Reflection Blog

I would have to say the thing I liked the most about this CSW class is that, all of the assignments are to be done on the computer rather than hand writing the papers and turning them in. This is the first time I have taken a writing class like this and to be honest, I like it alot. The least favorite thing to do in this class was to respond to the blogs, just because I would forget to majority of the time. The multimodal assignment is the project that I am most proud of because I thought that my project was to basic, I mean I should have detailed it more but my grade was great overall with just the work I had first. From this class, I will learned that hypertext essays offer more information and creditable sources used then traditional papers. I have learned a thing or two about myself in this class and that is creditable resources help to establish better authority then just regular hand written papers. If this is one thing I could have done different in this class, it would be to complete homework on time more often.

My Claim

Parents should monitor their children's internet usage because children can be exposed to information made for mature eyes only.

Synthesis Blog

The think I find most difficult in writing academically is organization. For me I have no problems generating ideas for a specific topic but when I try to organize my thoughts, this is where I struggle. I have a tendency to elaborate on my supporting ideas but then I tend to stray away from my topic and talk about something else. It is much easier to write creatively I think because there is no pressure as compared to writing for a class. I can free write and express my ideas clearly enough for the reader to grasp my thesis right away. Integrating sources is difficult at first but after you are able to find one great source, that will lead to the next good source. It is almost a domino effect once you are able to find the initial source because you then have some ideas about your next source.

Multimodal Reflection Blog

There were a couple of choices as far as my audience and purpose. I wanted my audience to be targeted towards business oriented people and consumers who use the internet to shop around on. Also, consumers who don’t utilize the internet for researching purposes because after they have read my topic they might start using the internet more often. My purpose for writing this essay is to inform readers about the impacts of businesses choosing not to use the internet for their business. I would have to say I am proud of my organization of this essay because a lot of time was put into this project and research as well. My pictures and hyperlinks are great sources of information relating to my essay. I would have liked to improve my proofreading for this essay because my brain is thinking faster then my hands are moving sometimes. I would have also like to improve on incorporating my powerpoint slides into my essay because this will look more organized and an well efficient essay. I think that we were allotted plenty of time, but as you already know, most of college students procrastinate until the day of the essay being due. I also like how to made us complete the final draft a week ahead of time because this was very helpful since I always wait until the last minute. I would have to say the my topic of choice was ok for this multimodal essay because I had already done research on my hypertext essay that was similar to this essay. I think I could have spent more time on researching information for other sources such as books and magazines. I believe that if we were allowed to revise these essays, I would have an “A” every time but sometimes things don’t work out the way that you would like. Overall I am proud of my research on this multimodal project and now I am just “thrilled” over the web argument project, ha ha.

Podcast Interview

http://student.calumet.purdue.edu/~russok1/multimodal_essay/Podcast_Interview.mp3

Research

To be honest, I have so many experiences involving research, I don’t even know where to begin. My first approach to researching information is that I enjoy choosing a topic which I can be comfortable writing about. Then my next step is gathering all of the information on my topic of choice, then I am able to determine which source is reliable information to use for my paper. After this I am able to begin the writing process and as I write I can cite my paper according to the sources I used to prove authority behind my references. I have to say I invest a lot of time into researching before writing any paper. MLA and APA are specific writing styles that every writer uses when he/she are creating papers. MLA is the more common of the two when writing papers and citing sources involving liberal arts and humanities. APA is also well known when writing papers involving social sciences. We give attribution to the original authors in our texts because by taking their written words we create plagiarism since we are stealing other others information. By creating reference pages and works cited pages, this allows us to use the author’s information in our own papers. No harm is done as long as you as a writer prove where your source of information originally came from.

Reflection Blog

Business oriented parents are who I think will be the most interested in my essay. I would even think specific age groups from 25-50 years old male and female. This group has the most to benefit from the internet because more parents are becoming computer oriented, with the help of better software applications and the World Wide Web. My topic is extremely compatible with many Web readers because everywhere you look today, teenagers are always using the internet for school, chat rooms, instant messaging, and much more. The parents have now developed a passion for monitoring their children’s activities on the computer. I am proud of my explanations and details between parents and teens internet usage. I tried to explain my reactions to the article to the best of my ability and also gave credit to the respected authors of my outside sources. I definitely would tweak my project by incorporating more details in each response to show how affective this article could really be. I should have talked about the future of parents and teens internet usage in my conclusion to interest the reader even further after they are done reading the essay. I would improve my sentences by proofreading each one to ensure that every sentence is well thought and presented accordingly. I really appreciate how my instructor comments on every single aspect of my project because her ideas helped to explain my thesis much better. Without her advice and very detailed comments, I don’t think my hypertext essay would not have turned out as good as I thought it was going to be. This topic works great because my determination to become a successful business-oriented parent, and hopefully one day my teenagers will show me a thing or two new about the internet. I feel that this article worked well with my topic of the internet and businesses for all of these reasons.

