STRESSED!

Have you ever found that the more time you have the less you get accomplished? Well that is defintely true for me. I feel that the days that I do not have dance I waste more time than ever! I sit around all day procrastinating, putting everything off untill ten o'clock at night. I have absolutely no focus whatsoever. I never seem to get anything dont until the night before or the last minute when I am so pressed for time that it is always half assed. Even though I no longer have dance practice for three hours a night I get less accomplished than when I have three less hours a day. My life is super busy that I sometimes get so caught up with the stuff outside of my school life that I seem to leave all of the most important stuff for last. It is a terrible way to go about doing things but I seem to do it well! I hate that I am a procrastinator, just think if I would just go to the library and get my stuff done my life would be SOOO easy! However, I sit at home in my red reclyner and think that I am actually going to accomplish something...and I do... 3 hours later... after I have tried to multitask in watchin TV and trying to write a paper do a spanish assignment and think about how I am going to run dance tryouts.
Oh yeah and speaking about dance I am the new Dance Team captain and I have NO idea what I am doing. The old captain didnt really go through anything with me so I am pretty much going into this job BLIND! Me and the other captain are trying our damndest to get things going and started for tryouts and for this summer and we are just having a hell of a time doing! We need to get sheets for tryouts contracts for the girls to sign for liability and for the rest of the year as well as get envelops to send out forms for summer camp, get people to get music ideas, cut CD's get prices for dorms for our girls to stay in when they come as well as write a five page rough draft for English study for two finals next week and stay sain while doing so.... I definitely think I have my work cut out for me, whether I like it or not!

Thesis proposal

Name:_____________________
ENGL 201: Advanced Composition
Instructor: C. Wika


Thesis Proposal for Essay Four: Persuasive Research Paper

Please respond to the following questions. Answers should be relatively thorough, so I know specifically what you will be writing about. Remember, as you continue to do research, it will be vital to narrow your topic. Additionally, as you investigate your topic your stance may change. This is absolutely acceptable and expected in some cases.

I. General Research Topic: Stem Cell Research

II. Thesis Statement and/or Proposal:

There are numerous benefits to Stem Cell Research; however there are many people that are against it.


III. What reasons and evidence support your position on this issue?

There have been many case studies done on Stem Cells and they can benefit all kinds of people in many ways. Because of their ability to grow into any kind of cell they can help change a person’s life. There are however many myths that go along with Stem Cell Research that are untrue.


IV. Imagine all the counter arguments your audience might make. Summarize the main arguments against your position. What are the flaws in the alternative points of view?

Many people will argue that Stem Cell Research is inhumane and that it should not be allowed. They may also bring up the fact that scientists are getting the stem cells from the umbilical cords of aborted babies. However stem cells do come from the eggs from a female they are not fertilized and no babies die through this process. The bad thing is we would need a great deal of women to donate their eggs to continue finding ways to create new stem cells.

Brian Bedard extra credit

Thursday April 12th, Dr Brian Bedard read two of his creative short stories in Farber Hall. Going into the auditorium I really did not know what to expect. His stories were personal stories that were about landmarks in South Dakota. The first was about a catfish and the second was about a boy who hung himself when he was at work and a co-worker found him. The stories were very, I think the appropriate word would be interesting.
When I decided to go to this extra credit opportunity at Farber Hall I did not have a very good attitude. First of all I had just waken up from a nap and I did not really know what I was going into, I just knew that I had to do it. When I got there I obviously did not know anyone there so I frantically searched for a seat farthest away from anyone else. As I sat there and waited for the “show” to begin I was secretly thinking in my head that I hoped it would end soon!
When Dr. Bedard took the stage he introduced his stories as being based on landmarks from South Dakota, which I thought was actually kinda cool. His first story about the catfish truly relates to the lifestyle of many small town South Dakotans. My boyfriend could definitely relate, he loves fishing and all the talk about stringing the bait just right and what time to fish is the best really made me think of him. Also it talked about how the girl Jessica loved living in South Dakota reminded me about how much he loves living in South Dakota in a small town where he can fish and hunt whenever he wants to. It was interesting how you can relate to what he is talking about since it is from your own state.
The second story about the young boy who hung himself at work was also very different. However, it could probably happen to anyone. Being a waitress I know there is no way that I could continue my shift if I found a dead guy hanging in the break room! It amazed me how they made that girl keep working. It was neat how she drove all the way to Sioux City just to pick up his bird and take care of it. She knew that he didn’t have any family members that would do it, so she took it into her own hands. It was definitely a sad but heart warming story.
Overall I was pleasantly surprised with Dr. Bedards stories. He was a good reader and kept his audience entertained. He had parts in his stories that took you off guard for a second but kept you relating this to your own life all at the same time. Therefore I would definitely recommend going and listening to him speak again to anyone that asked.

Listing prompt for research essay

Stem cell research
who has done it already
why people are opposed to it
myths about stem cells- aborted fetus
why people are for it
why people are against it
My opinion
its benefits
its downfalls
how far have they been researched already
what its affects are
positives and negatives