Thursday, December 15, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Final Paper Topic and Outline
I will be writing about the Euro Crisis and the effects it has had on Greece, Italy and Germany respectively.
Outline in progress.
Outline in progress.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Library Research Assistance
Subject Guides
For geographical content, www.USA.gov is a reliable source of information that covers nearly every aspect of any country. For example, just typing in "Argentina" brings up a governmental country report of Argentina.
For international relations, http://www.state.gov/countries/ is a quick and easy guide to country information, listing all independent/dependent nations and their capitals. You can get to this site through the USA.gov search engine.
Anyone choosing to do reports on a European nation would find http://europa.eu/index_en.htm beneficial as it not only gives typical country information but describes life in Europe, policies, activities and other publications.
http://www.oxan.com/ lists international affairs and is typically up-to-date news that you wouldn't get from the usual country report.
Hanqiong
JiaLun
Xian
For geographical content, www.USA.gov is a reliable source of information that covers nearly every aspect of any country. For example, just typing in "Argentina" brings up a governmental country report of Argentina.
For international relations, http://www.state.gov/countries/ is a quick and easy guide to country information, listing all independent/dependent nations and their capitals. You can get to this site through the USA.gov search engine.
Anyone choosing to do reports on a European nation would find http://europa.eu/index_en.htm beneficial as it not only gives typical country information but describes life in Europe, policies, activities and other publications.
http://www.oxan.com/ lists international affairs and is typically up-to-date news that you wouldn't get from the usual country report.
Hanqiong
JiaLun
Xian
Works Cited
"Countries and Regions." U.S. Department of State. Web. 20 Oct. 2011.
<http://www.state.gov/countries/>.
"EUROPA - European Union Website, the Official EU Website." EUROPA – EU Website |
Choose Your Language | Choisir Une Langue | Wählen Sie Eine Sprache. Web. 20 Oct. 2011. <http://europa.eu/index_en.htm>.
Oxford Analytica - Global Analysis and Advisory. Web. 20 Oct. 2011.
<www.oxan.com>
USA.gov: The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal. Web. 20 Oct. 2011.
<http://www.USA.gov>.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
20 questions
1. What country are you from?
It's the basis starting question to get a feel for my general knowledge of the country.
2. What is schooling like in your country?
I'm curious how long children typically go to school and their teaching/learning methods.
3.What is transportation like in your country?
Is public transportation or individual transportation more popular?
4.What sports, if any, are most popular?
American football and baseball are common popular sports in America but what about other countries?
5.What clothing is typically worn in your country?
Are jeans and a t-shirt as commonplace as they are in America?
6.Is there a major religion where you're from? If so, what is it?
I'm curious to see how much of a foothold Western religion has taken hold on the rest of the world.
7.What are the popular foods where you're from?
Food is a necessity of life and not everyone eats the same foods.
8.Is college a typical endeavor?
College attendance is at an all time high in America, how does it shape up in other parts of the world?
9. If so, is it usual for women to go to college?
A lot of countries don't allow women to go to school.
10. Are there noticeable differences in social structures?
Is there a distinguishable difference in societies structures?
11. What sort of government does your country have?
I want to know if it's Democratic or more authoritative.
12. What is family life like?
In America we are driven to be more individualistic and aren't taught to revere our elders.
13. Is there any protesting or civil unrest in your country?
Right now we have Occupy Wall Street and it's affiliates. Is there anything like that going on in your country?
14. How is marriage viewed in your country?
Do people marry for love or convenience? Are they arranged?
15. How old are people when they get married?
Is is typical to get married young?
16. What are the common hobbies that people take part in?
Are video games and tv as big a deal to people in other countries as they are to people here? Are there more exotic hobbies people have?
17. Is there any effort to going "Green" in your country?
Is the country on the fast track to renewable resources?
18. What are major exports of your country?
Is there anything that the country relies on to bring in revenue?
19. Are there any sites that you would recommend seeing?
Is there anything of interest in the country that everyone should see if they were to visit?
20. What is the typical climate in your country?
Arid? Rainy? Cloudy?
It's the basis starting question to get a feel for my general knowledge of the country.
2. What is schooling like in your country?
I'm curious how long children typically go to school and their teaching/learning methods.
3.What is transportation like in your country?
Is public transportation or individual transportation more popular?
4.What sports, if any, are most popular?
American football and baseball are common popular sports in America but what about other countries?
5.What clothing is typically worn in your country?
Are jeans and a t-shirt as commonplace as they are in America?
6.Is there a major religion where you're from? If so, what is it?
I'm curious to see how much of a foothold Western religion has taken hold on the rest of the world.
7.What are the popular foods where you're from?
Food is a necessity of life and not everyone eats the same foods.
8.Is college a typical endeavor?
College attendance is at an all time high in America, how does it shape up in other parts of the world?
