Wednesday, March 25, 2009

EOA 529-532 I have a Dream

Its vary sad to think that 100 years after slavery and the civil war that "African Americans" were still not free. Yes they were allowed to do most of the things they enjoyed but were caught in the middle of segregation. Dr. King was saying that he thought all of the equal rights laws should have been passed at the same time and it was unfortunate everything turned out how it did. It is amazing thinking how far our great Nation has came from slavery to segregation now to having an African American president it is hard to fathom. Dr. Kings I have a dream speech will never be forgotten as all the famous words sound so familiar everything I listen to it. Dr. King makes many references to the Deceleration of Independence in his speech showing the true meaning of being an American. Another important argument Dr. King had was that "all men are created equal" when it obviously didn't seem to be the case. All in all the civil rights movement was one of the most important historic event in our great nation of the United Stated of America.

Friday, March 20, 2009

Revising

Revising shouldn't be over looked when it comes to writing papers. Now a days people may think spell check can take care of there mistakes but it is often best when other peers review as well. Spell check might not always give you the best sentence structure and other mistakes are not uncommon. Revising is the final step in writing a paper and is just as important as the first. Don't make assumptions that may be a norm to you and baffling to others. Make sure every paragraph is coherent and you have a strong thesis and conclusion. Your spacing and font size are important so your paper looks the best. Most people recommend 12 point font and double spaced. This will also vary on the specific subject and teachers preference. Always keep your audience honest, what I mean by this is don't make your paper to predictable. When revising I think it is important to read over the paper twice to make any necessary revisions as possible. I have never been a person to read aloud but if you feel it works feel free. I think revising is a very important process in writing a paper and think the paper should be easy to read with a certain rhythm rather then a clumsy construction which keeps the audience guessing.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Evaluating a Web Site

I found this passage out of the textbook to be very informal and useful to evaluations. Evaluating Web pages is just like evaluating other important information, you must check for authenticity and have an opinion as well. This website like most school run web sites have an administrator (the Teacher or professor) which as the authority to control options and students who are seen by the administrator. There are many secure web sites used within the government to protect themselves from intruders and I'm sure it is the top of the line security system. I enjoy the polls on websites to see if others agree with you or not. Creating a web page can be difficult and take a lot of time but in the end its worth it if your happy with it. The most important thing about a web site is to keep it secure and update it very often so your news in new.