First Draft

I have never done a "Research Paper". My writing has always been informal and more personal, so this is new for me. I find it hard to focus on what information I want in this paper. My thesis statement is still a work in progress but it is coming alone. Like I stated before my topic is on stem cell research and I hope I did not bite off more than I can chew. This is a very controversial topic and there are several articles on the subject. What I have so far is leading me in the right direction but I still need to edit before I turn in the final draft. I will use the Writing Center to review my final paper before I submit it and I think that feedback will help. Wish Me Luck.

Research Papers

I am having a hard time focusing on writing this paper on Stem Cell Research. There is so much information and so many articles on this topic it is hard to choose which ones to use to help me. I guess I just have to figure out which ones are more geared to the point I am trying to make. Stem Cell research has been the source of a lot of controversy. Everyone has an opinion as to the moral and ethical sides of it. Science has come a long way with stem cells but the journey is far from over. Wish me luck on reeling it in and getting a good grade.

Plagiarism....

What would you do if someone used something you created without giving you credit?

I had this happen to me once. I love to write poetry and I sometimes share with friends what I write. One day when I was in school, I wrote a poem about losing someone I loved and shared it with a classmate I thought was my friend. She loved it and told me to enter it into a writing contest that the school was having. I said no it was too personal for me to share it with the whole school. She took it out of my book one day, submitted it to the contest under her name, and won 1st place. She did not give me any credit in the post, so when I went to the teacher that sponsored the contest I had to prove that it was my original work. All was corrected in the end and she was punished and made to post an apology to me in the school paper. That was my first taste of plagiarism. It is important to give credit when you use someone else’s work or ideas because you can get into legal trouble if you do not.

Week 3: Thesis time...

Well it is that time again, time to write a paper. This week has been good. The holiday has come and gone now it is time to think about a topic for my research paper. The topic that I have come up wit is Stem Cell Research Potential. Stem cell research is coming on strong in the medical field and is gaining more acceptances. Scientists have been working on cures for many diseases that have been on the rise like Alzheimer’s disease. With all the research information out on the subject, this should prove for a very interesting paper. I look forward to writing it and having my classmates and professor read it.

Inside my head

This week has been a thoughtful kind of week. I have been inside my head and for the life of me I can not come to any conclusions as to what my future will hold. So far my online college experience has been great. I have never really been an over the top student. I was average. I never really studied for hours or took lots of notes, yet I have always pulled through. Emotionally I have been on a rollercoaster trying to manage my life and school. I have been successful thus far by not letting home stress me to the point where I can not focus on school. I guess I need to do some type of meditation to clear my mind because it is getting pretty crowed here inside my head.

the joys of being a kaplan student

Wow, this was a new experience for me. I never thought I would make it back to school after all these years. I was the best decision I ever made. I will have more blogs to come later.