PRESIDENTIAL SCAVENGER HUNT

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Presidential Scavenger Hunt VERSION 2
1. President who was stricken with polio, but led the country during the beginning of World War 2.
2. President at the end of World War 2 who was defeated by Dewey.
3. Despite getting re-elected on the promise that he would keep the US out of the war, he was president during World War 1.
4. World War 2 general that was president during the truce at the end of the Korean War.
5. Our first president to die in office – of pneumonia – since he was too stupid to wear a coat for his inauguration on a chilly January day.
6. The only bachelor president that is often debated as the first “gay president, this man hailed from Pennsylvania and is remembered for being so caught up in inability to get anything done in pre-Civil War politics that he couldn’t wait to leave office..
7. Civil War general that became president for 8 years despite often being referred to as 1 of our worst presidents.
8. President who was famous for being a great hunter and a Spanish American War hero before being remembered for giving “advice to Ben Stiller.” Tried to re-run for office unsuccessfully years later as a member of the Bull Moose Party.
9. President who failed to get re-elected after his status as Commander-in-Chief during Desert Storm. More young people remember him from an episode of the Simpsons that parodied Dennis the Menace.
10. The 2nd president of the US died the same day (the 4th of July, 1826) as the 3rd president. Who was the 2nd president?
11. President who was almost assassinated by members of the Manson family? Also, he was featured on an episode of the Simpsons as a down to earth guy that Homer could relate to.
12. The only president to resign from office actually was influential for his visit to China and his environmental causes.
13. Lincoln’s vice president was remembered as the president who was brought up on impeachment charges (for leniency to former Confederates after the Civil War). Who was he?
14. My favorite president bought Louisiana from the French, thus ending their stay in America while giving them money to fight England (making sure they would be off of our backs until the War of 1812). He was also referred to as the first American archaeologist. A lover of intelligence, the creator of the University of Virginia, the writer of the Declaration of Independence and the builder of Monticello was who?
15. George W. Bush is not the first president to have a presidential dad. Who was the first son of a president to be president?
16. The president during the War of 1812.
17. This southern president was referred to as King Andrew for his absolute control as president and his desire for Manifest Destiny in the early days of America. He is also known for killing a man to defend his wife’s honor.
18. The last Republican president before the New Deal began. He allowed America to slip further into the Great Depression. If most people know of him now, it’s either because of his daughter on Fox News or because he is mentioned in a song from Annie.
19. The former standard bearer of the Democratic Party, this president’s economic sanctions against Iraq were responsible for 1 million dead Iraqis. Nevertheless, he still managed to become the first Democrat since FDR to win a 2nd term in office.
20. Playboy president that was assassinated in Dallas because of his controversial views is remembered for inspiring the country to go to the moon and for his handling of many Cold War events.
21. Born in a log cabin in Kentucky and rose up to save America from itself. He is often viewed as the greatest president ever. He did all this despite many political setbacks, challenges, and suffering from depression.
22. While some would argue that John Hanson who was in charge of the Articles of Confederation was the first US President, we actually look to this cherry tree chopper as our original leader despite his original reluctance to be a part of the new government.
23. I once had a roommate who referred to him as the greatest president that Panama ever had (since he gave back the canal to the Panamanians). He was president when the hostages were taken in Iran. Now, he is equally infamous for his talks with Hamas.
24. The election of this president over Governor Tilden of New York was an electoral voting nightmare that ended the period of America known as the Reconstruction.
25. Former president of the Screen Actors Guild and Governor of California, the Gipper was known as the Great Communicator and at his recent death was looked upon as the role model for modern conservatives for his Libertarian ideology.
26. Southern Democrat that took over when Kennedy was killed. His wife was named Lady Bird.
27. Shot by a disgruntled attorney at a railroad station in Washington during the only year that he served as president.
28. Like his father, he was a very strong president during wartime, but crashed dramatically in the polls over his other policies as well as when his wartime policies got bogged down in casualties and financial costs.
29. Died in August 1923 of a heart attack, thus keeping his friends personal scandals from coming to public light.
30. Became president after a career in law. Teddy Roosevelt, the man who helped him get in office, would also keep him from getting elected again.
31. One of many presidents from Virginia, he is most famous for a “doctrine” named after him and the Missouri Compromise.
32. Known as the Little Magician. He was from New York and most of his presidency is caught up in the politics that made the Civil War a necessary reality.
33. The only president that was elected twice, but not twice in a row.
34. After the failures of the previous administration, he came to office with a youthful optimism that saw America envision that he could totally reinvent politics and apologize to the world for past mistakes with major policy changes and speeches.
35. This whiskered (though clean-shaven on his chin) guy was in charge of the Customs House before his run as president.
36. Because he signed the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850, he was defeated for a 2nd term as president.
37. Stood strong as a nationalist while the territories won in America’s war with Mexico faced the debate over which if any would be slave states.
38. A “deranged anarchist” shot this first president in the 20th Century dead.
39. Despite having less popular votes than Grover Cleveland, he was named president.
40. Referred to as “his accidency” due to his appointment to president because of the former president’s death.

