Final Project

Hello everyone,

Well first off, I am really, really stressed about this final project. I am usually so much more prepared than I am now. I first was going to write my paper about the effects of caffeine on the human body, but I found nothing that interested me in the articles I found. So, I changed my topic. I still do not know if I can write about this but I wanted to write about obesity in children. This was a topic that was presented with others in my Comp. 1 class, but instead I chose to write about plastic surgery, even though this topic also interested me. So, I guess well see where this goes.

I saw that this week we are to talk about plagiarism. Citing a source scares me, not because I do not want to give them credit, but because I feel like I am going to do it wrong. I think plagiarism is equivalent to theft from a store or person. How would you feel if you told your best friend an idea you had to create something(an invention) and they thought it was so amazing that they took it and submitted and took all the credit. You would feel betrayed, furious, like all the hard work you put into it has just been taken away and there is nothing you can do about it! It's horrible!

- Lauren

What do I think about Kaplan online?

Hello fellow classmates and Professor!

I must say that I love being a student with Kaplan online. I know that it takes more focus to get the required tasks done because you are not in a classroom environment, so it is clear that you must have dedication. For me, I like it better. I feel that I can get things at my own pace. I do not have to drive and have a required time to get to class and participate. It fits into my lifestyle much better than on campus schooling would. I think that some people judge online school as laziness, but it really is not. I have had people say to me, "That means you can use your book to take tests, and how do you even learn when you don't see your professor or talk to them?" You could cheat, I guess, but you would still fail because of time restraints, and this is the reason for them. We have discussion boards and seminars because this is our learning and interaction of our topics and lessons. You have to be dedicated and give 100%. It is just like any other college in my eyes!

- Lauren

New week - What is going on with me?

Hello everyone,

So this is the start of unit 2, and for some reason I do not feel motivated. I do not know why? I feel like I might be overwhelmed with everything, but it is not like my busy schedule has changed at all, and we even have no seminar so I should be excited. I usually have a set schedule to get everything done on time, and I am just getting no where. It's like I am trying to get things done, but in reality I know what I want to accomplish is so far down the line that I am upsetting myself. I don't know how to bring my spirits back up. I just had to get it all out.

- Lauren

First Time!

So, just as it is for most of you, this is also my first time blogging. Except I already know what I want to blog about, or should I say ask of all of you. I am really nervous about what my final project topic should be and I need some ideas. Maybe once you all help me get my brain going I will create a poll! How exciting! Let me know what you all think!

<3 Lauren