http://hconnor.mybgsuonline.com Just another Mybgsuonline.com weblog Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:18:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have learned many things in English 112 throughout this semester, however, the three most important lessons I have learned are: 1.  Synthesizing my sources.  I had never known how to do this, and I never knew how effective it is!  It really helps an essay to connect the sources in some way ... http://hconnor.mybgsuonline.com/2008/04/18/the-things-i-have-learned/ The presentation that stood out to me the most was Joshua's, who wrote about steroids in baseball and their effect on youth and the media's coverage of them.  First, I really enjoyed the topic.  I love sports, and definitely baseball.  It is frustrating when all you hear about the sport is the use ... http://hconnor.mybgsuonline.com/2008/04/18/peers-blog/ Here is a link to my presentation.  I created a Facebook group.   http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=11801587146&ref=mf Enjoy! :) http://hconnor.mybgsuonline.com/2008/04/18/my-presentation/ I can apply several writing techniques that I have learned in English 112 to my other major classes.  First, I can use the different types of introductions and conclusions that I have learned for my future papers.  Introductions and conclusions are essential to any paper I will write throughout college, ... http://hconnor.mybgsuonline.com/2008/04/11/applying-english-112/ Although, this essay is much larger than previous essays I have written, my writing process has been relatively the same.  I spent a while thinking about a possible topic, and chose something that related to my interests, which is music.  I then spent hours gathering information about my topic and ... http://hconnor.mybgsuonline.com/2008/04/04/my-writing-process-my-triathlon/ Have you ever gone anywhere and not heard music somewhere?  You hear music on the radio in your car, in the grocery store, or sometimes even in the workplace.  Music is everywhere and most people are exposed to it almost everyday.  But have you ever wondered if music influences people ... http://hconnor.mybgsuonline.com/2008/03/21/the-editorial/ You asked us to write a proposal for Essay 3 because you want us to have an understanding of our topic and idea of what we want to say about our particular topic.  The proposal will help us gather our thoughts and articulate them so our research and writing processes can be more ... http://hconnor.mybgsuonline.com/2008/02/29/proposals/ I will be doing my research paper on a topic related to music.  I was originally going to discuss the illegal downloading of music, however, the topic has already been debated heavily and I wanted to do something that is not discussed very often.  I think my topic will be ... http://hconnor.mybgsuonline.com/2008/02/22/identifying-issues/ For the most part, I am practicing the writing processes that the authors of our textbooks suggest.  I do use their steps on revising my essays.   I think the steps are extremely helpful and really help me strengthen my essay.  I also use many of the writing techniques that the authors suggest, such as ... http://hconnor.mybgsuonline.com/2008/02/15/writing-process/ I play softball competitively over the summer, therefore I want the best equipment.  One of the main pieces of equipment is the bat.  However, a decent softball bat is very expensive and I could not afford it on my own.  Therefore, I had to persuade my mom to buy the ... http://hconnor.mybgsuonline.com/2008/02/08/7/