Google Search for Presidents of the USA will give you a list of presidents if you don't have a list handy. PRINT the last name of the president behind the number of the question when you turn this in (to make for more expedited grading).

9/11 Scavenger Hunt

9/11 and the events leading up to it and after it
Scavenger Hunt
YOUR NAME ____________________________________
1. Who was the mayor of New York on 9/11?
2. Who was the governor of New York on 9/11?
3. Who was the president of the United States on 9/11?
4. Who was the prime minister of Britain on 9/11?
5. What was the name of the terrorist organization that committed the acts of 9/11? (DON’T ANSWER ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS WITH CONSPIRACY THEORIES– I have no interest in this non-objective fear mongering and will not accept papers or answers on it)
6. What were the 2 airliner numbers that crashed into the World Trade Center?
7. Flight 93 crashed into a field outside of this western Pennsylvania town.
8. What was the intended target of Flight 93?
9. Who was the passenger who stated the now infamous reaction, “Let’s roll!” in an effort to fight back against the terrorists that had taken over Flight 93?
10. On the New York flights, how did the terrorists keep the passengers out of the cockpit?
11. What items did the terrorists smuggle on board to kill the passengers and at least one flight captain, John Ognowski?
12. American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into what Washington D.C. building?
13. What was the name of the terrorist who was in charge of answer #5?
14. What was the name of the terrorist who concocted the original idea of 9/11?
15. How many total deaths and “missing” were caused by the hijackers on 9/11?
16. Who was the former Assistant Director of the FBI to die on 9/11?
17. At least how many people jumped out of the WTC to their deaths on 9/11?
18. The 9/11 attacks were not the first time that the WTC was attacked. When did this action happen for the first time?
19. Who were the 5 men involved in this plan?
20. Who fianced the idea of this attack?
21. How many people did this attack kill and injure?
22. After this attack, another attack on the Alfred P. Murrah building in Oklahoma City was immediately blamed on Arab terrorists, but was actually the work of these 2 guys.
23. After 9/11, this guy was arrested for allegedly attempting to be the dirty bomber.
24. After 9/11, this guy was arrested for allegedly attempting to be the shoe bomber.
25. After 9/11, this deadly chemical was received at various locations that included the office of news anchor Tom Brokaw.
26. With regard to the FBI’s investigation, what is the code name of this case?
27. How many people did these attacks kill?
28. The movie World Trade Center is a movie version of the real life events that happened to what 2 firefighters?
29. Which former US President condemned the movie Paths to 9/11 as being a slanderous attack on him?
30. This former National Security Advisor and now Secretary of State did nothing when presented with a memo that stated, “Al Qaeda Determined To Attack In US.”
31. Who was in charge of Afghanistan when the 9/11 attacks occurred?
32. What day did the U.S. and Great Britain invade Afghanistan?
33. As of today, what is the total number of Americans killed in Afghanistan?
34. What day did the U.S. invade Iraq?
35. As of today, what is the total number of Americans killed in Iraq?
36. On August 2, 1990, Saddam Hussein invaded this neighboring country for stealing oil out from under his border?
37. This organization gave Iraq until January 15, 1991, to withdraw from answer #36. Because they have absolutely NO POWER, this ultimatum ended in the US liberating the annexed country in decisive military air power form.
38. What was the name of the original mission in 1991 that saw the US get all too involved militarily in the Middle East?
39. Iraq launched SCUD missile attacks on this nation to bring them into this war. It didn’t work.
40. What was the name of the US guided missile destroyer that was attacked by answer #5 in the year 2000?
41. How many Marines were killed by a Hezbollah backed suicide bomber in Beirut on October 23, 1983?
42. After various acts of terrorism (including a German discotheque bombing and the bombing of a plane that crashed over Lockerbie, Scotland), Col Gadafhi actions cause the US to bomb this country in 1986.
43. On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants seize hostages at the US Embassy for this many days.
44. The U.S. President who only sent one botched mission to rescue the hostages.
45. In 1998, the US Embassy in this country was bombed by answer #5.
46. In 1996, the Khobar Towers in this country was bombed by answer #5.
47. What war did the US support many members of answer #5?
48. What did the US financially reward answer #31 for doing prior to their war with them?
49. Who is the #2 man in the organization that is the answer to #5?
50. What were the names of Saddam Hussein’s 2 sons that were killed by US troops?
51. Chemical Ali became notorious for the gassing of these people, which was known as Operation Anfal. He is set to hang in the near future.
52. Answer #51 is 1 of the 3 biggest factions that seek for control of parts of Iraq in the current time frame. What are the other 2, which are the major divisions of Muslim culture?
53. Currently, what Middle East regional country is waging a counter insurgency with answer #51?
54. This Jordanian militant was killed by the US in June 2006 because of his role in the Iraqi insurgency.
55. This Iraqi Shiite cleric is very influential in the politics of post war Iraq due to his father having been killed by Sadaam Hussein. A town is now named after the father.
56. This guy would have been a 9/11 hijacker had it not been for his inability to keep secretive about the plans (at one point, he tried to get flight lessons to take off, but not to land). He is currently serving 6 life terms. Getting a search warrant to raid his computer could have stopped 9/11.
57. Most of the 9/11 hijackers came from what country?
58. What is the name of Bush’s controversial plan to reduce freedoms in the name of being able to catch more potential terrorists?
59. What country that the US supports has caused Al Qaeda and various terrorist groups to want to harm us?
60. What organization created this country on November 29, 1947?
61. Another reason that these people hate the US is because of our presence of what on their “holy land.”
62. On May 7, 2004, this US businessman was beheaded by terrorists that had kidnapped him.
63. On February 1, 2002, this US journalist was beheaded by terrorists that had kidnapped him.
64. This neighboring country of Afghanistan is where many of the remaining members of #5 and #31 are alleged to be hiding out. The US is not allowed to go after them.
65. Bin Laden is alleged to have escaped from certain death by air evacuation from this place.
66. The US Navy Seal that won the Medal of Honor for his actions in Operation Redwing.
67. This story became what book by Marcus Luttrell?
68. Who is the current president of Afghanistan?
69. Who is the current president of Iraq?
70. Former US Secretary of Defense that resigned after years of being dogged over failures in Iraq.
71. Who is the current US War Czar?
72. After the War with Iraq’s first phase was over, he became Presidential Envoy to Iraq in 2003.
73. Who is the current US Commander in Iraq?
74. The US privatized security company that pays $1,000 a day for contractors to protect military and governmental targets in Iraq from hostile attacks by the insurgency.
75. This city became the site of a brutal series of battles after 4 members of the answer to #74 were captured and desecrated by the insurgency

