2 PAPER SETUP
Today is the second day that I have been working on my paper. I left off with the disposal of bathroom products like toilet paper and disposable woman’s products. Next I went into modern technologies like cell phones and computers. I used what Slate wrote to backup my writing on how wasteful Americans are. New technologies become a problem when people throw out the old ones. People are in a race to have the newest and best items. This is a problem because the old products are still good. I used this information to relate to the Green movement and the problem of throwing out electronics. I described how people would rather throw out their things than have out of date products. I tied this into recycling and how some people feel it is easier to access to just throw away simple items like bottles and cans. Finding good quotes became a problem so I used the inter net for backup information. I found a website but did not want to get in too deep because it would argue my point the other way. Tomorrow I plan on finding more quotes to support my statements on recycling. I will also bring up some new points, although I am not sure what those are yet. I believe I am halfway through, I have a good amount of work, but I need more support to my claims on just how much this effects the environment.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
paper setup
Paper set up
Today I started setting up my paper. The option I chose was the one on Made to Break. I am proving that America will continue on it’s path of wastefulness. According to Slade this what happen. I figure this because Slade is saying it is much easier to dispose than recycle in a more environmentally way. I started by writing my ideas in short paragraphs. After that, I looked threw the book to find quotes that backed up what I wrote so far. The introduction was full of good quotes. Tomorrow, I plan on making my paragraphs longer and finding more quotes. Next I will organize what I have written to make sure the order of what I wrote makes sense.
Today I started setting up my paper. The option I chose was the one on Made to Break. I am proving that America will continue on it’s path of wastefulness. According to Slade this what happen. I figure this because Slade is saying it is much easier to dispose than recycle in a more environmentally way. I started by writing my ideas in short paragraphs. After that, I looked threw the book to find quotes that backed up what I wrote so far. The introduction was full of good quotes. Tomorrow, I plan on making my paragraphs longer and finding more quotes. Next I will organize what I have written to make sure the order of what I wrote makes sense.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Current Event
Current event
For my current event I brought in an article about a cell phone with the Google locater ap. A guy who had the ap on his Smartphone, got his car stolen. While the car was taken the cell phone was inside the car. The man was able to use the internet and settings on his account to find his car and the feath.
I asked the class whether or not they felt this development in technology was a good one. On one hand the [person was able to recover his car and phone. On the other, this story could have gone the other way. If it did, the feath would have been able to take more from the victim. When people have these phones, they do a lot of personal stuff o n them. The feath could have accessed the victim’s bank account and other personal information.
When I asked the class what they though, this came up. We did discuss negative effects like this, but for the most part the class felt this was a good ap. If the person had not had this locater on his phone he may never have found his phone. He could have found his car and phone without it, but it would have taken much longer. It also came down to luck that he found his car but did not have any of his accounts hacked or information stolen. What I took from this piece of news is that ever new technology has its positive improvements, but also has a downside to the situations they are used in.
For my current event I brought in an article about a cell phone with the Google locater ap. A guy who had the ap on his Smartphone, got his car stolen. While the car was taken the cell phone was inside the car. The man was able to use the internet and settings on his account to find his car and the feath.
I asked the class whether or not they felt this development in technology was a good one. On one hand the [person was able to recover his car and phone. On the other, this story could have gone the other way. If it did, the feath would have been able to take more from the victim. When people have these phones, they do a lot of personal stuff o n them. The feath could have accessed the victim’s bank account and other personal information.
When I asked the class what they though, this came up. We did discuss negative effects like this, but for the most part the class felt this was a good ap. If the person had not had this locater on his phone he may never have found his phone. He could have found his car and phone without it, but it would have taken much longer. It also came down to luck that he found his car but did not have any of his accounts hacked or information stolen. What I took from this piece of news is that ever new technology has its positive improvements, but also has a downside to the situations they are used in.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
made to break 1
Made to break 1
This book starts out with a summary about how America invents new tecnologies but then throws them away when something new, bigger and better comes along. Some examples of this would be televisions, phones, both cell phones and telephones, and anything electronic. All this wast is bound to impact the envirment. The book says we need to rethink how we manage this before the planet becomes a giant land fill. This is a problem, how ever there is something the book does not discuss.
There are green ways to recycle. Many times there are places that will take an old computer or phone that a person can donate when they get a replacement. One major technology that pollutes the envirment is batteries.
There is a green way to dispose and ricicle battries but it is hard to find places that do this. This is a problem because batteries power manythings found in households today. All the dead batteries thrown out every month can severly impact nature. People need to make axcess to green recicleing such as the disposal of batteries and electronic chips more available.
This book starts out with a summary about how America invents new tecnologies but then throws them away when something new, bigger and better comes along. Some examples of this would be televisions, phones, both cell phones and telephones, and anything electronic. All this wast is bound to impact the envirment. The book says we need to rethink how we manage this before the planet becomes a giant land fill. This is a problem, how ever there is something the book does not discuss.
There are green ways to recycle. Many times there are places that will take an old computer or phone that a person can donate when they get a replacement. One major technology that pollutes the envirment is batteries.
