Lesson 11.1: Summarizing entries

Summarizing articles requires reading them, and figuring out what the article is all about. If the article is short, summarizing won't take very long. If the article is long, however, making a summary can be a time consuming task. Longer articles tend to be more in depth, so to create a summary will take more time and effort.

My experience with making summaries for the entries I chose was pretty much uneventful. All I did was read the article and write about what the article was about, basically get the general idea down.

Lesson 10.1: My choice

This is my second year in college, and as I go through the Computer Science program, I am overwhelmed with joy at the opportunity to learn, and yet i am horrified at the path that lies before me. Sometimes these emotions intermix, as I try to put together exactly what it is I am up against.

I am a first generation college student learning a field that some have claimed to be the hardest science out there. I'm not so sure if that's true, because so far I have a solid grasp on the Computer Science classes that I have taken. After my first semester in Computer Science, concepts clicked, and I started to pour all of my resources into the field.

Mathematics has always been an issue for me. It took me five years for Algebra to make sense, and in order for me to get a bachelor's degree, I will need to take a lot of higher math.

I am overjoyed at the opportunity that I have to learn more about how computers operate, and how they can be manipulated. In the old world, shamans and wizards wielded magic. In the new world, it is the computer programmers who bend the very fabrics of space and time to their will.

The math that I will have to learn, combined with being a first-generation college student, and that failure is absolutely not an option, are the aspects that overwhelm me. Perhaps this will go away as I learn to just apply myself better.

But as long as I'm here, I figure I might as well enjoy the ride. College, at the end of everything, is incredibly fun.

Lesson 9.3: Research Paper

I actually have mixed feelings about the research paper. On one hand, I'm intimidated becuase it's a lot of work. On the other, I'm not feeling too bad about it because I think the subject I have offers a lot of things to write about. There are a lot of uses for wood, and a lot of reasons why logging takes place. There are conservation measures in place and there is new growth that is being experienced (Actually quite a bit).

Lesson 9.2: What do I need outside help with?

I'm not sure what I need outside help with. I've always been a lone wolf most of my life, and actually do have plenty of writing experience, from free-form roleplaying as a kid to, when I was older, taking actual classes in High School. I've been through English classes a few times. This is actually my second time taking it, and I'd argue that my grade wasn't too bad.

If there was anything I needed help with, I'd say it was as simple as a change in attitude when it comes to school. I'm not saying I'm the best student, but I'm taking courses a lot more seriously now than I was last time.

Lesson 9.1: What do I still need to do?

There's a lot I still need to do. I need to conduct more research, and I have another essay to write for lesson ten, and then the research paper can begin, finally.

I still need to find opposing viewpoints. I have a good idea of where I want to take the research topic. I just need to form it into something coherent.