day 1 stuff to do - read carefully!!!!

If you are reading this, then you are completing the homework, which was to see the class site on the web that would be this for help and information. There is a lot of info in this section. Please read everything VERY CAREFULLY!!

As for the assignment, all you have to do is send me the information at the very bottom in an e-mail to my school address (not ANGEL online) with your name behind the appropriate places before the next class, and I will give you 10 points. You will see that I literally spell it out for you as far as what must be pasted. Anything else WILL NOT be given credit. For another 10 bonus points, you will have a question that you will need to answer and provide a URL of where you found it at the end.

CUT AND PASTE FROM HERE FOR CREDIT
MUST BE E-MAILED.
YOU MUST SIGN OFF ON EACH STATEMENT.

1. All students should talk to the people who they care about and those people that care for them and discuss what the commitment of college means. Just because you're an adult doesn't mean that people shouldn't be putting your good grades on the refrigerator or giving you a pat on the back for doing well. Just because teachers don't always do this doesn't mean that we don't care, but you do need to impress people. Did you do this? ___________

2. Going to college means jumping through hoops. Plan to get 3 names for your resume during your experience here. These names aren't "friends." They're professionals with letters in front of and behind their names. You don't need an A to have a reference, but you do have to impress people by doing your best. This doesn't mean kissing a teacher's butt, either. Just do your best and let people help you to success. Really. Are you prepared to do this? _________

3. Going to college means taking care of yourself. Eat healthy, get enough sleep, do fun things, balance your schedule, go to the FREE gym that is on campus, set goals, and get rid of the negative influences in your life. On top of this, use the facilities at this school to make the decision to be great. Are you doing what this and your College Success Strategies and College Study Skills tell you? _________

4. I have found that two things in my life will ALWAYS give me problems: 1) thinking I know something and 2) doing things solely for the $. In this, I pass this advice on to you: 1) "don't think - it can only hurt the ball club" (BULL DURHAM) - know or find out, and 2) do things that you're good at and dedicated to because they make you happy. Just because a job can earn you a lot of $ doesn't mean that you would be good at it or have the abilities to do it. You can see advisers to find out a career or major for you. You can access a lot of things here, and by all means, you should do them. If you want to do something, give it your all, and with that, you should try your hardest (especially if you don't like a class and it's needed to complete your major), but if you find that a major isn't for you, then you should seek out something that is. Are you willing to dedicate yourself to a pursuit that you can excel at and make a difference at? __________

