Well, this is our final week of required blogging. I am so relieved that it is over. I just can't get the hang of this. The advice that I would give a new student for their writing assignment would be to start early and work on it often. Any time you have a free moment, would be best. Take your time researching the topic you chose to write about. There is a lot of information available to you via the internet, so make sure that you are getting the correct information. You could even keep valuable information on a flash drive so you don't lose it. You can work on this a couple hours a week and this should be enough time to get it done but also not get burnt out working on this. Make sure that the paper flows well from paragraph to paragraph. Make sure that you are citing everything that you use from another source. Finally, make sure that you understand the APA format for your references. It is important to give recognition where recognition is due.
I would like to take the time to thank our professor, Julie Pal. She has done a wonderful job with this course and she will be missed. Goodbye Everyone, and Good Luck!!!
Tamie Martin
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Week 9
Hello All,
Well, it's week 9 and we're almost finished with this term. It has gone by so quickly. I am pleased to be finished with both of my final projects. I still have a problem with the references and the APA format, but I hope that I have them right. There were a lot of interesting topics and papers. I will read all of them and maybe even use one of the topics for another paper if I have to write another one in the future.
This weekend I will be hosting a birthday party for my son who just turned 11 on the 5th of July. Things have changed so much from when I was 11. I used to be outside everyday during summer. I would play baseball with my friends, go swimming at my grandma's house, or ride my bike around town. My son is a game fanatic. He's always playing a game either on the X-Box or on the computer. He doesn't even really want to go outside. All of his friends meet on a certain game on the internet and play together. I guess that's how it is to be social for kids today. Well, I'll close for now, everyone have a great week.
Tamie Martin
Well, it's week 9 and we're almost finished with this term. It has gone by so quickly. I am pleased to be finished with both of my final projects. I still have a problem with the references and the APA format, but I hope that I have them right. There were a lot of interesting topics and papers. I will read all of them and maybe even use one of the topics for another paper if I have to write another one in the future.
This weekend I will be hosting a birthday party for my son who just turned 11 on the 5th of July. Things have changed so much from when I was 11. I used to be outside everyday during summer. I would play baseball with my friends, go swimming at my grandma's house, or ride my bike around town. My son is a game fanatic. He's always playing a game either on the X-Box or on the computer. He doesn't even really want to go outside. All of his friends meet on a certain game on the internet and play together. I guess that's how it is to be social for kids today. Well, I'll close for now, everyone have a great week.
Tamie Martin
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Week 8
Hello everyone,
I can't believe we're almost done with this term. The time seems to just fly by. This term I have had trouble with the argument that I should use in my final paper, the introduction, and the conclusion. I have a hard time summing up the paper in just a few words. I have learned that it can be done and I will finish this paper ( even if it kills me, lol ). I really like the comments that everyone left for me. I read every one of them and take them into consideration. I have had a lot of fun in this class and I really like my fellow students. I am going to miss all of you, including our professor. This has been a great learning experience for me. I don't plan on continuing with the blog. I don't really like doing them. I know some people just love to blog, but I'm not one of them. I hope everyone has a great 4th of July holiday. Everyone stay safe!!!
Tamie Martin
I can't believe we're almost done with this term. The time seems to just fly by. This term I have had trouble with the argument that I should use in my final paper, the introduction, and the conclusion. I have a hard time summing up the paper in just a few words. I have learned that it can be done and I will finish this paper ( even if it kills me, lol ). I really like the comments that everyone left for me. I read every one of them and take them into consideration. I have had a lot of fun in this class and I really like my fellow students. I am going to miss all of you, including our professor. This has been a great learning experience for me. I don't plan on continuing with the blog. I don't really like doing them. I know some people just love to blog, but I'm not one of them. I hope everyone has a great 4th of July holiday. Everyone stay safe!!!
Tamie Martin
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Week 7 WOW!!!
Hello Everyone,
Can you believe it, we're almost done with this term. We only have 3 more blogs to do after this one. It's going by so fast (don't blink). I think that I will write about the peer criticism. I like to have people tell me truthfully what they think of my work. This way I can improve on it. I know that there's always room for improvement. It may be hard to hear sometimes, but I think that it will make me a better student and person. Sometimes I may not agree with it, but I still listen to it. I hope that everyone tells me what they think truthfully about my blogs and my final project. I will do the same for everyone else. Have a great week and I'll see you on the discussion board.
