Dec 7th, 2010
Chris Young
College Student
University of Alaska Fairbanks
P.O. Box 752407
Fairbanks, Alaska, 99775
Dear friend,
Thank you for taking the time to review my research paper the other day. This has really helped get through lesson 13, which required someone to look at my paper, and also allowed me to get through lesson 14, which required me to revise my paper.
As per your requests, I have changed a lot of the wording and made the grammar a lot better. My purpose is to pass this class with at least a B, and that is something I think will happen. You have been a good friend in this endeavor by giving me advice on other topics for English, and for helping correct my spelling. I hope that one day I may be able to return the favor in some other way.
Sincerely,
Chris Young
College Student
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Lesson 15.1: Resume
Chris Young
Bartlett Hall, rm 503
11/22/1987
Objective:
To replace my English 111 grade from 2008 with at least a B, if not an A.
Academic Writing Experience
* Introduction to Academic Writing -- English 111 (Fall 2010)
* Wrote a research paper about the need to conserve rainforests.
* Academic Writing about the Social and Natural Sciences (Spring 2009)
* Wrote a research paper on the environmental impacts of oil
Other Writing Experience
* Free-form roleplaying (1997-2002)
* Ran a nation in Madagascar that was trying to take over Africa after a nuclear holocaust that devaststaed the world
* Ran an empire set in space, called the "Planetary Freedom Fighters", that was founded by a group of rebels and terrorists that had overthrown an oppressive dictatorship
* Dungeons and Dragons (2010)
* Wrote two backgrounds for characters for Dungeons and Dragons. One, a wizard, the other, a rogue.
* Short stories
* The Mercenary (2006)
* Terrorists in Alaska steal 30 APCs for the Russians, and the U.S. military hires an elite force of commandoes based out of Indonesia to find and recover the stolen materiel.
* The Pirate Hunter (2007)
* Freetrader Rashani Vance is attacked by a vessel. He mounts a successful defense before launching an attack of his own, capturing both the vessel, and the captain, who is wanted by the Torelli family for crimes against traders under their protection
Bartlett Hall, rm 503
11/22/1987
Objective:
To replace my English 111 grade from 2008 with at least a B, if not an A.
Academic Writing Experience
* Introduction to Academic Writing -- English 111 (Fall 2010)
* Wrote a research paper about the need to conserve rainforests.
* Academic Writing about the Social and Natural Sciences (Spring 2009)
* Wrote a research paper on the environmental impacts of oil
Other Writing Experience
* Free-form roleplaying (1997-2002)
* Ran a nation in Madagascar that was trying to take over Africa after a nuclear holocaust that devaststaed the world
* Ran an empire set in space, called the "Planetary Freedom Fighters", that was founded by a group of rebels and terrorists that had overthrown an oppressive dictatorship
* Dungeons and Dragons (2010)
* Wrote two backgrounds for characters for Dungeons and Dragons. One, a wizard, the other, a rogue.
* Short stories
* The Mercenary (2006)
* Terrorists in Alaska steal 30 APCs for the Russians, and the U.S. military hires an elite force of commandoes based out of Indonesia to find and recover the stolen materiel.
* The Pirate Hunter (2007)
* Freetrader Rashani Vance is attacked by a vessel. He mounts a successful defense before launching an attack of his own, capturing both the vessel, and the captain, who is wanted by the Torelli family for crimes against traders under their protection
Lesson 14.1: Doing things differently
What I wish I did differently was start this paper earlier and have a better idea of where I wanted to take it. I did a lot of research, but probably could have used more sources. Other than that I'm not really sure what I would do differently because I think it actually turned out ok.
Lesson 13.1: Consulting Others
Consulting another person on my work has always been a hard task for me. While I have been a writer for quite awhile, I am still very shy about my writing, because I think a lot of it is subpar. Although I have been told that I am a good writer, I still feel like i have a lot of work ahead of me. So I was understandably nervous when I consulted my friend, who has a bachelor's degree in creative writing, to look at my work. There are a lot of similarities betweenc reative writing and academic writing, because grammar, syntax, spelling, it's all the same thing from the same language.
My friend is a good, kind person, however. And he gave me a lot of feedback very quick, which allowed me to revise my essay and complete lesson 13. Although he was critical about my work, he was also constructive about it too. he is also a guy who has a lot of experience writing outside of academics, because he maintains a blog that he makes an entry to every day, so he is definitely a person who can be trusted and could be considered an authority on English, so going to him for advice was definitely be a good choice.
My friend is a good, kind person, however. And he gave me a lot of feedback very quick, which allowed me to revise my essay and complete lesson 13. Although he was critical about my work, he was also constructive about it too. he is also a guy who has a lot of experience writing outside of academics, because he maintains a blog that he makes an entry to every day, so he is definitely a person who can be trusted and could be considered an authority on English, so going to him for advice was definitely be a good choice.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
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.
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.
Monday, November 8, 2010
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.
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.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
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).
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