HAPPY GOBBLE WEEK!

It's already Thanksgiving?  We are working on Doc3 and in the revise phase, and more peer reviews.  I think the best essays turn out after re-writes and repeated edits, it also makes for better writers as we all are!  As we approach the end of the semester I have learned better writing skills and the arts of persuasion and arguments! I definitely feel my writing skills improved 10 fold and become of aware of social issues.  I'll miss these blogs and communicating with class without saying a word.

I WANT TO WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY A HAPPY AND HEALTHY THANKSGIVING! 

Ch.8: adjusting ideas to people and people to ideas

Rhetoric: often means empty or deceptive OR decorative or artificial language…That is a tough one to sift out!
I know all of you must have had a head scratcher on reading this weeks chapter…I sure did!  I had read it twice to get it.   Today we are reviewing each other DOC 3 …are you  ready?
Let's adjust to the idea that this is our last Doc of the semester and we are nearing the finish line of Comp III, and might as well give it our last drop of gas, cause this class was not easy guys.  We have to give ourselves a good pat on the back for making this far.  Good luck and HAPPY GOBBLE WEEK!

Girls! You NEED to be in I.T. (doc3)

Sooo what,... if it is a male dominated field!  Should there be more females in the I.T. job market?
I say heck YES!
There NEEDS to be more females in the Technology Programs..because:

• My findings revealed that the men had first dibs over 20 years ago and signed on at the Universities while  we were at home taking care of the house and kids.   But look, we are in a new millennium and women have been gradually making their mark in the computing and technology fields.   
• I can name at least 4 vitally important reasons why women MUST be in the computing sector, aside from that women are better managers.    
• 1st, women who seek financial aid and college funding will find more options to pay for college courses in the Tech field (STEM) then any other program available so make sure to ask your financial aid officers to give you the run down on the "techies" bonuses for 'them' to pay you.    
• 2nd, Higher skills means higher pay girls! You could be shopping at Saks and not pay less!  
• 3rd, working conditions include lots of domestic and global traveling being put in the 5 star hotels and 1/3 of the work force is comprised of women therefore making you higher in demand in a better position to negotiate salary!  
• 4th, it would increase the qualified labor pool that the United States depends on to drive the innovation and product development in IT that is key to the U.S. economy!

"In our society, women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits" ~A.Schwarzenneger

DOC2: "Revise"

Revise:
Should Middle class Americans with Health Insurance support ACA?
Yes, Because the ACA helps cover those who are not insured  the shortage and prevents the insurance companies from ripping off those who don't prequalify and who  can't afford the plan.
Another notion  that needs clarification is that the opposite side of the ACA that the governemtl decide who lives and dies and where should we buy insurance. Another reason is that choice is built into the ACA with Health Exchanges which allow people to choose the providers and plans they want, and many states started implementing them already.  


     

3rd DOC IS IN THE BLOC!

Hello Eng Classmates!
I got it! We have to write about what we are passionate about and what inspires us, what drives us to voice our opinions and what makes us shout from the rooftops…mine passion is "I.T."   I know,  I should be more passionate about getting a brand new pair of Christian Louboutin red bottom heels, right? Don't get me wrong I love a pair of Italian heels as much as the next girl…but I have to be well rounded and well knowledged in the field of "technology", Computer Science and Technology is what makes the world go around is what keeps all of us connected!   My Doc3 is .."Women in I.T: A Man Dominated Field" ..Look forward to peer review,  Good Luck to everyone!

DOC3:This time, it's an open field!

Prof. Hamon has just launched our DOC3 topic...and there is none!  Its' enitrely up to us to choose our own topic & apply the writing skills we have learned in the last two docs and use those vital elements in Doc3 for our topic of what we feel passionate about..  Me?  I have no idea yet , but Im thinking, at least I have the basic direction of where we are going with this paper.  Have to look at the angles of interest, implementing elements that will be relevant to find sources on, my purpose, persuade, who am I directing this topic to  that appeals to the reader!   Ill let you know later what Ill write about, my mind is going a mile a minute. putting on my thinking cap! good luck everyone!

Who said arguing was easy?

Another day, another week and then it's Thanksgiving…where does the time go? seriously!
Arguing your point to persuade someone of your ideas is deep and personal to say the least.   Reading Chapter 5  made me think, that verbal advice and questionnaires are considered valid forms of evidence!  There are difference between "strong claim, and "qualified claim" all by changing the words, from often vs. serious.  Oh well, onward we go and onto finishing out DOC2 for submission.
Good Luck Class…cheers!

DOC2: The more I read the more I find! grrr...

Hey everybody!
ACA…Obamacare…Health Care...it's all over the place and everyone is talking about it! …how could I have missed this topic before??    This subject eclipses all other news ….. Im writing like a bandit and the more research and read,  the more I find!  It's never-ending, New stuff keeps coming in, if it's not though CNN, it's Forbes, Colombia Journal, or my favorite Havard Business Review.  This topic is on COLOSSAL scale, if your as passionate as I am about this, you'll find that 1200 words seem like a droplets.
NO funny ideas Prof.Hamon..LOL… it's through these writing projects that I have learned to be more aware of my surroundings of our own country, updated in current events!..
I feel we all have a purpose to bring these issues to light as students, tap into the subjects that effect us the most.   Good Luck on your papers , Cheers!

ACA:Pres.Obama is sinking fast, but hopes we won't notice!

Hello Everybody!
Obama is sinking fast but probably hopes we won't notice!..
I watched President Obama say in an interview on Thursday that he is sorry that some Americans are being "forced" to change their health plans, when it was promised they would be able to keep them!  Forced , forced?
I thought this was the land of the free?, since when is the word "forced" being used regarding Health plans?    The more I research , the more I want to know!  What's going on and what will happen if we can't afford to pay this plan, I found out that it would be taken out of your annual tax returns.
This so called plan is loaded with "Fallacies"…
As noted by the Associated Press, did you guys know that the fine print of the bill has a "ClawBack Provision" allowing the government to go back and confiscate the corrected amount of money that is owed by stripping it from your annual Tax returns!   NO Joke!…tell me what you think of that?

Review on DOC2: ACA

TGIF!  Well, of us in CompIII it's like a Friday!    We are all going under the microscope with our "peer review"today for DOC2… the ACA (Affordable Care Act)  a.k.a "Obamacare" .   My research shows that it is basically standard of medical plan for those who can't afford private Health insurance.  It's a way to ensure that even low income people can afford Health coverage without leaving Hospitals and doctors in debt., someone has to pay the bill, right? Although the plan still has some discrepancies that need ironing out, at least it's a way to go to the doctors and not get dirty looks from the staff and get kicked to the back of the line and wait 3 hours for a 45 minute doctors visit..   Today is Peer review takes place and would be interesting to see what everyone in class came up with in their own words and their research sources they used.
See you guys in class… and have a fab weekend, cheers!