I am confident that my rough draft is plenty long enough, but I am not sure that all of the in-text citations are formatted correctly. My paper also has many facts, but I am unsure if some of the facts are useful in backing up my thesis. Also, even if we are just summarizing information from a source, do we still need to cite it in the text?
I found that actually writing the draft was fairly easy for me. The research, on the other hand, was slightly more difficult. Originally I had only had primary sources, so I had to find a few reliable secondary sources for my project. I found a great site that had a lot of useful information for the background of my report. It had facts about Hitler, World War I and WW II, The Holocaust, and some events after the Holocaust.
Reading Log:
1/28/14 - working on organizing primary sources for paper - 60 min.
1/29/14 - finding some useful primary sources for my paper - 60 min.
2/1/14 - re-organizing detailed outline to include primary sources - 90 min.
2/2/14 - worked on arranging the facts into paragraph form - 45 min.
2/3/14 - finished typing essay - 120 min.
Total: 375 min.
Monday, February 3, 2014
Sneaux Week Free Post
While outside looked like a wintery wonderland, I stayed inside. I focused on getting my homework done early and spending the rest of the day relaxing. It was an amazing opportunity to get caught up on sleep, so that I would be well-rested for today and its many assignments. For Spanish, the emergency assignment was to make churros, which I enjoyed a lot. Despite their delicious taste, I did sort of almost burn down the house in the process of making them. Not really, but my mom was kind of freaked out about the fact that they were not home and I was going to be frying something in about two inches of highly flammable oil.
Anyway, this break was fantastic! The only thing that could have made it any better would have been if the teachers had posted all of their assignments at the beginning of the break. Certain days I felt very productive and was eager to get all of my homework done. Once I checked online, though, I realized that there were no more assignments for that day. Feeling a wave of relief, I further developed my relationship with Netflix as I watched about thirty shows. I slept in late, only to wake up and find that a hundred (I'm exaggerating) more assignments had been posted with time limits! So, I rushed to finish my homework on time, and basically watched Netflix the rest of the day. :)
Anyway, this break was fantastic! The only thing that could have made it any better would have been if the teachers had posted all of their assignments at the beginning of the break. Certain days I felt very productive and was eager to get all of my homework done. Once I checked online, though, I realized that there were no more assignments for that day. Feeling a wave of relief, I further developed my relationship with Netflix as I watched about thirty shows. I slept in late, only to wake up and find that a hundred (I'm exaggerating) more assignments had been posted with time limits! So, I rushed to finish my homework on time, and basically watched Netflix the rest of the day. :)
Monday, January 27, 2014
NHD Project Explanation
My NHD project is on the responsibility of the citizens of Germany during the Holocaust when the rights of Jews were taken away. I've learned about how the Jews were mistreated while they were in the concentration camps. Through my research, I have also discovered how the German citizens either supported Hitler and his ways or avoided the topic in general. Even though I understand that the citizens were afraid of what Hitler might do to them, if they all stood up against him together, his reign could have come to an end sooner.
In the mid-1900s, many
of the Jewish faith, along with others, were persecuted for their appearance
and beliefs, and were sent to concentration camps under the reign of Adolf
Hitler. Frequently, those who spoke out against him were mistreated as well.
Nevertheless, this is not an excuse for the citizens of that time frame to turn
a blind eye towards the horrendous events that occurred in the concentration
camps. It was, and still is, the responsibility of human beings to speak up for
the rights of those being persecuted, despite the consequences.
Reading Log:
1/23/14 - Research - 60 min.
1/24/14 - Research - 60 min.
Total: 120 min.
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Reading Log 1/17/14
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian:
1/13/14 - 60 min.
1/14/14 - 40 min.
Revising Annotated Bibliographies:
1/13/14 - 30 min.
Total: 130 min.
1/13/14 - 60 min.
1/14/14 - 40 min.
Revising Annotated Bibliographies:
1/13/14 - 30 min.
Total: 130 min.
Monday, January 13, 2014
My NHD Topic
My National History Day project is on human rights during WWII. Also, my topic includes specifically how it was the German citizens' duty to speak up for Hitler's prisoners at concentration camps during his reign.
This week, my plan for this project involves searching deeper into nearly all of my sources to just check again for any further bias that could effect my project. I may need to remove and replace one source, but I think I will replace it with a book that my writing fellow recommended to me.
Reading Log:
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian:
1/11/14 - 50 min.
1/12/14 - 60 min.
1/13/14 - 20 min.
Total: 130 min.
This week, my plan for this project involves searching deeper into nearly all of my sources to just check again for any further bias that could effect my project. I may need to remove and replace one source, but I think I will replace it with a book that my writing fellow recommended to me.
Reading Log:
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian:
1/11/14 - 50 min.
1/12/14 - 60 min.
1/13/14 - 20 min.
Total: 130 min.
Monday, December 9, 2013
Human Nature
Human nature, as presented in William Golding's Lord of the Flies, is self-centered and evil. Once you peel back the layers of civilized life, you reach the core of every human being. According to Golding, the center of a human is selfish and savage-like. People, when put in certain situations, care about their needs only. Humans do whatever it takes to survive when put in these kinds of situations.
In Lord of the Flies, even the most civilized and well-mannered boys turned into savages at some point in the book. Fear of self-harm caused the boys to do things that they wouldn't normally do in a regular, civilized society. The boys in the book were selfish, greedy, and power-hungry. They all did terrible things to ensure that they maintained or bettered their social status. For example, Jack tried to kill Ralph because Ralph was originally voted chief, so whenever Jack claimed himself to be chief later on, Ralph became a serious threat to Jack's authority over the others.
In Lord of the Flies, even the most civilized and well-mannered boys turned into savages at some point in the book. Fear of self-harm caused the boys to do things that they wouldn't normally do in a regular, civilized society. The boys in the book were selfish, greedy, and power-hungry. They all did terrible things to ensure that they maintained or bettered their social status. For example, Jack tried to kill Ralph because Ralph was originally voted chief, so whenever Jack claimed himself to be chief later on, Ralph became a serious threat to Jack's authority over the others.
Writing Center Experience
Ok, well, I haven't been to the Writing Center yet, but I just scheduled an appointment for this Wednesday during my study hall period. I will be bringing in my NHD thesis proposal to get help editing it and fixing some of the writing errors within the paper. I am really looking forward to it, because I think that the appointment will vastly improve my writing skills. I had previously scheduled an appointment well before the Thanksgiving Break, but unfortunately I was unable to go to school that day.
Reading Log:
Lord of the Flies - William Golding:
12/6/13 - 45 min.
12/8/13 - 75 min.
Total: 120 min.
Reading Log:
Lord of the Flies - William Golding:
12/6/13 - 45 min.
12/8/13 - 75 min.
Total: 120 min.
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