Ethnographies and opinions.

2. http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/gateway_demographics.html

3.

A - I believe it does have an impact, but i'm not quite sure whether it is a positive or negative impact yet.

B - I do believe it's a benefit. It provides a unique insight into other views and thought processes.

C - I would like to think so.

D - I would recommend this type of class structure. It to me is interesting and helps reinforce learning by easily providing links to online readings.

Subcultures.

1. Two subcultures I am interested in learning about are MMORPG(massively multiplayer online role-playing game) players, and emo kids. For the MMORPG players, I can study how the dress, how the talk, their social behaviour, and why they are looked down upon by many people. For the emo kids, I can look at how they dress, what music they listen to, and what makes them so emo.

2. I liked the peer review and thought it was very helpful. I believe we should do more of these.

Project proposal.

The topic that I will be researching and presenting in my paper is the debate over nuclear power. Nuclear power is the controlled splitting of atomic particles and harvesting the explosion's raw power for civil use. The nuclear chain reaction creates heat, which boils water, which creates steam, which in turn drives a steam turbine. I am in support of the use of nuclear energy. It has proven to be a safe, clean, relatively cheap form of renewable energy. People that are against nuclear power are generally ignorant to it's possibilities. Meltdowns like Chernobyl will most likely never happen again due to increased technology over the years, and the problem of nuclear waste has been solved by learning to recycle it into nuclear fuel. There have been many books, articles, papers, and more written about this topic. My research possibilites are almost endless.

Research Excercise #1

Topic: nuclear energy.
Title: Energy for America, by Dr. Arther B. Robisonson. Publiched in The New American. Appleton, Jan. 7, 2008.

Summary: According to Dr. Arther B. Robinson, we can achieve energy independence for the 21st century without destroying the environment. He claims this can be achieved by switching all of our energy dependence onto nuclear power. This is an interesting fact: "There has never been even one human death associated with an American nuclear power reactor incident. By contrast, American dependence on automobiles results in more than 40,000 human deaths per year." (Robinson, pg.2)

Response: I think it is ridiculous that Americans are afraid of using nuclear power, especially given the fact that people drive their cars every day and that is one of the leading causes of death among Americans. It is proven to be a safe, effective and efficient energy source. Even nuclear waste can now be recycled into nuclear fuel. Using nuclear power has no disadvantages or negative side-effects, and many benefits.

Further research: I can try to find an article or book denouncing nuclear power to see the other side of the argument. I can research nuclear reactors' effects on neighboring communities.

Peer review.

1. I think the peer review should be anonymous.

2. I don't think much focus should be placed on such things as spelling and puncuation, but I mean..if it looks like it was written by a monkey, you might want to tell them to clean it up a little bit.

3. I beleve that people should be allowed to write about topics of their choice.

Possible research topics.

1. Assisted suicide.
Stance: For.
Certain restrictions of course. Possible applicants reviewed by some sort of council or board first.

2. Legalizing same sex marriage.
Stance: For.
Um..why not? Who the hell cares?

3. Nuclear power.
Stance: For.
Proven to be one of the safest and cleanest forms of energy in the world. The only thing holding it back is things like Chernobyl that give it a bad image, when in reality it is a great option.

Completing the sample essay.

Thesis statement: The individual, not society, is responsible for acedemis integrity.

Topic Sentance 1: Cheating is a huge problem.

Topic Sentance 2: Parents are not helping the problem.

Topic Sentance 3: Consequences for cheating are not consistent in schools across America.

Topic Sentance 4: Consistent non-tolerance of cheating is a must.

Conclusion: In conclusion, cheating must be met with harsh consequences. The individual need to learn that cheating has few positive effects, and only hurts the said individual in the long run. The individual, not society, is responsible for acedemic integrity.