10/22/12 Blog Post

A filter bubble is where google automatically changes the settings on whatever you search. For example, It filters whatever you search. The potential personal drawbacks of this is that you miss out on information. The problems that this can have on your research is that it could be leaving out information. Some filter bubbles I guess I've seen was like with certain information, only some info is given.

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10/17/2012 Blog Post

In my own words I consider plagiarism as copying off of someone else and not acknowledging the person that helped give you that information you just copied. Plagiarism is using someone's else hard earned information without giving credit to that person who did that work. I agree with the New York Times and one of their points somewhat surprised me at how they said it is so much easier to plagiarize because of all the advanced technology this generation has on their phones and computers (NYT). I also agree with the quote that was made on the NPR website, where they said, "The rules are to give credit for anything that is not yours (NPR)." For a simple definition of plagiarism the NPR's quote is reasonable. In order to prevent plagiarism, just make sure you cite everything you think you received from some else, especially if it is coming from a website, and/or book. I was and am told if you doubt, then cite the information. It is better to have a lot of citations in your research paper than to fail the research paper. Try to write your own understanding of the topic you are writing about instead of someone else's.

10/15/2012 Blog Post

I watched some of the Obama and Romney Debate on Tuesday however I didn't pay close attention. But a few moments here and there I think I did realize how they are using a rhetorical device or two in order to win votes perhaps. For example with politics in general and including the debate that happened Tuesday Night, I think the rhetorical device that was used kinda often was the strawman device. According to the logical fallices website, the strawman device is where someone misrepresent's someone else's arugument to make it easier to attack (Rhetorical Web Page). Well as I watched a few of the debates, the word truth has been tossed around. For example, some politicians may represent their opponents opinion just to seem better, but overall it seems like a lie. On politician commercials, they tell you all types of information about the other opponent, some politicians tell the truth, while other politicians may choose to use the strawman device to win voters. For politicians, the main goal in using the strawman device is to win people's vote. Overall to become elected as the President of the United States.

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Research Portfolio 10/10/2012

My research question is: How can texting habitually negatively effect people socially. My summary for my argument is basically how texting negatively effect the people in today's everyday society.  Texting is apart of mostly everyone's life nowadays. Whether you are a parent and have children that texts or if you have a supervisor that says he/she will text you reminders of upcoming meetings.  Text messaging is everywhere and it comes with the package of advancing technology, which we see every month or so here and there. Since there are some people that overuse text messaging and seem to be addicted to this way of communication, there are some broader effects that take place, specifically on the society. Text messaging has been said to be causing problems in school with writing. Also text messaging could be complicating the average level of  genuine intimacy that people give in person. In addition to the resources I have already found, I could definitely use even more books and articles. Newspaper articles could help, especially if they provide pictures related to my topic texting. Internet popular resources and magazines could help also, as long as they relate to my topic texting.  Overall I think I'm ok on my resources for texting.

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10/8/2012 Blog Post

I think my results had a lot of diversity and information.  I decided to research about my major Business Management and I just received tons and tons of information about anything related to Business Management. Whether it had one of the keywords in the database or just information about business management that happened years ago, there was plenty of information provided. I went to the discovery tool and typed business management as my keyword. Also I think I went to this specific research tool and typed Business management as the keyword as well and there were still many results.  I knew then because of the fact that I had so many results it would be an absolute must to find ways to narrow down my research results. The difference between searching in a subject specific database and searching in discovery is that when you research in a subject specific database the results are less in number. However if you research in discovery, it is like you get a million results. I would want to use the discovery tool to get broad information and I would want to use a subject specific database to receive very specific information regarding my topic for research.

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Research Portfolio 10/3/2012

Scholarly Article:

 "Disclosure Through Face To Face and Instant Messaging Modalities: Psychological and Physiological Effects"

Citation: Iacovelli, Anthony M.Johnson, Craig. "Disclosure Through Face-To-Face And Instant Messaging Modalities: Psychological And Physiological Effects." Journal Of Social & Clinical Psychology 31.3 (2012): 225-250. Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection. Web. 6 Oct. 2012.

This article is about people that were in a specific study that finds out the impact of face to face interaction versus interaction through instant messaging.  I plan to use this in my research as evidence in showing the socially negative effects of instant messaging (or text messaging).

Popular Article:

"Kids Really Are Different These Days"

Citation: COYL, DIANA D. "Kids Really Are Different These Days." Phi Delta Kappan 90.6 (2009): 404. Advanced Placement Source. Web. 6 Oct. 2012.

This article gives an update on what kids nowadays are surrounded with daily. This article also describes a few potential dangers that come with all the aspects that surround them. I plan to use the information it has about text messaging and its effects in my research paper.

10/1/2012 Blog Post

GALILEO is a great convenient resource that acts as an online library. GALILEO is very similar to the Ingram Library or the community libraries we have now. It is just an electronic resource and it can possibly reduce the average time spent in an ordinary library experience. GALILEO can find plenty of information related to the topic you are researching. It is just a matter of looking into the right databases that it provides and/or putting in the right keywords similar to your topic.  GALILEO organizes information by putting all the articles/information into databases.  For example, you could be researching something about math. If you go into a math database then you should be able to find plenty of math articles.  The video did a great job in showing how GALILEO organizes its information.  It showed how the library has bookshelves to place the books on and the bookshelves are organized by the alphabet.  Well GALILEO works the same way (according to the video) except databases are the bookshelves, the books are the articles and it is organized by different subjects.  Databases are large amounts of articles /information. Databases are organized with articles that are most relevant with the database's topic.