The Last Week

This blog has really been helpful to me through out this term. I've been going through so much in my life at this point and time and it's been so therapeutic for me. I've been up and I've been down on this blog. Mostly down, but I'm going to make it. It seems that life for me is getting harder and harder, but I know that means my blessings are coming and also God wants me to remove the people out of my life that has gotten in the way of my blessings. I see what I have to do and I'm going to do it. It's easier said then done, but it will be done. My paper has also been helpful to me. I'm trying to start back living a healthy life and by doing the research for my paper, I've learned so much about being healthy and staying healthy. And not just going on a diet, but making this good eating habit and taking care of my body a lifestyle. I'm going to continue to write to this blog every week and I will be more attentive to my fellow classmates because I've been really focused on my paper and stressing about my life, but I'm getting through it. I hope to have excelled in life more by the time my next blog comes around and I hope to read more of the other blogs. Good luck and God bless.

Rough Time

I've been having so many issues this term. Family issues, life issues, financial issues, you name it. I am so on my last straw. Right now I'm trying to figure out how I can get my life together. I have a feeling that me & my fiance are not going to be a couple anymore. There has been so much going on & I think he's going back to his old ways which I hope I am able to stay strong through because it's really effecting my life. I feel like my life is going down hill so fast & I was not prepared for this. He is all I have. The only person I can depend on. And to think that he has betrayed me has been very hard on me. I'm not on my regular diet anymore. It's hard for me to eat. And I have noticed myself becomeing dull & feel like that I don't want to do anything. But as I noticed when I talk about my problem, I get other people's opinions on how I can help myself in the situation. That makes it easier for me. But through all this, I have to hide my struggles from my boys. My 3 year old saw me cry & he just held me & hugged me. I don't want him to see me like that anymore. I want to be strong for my boys. I appreciate all the comments on my blog. I don't mind if I don't get a respond back from my blogs because I know I sometimes don't have time or make time to read the other blogs. So I understand everyone has their lives and they just might not have time to respond. So the lack of blog comments don't bother me. I'm just glad that I get this opportunity to be able to comfortably talk about my feelings and not be judged. I will definitely use the blog after class ends. This has been a stress releiver for me this week. And I hope that we all stay connected.

Peer Reviews

I feel that peer reviews are always needed. Everybody thinks differently. Other people notice errors in your papers that you wouldn't normally see. When I get peer reviews, I always go back and check my work and see if the problem is actually there. I'm always open to peer reviews because I think that different point of views give you more ideas. The Ah Ha moment that I had during my paper was when I was researching information. I learned so much about nutrition that it was like somethings that I learned were a surprise to me because I didn't think that somethings are so simple. When you think about being healthy, it seems like hard work. Like it's impossible to do. But when you make it your lifestyle, it becames easier.

Share what you have personally been dealing with the last six weeks.

• Consider how your ideas about your topic could be influential in later research.

In the last few weeks, my life has been so hard. I'm depressed all the time. It seems as if nothing is ever going to go right for me. I try my best and I go out of my way to do the right thing, but it seems that I have bad luck or something. I'm not a bad person, I never have been, but I just have the worst luck. School is the only thing I have going for me right now. I need so much right now, but I have nothing. I'm to the point to where I could just give up. But because of my kids, I'm trying to stay strong, but it's really hard. I've never been this down for so long in my entire life. I am trying to make the most of things and look at the brighter side because I'm still breathing. But sometimes I just want to give up. I'm trying to get my health back in order, so my topic on the importance of nutrition is perfect for me. I'm learning how to better my diet by doing the research for my paper. And because i have a personal trainer, I had fresh knowledge on the subject to add to my paper. I'm glad that I picked this subject because I will be able to use this information to achieve my personal goal.

My Writing Experience

My writing process usually starts with freewriting and outlining depending on what kind of paper I'm writing. But I'll talk about those tow processes. I think that I write better when I do my research first, then write about what I've learned. Then after Ido my freewriting, I add in the more factual information and the citing and all the things of that nature. Then that's when I make my rough draft. Usual my research is printed out or written out in an outline so that it's easier for me to see it and refer back to it when writing my rough draft. Then after I have all the information I think is important, I then do the spell check.t'

I feel like my academic challenges right now is keeping a schedule. It's hard for me to stay on schedule with the kids basically running it. As I've stated before, I have a 10 month old and a 3 year old, so my hands are full, and sometimes it's hard to schedule things when they as so active. It's getting easier for me now that they are in daycare, but I feel once I start working full time, it might be a little more difficult, but I've come too far to give up. So I will make a way to fit it all in to my schedule.

