blog 19

                I found a government document first, and yes it tells you how the information was obtained and analyzed. This document has the specifics on it all, being a government document I wouldn’t expect anything different though.

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-106hhrg68979/pdf/CHRG-106hhrg68979.pdf

                Next I found the scholarly journal article, called poverty in America: beyond welfare reform. It also tells you how the information was obtained and analyzed! It has very specific details and clearly cites everything. In my opinion I would trust a government document more than a journal though, just because I believe there are some journals out there who are maybe not all correct or haven’t done all of the necessary research.

http://www.prb.org/pdf/PovertyInAmerica.pdf

mays, J. (2000, may 16). Retrieved from http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG     106hhrg68979/pdf/CHRG-106hhrg68979.pdf

lichter, D., & crowley, M. (2002, 06 01). Retrieved from      http://www.prb.org/pdf/PovertyInAmerica.pdf

blog 12

                In my personal opinion, blogs can be a great source for research depending on the blogs you find. There are some blogs that are not properly researched or cited, but there are some that are great resources that have clearly done their research and cited everything they can. As shown in the link below, you can clearly see that this blogger did all of their research, provided graphs and cited them and cited all of the information they have used. This is a great source for research, and like I said it’s just a matter of finding the right blogs.

 http://jobmarketmonitor.com/2012/05/15/u-s-nearly-1-trillion-a-year-fighting-poverty-and-over-the-next-10-years-governments-will-spend-250000-for-every-poor-american/

U.s. | nearly $1 trillion a year fighting poverty and over the next 10 years, governments will          spend $250,000 for every poor american [Web log message]. (05, 2012 15). Retrieved          from http://jobmarketmonitor.com/2012/05/15/u-s-nearly-1-trillion-a-year-fighting           -poverty-and-over-the-next-10-years-governments-will-spend-250000-for-every-poor          american/

Original Research

I have done original research before, in a class called analytical writing. It is a hard thing to do unless you really know that you’re talking about. Everything you’re writing about is coming from your own mind and things you have learned earlier on in life. Library research does in fact take a part in this what so ever, it is the backbone of the paper. Library research takes a role in the fact that you probably learned a good chunk on what you’re writing from previous library research. Pros and cons of library research is the fact that you’re getting very legitimate and researched information, the cons are that it’s not always your opinion. Being able to put the information into aspect of the reader and make it make sense is the most important thing for both researches.

Check In

So far I have been feeling pretty successful! I have been finding great information on both my papers/presentations and really just need to narrow things down and make the flow of the paper sound a little smoother. My biggest concern right now is time! Between all of the other projects in my other classes, work and trying to get these done as well is really my only challenge. I’m farther now than I would have expected though, so I don’t think it will take much longer to finish either one of my tasks for this class!

Urcashi Vaid Presentation

1) I have been to a couple LGBT movements before so I somewhat expected how it would go. I actually do know quite a bit on this topic because of my few family members who are gay or lesbian and because of my few friends who are gay or lesbian. Yet I still learned more than I learned more than I knew before coming to this presentation. 2) It was very informative and presented in a very respectful yet affirmative and even funny matter. She has very good point and views on everything she was talking about. I do and have almost alwas have had the same opinions as her. 3) I didnt know how bad the LGBT suicide/ attempted suicide rate was. It's very sad and scary to think that people are pushing and bullying this group of people so far off of the edge. 4) Yes! she is a lesbian, has been fighting for thirty years for the LGBT movement and has wrote a few books on the topic. she is most definitely an authority on the topic. 5) Everything she's brought up is something I can use in my paper. She was very informative and will be a huge inspiration for my paper!

intellectual property

intellectual property to me is the different types of creativities and creations of each mind. an experts view on intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized under the corresponding fields of law. some examples of intellectual property rights include copyrights, trademarks, patents, industrial design rights and trade secrets. it changes in the fact that as soon as the ide is out it can be man ipulated and changed into something else from thier own idea and mind.

google 101

it is a lot easier to use now that i have learned all of the different tools in google. before knowing the different tools google was a very broad tool to use to find information. it is easier to narrow information and research questions down to get exactly what im looking for.