5. In this class, you will write lots of papers. These are not artworks. They're not the ink and paper forms of living beings. They are simply papers. You're paying to learn to do something well that you obviously need to learn. I needed to learn to write as a student, and you now need to learn to write as a student. A critique of your paper is just that - a critique of your paper. It's not a statement that you're a horrible person. My job is to improve your writing. If I don't tell you what can be better, you'll just be the same now as you were then. That doesn't work in my books. Also, writing papers about things that we're so committed to and thinking that every word is a work of art or an expression of love or sadness for some person or event keeps us from realizing that some things need to alter or be removed to have a successful paper. This is something that we learn in all the things that we do. Are you prepared to learn from criticism not being critical about you - it's not the same and to make the changes that you need to be great at college and in life? ________________

6. Have you accessed Angel Online, which is where I house many handouts? Whether you use this or not to look at assignments, you have been assigned to use it and are responsible for what is contained within this site. You will be held responsible accordingly. __________________

7. Now that you're sending me your e-mail, are you prepared to continually see this site for homework, to contact me for help, to use peer help systems, to keep up with current events, to read often and for fun, and to faithfully keep up with your work for the 10 weeks of this class? _______________

1. Death of an Innocent (read and online quiz) by Monday morning at 6am.
2. Issues in Your Paper (read and online quiz) by Monday morning at 6am.
3. Journal rules (read and online quiz) by Monday morning at 6am.
4. First week journal (online drop box) by Monday morning at 6am.
5. Go to the link on Survey Monkey and take my survey ASAP (after the other things on this list).
6. Go to Angel Online - sign in and e-mail me from there.

ANY QUESTIONS? Consult your Sid Stocker handout and / or contact me IMMEDIATELY.

Summer classes are too short to not know what you're doing or to not do things.

Answer for the making stats mean something quiz

Video from a student:



Friedman, T.L. (2005). The world is flat. New York City: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

Oberholzer, F., & Strumpf, K. (2004, March). The effect of file sharing on record sales: An empirical analysis. Retrieved from http:///www.unc.edu

Assignment for Monday the 28 of March

1. Last day for extra credit for early journal completion - March 30th. Journals will be accepted until the end of week 15, but early 10 point extra credit is Wednesday.
2. Cornell Method in class assignment is due Wednesday. Fill out the Cornell Method COMPLETELY based on our Civil War video and write a 1 FULL PAGE journal comparing how you used to take notes and how you take them now. Does the Cornell Method work? Does another method that exists in my PPT work for you? Why or why not? Tell me! You can handwrite this.
3. Making Statistics Mean Something quiz online (week 7 and 8 stuff). This is due Monday morning at 6am. This will take you 2-3 hours at least. See the PPT of the same name. Use this to answer the questions seperate from the actual quiz drop box (where you can cut and paste these questions later due to the length of time that this will REALISTICALLY take you). You can't just start answering the questions until you have read THE ENTIRE PPT. E-mail questions early. I will answer until Sunday night at 9am (and I will answer ALL WEEKEND), BUT you might need more time than 2-3 hours (you could need less), but I am expecting college level effort and ability. Spelling and grammar count.
4. Last day to drop this class with a W is March 30th. There could be consequences (financially) if you drop it. If you stay in and you fail, there could be consequences as well (academic probation). Make the wise decision that is informed. I won't do it for you, but I'll tell you where you stand to figure it all out. Midterm grades will be posted by this weekend. If you look Sunday and you don't have 1, then you're passing. I don't list passing grades - just failing ones.