9. If so, is it usual for women to go to college?
A lot of countries don't allow women to go to school.
10. Are there noticeable differences in social structures?
Is there a distinguishable difference in societies structures?
11. What sort of government does your country have?
I want to know if it's Democratic or more authoritative.
12. What is family life like?
In America we are driven to be more individualistic and aren't taught to revere our elders.
13. Is there any protesting or civil unrest in your country?
Right now we have Occupy Wall Street and it's affiliates. Is there anything like that going on in your country?
14. How is marriage viewed in your country?
Do people marry for love or convenience? Are they arranged?
15. How old are people when they get married?
Is is typical to get married young?
16. What are the common hobbies that people take part in?
Are video games and tv as big a deal to people in other countries as they are to people here? Are there more exotic hobbies people have?
17. Is there any effort to going "Green" in your country?
Is the country on the fast track to renewable resources?
18. What are major exports of your country?
Is there anything that the country relies on to bring in revenue?
19. Are there any sites that you would recommend seeing?
Is there anything of interest in the country that everyone should see if they were to visit?
20. What is the typical climate in your country?
Arid? Rainy? Cloudy?
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Write Place
The Write Place is a convenient place for new students. The tutors help out a variety of ways, including proof reading which I find to be the most beneficial. I learned there are actually two locations for the Write Place and each location only allows one appointment per day.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
LEO topic selection
I'm choosing Logical Fallacies as my LEO topic because many people make illogical arguments on a day to day basis. The more people are informed about logical fallacies, the more they'll catch the use of them in today's media and the less spoon-fed they'll be.
A common fallacy used in the political and media field is the use of slippery slope to turn an event or argument into an end-of-days event.
A common fallacy used in the political and media field is the use of slippery slope to turn an event or argument into an end-of-days event.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Class Parameters
Brice Schnapp
9/1/2011
In Group 1 we determined that our parameters should be as follows:
1) All 12 objects listed. (5 points)
2) Interest (4 points)
3) Organization/Structure (3 points)
4) Clarity (2 points)
5) Grammar/Spelling
The class as a whole determined that the class parameters would be:
1) Creative use of all 12 items (5 points)
2) Interest (4 points)
3) Organization/Structure (3 points)
4) Flow (2 points)
5) Grammar/Spelling (1 point)
9/1/2011
In Group 1 we determined that our parameters should be as follows:
1) All 12 objects listed. (5 points)
2) Interest (4 points)
3) Organization/Structure (3 points)
4) Clarity (2 points)
5) Grammar/Spelling
The class as a whole determined that the class parameters would be:
1) Creative use of all 12 items (5 points)
2) Interest (4 points)
3) Organization/Structure (3 points)
4) Flow (2 points)
5) Grammar/Spelling (1 point)
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Story in a box
Trade
Inside the white clay villa lived a young puppeteer but despite his youth, he was renowned by his community for his artistic prowess. When he wasn't spending his time carving statues and puppets, the young man would grab his drum and dance around town playing songs for the people. This day was particularly chilly, as the seasons had begun to make their change, but the man, dressed in his magenta and beige flower-patterned scarf, jacket and pants, wasn't about to be disheartened and set out with his instrument. As he danced with his drum through the town he noticed a woman he'd never seen before.
She was dark-skinned and wearing odd clothing for the time of year, draped in simple tribal cloth. Her earlobes were heavily weighted and stretched down to her shoulders. The puppeteer stopped his drumming when he noticed the woman was carrying a wooden puppets head and as he got closer stopped her to ask where she'd picked up such a marvelously carved piece. Rather than answer she asked him if he was interested in it which brought a sparkle to his eye as he swiftly whipped out his tan leather wallet ready to buy it off her. She stole a quick glance at the animals embroidered on the wallet noting the stacked elephant, monkey, rabbit and bird. “An odd assortment of animals,” she thought before shooing his hands away. “I do not wish to take your money,” she told him, “However, the marble stamp you put back into your pocket would be perfect compensation.” The man hesitated before reaching into his pocket, drawing out the intricately carved marble seal stamp. “This doesn't seem like a fair trade, if you ask me,” said the puppeteer. After a quick moment the woman decided the puppeteer was right and pulled out a blue flip wallet, handing it to him. “There's some coins in there you might make a small profit off,” she told him. After inspecting the wallet and it's contents the young man decided it was acceptable and handed over the marble stamper. The unknown woman gently tossed the puppet head to the puppeteer and with a careful grace he caught it and inspected the detail. “Marvelous,” he breathed.
Brice Schnapp
9/1/2011
Inside the white clay villa lived a young puppeteer but despite his youth, he was renowned by his community for his artistic prowess. When he wasn't spending his time carving statues and puppets, the young man would grab his drum and dance around town playing songs for the people. This day was particularly chilly, as the seasons had begun to make their change, but the man, dressed in his magenta and beige flower-patterned scarf, jacket and pants, wasn't about to be disheartened and set out with his instrument. As he danced with his drum through the town he noticed a woman he'd never seen before.
