impulses

I thought this piece was very interesting. I have never really understood why people have little impulse tics, or how they worked. I was interesting to read about how people just can’t control these impulses. I can’t even imagine having this type of illness. I think a good support system is very important in a situation like this. Making fun and getting mad I feel cannot be an option. So when he was made fun of and when his teacher gave him a hard time, it made me really upset. Although I did think that some of the things that Mazer did were very strange, I still feel really bad for him overall. I really enjoyed reading this story!   

Reaction to Sadaris march 31

I don’t really have a strong opinion on this act and how it works. I have never seen the performance, but it sounded pretty cool. But I also understand what could happen and why some people may get upset. By handing out those cards at the end of the act, I feel that the team was just asking for trouble. Often, people think that christens are wimps and have a certain “look” to them, so I enjoyed that fact that these men were very strong and could do a lot of cool stunts! It just shows that they are just as strong as their faith. I think that in order for someone to have an actual opinion about this topic, would have to actually see the show. 

About my topic

This is pretty much the same thing as my intro to my bib, because it asked the same questions.

All throughout my life, I have been surrounded by farmers and the country life. I heard my dad get up every morning at 4 am to milk the cows and I always thought he was amazing for it. He always told me, to be in this profession, you have to truly love what you do. You must love the animals and love this life; otherwise it will drive you crazy. This is exactly the reason why I chose to write my topic on dairy farming and all of its inner workings. I feel that there are a lot of people in the world who just don’t understand how important the profession really is and being a farmer’s daughter, the topic is one of interest and importance. However, this topic didn’t really come to me right away. I figured I would do something that involved my major, music, but when other people were in class discussing their topics, some of them brought up some topic that had to do with agriculture that really sparked my interest. I have lived on a farm all my life and I never heard the information these people were saying. At first it made me upset, because my dad is not a bad man and is just trying to make a living like everyone else, but after a while I came to the conclusion that a lot of people might not be as informed as I am on the subject of farming. By explaining what dairy farming is, selection of breeds, feeding and milking herds, herd management, as well as, how to financially maintain a dairy farm, whether it be commercial or local, I feel that many people will have a new insight to just how important farming can be.

When I first started researching my topic, I had originally planned to do a paper on organic farming vs. conventional farming. I thought it was a full proof plan and I would have no problem finding sources to use. Well, I was right. There were so many sources that I didn’t know what to pick! My dad is a conventional farming, meaning he doesn’t use chemicals that can harm people, however, he will use some medicines to help his heard if they are sick or to keep pests away from the crops, so when I researched organic farming, there were words used that I couldn’t even pronounce. I researched online and on article databases for over two hours trying to find information that I could understand, as well as, my audience. I had no luck and I was in a panic. I quickly emailed Professor Justus to see what I should do. In the mean time, I went to the IUP Library to see what I could find on conventional farming. While researching, very much to my surprise, the library had a whole bunch of books on dairy farming. I went upstairs to find them and found just what I had been looking for all along; a topic that was close to my heart and was easy for me to write about.  That was when I decided to write my research paper on dairy farming. I quickly checked out the books and before I knew it, I had a ton of extremely useful and interesting information.

While researching, there was one book that really stuck out to me. It was a book titled, Handbook for Dairymen, by Anthony Coletti. I couldn’t believe how much information was in this little book. Granted, it was from the 60’s, however, not much about conventional farming has changed since then. It had everything I was looking for. Its purpose was to provide information for dairy farmers, herdsmen, 4-H and F.F.A. members, and others who need to know about dairy cattle management. This book explains everything from what dairy farming is, to selection of breeds, feeding and milking herds, herd management, and much more. I am overall very excited to use this book and it will help me a great deal when I begin writing my paper.

Overall, I hope that my paper will give readers an insight to just how important and interesting farming can be. It is defiantly a profession that cannot go away. Without it, human beings would suffer greatly when it came to everyday needs or wants, like food, milk, baby formula, among other things. It is important for people to be informed about these kinds of topics, so they can spread their knowledge of facts and not something they heard or just read on the internet. I love the life I live at home and by writing this paper I feel like I am doing a great service to all farmers out there.

Getting the last laugh

I thought the laugh tracks were really interesting. Laugh tracks do, I believe, what I think they should do, make people laugh when it laughs. I often found myself laughing at something that wasn’t funny at all, just because the laugh tracks “told me” to.  I’m pretty sure that its almost the same with everyone who watches a show with laugh tracks. Take Friends for example, something might not make any sense (like a mad lib.) but everyone was laughing and you find yourself laughing just the same as everyone else.  Now that someone has pointed it out, I actually find it kind of annoying. I will laugh when I want to laugh, I don’t need a laugh track to tell me something is funny.

Plagiarism is without a doubt more common these days now that we have more technology. It is so easy to just copy and paste someone else’s words into my paper. Before, all my had were books and journals that we had to use as sources for our papers, but with the internet it makes it so much easier to just copy and paste. Having a book really forced you to write your own research paper. However, I feel you have to be really skilled to have get away with plagiarism too. There are so many ways to check and see if someone has plagiarized. An example of this is turnitin. com.  As far as I know, this website is very accurate when it comes to finding plagiarized pieces and I know that I would never want to find out just how accurate it is. 

bibliographic annotation

Dr. Caulder gave me an article to read called "Becoming and Ideal Student" by Jeanne Baxtresser.

Baxtresser, Jeanne. "Becoming and Ideal Student." Intank Design, 2011. http://www.jeannebaxtresser.com/education/article-ideal-student.php

This article talked about how to be a teacher and give private music lessons, but also how to be a good student while taking private music lessons. “The relationship between a student and a teacher can be one of the most special and meaningful relationships in life.” The article also talks about how it is important for a student to never give up on their dreams, as well as, teachers should never give up on their students. Technquies and exercises are also something talked about in this article. Finally, it teaches students how to learn from there peers, instead of competeting with them.

Introduction

Hey blogging world! My name is Beth Cheek and I am a music education major at Indiana University of PA. I enjoy making music, watching sports, and hanging out with friends!

I thought that article, "Attached to Technology and Paying a Price" was very intriguing. I really agree with this article as well. I cannot fully live "in the moment" while I have something electric on. It is a constant distraction for me. Even when my friends come over to hang out when the TV is on we find ourselves talking less and just watching the TV...which we could all do on our own time, defeating the purpose of "hang out time." Not only with TV, but cell phones as well. Almost all my friends have a lover of some kind and even though they come over to hang out, I can't help but notice as were talking, they're having separate conversation with them all along. I do it all the time, but it is still extremely frustrating. However, I do understand the idea of multi-tasking and how it can sometimes help us focus better, but even then, scientists have found that there is some information being overlooked while doing this. I mean,  Mrs. Campbell checks her email at least 25 times a day WHILE also, sending texts and facebook posts. Where is the empathy in human communication anymore? Is it all electronic now? I find myself seeing my friends less and just texting them. That's not enough! Yet I still do it, and so do many other people in this world. Life was a lot more simple when we were younger.You just waited until you saw your friend at school or on the weekend to talk to them. I can't ever imagine being this involved with electronic devises as I get older, however, I feel the way out society is headed, I'm going to have to.