The Virtual Community is about the author, Howard Rheingold and how he was first introduced to cyberspace. In his introduction he talks about a virtual world called "WELL" that everyone gathers on and shares thoughts, converasation, feelings, jokes, and etc. He explains how it began in 1985 and how over eight thousand more people have joined since 1993. Rheingold has become a member of this estranged WELL community going to weddings, births, and funerals in this life. He also explains how significant the internet has become and how much we depend on and use it.

Model For My Research Paper

I plan on using the Rogerian style model. i like the way ti's set up and I plan to follow the steps to make mt paper a success.

Essentials of Argument : Chpt. 7

Chapter 7 talks about the different types of proofs which are ethos, logos, and pathos. Logos loosely translated means logical or reason. It represents common ways of thinking about thinking and perceiving relationships among the events and data of the real world and then use the ideas and relationships as support for a line of argument. It also talks about the seven logical proofs: sign, induction, cause, deduction, analogies, definition, statistics (SICDADS). Ethos translates into ethical or authority. This helps the audience gain a favorable impression of the arguer, the group the arguer represents, or the authorities experts the arguer cites or quotes. Pathos deals with emotions. The chapter states that emotion clouds reasoning and judgment and gets the argument off course.

Shitty First Drafts

Of course I'm very much behind but I think the title basically speaks for itself. I've had plenty terrible drafts and still to this day have them. I'm trying to improve on my writing and become a better writer so I will never have to write about my "Shitty First Drafts". i think it's good to know that people know where their strong points and weaknesses are and to admit that the first couple of drafts are going to be crap. That's why you have to keep practicing until it becomes natural to you.

"Lost Heritage"

This essay was about an Korean American boy who grew up in America. He was struggling wit assimilation as he got older. He felt like he embarrassed his parents because he lost his place with his own racial group. He didn't really know Korean culture and this made him very ashamed. He struggled with identity basically over the years.It also talks about how young teens struggle with this problem. I think this is a problem around the world. Many teens struggle with their identity and learning who they are. Especially if you are of a different race trying to adjust to society around you.

Chpt 1: First Arguments

After reading chapter one I realized the area that I'm weakest in is analyzing my sources, organizing my research and avoiding plagiarism. Since high school, no 0ne has ever really showed me the proper way to analyze and organize my research. As a result, my papers would look alomost as if they were plagiarized. After reading I now know to use research logs on the computer to organize notes source information, or use notecards to to do the same. I can create a annotated bibliography also to document, summarize, and evluate my information. This was very helpful because I love to write and I dont like for aomeone to tell me that my work is plagiarized when I have put it in my own words. Just because I switched a couple of words around doesn't mean I've done it corretly. Now that I know the proper way I can do better.

ENGLISH 1102

I expect to learn and gain much knowlegde when it comes to writing an argumentive esssay. I love to write and I thought I was one of the best writers out until I started getting my work back only to see C's. I also would like to gain knowledge on just learning how to write period. Most come in scared or with a defeated mindest but I plan to pass this class with flying colors. SAince I've done a little research I know what to expect this time. My only concern would be putting it al together to make the essay right. I lack skills when it comes to adding information when necessary. But I believe I'll be alright.