Tamie Martin
Can you believe it, we're almost done with this term. We only have 3 more blogs to do after this one. It's going by so fast (don't blink). I think that I will write about the peer criticism. I like to have people tell me truthfully what they think of my work. This way I can improve on it. I know that there's always room for improvement. It may be hard to hear sometimes, but I think that it will make me a better student and person. Sometimes I may not agree with it, but I still listen to it. I hope that everyone tells me what they think truthfully about my blogs and my final project. I will do the same for everyone else. Have a great week and I'll see you on the discussion board.
Tamie Martin
Monday, June 21, 2010
What's next?...
Hello all,
Just an update on everything that has happened within the last 2 months. My nephew had surgery to remove a b.b. that was in his foot. After surgery he aspirated so this gave him pneumonia. He was in the hospital for 3 days after his surgery. He finally got to come home on a Sunday. When he got home he was pretty careful with his foot, for about a day. By the next day he was up and on it so much that he pulled a stitch out. He was lucky that the Dr. said that it was going to heal fine on it's own. PHEW!!! Well, after that my boys found out that their step-mom went into early labor. She and the baby are doing fine. She's still pregnant, but on bed rest. That was a scary time for them. They are now just counting down the days until their baby sister gets here. That should be around the middle of July. My youngest son has a birthday coming up, he'll be 11( wow, where does the time go). I'll update more later.
Tamie
Just an update on everything that has happened within the last 2 months. My nephew had surgery to remove a b.b. that was in his foot. After surgery he aspirated so this gave him pneumonia. He was in the hospital for 3 days after his surgery. He finally got to come home on a Sunday. When he got home he was pretty careful with his foot, for about a day. By the next day he was up and on it so much that he pulled a stitch out. He was lucky that the Dr. said that it was going to heal fine on it's own. PHEW!!! Well, after that my boys found out that their step-mom went into early labor. She and the baby are doing fine. She's still pregnant, but on bed rest. That was a scary time for them. They are now just counting down the days until their baby sister gets here. That should be around the middle of July. My youngest son has a birthday coming up, he'll be 11( wow, where does the time go). I'll update more later.
Tamie
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
My Personal Writing Process
Hello All,
My personal writing process consists of
1) research
2) making notations of information for later
3) brainstorming
4) free writing.
When I do my research, I like to mark the information that I would potentially use. Then I go over that information and create my own ideas by brainstorming. After I brainstorm I use the free writing technique to make sentences out of my ideas. After all of that I put my information in an order that I like and write my first draft. This is the easiest way for me to write. This way I can make sure that the information that I provide is correct. I hope this makes sense to you.
Tamie Martin
My personal writing process consists of
1) research
2) making notations of information for later
3) brainstorming
4) free writing.
When I do my research, I like to mark the information that I would potentially use. Then I go over that information and create my own ideas by brainstorming. After I brainstorm I use the free writing technique to make sentences out of my ideas. After all of that I put my information in an order that I like and write my first draft. This is the easiest way for me to write. This way I can make sure that the information that I provide is correct. I hope this makes sense to you.
Tamie Martin
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Plagiarism Stinks
Hello all,
I thought that I had better write about one of the things listed in the blog section of our week 4 page. I will talk about how plagiarism stinks. People don't realize sometimes that they are doing it. When this happens it's not meant to steal anyone's thunder. It is simply an accident and if they are told of this they can correct the situation. Then you have people who do this on purpose. These are the people who want to take credit for someone else's work so they don't have to work as hard themselves. It's not hard to cite something when we use it. We all need to be aware of where and who our sources are and always cite what you have written if you think that someone else has written it before you. "When in doubt, cite." It doesn't hurt to have a lot of them. Just make sure that you don't overindulge. Make sure your own ideas get in the writing as well. After all, that's what you're readers are looking for. If they wanted to read someone else's work, they would. That's all for today and I'll see you next week.
