Sunday, January 27, 2008

Peer Review

1) Peer review should be open because it gives room for discussion on performance improvement.

2) Grammar and punctuation should not be very strict because these two components are very difficult.

3) Writing on same topics will be helpful because we will have to discuss the topics as groups in class on Tuesdays and from the 4-5 topics then each student will then select his or her preference and this will continue to help on performance improvement.

Friday, January 25, 2008

Academic Integrity

Thesis) Issues of academic Integrity in the USA institutions of higher learning education still need to be addressed by society as a whole.(Topic Sentence) Blame on the education system points to every individual in the USA society.

(Transition 1) The increase on the cheating also lies with the education system which offers same information in each type of training. It is difficult to avoid cheating because it has passed from generation to generation.

(Transition 2) It is difficult to change what has been instilled in humans. Cheating for good results and good performance in the particular field proves there is not much damage made.

(Transition 3) The institutions of higher learning education must impose restrictions to cheating and give penalties to these who are caught.

(Conclusion) In general most people who have succeeded in their lives have cheated their through what they wanted to achieve. If cheating has made the world successful, it is now within our human nature.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Three Topics For Assessment

1. Divorce rate in all societies has gone high and has had adverse effects on both parent and children.

2. Women are taking more responsibilities than men nowadays.

3. Racism, discrimination and segregation is seen to be practised between different races.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

How To Tell a Strong Thesis Statement

1. Road rage can cause numerous negative effects on our highways . (BS).

Because people drive with road rage, frustrations in their minds, attend, to their cell phones, all these distractions can cause numerous negative effects on highways.

2. Violence in Disney films. (T).

Violence is dominating the entire world because people enjoy watching actors who portray on the scenes,Disney films too have also promoted violence and this need to be addressed by those who control the world's television programs.

3. In this paper, I will discuss the different types of ants. (A).

Ants have different species, they need to be studied their eating habits, how they get their food, where they live, how they reproduce and many more other aspects of ants which are of interest to humans.

4. Humans kindness can be seen in the eyes of rescued animals. (TS).

A vivid picture can be seen in the eyes of rescued animals especially dogs and cats which have been victims of abuse, humans kindness has brought hope to them by caring for them and providing all the medical help they can offer.

5. I want look at the reasons for droughts. (A).

Geographical change in the world like floods, storms, hurricanes, air pollutions and seasons overlapping into each other might be the cause of drought and this is beyond human nature.

6. Stephen King is the author of the shining. (BS).

The shining became the best selling book because of how the author Stephen King had put together the story to look like the events which were happening currently.

7. The Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean. (F).

It brought stress, tears and mourning to the people when the giant titanic sank into the Atlantic Ocean.

8. Drug addiction in American. (BS).

Drug addiction in America has a very high impact of the lives relying to men, women and the children because marriages have been broken down, more people tend to be getting sick and accidents are getting more and more, lastly companies shall end up closing because workers will be affected.

9. Saving Private Ryan is a very good movie. (BS).

Some movies of today are so interesting to watch like Saving Private Ryan, this movie is so fascinating and you would like to watch it more than twice.

10. I will show why rabbits make poor pets. (A).

Rabbits have proved to be poor pets because of the following reasons, their eating habits, noises they make, taking time to adapt a home people provide for them and they die if people don't look after them very well.

11. A United States president should have charisma, compassion and control. (TS).

To be a leader it takes all of these three factors to lead the people, the people of the USA wants a president who consits of having charisma, compassion and control and therefore the people should think about it before they vote and evaluate the candidates to see which one have these characteristics.

12. The drop-dead gorgeous realm of beauty pageants. (T).

This television program have promoted the sales of the television in the USA especially to the young teens and everyone looks forward to watching them.

13. School uniforms are necessary. (BS).

Because children attending school should not segregate each other, parents should support that their children are suppose to wear uniforms to improve their appearance as a school and avoiding spending a lot of money buying clothes for their kids because of competition that these kids does to each other.

14. William Shakespeare wrote Macbeth, Hamlet and The Tempest. (F).

One of the best writers in the whole world was William Shakespeare and he actually left a legacy which we find in his books Macbeth, Hamlet and The Tempest, these are very thrilling books the world has ever read.

15. Aromatherapy helps to soothe the mind , body and spirit. (TS).

The mind, body and spirit are very important parts of our lives and they function the difficulty burdens encountered by humans because they need Aromatherapy to soothe them so that they function more and more.