First 6 weeks of class schedule

Week 1 of class – I meet you on day 1! Including the final exam, I see you 45 times. Since this class was MARKED AS WEB-ENHANCED, YOU MUST BE ABLE TO GET INTO THIS VERY IMPORTANT INTERNET LOCATION. Not having a computer is not an excuse. If it is, you may want to switch to a class that isn’t web-enhanced since you pay a technology fee to the school, AND you are now accountable to being able to access the vast quantity of items that I have created for this class. If there be any issue, you can use RACC’s computers if necessary (they’re not just for Facebook). I also tell you that you should get a USB drive to store all of my attachments on (trees don’t have to die for ALL of the handouts that I give to you (and I give you a lot of handouts and PowerPoints to help improve your chances of success)). We go over the Bad Letter handouts and I explain to you why you need to do well in English (If I can’t tell you this, then the class has no foundation). I tell you how to access Angel Online so that you can see all of the handouts that are listed on the Sid Stocker Memorial Assignment Book Page. I give you the syllabus (which I explain to you), the rules sign off sheet, the To My Students letter (you will sign off after having RECEIVED this and listening to my 15-20 minute overview of class), and the Plagiarism explanations, which you will keep for future reference (if necessary, but hopefully, you won’t need this). The most IMMEDIATELY important stuff online (other than the schedule) are the Can You Pass My Class handout with all assignments and rationales on it, the RACC rules for students (as does every other teacher that you have), the Issues in Your Paper handout, and the journals paper (not optional). You will read through the RULES SECTION of this and take the quiz by Monday January 31st at 6am (or you will be locked out and unable to take the quiz). You will do the same thing for the Issues in Your Paper quiz. Students, who don’t read, don’t do well. I’m just saying. You are told to go on ANGEL where you must send me an e-mail (the only one that IN CLASSROOM STUDENTS will ever send from the Angel site – on the other hand, ONLINE STUDENTS WILL SEND ALL OF THEIR E-MAILS TO ANGEL) to prove that you were there and have read the RACC Rules for Students). When this is done, you will watch the introduction to my class video. I also assign you to go online and see the class website (www.onlymypride.blogspot.com) and then read and follow the directions from the first entry so that I know that you know where the website is and so that I know what your RACC e-mail is (ASAP, but prior to your first class of week 2 – no personal e-mails – just RACC e-mail via SCHOOL POLICY).
I give you the assignment to read Death of an Innocent and take an online quiz prior to the beginning of class on Friday (6am in the morning it shuts off). The story can be located at the following hyperlink and in Week 1 stuff as a Word file. (http://outside.away.com/outside/features/1993/1993_into_the_wild_1.html ) On Friday, we go over this test and watch the video associated with how this magazine article became my favorite book and then a very good movie entitled Into the Wild.
On Wednesday, you take an in class grammar “pushups” test so that I can see where you stand. While this doesn’t count towards your final grade, the highest grade in each class will be rewarded. You will redo this test the last week of real class to see how much you have improved. Also, for the 2nd class of the week, I touch on journals, Issues in Your Paper, the Right Word Handout, and an introduction to prewriting. I CONTINUE TO STRESS the idea of completing your journals early. If you do them, you get full credit. If you procrastinate, you may lose out on “free points” or you will find yourself bogged down when essays are due. I warn you that while you are very smart and capable, equally smart and capable students have failed this class because they procrastinated doing their journals (and other assignments). Your first 1 (why you are at college) is due ONLINE ONLY prior to the first class of week 2. I do not accept paper replies in an effort to eliminate paper waste – trees are more important than printing every handout and homework assignment down the pike.
I also want a topic and 8 reasons why sent to me on ANGEL online that answers the question “SOMETHING THAT IS EMOTIONALLY VALUABLE TO ME.” Don’t write the paper yet. I’ll teach you how to do that over the coming weeks.
That more than covers everything that we will have time for. What we don’t do, we will continue with next week.
Week 2 - I tell you to go online and start looking over the Karate Kid Method of Learning Grammar handout since we begin grammar this week. You will have the choice to print this out and bring it to class or to take your own notes. It’s up to you. I suggest printing it out since I know what makes people pass and fail this class. While not all handouts are necessary, this 1, the Big 10, and Issues in Your Paper are. The Journals paper is a book, so keep that on your computer for this class and every other class you ever take. It’s a lot of good research topics – really.
If you feel like you have extra time, you can always look at stuff like the Image Handout (a journal option) and 15 Rules for Class and Life if you want to figure yourself out and learn how to be better at school and life. They’re not required, but they’re there to help you (if not now, then maybe later).
ASAP, I want you to take the opinion quiz on Survey Monkey Dot Com. Your name is not attached to it, so don’t worry about being “connected” to your opinions. We will use the data from this at a later date. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VMFLLNX This may take a while. Give yourself some time to make it happen (30 minutes).
For the first class of week 3, you should be done with journal 2 (a positive accomplishment). From here on out, you need to finish a journal a week. They will be listed on the ANGEL site with which one is due. You will have 10 of these total, and you need to make sure they’re getting finished and submitted.
Week 3+4+5 – Continue grammar. Discuss the Karate Kid handout. Discuss the Grammar Terms PPT. Begin to discuss What’s Wrong With this Sentence PPT. Go over Grammar Errors PPT (which one to be determined). Discuss prewriting. Do the in class outline assignment with National Parks of the Colorado Plateau video. This is worth 50 points, so you will need to be here (DUE DATE PENDING HOW LONG EVERYTHING ELSE TAKES). In addition, you need to work on the outline of your essay at this point. Outline sheets are available online as well.
WEEK 6 – Discuss all things that need to be done to get you going and finishing your essay by the first class of week 7. Continue grammar. I’m going to say this a lot. This is because grammar is everything to your ability to write well. Go over good essay (Shoes) and bad essay (Judging Individuals by Their Music). Discuss final issues to be concerned with for the first essay due on Monday. All essays must be turned in on Monday to redo if you get less than a 90. If you do not turn in during our class on Monday (all excuses are equal), then you will not get a redo. If you do not turn this essay in by the following Monday, you cannot pass the class as the rules for my class specify doing all 3 essays at a minimum to pass the class. You will be advised to drop the class or face failure (an F). Students will also be assigned to create a topic for their persuasive research essay, which will be due (submitted on ANGEL) on Monday with a brief summary of what they hope to prove in research as opposed to just telling me straight up (report). Since this is persuasive, you have to find something researchable to persuade me on (not why you should have an A).

