Unit 6 Posting

Over the course of this class, I have been struggling with managing life and school. I slacked off last term and got behind on my courses and I ended having to repeat one. I have learned from that experience. I am worried that the two weeks we have off for Christmas break that when we return I may slack off some also. In my topic, how prisons deal with mentally ill inmates I have found all the policies but not what actually happens. My husband who works for a prison told me what actually happens with them but since I cannot use him as a reference I cannot use him information. If anybody finds some articles to help me, feel free to share them.

Week 5 Posting

My person writing process is brainstorming, outlining, first draft, review, and final draft. The challenges I face academically are none. Sometimes, my life gets too stressful and it affects my school work but other than that. School influences my priorities in life a lot. I have to prioritize when I can work on my schoolwork since I have a 1 yr old son.

Week four posting

I think that we need to cite our sources, since the information does not belong to us. I know if I wrote a publication and someone used the work without giving me credit, I would be mad. If someone used something I created without giving me credit, I would be mad. I might even sue the person depending on the case. Issues of plagiarism should be handled delicately and sternly. The Internet used to blur the lines of 'legally owned' but now they give credit to the owner. For example, if you watch a music video on YouTube you will see the copyright of the producers.

Week three posting

I have chosen the topic "Stem Cell Research." I wanted to learn more about this topic and why it is so convertesial. I rarely watch the news so I don't know much at it. I am eager to learn about it. If anybody would like to give me ideas, you are more than welcome to. I like being an online student. It gives me the freedom to not have to go anywhere to go to school. Me and my husband only have one car and when he works he does not get home until around 7:30 and that would be later than any class at any college around would start. I also like the flexibility of being able to travel and still go to school since I have a laptop. It takes someone that is motivated to be an online student My husband told me that he is very proud of me, because he doesn't know how I motivate myself to do my school work. As for me a part of a bigger writing community, I like the idea since people can read how being an online student it, if they are thinking about going to school online.

Wedding

I had to do so much this week since I got married. I haven't got a chance to think what I should do my scientific research paper on. When I did my discussion question for this week, I chose melanoma and down syndrome which both topics are going to be hard to keep the paper short. I am having trouble about what to write since the paper is going to be short. I wish we could do the a topic and not cover all the stuff. I would really like to write my paper on autism. Here is a pic of me and my husband at the wedding.

Welcome to my site

Hi everyone!! Welcome to my site. Let me start out by introducing myself. My name is Miranda. I am getting married in less than two weeks to the love of my life, Alan. YAY!!!! We have a 10mth old son together named Logan. We live in Texas. Here is a pic of my family on Halloween 2009