Life Magazine

In this picture, http://www.bob2000.com/lifesep71cov.jpg, my first reaction is that this group of young adults are having a wonderful time floating downstream on a inner tube. It reminds me of my vacations spent in the wildnerness, camping with friends and even floating in inner tubes downstream. The thing that caught my eye is the that these people are having a great time, their laughing and splashing water on each other, taking it easy. One of the rhetorical devices are present in this photo such as; smiles on their faces can relate to pathos because their emotions show they are having a good time. This photo was picked because it presents an image of relaxation and simply having fun with friends while floating downstream. This image portrays to me that no matter what time of year it is, go take a vacation and relax with friends and family.

Multimodal Proposal

My topic is “The Internet: The good, the bad, and the ugly”, and how modern day businesses are influenced by the internet. All businesses, big or small, are operating through the uses of the internet whether it pertains to ordering products online or advertising their products throughout the internet. I am highly interested in this topic because my major is business management and if I want to become successful in my career, then I should achieve a better understanding of businesses using the internet to create a booming business. I strongly believe that others will be attracted to understand that a successful business will use every available source to progress their business, and why internet is the first step in the right direction. Well by the end of this project, I hope to show that businesses use the internet to promote their products worldwide and communicate with customers whenever needed. As well as using the internet to see how the competition is improving and searching the web for useful ideas to better enhance the companies self-image of their establishment. These are some influences by using the internet in the modern day business world.

Technology

There are multiple ways for how technology has impacted my life to this day. One impact is the growth of the “web” because this is where I pay my bills, email friends or family, and surf the web. These are very convenient for the fact that I do not have to mail checks or send cards to relatives and then wait a couple of days for them to receive it. Technology has made my life so easy that I do not even have to move off my couch say to, change the TV station or turn the lights off. There are some many devices out there today that eliminates the job of actually getting up and doing it yourself. I guess what I am getting at is America could not be any more lethargic because technology today makes it possible to control almost anything from a remote device. In a sense though, I can’t argue with the progress because I would sound like a hypocrite if I did. I would say that school has become for accessible through the web, which is great for many reasons. I happen to commute to school so, Purdue’s online website makes it easy for me to check for assignments or find out current grades for classes. I can even register online for classes then turn right around a make a payment for the current semester. These are all made possible because the advancement in technology has become so suitable for everyday tasks, that really there is no reason to look back.

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Cyberculture

Cyberculture is a form of communication through computer oriented programs. To me, I rarely use this form of communication because the one important aspect is ruled out, face to face interactions. In one way or another everyone online uses these programs such as emails, on-line accounts, and maybe even chat rooms. I personally do not mind the cyberculture because it is a great way to meet new people or in some cases even your significant other. I think that my generation is more involved in the cyberculture world because our knowledge of the computers is extremely high, since we spend hours on them daily. Cyberculture has affected my life in positive ways because we have so easy access at the tip of our fingers. These cyber groups definitely will always have room for improvement because newer programs are being created everyday, so the competitiveness is at a high level. I think that in the future more companies will become involved into the cyber world for one simple fact, more profit. If more and more people become active in this world, before you know it there will be online shopping everywhere. This is a great step towards communication because of the easy access of computers that we have available to us.

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Popular Culture

To be honest, I believe that popular culture has greatly influenced within the circle of my friends. One fact is that I have always had the same friends since kindergarten, and even back then during elementary, we followed the most popular trends at those times. I would say that music alone changed our pop culture because you want to be involved with the most recent music that all of my friends listened to. I think that sports had much to do with my friends in particular because no matter what the sport, it always brought us closer. The music in this case was always played during our games, so our sport events eventually became musical concerts as well. Clothing was another fast growing trend because the stores such as; American Eagle, Ambercrombie and Fitch, Hollister became very popular within my group of friends. These trends became marketed toward young teenagers in particular because we wanted to follow a more modern way of clothing, rather than the traditional style. I imagine transportation, for me, was a way to listen to my own music without having conflict with my other friends. To conclude, my generation is very much affected by popular culture because it is what I've known since I was very young.

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