My Annotations

Today the annotations of for our research sources were due. Currently i have a total of eight sources. But it looks like ill have to ditch one. Turns out it was way shorter than I thought it was and the information in it is in some of my other sources. I also found out today that I'm going to have to change the topic of my paper. I was originally going to base off the controversies of bone marrow stem cell research, but turns out that people don't have a problem with it. Which leaves me with embryonic stem cell research which is highly debated. I'll just have to do some more research just to be sure I have everything I need, but at least I know for sure the direction I'm taking for my paper now.

More research

Today in the big kid's room we where in the library again and did a lot more research. i was able to get a lot more information on my subject and even got extra credit for getting enough sources. i currently have a total of eight sources, all of which are top notch by the way. The next step i have to take is to actually read through all of my sources now, which may take a while. But thats alright because once I'm done reading through my materials I can start the writing process. Considering the paper is due pretty soon I had better get started soon.

My Research

Yesterday in the big kid's room we went to the library to research the topic for our research paper. We were told how to do our searches more effectively and how to get the best information in the shortest amount of time. When i first heard that we were doing this I actually thought about skipping that class because I thought i already knew how to do research. Boy was i wrong. There is so much that didn't no about researching. I'm so glad I did skip class that day. I learned so much that day, and now I know how to more effectively do my research. I can't wait to get started. :D

My Reasearch Paper

Today in the Big kid's room. We were finally assigned to come up with topics for our research paper. I decided to do mine on stem cell research. I'm researching this topic because most people don't know much about it. Many people think of killing babies when they think of stem cell research. Its my job to convince them otherwise and show them the truth behind this miraculous field of study. And by the end of it they will be wishing that President Bush hadn't ever put a stop to the stem cell research program.

My Famous Speech

In the big kid's room we are doing rhetorical analysis of famous speeches. My speech of choice was the oration delivered by Franklin Delano Roosevelt after the Japanese attacked pearl Harbor. He uses specific language to make the U.S. seem innocent and the American people the victims of a horrid crime. His reason to do so is to rally the people of America together against the Japanese. This is an awesome speech that was delivered beautifully. And he was able to unite the American
people under the banner of patriotism and in defense of the country they love. This speech carries so much meaning and significance. I can't wait to really analyze this work of art. This is just one more thing we do in the big kid's room.