging for myself which is good for a person every now and then. I wish that more teachers would do the essays like those because students would be challenging themselves, and over time it is going to make us better writers.
The use of so much technology was a lot of fun, but then became frustrating at the same time. I enjoyed using the twitter because I usually won’t speak up and say what I want to say so that made it nice that we could all talk about a topic and everyone could participate at once. On the other side I can see where it might be a good thing to make students talk out loud and become comfortable with speaking and their class mates. I also really enjoyed blogger I thought it was a really cool way of keeping track of your assignments. Again it did get confusing when we would have to do all the different things with the assignments but it was challenging and taught me that it might take time but it is good to learn new things. I would have to say my favorite project was the video. I use to make videos like the one we had to do in class when I was younger and loved being creative and making a master piece. I never knew how many cool things you could do with it though, like the talking and being able to make different music. I liked how we were able to make the topic anything we wanted and now I have learned a lot more about my grandparents and their lives out in Sparta. For me personally the movie came at a perfect time in my life. It was only a few weeks earlier that I thought Gator was not going to make it, he ended up getting really sick and lost a bunch of weight. He pulled through whatever he was sick with and now is eating and being his grumpy old self again. So being able to make this video and finding all the old pictures of me and him was very special to me and made me realize how many good memories I have with him. I will keep this video forever and I will have it to look back on when he is no longer here with me.
Things that maybe would have enhanced the class was maybe not so much of the online stuff. It is a good thing to being able to talk in front of the class and learn that public speaking is not so rough. Even though I loved how we had so much time and were going step by step on the research paper, I don’t think it is the best to take things in baby steps because it is not how college works and many teachers just expect it to get done and they are not helpful like you are.
Overall this class was a lot of fun, and I did learn a lot about all sorts of different things with writing and using all of the new websites and different ways of communicating. I can only hope that my English classes from now on would be like this class and this much fun, but I am not going to hold my breath for that to happen. Hopefully all the things that I have learned will stick with me through the rest of my schooling and I can remember all the little things that make writing so much easier.
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Alicia Amlin - Video - "The Tulpa Project"
Okay, just want to say real quick, I'm REALLY proud of the activity in the Security Cam scene (yes, it's very cheap and can always use improvement, but it WORKED!)! I hope everyone enjoys, even if I had to cut out a TON of video in the beginning. It would have been almost an hour long had I not cut out so much!
I do not own the music, but I DO own Jackie!!!
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