APA workshop activity

1.) Write a sentence containing a signal phrase.
Dr. Olden (2000) argued the following about the sweetener saccharin, "However, our understanding of the science has advanced and allows us to make finer distinctions today. Studies now indicate that the rat bladder tumors arise from mechanisms that are not relevant to the human situation" (p. #).

2.) Adams, M. J. (2000, May 16). US report adds to list of carcinogens. The New York Times. p F4.

3.) "Both [saccharin and ethyl acrylate] were removed at the request of industry groups" (Adams 2000, p. F4)

Activity 34

Passage 1
This passage told a personal story about the author when she was nine years old. The information came from a past experience in the writer's childhood. The whole story is kind of an opinion since it is a personal story. The information was just based off the writer's memory and experience.

Passage 2
In this passage, there is nothing mentioned about the author. The writing presents very "subject-specific vocabulary" and is impersonal. (p. 134) The information is cited as being from Gonzalez de la Rocha 1994: 211. My guess is that someone used research articles to put together this writing. There was no use of 'I' within the passage, so I did not see any opinions given from the writer.

Passage 3
Passage 3 is one person(the writer) telling a story about another person (Elizabeth Barrett). This story does not really reveal anything about the author, just the person the story is about. The information came from the diary that belongs to Elizabeth Barrett. There are direct quotes, from the diary, given within the passage. The last paragraph is still telling the story, but it seems like the author was putting their voice into the passage. By using the word, "figuratively" it made me think of the writer expressing their view on the passage.

Activity 33

When I was five years old, my Aunt Sue took me to visit my Cousin Clayton and Aunt Kathy. I was being an attention hog and wanted everyone to watch and pay attention to me. Since Clayton was just a toddler, he was getting more of my aunts' attention than what I was receiving. I threw a temper tantrum and was then forced to lie down and take a nap. I was really angry with my aunts and did not want to take a nap. I ended up finding baby powder and poured it all over my Aunt Kathy's porcelain dolls. Afterwards, I went out to the living room and acted as if nothing happened; even though I felt bad about what I did.
I can remember this story very well because, it was the first time I got into a lot of trouble. As a child, this was a big moment for me because I think I grew up a little more that day. After I finished pouring the baby powder all over the place, I knew I did something wrong. It was something I knew I would have to be punished and make up for. I also think that the reason I remember this story so well is because, I remember being looked at as a disappointment. I hated that feeling and I will remember that story and the lesson I learned that day for a very long time.
Throughout this short story, there are about twenty 'I's. The 'I' in my story is me telling and showing what happened that day and also how I felt. I am using 'I' to retell the story, so in my perspective, I am seeing myself as a child, but telling it as an adult. As I start talking about why I remember this story and why it is important , it seems to be more of an adult viewpoint on what and how I felt. This whole story is personal, since I expressed exactly who I was with, what I did and what happened, and also how I felt.

Research process

My research is about strides women have made in business and also what their struggles and challenges are when trying to advance in the business world. I am an accounting major, so in my future career, I could be affected by this problem of how few women there are in top positions. I wanted to do this research so I could learn more about what I will face in the future and also how to overcome the challenges women before me have overcame.
When doing my research, I started out looking for journals and articles that would provide the basis for my research. As I continued looking, I found that there are more books written about the topic of women in business. The books provided more information about the challenges women face when trying to advance to higher business positions. I first started out wanting to find out information about why there are so few women in top executive positions. After reading the sources I found, my research question transitioned into learning more about the challenges women face when trying to reach those top positions and how to overcome the barriers many of the women are faced with.
I am currently using a survey to gather information about my research topic. I am getting business students to complete the survey and give me their views on the subject of women in business. Throughout this whole process, I have learned a lot more about the topic. I thought I knew and had learned about the topic before in classes, but by doing my own research I have learned so much more. I also have a professor who knows a lot about the topic of women in business, and have learned and heard some stories from her that also contributed to my knowledge.

Exercise for paraphrasing

When taking notes and preparing a paper, many students are found using too many direct quotations. "Only about 10%" of the final paper should include the direct quotes used from the sources.(p. 46-47) When taking notes, students should reduce the number of direct quotes in order to keep the percentage of quotes lower in the final paper. (Lester, 1976)

In-class Blogging

1.) One type of social change that would be helpful to my home community would be expressing better work ethics and work attitudes. In my home town, unemployment is high and people are not motivated to work. With my research project, I am researching why there are so few women hired for top executive positions. In some of the research I have found it is because of the views people have towards women in those positions. I think that by raising awareness of the women who have become successful, it will help to change the attitude of workers. This could bring around a social change relating to workers ethics and attitudes about going to work.
2.) The chapter that was most influential to me was the chapter on the Stickiness Factor. I felt that without the Stickiness Factor, the epidemics would not have or would have had a hard time tipping. The Stickiness Factor is what makes the information memorable. If people are not moved, inspired, or drawn in by the information, I don't think it has a chance to tip. I found the experiments with Blue's Clues and Sesame Street interesting in that they were trying so hard for the Stickiness Factor. That was what was going to make their TV show reach its Tipping Point.
3.) I think that I will take the idea that it is the little things that can make the biggest difference. I felt that this idea can be applied anywhere in your life. One example would be doing community service. It may seem like something so small, but in fact is something that can make a big difference. This goes along with the idea of the Broken Windows theory. They fixed the little problems and it make a great difference in the community. I feel that by applying this idea to my life both personally and academically, it will make me see things in a different way. I can look at and change the small details to create a bigger picture.