Blog about sources

When I am writing a paper for English 101, or any class that I have to do research papers for a lot of work goes into it. Not only do you have to pick the topic but then one has to find good sources that are balid to include in the paper. When I pick resources I look mainly at two major things. One is who the source is written by, and is it actually academic? Another is if the information makes sense and how easy it is to understand. Once I've found the best sources I try to include quotes into the paper where they won't be just thrown into it. They have to flow along with the information I have already presented. The way I could improve my method for finding sources that are the best is to find more than just the minimum needed. By reading through more sources I can find the very best information I need to prove my point of my paper. Recently for this new paper I have improved my sources already. I read quite a few and found the ones that I thought could be back my argument up. I mainly look for online journal articles or valid websites becasue they are very convenient to find. However, I have found that that may not be the best way to find sources.

Blog 3/8/10

While reading Norman Borlaug's article I learned a great deal about how science is being used in agriculture. They want to use scientific developments to increase food production. This is not a terrible idea like some environmentalists are saying. Like it said in the article, there could be 8.3 billion people in the world in about 20 years. If increasing food by the use of science is a way to keep people fed rather than starve to death then I agree with it. There are people out there that are fighting this science movement and don't think it is right to produce food this way. They think it will hurt the environment and isn't healthy. Well they are not the ones starving because there is not enough food for them to eat!

A source that I found that related to how people eat I found on the WSU library site. It discusses how different races eat different types of food not just because of their culture, but because in some places they can only access certain foods. The way people eat is also determined by their beliefs. For example this article discusses vegetarians compared to meat eaters. In the end people eat based on their culture and access to the food.