Directions: First, state your working thesis or your thesis question. Next, list one source (in MLA format) that you think will help to support your main claim. Then, state why you think that source will help you to prove your claim.
Due before class on November 20th.
Reply to Classmate: ask a classmate a question about the source and/or the claim that might help provoke further research. OR, if you have a source you think would be useful to your classmate (either one you are using or one you might have come across in your Wonderland travels), please share that information with your classmate.
Reply due before 5pm on Friday, November 21st.
Thesis: What is the deal with the NSA and spying on millions of U.S. Citizens?
ReplyDeleteAug. 29, 2013), available at http://www.uscourts.gov/uscourts/courts/fisc/br13-09- primary-order.pdf, [http://perma.cc/Y3YZ-YMBY]. 48. Id.
This source will help me prove my claim because it deals with the legality of the spying and there is no probable cause to spy on Americans.
Why is there no probable cause to spy on Americans?
DeleteDoes NSA spying on U.S Citizens go against the our constitutional rights?
DeleteDoes digital information and files count as personal belongings? And would the fourth amendment protect our digital belongings against unreasonable searches and seizures by the government?
Should companies allow employees to work on company time?
ReplyDeleteHill, Aaron, and Anastasia Korolkova. "Employee Wellness Programs." (2014).
This source will be very helpful because the authors really took a lot of time to research this topic and has direct interviews with employees who have been a part of the wellness plans. It has a lot of solid evidence to prove my claim.
Why Radiology is a good career field to major in?
ReplyDeleteBureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-15 Edition, Radiologic and MRI Technologists,
on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/radiologic-technologists.htm (visited November 19, 2014).
This source will help me prove why Radiology is a good career field to major in, because it gives statistics on projected job growth, and average salary ranges.
Facebook addiction and its psychological and social problems associated.
ReplyDeleteKross, Ethan, et al. "Facebook Use Predicts Declines In Subjective Well-Being In Young Adults." Plos ONE 8.8 (2013): 1-6. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Nov. 2014.
This article will be a great source because of the useful information and evidence to help support my topic.
That is a very interesting topic. I am curious about it as well. Does your source go into the psychological aspect of how many people try to "quit" Facebook but eventually come back? I know I've seen that many times with friends. Or maybe how Facebook becomes people's news source, the whole "friends" aspect, or maybe why so many people post in detail their emotions.
DeleteIs police brutality a problem in America today?
ReplyDelete"PoliceMisconduct.net." PoliceMisconductnet. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2014.
This website will be useful form me because it gives huge amounts of statistics and reports regarding police brutality.
Does this source go into details about the kinds of brutality they had to face?
DeleteWhy Radiology is a good degree choice for students who are looking to go into the medical field but only want to obtain an Associates Degree.
ReplyDeleteBureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-15 Edition, Radiologic and MRI Technologists,
on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/radiologic-technologists.htm (visited November 20, 2014).
This source will help prove why radiology is a good degree path for students interested in joining the medical field without having to complete so much more schooling and while still providing good compensation as a career choice and options for other positions available using the same degree.
does this source provide information to show there is more than one degree available in such program?
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ReplyDeleteWhy is yoga beneficial to a person’s health?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletters/Harvard_Mental_Health_Letter/2009/April/Yoga-for-anxiety-and-depression
This source will help by explaining how yoga can help anxiety and depression.
Working Thesis: Indie films reflect stories in a realistic style, and by doing so this creates its own type of culture.
ReplyDeleteSource: Civille, Michael. "Indie: An American Film Culture." Journal Of Popular Culture 45.4 (2012): 902-905. Academic Search Complete. Web. 20 Nov. 2014.
Reason: This book discusses the appeal and reasons why Indie films have come a long way and how they have created their own genre. It also explains the difference in culture between hollywood studio films and indie films, which will contrast the two and show how indie films are their own culture. More details of this book will help me prove my thesis.
Thesis: What drives teenagers to commit suicide?
ReplyDeleteRoad Island CDRT, "Review Prevention of Child Deaths." (2005-2010)
Reason: This article discusses the reasons why young teenagers want to end their life. It uses data, reasoning and a bunch of research that studies the different reasons why teenagers end their life. This article will help me prove my thesis because, I will have most of the data to back it up in this article.