Blog Assignment #6

I had a little bit of a hard time coming up with my thesis statement. I think I did a nice job though. I found wile researching the web on my topic allot of the articles refer to books that have been published. I am compiling a list of these books to find in the library. The KCTCS library card catalog that our professor provided for us is another great resource to help find other offline resources for this assignment. It's been a long time since I've been to the library but I am sure I will be able to find my way around and use the tips that have been provided, once again, by our professor. I am hoping to find some specific scientific studies on my topic rather than just examples of different experiences.

Blog Assignment #5

I learned a lot when reading about Persuasive writing. I had no clue what it was at first. The first thing I needed to learn was MLA formatting. I think I have a better understanding of MLA for essay 2. I also think I will be able to correctly write my Work Cited page this time around. I plan on making my next essay more credibly by including more expert cites to support my point of view. I think I will be a pretty good persuasive writer since I have an extensive sales background. What I gathered from reading about persuasive writing is you are selling your opinion to your audience. The most important lesson I learned was how to write my thesis by asking myself important questions to determine what position I hold on the topic. All the information on persuasive writing was very informative and I am confidant that I will be able to apply it to my next essay.

Blog Assignment #4

After revising my essay I was pretty pleased with the turn out. I learned a lot of information about Nostradamus along the way. The feedback that my peers gave me helped me to re write some of my sentences. I also added what information I could find about Nostradamus's childhood and how he gained his visioned. I think I did fairly well. I am not really sure how well I did on my Work Cited page but I guess we will see. I learned how to structure my paragraphs much better and what type of format we should be turning our essays in as.

Blog Assignment #3

After reviewing my feedback one my first essay from my peers I've decided to try to find a little more history on Nostradamus's childhood. I will also proof read my essay for punctuation errors. I'm also going to try to find out when and how Nostradamus got his first visions. I might include some examples of predictions that believers feel came true and some that obviously failed. I think the feedback was very helpful since I knew I needed to add a little bit more. I only received 2 peer reviews and wished I would have gotten three. At least I now know what direction to take. I just wasn't sure what direction to take with it. I will definitely be making corrections and enhancing my paper.