There is a green way to dispose and ricicle battries but it is hard to find places that do this. This is a problem because batteries power manythings found in households today. All the dead batteries thrown out every month can severly impact nature. People need to make axcess to green recicleing such as the disposal of batteries and electronic chips more available.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Problems with wikipedia
Problems with Wikipedia
One problem that stands out in the world and Wikipedia is when Sanger was discriminating against the new comers to the site. People that are just starting out to a page are know as newbees, or nubs. Many times more experienced users are not so kind to newcomers, because they are believed to not know as much. This thought is a closed minded one. Like Jimbo Wales said, “we were all new at some point and with out new contributors the site can not be expected to grow” new users should be encouraged to contribute because the more users writing will give articles with more perspective. When Wales founded Wikipedia, this was his dream. He wanted an easy to use encyclopedia. When pop culture items appear in a source, there is bound to be users with differing opinions. What was eye opening was the offsets of Wikipedia. Conserveapedia was used to control information as much as it is used to learn things.
Another problem is news. When news first breaks, multiple users make entries on that topic. Some examples of this are, hurricane Katrina, September Eleventh, and the death of Tim Russard. The problem with news is somany people are writing on a topic and it is unclear if the topics are being properly edited. Another problem is when an event is old, such as Hurricane Katrina, after time people stop writing about it. If a person looks up a news event from over a year ago, they will probably find dead links, or information that is not updated or checked. This a side affect of everyday people writing news.
One problem that stands out in the world and Wikipedia is when Sanger was discriminating against the new comers to the site. People that are just starting out to a page are know as newbees, or nubs. Many times more experienced users are not so kind to newcomers, because they are believed to not know as much. This thought is a closed minded one. Like Jimbo Wales said, “we were all new at some point and with out new contributors the site can not be expected to grow” new users should be encouraged to contribute because the more users writing will give articles with more perspective. When Wales founded Wikipedia, this was his dream. He wanted an easy to use encyclopedia. When pop culture items appear in a source, there is bound to be users with differing opinions. What was eye opening was the offsets of Wikipedia. Conserveapedia was used to control information as much as it is used to learn things.
Another problem is news. When news first breaks, multiple users make entries on that topic. Some examples of this are, hurricane Katrina, September Eleventh, and the death of Tim Russard. The problem with news is somany people are writing on a topic and it is unclear if the topics are being properly edited. Another problem is when an event is old, such as Hurricane Katrina, after time people stop writing about it. If a person looks up a news event from over a year ago, they will probably find dead links, or information that is not updated or checked. This a side affect of everyday people writing news.
wikipedia verses newspapers
Wikipedia verses newspapers
One topic brought up in The world and Wikipedia, is that the website is expected to replace newspapers some time in the future. The author does not expect this to happen for many years. Some reasons this is believed to happen are many authors can contribute and it is used by a wide audience. A positive thing that can come from the webpage replacing newspapers, is this will save many trees. If Wikipedia replaces traditional newspapers many good things can come about like people coming together to share and learn information, but it has many negative sides also.
Books and newspapers are put together formally. This by one or a few authors, and is strictly edited. On Wikipedia, anyone can write and anyone can edit. When it comes to important topics, such as wars, historical events, and people’s lives it is to easily miswritten. The book World and Wikipedia has many cases where deaths were falsely reported, or mysteriously predicted. People like reading the news where ever they are and when ever they want. Making Wikipedia our primary source for news, is good because people can take a portable device with them to axcess the internet. It can be a negative thing because newspapers are written for a specific area. Also reading the morning paper is a way to relax for some people, if it becomes completely digitized, it will just be another way society has become rushed and compact.
In traditional newspapers there sections, headlines, sports, comics, job listings. When a person goes to Wikipedia they will search for a certain topic. They only way they will flip to another is if they know they want to read something else, and what the other topic is. They also might find another linked to a topic they are currently reading. In an old fassion paper, the reader can find topics and articles they might never search for because it is right in front of them.
Switching from print news to internet news, will be very different. Some things will change for the better, and some changes will be negative. It is too mixed to decide to use one or the other. Readers should probably use both to stay well informed, and get the best information they can.
One topic brought up in The world and Wikipedia, is that the website is expected to replace newspapers some time in the future. The author does not expect this to happen for many years. Some reasons this is believed to happen are many authors can contribute and it is used by a wide audience. A positive thing that can come from the webpage replacing newspapers, is this will save many trees. If Wikipedia replaces traditional newspapers many good things can come about like people coming together to share and learn information, but it has many negative sides also.
Books and newspapers are put together formally. This by one or a few authors, and is strictly edited. On Wikipedia, anyone can write and anyone can edit. When it comes to important topics, such as wars, historical events, and people’s lives it is to easily miswritten. The book World and Wikipedia has many cases where deaths were falsely reported, or mysteriously predicted. People like reading the news where ever they are and when ever they want. Making Wikipedia our primary source for news, is good because people can take a portable device with them to axcess the internet. It can be a negative thing because newspapers are written for a specific area. Also reading the morning paper is a way to relax for some people, if it becomes completely digitized, it will just be another way society has become rushed and compact.
In traditional newspapers there sections, headlines, sports, comics, job listings. When a person goes to Wikipedia they will search for a certain topic. They only way they will flip to another is if they know they want to read something else, and what the other topic is. They also might find another linked to a topic they are currently reading. In an old fassion paper, the reader can find topics and articles they might never search for because it is right in front of them.
Switching from print news to internet news, will be very different. Some things will change for the better, and some changes will be negative. It is too mixed to decide to use one or the other. Readers should probably use both to stay well informed, and get the best information they can.
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