School influences my life so much right now. It keeps me grounded on my goals of becoming successful for me and my two kids to live a comfortable like. I've been with out work for almost 2 years now along with alot of other people. I think me going back to school and finishing will give me a better opportunity of finding a good job so that I can get back on my feet for us. I'm am so proud that I joined school again and will finish this time. It's one of the best decisions that I've ever made.

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Plagiarism and why we shouldn't do it

Plagiarism is one of the easiest things to do. But when you get caught, you can get into legal trouble. You can get sued if someone catches you using their material as your own. It's not fun on either sides. You will be embarrassed while the other party could feel betrayed. You must always remember to give credit where credit is due. It's ok to quote someone on something they did as long as you mention them in it some where. We should also cite throughout our writing because it makes it easier to go back to the material just in-case we miss something, or just want to add something. Citing just makes everything easier for everybody. You learn something also from other people's citing because when you go back to where they referenced the information from, you might find some information that you need. Whatever the situation is, citing is always important.

Blog #2 by Markita Moorehead

Well, I'm kinda unsure of what I want to write my paper on, but I'm kind of leaning towards Bi-polar disorder in adults. My step-mom was diagnosed with Bi-polar Disorder a couple years ago and I never really knew what it was. I just thought it was like the person just got mad or angry for no reason. And I'm sure that is more to it than that. So that topic really interested me.

I love being an online student. I communicate better through any kind of computer communication. When I first joined the online community, I thought that I was going to miss the classroom experience I had in regular college. I actually like online class better than the regular school class. It's more of a connection with the students and the teacher. I'm more comfortable with asking a question online than I was in class with everyone looking at me and listening to me. I used to get nervous and hope that I wouldn't say the wrong thing. But online, my fears are taken away.

I love the anonymity. I am more free and I feel like I can ask whatever I want. But now we have these blogs and I can see my fellow students faces. It's kinda like regular school. But I'm still comfortable. I like putting a face to the students name. I love the flexibility of the class and self-directed style because I have 2 young boys(10mths and 3yrs old). So I have to use my time wisely. If I was in regular school, it would be much harder because I would have to leave them and it would be hard to also go to work. Even though it's still challenging, the flexibility makes it much easier. I also like the fact that my 3 yr old can sit on my lap while I'm in class. While I was in Anatomy class, he loved seeing the colorful slides and many times he would type jibberish in the chat when i turned my head. I apologized, but everyone got a good laugh out of it.

I think that this blog was a great idea. This will definitely keep the classmates closer together. Before I used to just give everybody my facebook page link to keep in touch, but this blog makes it much easier. But still, if anybody wants to add me on facebook, just type in my email Markita03@sbcglobal.net.

I'm not sure if I have any ideas about being part of a larger writing community, but I can say that we'll get to know each other much easier if we all respond to each other. I know it's hard for some because we all have lives. I'll try my best to do that. But I won't make any promises.

Markita's 1st Blog entry

Hello class! This is my first blog entry. I'm not sure of what to write. So I'll just discuss how my life has changed within that last few days. In the past couple days, I've got my kids in a wonderful daycare. They'll be learning Spanish as a second language. I thought that was really good because being bilingual is very good these days. I'm thinking about taking Spanish classes so that I can keep up with them. I start my new job monday. I'm excited about getting back into the work field. I've been out of work since June of 2008. And now I feel human again that I can go back to work. I'm glad that I'm accomplishing so much since my layoff at work. I've gotten back in school since then and I graduate in June this year. So I know everything happens for a reason. I think if I wouldn't have gotten laid off, I might not have gotten back into school. I lost everything at once. When I lost my job, I had just bought a brand new car, moved into my apartment the week before. Then two weeks after that, my fiancée and I found out we were expecting. So to encourage anybody else who is going through the same thing I am, stay encouraged and you'll get where you need to be. Just keep the faith. I got through so much, and I am thankful for what's happened. Because I now know the purpose for it :)

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