I thought that I had better write about one of the things listed in the blog section of our week 4 page. I will talk about how plagiarism stinks. People don't realize sometimes that they are doing it. When this happens it's not meant to steal anyone's thunder. It is simply an accident and if they are told of this they can correct the situation. Then you have people who do this on purpose. These are the people who want to take credit for someone else's work so they don't have to work as hard themselves. It's not hard to cite something when we use it. We all need to be aware of where and who our sources are and always cite what you have written if you think that someone else has written it before you. "When in doubt, cite." It doesn't hurt to have a lot of them. Just make sure that you don't overindulge. Make sure your own ideas get in the writing as well. After all, that's what you're readers are looking for. If they wanted to read someone else's work, they would. That's all for today and I'll see you next week.
What a Rough Week
Hello All,
This is the beginning of unit 4 and I can't believe it. The time sure does go by fast. Well I would like to tell you that it has been a rough week. My 7 year old nephew was shot in the foot by either a b.b. gun or a pellet gun and he has to have surgery in the morning to take the b.b. or pellet out. A 12 year old boy who lives down the street from him is the guilty one. he has been trouble since day one.
My brother took his puppy (about 11 months old Australian Shepard) to the emergency pet hospital a few nights ago because he wasn't eating and he was vomiting a lot. He thought that someone had poisoned him. He found out the next day that the puppy hadn't been poisoned, but had some bones stuck in his large intestine that he had eaten. Now keep in mind this is a puppy. Puppies chew and eat everything. So, yesterday morning they took him in for surgery to remove the bones and found that he also had a lot of plastic in his stomach and intestines. They got all of the foreign objects out of his system and was sewing him up and he went into cardiac arrest and died.
So, not only had my nephew been shot in the foot but my niece who is 3 has just lost her puppy. This is the 2nd dog that they have lost this year. They got this one to replace the other. WOW, what a week. Now today is the last day of school for my 10 year old. He is excited to be able to stay up late and sleep in for the summer. Boy, I sure hope that nothing else bad happens to my family. Hopefully things will get better.
This is the beginning of unit 4 and I can't believe it. The time sure does go by fast. Well I would like to tell you that it has been a rough week. My 7 year old nephew was shot in the foot by either a b.b. gun or a pellet gun and he has to have surgery in the morning to take the b.b. or pellet out. A 12 year old boy who lives down the street from him is the guilty one. he has been trouble since day one.
My brother took his puppy (about 11 months old Australian Shepard) to the emergency pet hospital a few nights ago because he wasn't eating and he was vomiting a lot. He thought that someone had poisoned him. He found out the next day that the puppy hadn't been poisoned, but had some bones stuck in his large intestine that he had eaten. Now keep in mind this is a puppy. Puppies chew and eat everything. So, yesterday morning they took him in for surgery to remove the bones and found that he also had a lot of plastic in his stomach and intestines. They got all of the foreign objects out of his system and was sewing him up and he went into cardiac arrest and died.
So, not only had my nephew been shot in the foot but my niece who is 3 has just lost her puppy. This is the 2nd dog that they have lost this year. They got this one to replace the other. WOW, what a week. Now today is the last day of school for my 10 year old. He is excited to be able to stay up late and sleep in for the summer. Boy, I sure hope that nothing else bad happens to my family. Hopefully things will get better.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
3rd Week Post
Hello Everyone,
I would like to say that we are now in our 3rd week of this term, can you believe it? It seems to go so fast. I have elected to be a mentor for new students this term and I love it. I get to tell them about Kaplan University, what to expect from online classes, and give them advice on being a student. I told them how much I enjoy being a student and how much fun it is. I also told them that it's alright to be scared, most students are in the beginning. I tell them of the resources that are available to them such as the resource center. I gave them some advice such as starting on the final projects early and also to go to the Kaplan library and check it out. I told them they would be spending a lot of time there. I also tell tehm that all of my professors have been very informative and are eager to help any way they can. They want you to succeed as well. I told them to ask questions and if they needed help to just ask for it. Even their fellow classmates would be happy to help I'm sure.
Well, I am going to close for now. I wish everyone a happy and safe holiday.
