Arguement Reflection

This was the busiest writing assignment. I feel that even though we have had a ton of practice with the dreamweaver program, it was still complicated. I had a difficult time finding academic sources that i already did not have. i know that may sound strange, given my topic to be stem cells. Much of the information given in the arguement is from my mutlimodal project. However, i put more of an emphasis on my position page.

Arguement Claim

For the last project in English 105, my arguement claim is with stem cells. I will be supporting the thesis on stem cell ethics. Stem cell research should be allowed in the US and in other counrties as well. If scientists focus a majority of their enegeries on adult stem cells, the debate may be sovled. Also, researchers may also find cures to diseases with adult stems. The ethical debate may be a reason why the US has not had many advancements in this medical field. Some people consider theirselves pro-choice or pro-life for poltical reasons. If everyone could ackonowledge that each side has good points there might be a way to research stem cells, find cures, and make everyone happy.

Reflection-Multimodal

Looking back on this project, i realized it is almost like the hypertext essay. I did both projects on the same topic-stem cells. During the multimodal project i learned so much about stem cells. For instance, they are able to create stem cells inside a lab. This assignment is helpful in that a lot of information needs to be research for the final product. I just wish dreamweaver wasn't so hard to navigate through. I think that the dreamwaever program needs some work. Over all i enjoyed finding additional informational on my topic.

Podcast

Here is my podcast for the multimodal project. It is an interesting and simple overview of stem cells.

Podcast

Research Proposal

I would like to write my research paper on stem cells. I think the advancement in curing stem cells is a great topic. The topic covers not only the medical aspect, but also the technology aspect on stem cell research. My view on stem cell research is that it should be allowed, but with limitations. Scientists or researchers of any kind should be forcing women to donate their embryonic cells. Donation should be someone’s choice. I also thought about researching the ethical issue regarding stem cells, but found it to be mainly people’s opinions. Researching the how and what types of diseases we may be able to cure seemed more practical. I am curious to see if anyone else is doing the stem cell research in class. There are so many different ways and interpretations someone can take the research. Overall, I think the best way for me to go is the disease route. There is a ton of info on this topic. It should be somewhat easy to gain info and insight for stem cells.

Reflection Blog

During the course of the hypertext assignment, i learned a lot about my topic. I picked the article concerning stem cells. I learned what and how stem cell research and cloning is. I also researched what the United States is allowedin terms of funding. There is also a ton of info on solutions to the ethical problem stem cell reseach poses. Except for the techonological difficulties during this project, overall it was a good experience. Since there is so much information avaible on this topic, I am going to use this as my big writing project. Iwould gladley do another hypertext essay, as long as we have time to finish our research. Towards the end of this project i felt rushed to finish. So after all the problems we experienced during the project, an extra day would be great!

Technology

Technology is extremely important. We use it in our everyday lives. Without technology there would be no cars to get to class or work. The use of my laptop and ipod are just two examples of technology that I use everyday. The human race has come so far in the technology field. Even people in third world countries use technology to some extent. Without technology there would be no entertainment. Technology is always changing. Without the constant upgrading of our ideas and concepts, we would be in a lot of trouble. For all we know, humans could still be riding a horse to work without technology. We all need to thank scientists, the people who get technology and like figuring things out to make them better. Without the passion that scientists have, we would have never gotten this far in the world. Scientists are always coming up with better ways of doing something. My original point was that technology has influenced all of us and will continue to change for the better. Thanks for reading!