Hi, I'm Janel. Welcome to my page.
I am a huge baseball fan. Many of my summer evenings are spent watching the Washington Nationals of Chicago White Sox games. In addition to watching baseball, I enjoy participating in other other physical activities. I like running and have recently added yoga to my exercise routine. One of my other passions is travel. I really like visiting new locals and experiencing what they have to offer in the way of food and activities. My husband and I are currently on a quest to visit every major league baseball stadium in the county. After next month we will have made it to 16 so far.
As part of my site, you will find my research proposal, final research paper and a short research report written for my Business Communications class.
My research paper is a subject that has been in the news a lot lately and highly controversial, gun control and the effectiveness of the laws that are proposed and those that are currently on the books. I know there are many opinions out there on this subject, but I thought it would be interesting to research and it turns out, it really was. My other essay was a short paper I had to write for my Communications class. We were supposed to write about a problem that we had encountered and a possible solution. I chose to use workplace relationships and how important it is to have trust in those relationships. This is a topic that is being covered currently at my place of employment and I had a lot of research on this subject.
I feel some of the most difficult portion of the writing process is finding my topic. Once I find a topic, I usually do not have that much difficultly in writing the paper itself. With this class, it is the first time I have used the pre -writing process. I enjoyed using this since it was very beneficial in organizing my thoughts and making the most of information that I had researched. I also felt that getting feedback from the other participates was very valuable. I was able to take many of the suggestions and use them to make my writing better. I was also able to use outside sources for the same process.
The work I am adding to the site is work that I feel I put a lot of effort into. In the past, I may have thrown some work together, just to finish an assignment. With these essays, I worked through the process and felt it was more beneficial to the learning process. It was nice to read other students works, since I was able to take suggestions from their writing and incorporate it into my work. I also utilized outside sources to critique my work as well. This was helpful. One thing that I think I could improve upon is the use of more cited works. I usually find 2-3 favorites and use them the most through the essay. It was difficult for me to come up with enough for our assignment.
I have enjoyed taking this class more than I anticipated that I would. Although I do not find writing difficult, it is not on top of my list of things I enjoy doing. Working through the writing process, has made that task seem much less daunting. I think one thing I could have improved upon is my feedback to other students. While I did the required amount, I think a little more effort may have been warranted. Overall, I am glad I took this class and wish the best of luck to the rest of the class as they continue with college or moving on to a career.
I am a huge baseball fan. Many of my summer evenings are spent watching the Washington Nationals of Chicago White Sox games. In addition to watching baseball, I enjoy participating in other other physical activities. I like running and have recently added yoga to my exercise routine. One of my other passions is travel. I really like visiting new locals and experiencing what they have to offer in the way of food and activities. My husband and I are currently on a quest to visit every major league baseball stadium in the county. After next month we will have made it to 16 so far.
As part of my site, you will find my research proposal, final research paper and a short research report written for my Business Communications class.
My research paper is a subject that has been in the news a lot lately and highly controversial, gun control and the effectiveness of the laws that are proposed and those that are currently on the books. I know there are many opinions out there on this subject, but I thought it would be interesting to research and it turns out, it really was. My other essay was a short paper I had to write for my Communications class. We were supposed to write about a problem that we had encountered and a possible solution. I chose to use workplace relationships and how important it is to have trust in those relationships. This is a topic that is being covered currently at my place of employment and I had a lot of research on this subject.
I feel some of the most difficult portion of the writing process is finding my topic. Once I find a topic, I usually do not have that much difficultly in writing the paper itself. With this class, it is the first time I have used the pre -writing process. I enjoyed using this since it was very beneficial in organizing my thoughts and making the most of information that I had researched. I also felt that getting feedback from the other participates was very valuable. I was able to take many of the suggestions and use them to make my writing better. I was also able to use outside sources for the same process.
The work I am adding to the site is work that I feel I put a lot of effort into. In the past, I may have thrown some work together, just to finish an assignment. With these essays, I worked through the process and felt it was more beneficial to the learning process. It was nice to read other students works, since I was able to take suggestions from their writing and incorporate it into my work. I also utilized outside sources to critique my work as well. This was helpful. One thing that I think I could improve upon is the use of more cited works. I usually find 2-3 favorites and use them the most through the essay. It was difficult for me to come up with enough for our assignment.
I have enjoyed taking this class more than I anticipated that I would. Although I do not find writing difficult, it is not on top of my list of things I enjoy doing. Working through the writing process, has made that task seem much less daunting. I think one thing I could have improved upon is my feedback to other students. While I did the required amount, I think a little more effort may have been warranted. Overall, I am glad I took this class and wish the best of luck to the rest of the class as they continue with college or moving on to a career.