FINAL INFORMATION BREAKDOWN

PLEASE finish My Writing Lab completely. The difference between finishing it and not finishing it could be the difference between an A- and B+ or passing and failing the class.

PLEASE finish your journals. I'll still accept them until the last day of class. They can make the difference between grade levels as well. Having all 10 journals with a 5 can still get you 10 bonus points.

PLEASE finish your hero paper redone with the standards that are on this website - not doing this 110 point grade (out of 1430 total points in the class - I divided your total by 1400) could take an A to a B or take many grades to sub passing. Once your final starts, this must be in.

FINAL POINT BREAKDOWN

10 points to sign on to Angel, 10 points to sign onto mywritinglab, 10 points to e-mail that you were on the class website. (30)
5 points per journal (Max) x 10. (50)
3 60 point summaries. (180)
110 point hero paper and 110 point hero paper redone. (220)
350 point research paper. (350)
110 point article critique. (110)
10 points for research paper topic (10)
25 points for Death of an Innocent (25)
40 points for the Outline on National Parks (40)
25 point Midterm (all points for no down arrow) (25)
100 points for grammar test (100)
150 points for My writing lab -3 for each section not completed (150)
Online quizzes (20 for Jackie, 40 for Aron, 8 others / 6 people and journal and paper issues) (140)

There will be occasional e-mail help today (Friday), tomorrow (Saturday), Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

There will be NO HELP on Sunday due to my graduation and family activities that will be occuring before and after it happens.

YOUR FINAL SCHEDULE:

MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 1-150 - Your final will take place in Room Berks 607 on Wednesday from 100-300.

MONDAY WEDNESDAY 2-320 - Your final will take place in Room Berks 607 on Monday from 330-530.

TUESDAY THURSDAY 8-915 - Your final will take place in Room Berks 602 on Tuesday from 8-10.

TUESDAY THURSDAY 930-1045 - Your final will take place in Room Berks 602 on Tuesday from 8-10.

Last week - hero paper redone rules

Purdue Owl is overwhelmed right now.

Final exam essay - in case you lose it:
http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/1007/Why-laptops-in-class-are-distracting-America-s-future-workforce

Try the source here
http://library.osu.edu/help/research-strategies/cite-references/mla/
for help.

This is for class this week.

Monday or Tuesday (for 2 day of the week classes): Pushups test (not towards your grade), Hero Redo rules, and grammar questions.
(on Wednesday for M,W,F class).
Wednesday or Thursday: real deal 100 point grammar test. (on Friday for M, W, F class).

Research essay due at the beginning of your first class of the week with pre-writing.

Checklist of the Hero Essay PART 2

How to Go above the Mendoza Line and Be Great

1. Your paper is typed Times New Roman, 12 point type, and everything is double-spaced. There are no gullies (additional spaces beyond double) between your paragraphs. You will also have an MLA header in the header section – not the first line of the paper.

2. There are ABSOUTELY no references made to there being an I, a YOU, or an US in your paper. Any words that imply these things lose points.

3. Your paper is about WHAT MAKES A HERO. It is not about a person who goes from bad to good. It is not about a role model. It is about what makes a person heroic (in this IT IS NOT a paper on any particular hero, but you can use examples of heroes). My ORIGINAL sample paper reflects on the heroic. Your paper must do this as well. I find it very hard to think of more than a handful of people who have done heroic things in my 39 years of existence on this planet. I have seen them on television and read about them, but I rarely encounter them. That said, I have met a great many role models that I can look up to, but let it be said that there is a difference between these 2 terms. Unless, you attended a lecture by a superb example of mankind, I’m almost 100% sure that you haven’t met a true blue hero either. If your concept of a hero is something less, then I will deduct points from that. Any example you use is subject to scrutiny. For this, YOU WILL NOT exemplify ANY FAMILY or FRIENDS in this paper. If you do, you WILL LOSE POINTS. See www.values.com for what it means to be heroic and a role model. For example, just taking care of kids is not heroic. If a person brought life into the world, then he or she has the responsibility to care for life (ALL family must look out for family). This is our most basic responsibility as people – not some extraordinary accomplishment. While I realize that some people don’t give a hoot for family, that doesn’t make those who do heroic. It makes those who don’t care for the people in their lives less. Really. That said, those who take care of us are our role models, and we would do well to learn from them.

