This Pennsylvania weather is killer on sinuses! :) I've been sick the last couple days, so I got a little behind on my work and everything else, but I think the extra resting time helped me to feel a little better sooner. I did what I could when I felt okay to do it, which wasn't very often, but today I'm feeling a lot better and got a lot done. I have two pretty decent size papers to do this term, but I picked pretty interesting topics that I know a lot about to begin with and it is easy to find a lot of different resources on, which definintely helps. I just hope that I can kick this bug out of me completely and feel 100% again soon.

Week 5

Informal prewriting has always been a hard thing for me to actual put down. I usually keep my ideas in my head and put them in my outline. Sometimes I jot down things from an article but usually just short hand notes to remember. So actually having to write down my prewriting is a little difficult for me to do, but hopefully the more that I have to do it, the easier it will get!!

Plagiarism

This week has taught me alot. I've always known that plagiarism was wrong, but actually learning how easy it is to give someone credit makes it so much clearer. The Unit 4 video was very helpful in that it showed how we actually give other people credit for something that they have said when we speak. I know that I am constantly saying "this person said to...". I can definintely say that I never thought of that as "citing" that person, but I will from now on.

It's been a rough week. I got a reality check of exactly how short life can be. My son's grandfather passed away Sunday. He was the most selfless person that I have ever met in my entire life. He always put everyone else's needs before his own. He was amazing to all four of his grandchildren, his family, and his friends. I am so thankful that my son isn't old enough to understand, because he truly adored him. So school has been a little rough for me this week, because it's been hectic, but I'm jumping right in this weekend and doing what I need to do.