In class blog post #3

Our topic is about gun control. This is based on an article about Arkansas letting concealed weapons into churches. I am interested in this topic because my fiance and I are talking about buying guns for our house. He is very interested in hunting. Also, being in public, you don't know who may be about to shoot you so having a concealed weapon is for your own protection as well as the protection of others around you. I approach this from a nursing point of view because I am a nursing major. I can see the mental health side when purchasing a gun. Mental health evaluations are a big topic of debate currently, and I think i can make that fit with my major.

News Stories

http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/news/20130125/flu-wanes-deaths-epidemic
This article talks about the flu death toll rising over 1% in one week. A lot of children are dying from this harsh strain of flu. However, the number of flu cases is declining.

http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/food-poisoning/news/20130124/new-strain-norovirus
This article is about a new strain of a stomach bug. It is highly contagious and can make someone very sick. The outbreak started in Australia and has quickly spread around the world.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/29/us/boy-scouts-consider-lifting-ban-on-gay-leaders.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&ref=homosexuality
This is about the Boy Scouts of America considering to let gay scouts and leader participate in boy scouts. Most of the older scout leaders are opposing this consideration, but lifing the ban on gay scouts and leader will open the door to many opportunities for gays.

In class blog #2

When I am in a conversation and someone else tries to jump in, I first look at their appearance. If he or she looks like someone who is knowledgeable, I will listen to that person for a bit. If I find they don't look knowledgeable, I get more curious as to what they have to say. I will listen to someone for a while and then form a more informed opinion about their opinions and knowledge. If they say something that I know is incorrect, I will correct them politely. If they still disagree with the facts, then I'll just walk away and ignore them completely. I don't like to do that, but I know my facts and don't like to argue with someone who is ignorant. If they do say some things that I agree with or that I know to be true, I'll listen more closely and include them in my conversation.

I feel as if I'm being too judgemental toward other people when I do this, but I don't want to argue facts with someone who is too stubborn to change his or her opinion. If I am talking about something basic chemistry related, I am probably right in my facts because I just studied basic chemistry. I will do the same thing if I jump into someone elses conversations. I may say something that is wrong and someone can feel free to correct me. I'll just say "Okay, I was wrong. I'm sorry. I'll try harder to get my facts correct."

Research Project

My favorite research project was in my junior year of high school. Mr. Bilski, my teacher, had us research a vacation and the cost of the entire vacation. I used the internet mostly for the project. I used sites like Expedia.com and travelocity.com. We had class time to use a computer lab which cut down on the homework time. My place of vacation was Paris. I chose Paris because it has many fun things to do and lots of yummy food to eat. I calculated the price of the flight, hotel, transportation, food, sight-seeing events, and souvenirs. It was presented in a paper format, standard MLA with a bibliography. I made a very good grade on that assignment and had lots of fun while researching. It was my favorite research project because I got to be imaginative about where in the world I wanted to travel.

RYT Hospital-Dwayne Medical Center CRAP

I decided to look at RYT Hospital-Dwayne Medical Center's website. Upon my first inspection of the website, I was taken aback a little by the first claim of the first human male pregnancy. This website is not very good. I used the CRAP test to show that this website is bad/bogus. The site does not have a date anywhere on it. I cannot tell how recent this information is. This source does not include much information. There are definitely no quotes or other resources on this site. I only found one author. His name is Dr. Phineas Liu. There are no advertisements, but I did manage to talk to an "intelligent" mouse. (That was odd.) This site is biased. It wants audience to believe in things that are prove to not be true.

About Me

Hello, I'm Emily Hardin. I'm from Villa Rica, Ga. I decided to come to UWG because it is close to my home and has one of the best nursing programs. I am a commuter student so it is pretty convenient for me to go to UWG. My parents are both disabled and older so I feel
better if I can go home to them and help take care of them on a daily basis.

I've wanted to be a nurse for as long as I can remember. I hope to one day have a master's degree and work with kids either in a hospital or in a doctors office. I feel like it is my destiny to help children.

For this class, I hope to learn about research and writing. I don't feel as if my writings are good enough for college classes. I want to improve with researching as well. I've never been very good at that.