4. ON THE FIRST PAPER, many students reflected my words back at me. This was especially evident in their attempts to utilize phrases like “role model.” This paper is supposed to be a culmination of YOUR UNDERSTANDING of a hero. While it must reflect the truly heroic (not just “I like him or her’), it is not a plagiaristic repeating of my words. Doing this will cause you to lose points on the final paper.

5. You will use 3 sources. They will all be from the databases on the RACC Yocum library site. You MAY NOT use the Internet. You MAY NOT use books. http://www.racc.edu/Yocum/onlineDatabases/default.aspx

You can find all of the information you need here. We will go over this in class.

6. How to cite an article from an online database.

Works Cited:

Clark, Zsuzsanna. "From Saturday-Night Poetry to Big Brother." New Statesman 132 (21 July 2003): 32. Academic Search Complete. Web. 15 Sept. 2010.

Parenthetical:

(Clark)

http://library.osu.edu/help/research-strategies/cite-references/mla/mla-style-guide-electronic-resources/

7. This paper is to be 8 paragraphs. It is not to be 7. That would be short. It is not to be 9. That would be long. More is not better. Jump through the hoops and follow my directions, or you will lose points.

8. Follow ALL OF THE RULES in the Issues in Your Paper handout. Not some of them – all of them.

9. Your paper is due the minute that your class’s final exam starts. If you are not at your class’s final exam, you will fail. If you are late, you will lose that time for the final exam. If you want a redo, then you should get help in advance as there is no redo permitted. If you do not hand this assignment in, you will be evaluated to see if you are above passing. If you are not passing, you will fail the class.

10. You must have a rough draft with this essay. It must be SIGNIFICANTLY different than the original draft. In this, you should write ALL OVER it so that I can see your changes. If you do not hand write all over the paper, then you have not done a rough draft. No rough draft = ten points lost out 110 points. A rough draft implies that you wrote THE WHOLE PAPER – not 3 paragraphs and then added 2 more to the final paper later. Effort is everything. If you’re not trying, then you’re probably failing.

11. If you have to send me this document, please do so as a .doc, a .docx, or an .rtf. If you just cut and paste this in the body of the e-mail, I’m not accepting it. No questions asked. If you tell me that you have sent it to me, we will open it up before you take the final to see if it is all there.

12. Do your best. I know that you can win, but if you don’t check your work against my rules, you’re causing yourself to lose points that you shouldn’t be losing. Remember: this isn’t how you or I think papers should be. It’s how the book says papers must be.

13. Spell and grammar check is your friend. Use it.

Checklist for MLA essay on Monday or Tuesday

This is what you need to look over for the MLA essay that is due on Monday or Tuesday.

Checklist for the MLA Research Paper

Do you want a good grade? If so, follow this list.

1. 12 point type

2. Times New Roman

3. Header (your last name and the page # continuously numbered and on the Works Cited page)

4. First LINES (your name, my name, class, date).

5. EVERYTHING including the first lines and Works Cited page are double spaced with no extra spacing beyond the double spacing.

6. 4 FULL pages of text.

7. This is not a biography – it is explaining how historical actions create a hero. It is 20% research – 80% your expression of what the information means.

8. 3 sources bare minimum – 2 Internet and 1 print bare minimum.

9. 4 sources total for more than the 75% MAXIMUM grade that you can get for doing the MINIMUM work.

10. Does your paper look like my sample paper (Weisel and Frankl)? Does it look like the sample paper in the book (Chapter 12)?

11. Purdue Owl MLA is always correct. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

12. See my research PPT and all materials in the MLA research paper section of Angel.

13. Is every citation in the paper referenced on the Works Cited page?

14. Is every entry on the Works Cited page referenced in the paper?

15. If you have a word for word quote, MUST it be in the author’s voice in those exact words? If not, it MUST be paraphrased. Not paraphrasing where you should will lose points.

16. If you have a word for word quote, is it incorporated into the flow of the text?

17. If you have a word for word quote, does it meet the 1 sentence maximum rule?

18. Are book titles in italics and article titles in quotes?

19. Did you read this paper out loud for clarity?

20. Did you run spell and grammar check?

21. There is no redo – do your best!

22. Prewriting is worth 50 points. It must include the sheet with SQ3R items COMPLETELY filled out. It must include a typed rough draft that is significantly marked for errors in handwriting (not just typed and given for examination so that I can figure out what is wrong).

23. I will look over Works Cited information this weekend if you would like me to. All requests must be in by Sunday at 8pm.

24. Watch out for PLAGIARISM.

25. Do your best. There is no redo. I believe in you.

VERY IMPORTANT SCHEDULE CHANGES FOR THE REST OF THE WAY THROUGH!!!

THIS IS THE SCHEDULE FOR THE REST OF THE WAY. IGNORE ANYTHING DIFFERENT ON THE ORIGINAL SCHEDULE.

