Paraphrasing Activity

Studends tend to overuse quotations. When direct quatations are overused in a research paper, it can be problematic. Only "10% of the [paper] should be acutal direct quotations". Cutting down on direct quotes should be a goal while taking notes. (Lester 45-47)

Child Trafficking in Cambodia

I have learned about child trafficking beofore but I have never read something like Laura's paper. She gives lots of information that deems her as a crediable writer. I find this to be a very upsetting and horrible topic, but reguardless it still needs to be researched. The statistics that she gave were really shocking. They way parents sell their children for money and as a means to survive is very sad.

Reflection on Reading a Research Article

I learned a lot about how to break down an article to get the most information out it. The methods we used in class gave me a good idea on what questions are important when looking into an article or journal. This was benificial doing this as a group rather than doing as a lecture style lesson or on my own.

Summary Practice

This passage is about whether not popular musicians make 'art' or if it is a fad. The author attempts to dertermine the difference between 'serious' and 'popular' music. Serious music is 'explained by social conditions determining its production and subsequent consumption we are dismissed as philistines'. Moreover, popular music is 'taken to be good only for sociological theory'. The main point is to 'uncover the social forces concealed in the talk of "trancendent" values'.

Research Articles 9/7

http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa67/aa67.htm

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cas/What-We-Learned-08.pdf

http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/Controversies/20060517112345.html

Will Increasing Alcohol Availability By Lowering the Minimum
Legal Drinking Age Decrease Drinking and Related
Consequences Among Youths?

http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=1&hid=105&sid=135ef3ac-36e3-4c90-8cd2-cf4294c984d7%40sessionmgr111&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=a9h&AN=50616981#db=a9h&AN=50616981


Underage College Students' Drinking Behavior, Access to Alcohol, and the Influence of Deterrence Policies.

http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=1&hid=112&sid=5356b256-2157-4cdb-9968-6d5082cffb47%40sessionmgr112&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=a9h&AN=6755896#db=a9h&AN=6755896

Despite Alcohol Crackdown, the Party Goes on

http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=2&hid=112&sid=a27d1b48-7bf4-4fd1-acdb-2045d75ad7ec%40sessionmgr112&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=a9h&AN=35633799

College presidents call for a debate on lowering the drinking age to 18.

http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=7&hid=112&sid=da200fe4-e577-40ba-bb8f-d4aa7c75b526%40sessionmgr112&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=a9h&AN=34230203#db=a9h&AN=34230203

Exercise 1.5

Exercise 1.5 (pg. 50)

Why is underage drinking so common in today's society on college campuses?


-How is underage drinking viewed by authorities at colleges?
-What colleges have the biggest problems with undergage drinking?
-What consequences come from having a lower drinking age (foreign countries) from drinking at 21?
-What is the effects of students who drink and their school performance?

Exercise 1.1

Places: Aurora, IL, ISU, United States
Trends: facebook, iPods/iPhones,
Things: cellphones, notebooks,
Tech: iPods, Droid/cellphones, computers/laptops, Apple Inc., 3D movies
People: friends, family, co-workers, bosses, celebrities
Controversies: race, border control, heath care reform, war in Iraq
History: world wars, NIU shooting/Columbine, independence day, 9/11
Jobs: lifeguard, gym employee, f.b.i., c.i.a.
Habits: procrastination, chewing gum loudly
Hobbies: sports, swimming, working out, watching movies,