She was dark-skinned and wearing odd clothing for the time of year, draped in simple tribal cloth. Her earlobes were heavily weighted and stretched down to her shoulders. The puppeteer stopped his drumming when he noticed the woman was carrying a wooden puppets head and as he got closer stopped her to ask where she'd picked up such a marvelously carved piece. Rather than answer she asked him if he was interested in it which brought a sparkle to his eye as he swiftly whipped out his tan leather wallet ready to buy it off her. She stole a quick glance at the animals embroidered on the wallet noting the stacked elephant, monkey, rabbit and bird. “An odd assortment of animals,” she thought before shooing his hands away. “I do not wish to take your money,” she told him, “However, the marble stamp you put back into your pocket would be perfect compensation.” The man hesitated before reaching into his pocket, drawing out the intricately carved marble seal stamp. “This doesn't seem like a fair trade, if you ask me,” said the puppeteer. After a quick moment the woman decided the puppeteer was right and pulled out a blue flip wallet, handing it to him. “There's some coins in there you might make a small profit off,” she told him. After inspecting the wallet and it's contents the young man decided it was acceptable and handed over the marble stamper. The unknown woman gently tossed the puppet head to the puppeteer and with a careful grace he caught it and inspected the detail. “Marvelous,” he breathed.
Before the woman could say another word the puppeteer was in full stride back to his small red-roofed villa.
He burst through the door, tossed the blue wallet onto his chair and bumped into the table where he worked, knocking off a small green and tan, stained glass jar that held the odd-circular seeds he'd picked up on a walk he'd taken with his parents when he was younger. A memento from when he still had parents he quickly scooped up the seeds, distressed that his holding jar had crashed into pieces. He couldn't be bothered with this detail at the moment, however, and tossed the seeds into a small clay dish, going back to inspecting the puppet head. He'd been working on a new puppet body and this head seemed almost a perfect fit! Grabbing his green-stained ruler he took the puppet head's measurements. It was nearly spot on and would only require minimal work, which made him forget about his broken jar completely.
A few hours later the puppet head was finished and attached to the body. Happy with his new creation, he tested out the string work of the puppet and was happy to see that every slight flick of his wrist gave him the desired outcome. Setting the puppet on his work station, the magnificent artist turned to his unfinished pile and picked out among everything, a small bark canoe he'd been working on. He was almost finished with it, binding some twigs to the edges of the canoe with a thick lace. “It's too empty inside...,” he thought to himself. After some scrounging around he found a few white feathers that would fill the interior just right. “Two projects completed in one day?” he said aloud. “Now that's progress.”
With nothing more to occupy him he turned back to his broken jar. Sighing, he cleaned up the shards of glass and thought about gluing it back together. “It wouldn't be the same...” he said to himself. “I guess I'll just have to use the dish until I can make a replica...”
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Story-in-a-box inventory
1) 1 currency flip case, blue. Contains one .01$, .05$, .10$, .20$, .50$, 1$ coin.
2) 1 12" wooden ruler, Wescott. Green stain on the edge.
3) 1 small, clay dish. Black, red and tan.
4) 3 odd circular, brown seeds.
5) 1 tan leather wallet. Elephant, monkey, rabbit and bird stacked on top of one another. Tree in background.
6) 1 carved, rectangular box-shaped seal stamp. (Now missing)
7) 1 tree bark canoe, stick edges bound. 2 white bird feathers inside.
8) 1 clay sculpted, white villa. Red-brown roof.
9) 1 woven cloth, flower pattern. Magenta, beige in color.
10) 1 green and tan stained glass jar, corked shut.
11) 1 wooden string-puppet's head. Bald.
12) 1 wooden, dark brown African woman statue.
13) 1 wooden drummer, dancing, wearing cold weather clothing and sandals.
2) 1 12" wooden ruler, Wescott. Green stain on the edge.
3) 1 small, clay dish. Black, red and tan.
4) 3 odd circular, brown seeds.
5) 1 tan leather wallet. Elephant, monkey, rabbit and bird stacked on top of one another. Tree in background.
6) 1 carved, rectangular box-shaped seal stamp. (Now missing)
7) 1 tree bark canoe, stick edges bound. 2 white bird feathers inside.
8) 1 clay sculpted, white villa. Red-brown roof.
9) 1 woven cloth, flower pattern. Magenta, beige in color.
10) 1 green and tan stained glass jar, corked shut.
11) 1 wooden string-puppet's head. Bald.
12) 1 wooden, dark brown African woman statue.
13) 1 wooden drummer, dancing, wearing cold weather clothing and sandals.
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