The classes of week 11 – We will begin research and work on it all this week. The article critique is due the last day of the week (Friday) AT THE LATEST no matter what class you come to. This means I would preferably like it earlier, but I will accept it until then. I will also accept all essays that have been due up until then. If you would like a redo, contact me and go through the usual process. If you want to know what you're missing, contact me. Your first class of the week is the last day for all of your journals to be in FOR BONUS POINTS. I'll still accept journals after that, but not for bonus early credit and bonus all perfect credit.

The first class of week 12 – Collect Journal #9 – your choice at the Beginning of Week 12. The rest of the week, we will work on the Aron Ralston video and preparing you to do the online assignment, which will be due by 6am you first class of the next week.

The first class of week 13 – Aron Ralston online peer review Assignment 1st class of week 13 - we will go over this and work on a lot of researching stuff and grammar if time allows.

The first class of week 14 – Collect Journal #10 – being a better writer Beginning of Week 14. We will go over this and work on a lot of researching stuff and grammar if time allows.

The first class of week 15 –We will go over this and work on a lot of researching stuff and grammar if time allows.

The first class of week 16 – Research Paper comes in the 1st class of week 16. There is no redo on this paper as there isn't time to correct it and for you to truly make it better. Do your best the first time. The Pushups Grammar Test is the 3rd to last day of class. The Grammar Test is the 2nd to last day of class.

The first class of week 17 – Essay 1 redone and souped up for the last day of class – your ticket to the final. www.mywritinglab.com must be done today (all undone sections are multiplied times 3 and subtracted from 150 to find your final score). All you do today is the final exam that leaves you finished with COM051. Since you have worked hard, you get to enjoy the rest of the year without any more papers or anything like that to worry about. Congratulations! You’re through with your first semester and you have achieved success. I am very proud of you. If you don’t have a final essay, you will automatically fail this class. Don’t let this happen. This will make both of us sad.

Pat Tillman Essay for Mid Term

Tillman Sample Essay
Many people are aware of Pat Tillman, the hero who gave up an NFL career for a life of higher purpose as an Army Ranger. However, very few people know that if it wasn’t for the actions of a single female judge, Tillman might never have been the person that he became in upholding the presence of what it meant to be an honorable American in the wake of 9/11. As a result, Jon Krakauer has written these chapters in Where Men Win Glory to show what is meant by punishment, penance, and redirection in the course of discipline.
The first thing that Krakauer focuses on is that Tillman was a good kid who went horribly wrong. One could say that Tillman went into the fight with the best of intentions when he sought to defend his friend from harm; nevertheless, by beating the tar out of Rosas, he showed an unchecked aggression that should have been controlled. While he quickly realized his error and looked to make up for it, it was abundantly clear that something greater would have to change Tillman’s ways or he might resort to this violent rage the next time he felt a “cause to battle evil.” Thus, it was necessary to have a tough figure enter his life to deliver a message of punishment that would correct Tillman’s ways and not let him feel that he had gotten away with almost murdering someone.
To this challenge, an anonymous female judge entered the picture. Krakauer’s description of her shows that she had built a reputation of delivering messages and doing the right thing. Despite having two attorneys fighting for opposite ends of a possible punishment, it would be her job to render a verdict that would take into account the feelings of the victim and Tillman’s potential for a college football scholarship, which would be otherwise lost if he was given a felony charge for his animosity. In doing this, she realized that the point of punishment is to teach people a lesson that they can learn from rather than to keep them from ever doing anything again, for if Tillman would have lost his potential for scholarship and college, he could have been a career criminal, a ward of state aid, or a victim of the neuroses that creep in when a life fails to reach potential. To the judge, none of these were acceptable when the potential for a future was on the line, so Krakauer expressed how the judge handed out the most severe and non-permanent solution available to her.
Thus, Tillman goes to jail with a misdemeanor assault charge, but he never loses the scholarship to go to Arizona State University. Here, he gets serious about life opportunities. He excels at school. He overcomes his diminutive size and dominates at football to the point where he stars for ASU, and when he finishes his collegiate career, he enters the NFL by getting drafted by the Cardinals. Eventually, he reaches all star status, but suddenly in the aftermath of September 11th, he quits this to pursue higher honor as an elite soldier in Afghanistan. Somewhere in the course of this life he has rebuilt for himself, he learned that the goal of punishment is not to inflict pain, but to create an opportunity for penance. Thus, he never makes the same mistake twice. Instead, Krakauer sees him become a man who is committed to fulfilling his life’s potential.
Thus, it is clear to see that Tillman was “not who he was at his worst moment.” By having someone believe in him, he became something greater to America. Thus, Krakauer’s portrayal of this heroic man succeeds in showing society that if a person understands that to be punished is not a permanent consequence, but instead an opportunity to redeem him or herself, then she / he has truly made amends for their misgivings.