Tamie
I would like to say that we are now in our 3rd week of this term, can you believe it? It seems to go so fast. I have elected to be a mentor for new students this term and I love it. I get to tell them about Kaplan University, what to expect from online classes, and give them advice on being a student. I told them how much I enjoy being a student and how much fun it is. I also told them that it's alright to be scared, most students are in the beginning. I tell them of the resources that are available to them such as the resource center. I gave them some advice such as starting on the final projects early and also to go to the Kaplan library and check it out. I told them they would be spending a lot of time there. I also tell tehm that all of my professors have been very informative and are eager to help any way they can. They want you to succeed as well. I told them to ask questions and if they needed help to just ask for it. Even their fellow classmates would be happy to help I'm sure.
Well, I am going to close for now. I wish everyone a happy and safe holiday.
Tamie
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Student life...
Hello everyone,
I just finished the first week of my fourth term at Kaplan University. I can't believe that I am already into the fourth term, the time seems to go by so fast. My new professors seem to be very nice and I have found them to be very insightful and helpful as well. I am very happy about that. I am currently taking College Composition II for Health Professionals and Anatomy and Physiology II (Honors). My current GPA is 3.62 and I am in the Honors and on the Dean's List. I am extremely proud of this considering how awful my grades were when I was in high school. Well, I will stop for now. I hope everyone is enjoying my blog.
I just finished the first week of my fourth term at Kaplan University. I can't believe that I am already into the fourth term, the time seems to go by so fast. My new professors seem to be very nice and I have found them to be very insightful and helpful as well. I am very happy about that. I am currently taking College Composition II for Health Professionals and Anatomy and Physiology II (Honors). My current GPA is 3.62 and I am in the Honors and on the Dean's List. I am extremely proud of this considering how awful my grades were when I was in high school. Well, I will stop for now. I hope everyone is enjoying my blog.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
My Introduction
Hello, my name is Tamie. I am 37 years old and a divorced mother of two wonderful boys. Their ages are 10 and 18. I am currently attending Kaplan University Online. I am working towards becoming a Medical Assisstant. I am in my 4th term and I am loving the whole experience. I was a horrible student when I went to high school. I am relieved to find that I make a much better college student. I have been able to stay on the Dean's List and I couldn't be more proud of myself.
In my spare time I like to be with my family and friends. They are very important to me. I was raised by my grandparents, so I have old fashioned values. they taught me to be respectful to everyone, love often, and have a lot of fun along the way. We didn't have much when I was little, but what we did have was each other and they made that enough. I will never be able to thank them enough for everything they have done for me.
The past 5 years have been real rough for me. I got a divorce in 2005. My oldest son had a lot of trouble with peer pressure in high school. This in turn landed him in re-hab and eventually in jail. He spent a year in jail and he was released in October 2009. Since he's been home he has showed me and the rest of the family how much he grew up while he was in jail. He has become a very respectable young man and I am so very proud of him. He completely turned his life around. He even recieved his G.E.D. while in jail. I think that's partly why I decided to get a better education.
My youngest son has been a joy. He is doing well in school and we have fun together. We spend time watching our favorite shows together. One of our favorite shows is on the SyFy Channel. We get excited when that day comes every week.
Well, I hope that I haven't bored you with the details of my life.
Until next time,
Tamie
In my spare time I like to be with my family and friends. They are very important to me. I was raised by my grandparents, so I have old fashioned values. they taught me to be respectful to everyone, love often, and have a lot of fun along the way. We didn't have much when I was little, but what we did have was each other and they made that enough. I will never be able to thank them enough for everything they have done for me.
The past 5 years have been real rough for me. I got a divorce in 2005. My oldest son had a lot of trouble with peer pressure in high school. This in turn landed him in re-hab and eventually in jail. He spent a year in jail and he was released in October 2009. Since he's been home he has showed me and the rest of the family how much he grew up while he was in jail. He has become a very respectable young man and I am so very proud of him. He completely turned his life around. He even recieved his G.E.D. while in jail. I think that's partly why I decided to get a better education.
My youngest son has been a joy. He is doing well in school and we have fun together. We spend time watching our favorite shows together. One of our favorite shows is on the SyFy Channel. We get excited when that day comes every week.
Well, I hope that I haven't bored you with the details of my life.
Until next time,
Tamie
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