Hello everyone,

I really like peer review because it helps me out a lot with the different suggestions on how I can make my paper better. I never get upset whenever I get bad feedback because I feel that my peers are just trying to help me. I know if I think that my paper is fine, I don't have to redo or reword anything just because it doesn't seem right to someone else. I think that peer review is just a time to get new ideas or maybe even topics that I didn't include in my paper that would enhance my paper. I never think that anything I write is perfect, I always have room for suggestions.

Alicia Steele Little

Hello everyone,

I have been struggling for the past month in my other class. I do not know if it because I like this class better or what. For instance, I am almost finish with my final project in this class, but the only thing I have for my other class project is an outline. For some reason, I can not get my mind into the other class, it is so boring! I even did a schedule for the other class. I wrote what time I'm going to do my assignments, quizzes, exams and studying but I never go by the schedule or I will start on it but end on something else. I do not know why I am procrastinating so badly in that class. I really need to get my mind right and continue to do well in that class so I can keep my A average. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do to get my mind back on track?

Alicia Steele Little

What do you think about this??

I want to see what everyone thinks about a situation that is going on in the area that I live (Rockingham, NC), with four sisters in a family. These four sisters are no older than 31 yrs. old and they each have 9 children or more and they are not married. They have mentioned that they have children so that they can get welfare (food stamps), so that they can sell them to take care of their families. Social services are now involved, but they have not done anything about the situation. What do you all think about this??

I think that they should not be able to have anymore kids! I feel that we as taxpayers are taking care of their kids! Social services stay at their house, they go to school saying that they hardly have anything to eat, the kids clothes are always dirty at school (I work at the school, so I see it everyday with my own eyes) and they are always stealing. I really think someone should step up and do something about this situation, the kids are pitiful!! My heart goes out to these children. I have been involved with some of the other teachers who have been washing their clothes and hair at school and buying them new school uniforms! What do you think about this??

Alicia Steele Little

Hello everyone,

I can't believe we are almost in the 5th week, time really does fly by!! I'm enjoying this course but it is something about paraphrasing that I don't like. Sometimes it is hard for me to put things in my own words whenever the original wording seems just right! Am I the only one that feels this way??

I think that it is very important to always give a person credit for the work that they have done. I know that I would be upset if I have worked hard and someone tried to take all the credit for something that I wrote.

Well, other than that, I think this class will help me out a lot in my future educational and career goals!

You are what your deep, driving desire is.
As your desire is, so is your will.
As your will is, so is your deed.
As your deed is, so is your destiny.

By Brihadaranyaka Upanishad IV