April 2012
5 posts
4/25/2012 Tweets and Texting Lingo
When children are growing up, it seems as if we are drilled in school and by our parents to use correct grammer in everything we do. We were taught such good grammer so we would be excellent communicators as we entered into the “real world” and work force. However, it seems as my generation and generations to come have taken a turn for the worse.
As texting was introduced to my...
4/10/2012 How teachers teach...
4/3/2012 Coral Reefs basking in the warm waters
4/3/2012 1917-2012...Oh how the times have...
3/31/2012 Books vs Movies
March 2012
3 posts
3/20/2012 Face-to-face or text-to-text?
I woke up today with a goal in mind. I have recently signed up for polar bear plunge here at Iowa State to help raise money for the special olympics. In order to partcipate, you must be part of a club and raise a minimum of $50.00 before taking the plunge. My club is Phi Beta Chi, the sorority I’m in and that was the easy part. The $50.00 is a whole different story.
As I started...
3/6/2012 Seaweed fueling our cars?
Scientists all over the globe are frantically looking for alternative sources of biofuel. Many fear that using our valuable crop land to produce such fuel will ultimately end up in a limited food supply for humans. Humans are essentially taking too much of two things, food and fuel all coming from a central souce.
However, a few researches may have come up with a very plausable alternative. ...
3/6/2012 Lust & Elections
As I walk around campus in this lovely weather, 70 degree’s to be exact, I see several people out in about. I don’t know what it is about the transition from cold to warm weather, but it sure does bring out all sorts of different people who are very excited.
There are two types of human interaction i’ve seen since the weather has been warming up. Today especially brought out...
February 2012
7 posts
2/28/2012 Global Warming is shrinking us
As scientists began to look deeper into global warming over the past thousands of years, they are beginning to see a rather odd correlation. Back whenever the first horse was roaming around standing about 12-16 inches off the ground is where the first major thermal increase occured. Scienctists looked into the fossils of the first horse and realized that at that time, as small as the horse was...
2/28/2012 Solo vs social
With midterms and spring break approaching, it seems as if teachers are all trying to cram in as many assignments, quizzes, and exams as they can. I myself have been swamped with such things, and know several people who would agree. I have been complaining a lot about how much I have to do, but luckily I have a group project which should not be as stressful. Unfortunately, I have discovered...
Week 5-2/14/2012 V-day
Many marine animals are being affected by the rising global temperatures. As the temperature is rising, so is the water by significant amounts. This may not seem like it would be a big deal to many because we are indeed not the ones living underwater or relying on it. However, many are suffering from the warming waters.
One marine animal which is having to adapt to the warm waters are the...
Week 5-Valentines Day
This isn’t the typical type of visual communication people see on a daily basis. However, luckily enough we see it happen a few days out of the year. Especially on Valentines day, the worlds most loved/hated holiday. For some it’s a great time because typically your special someone will shower you in flowers, chocolates, cards, or stuffed bears. Unfortunately for others, they are...
Week 4: 2/7/2012
As humans are hearing more and more about the polar regions, South and North Pole, they are gaining more knowledge about the situations. Global warming has impacted the polar regions significantly as science has proven, but have people noticed it a big question. There was a survey taken that noticed that from 2006 until the present, there has been a significant change in the amount of...
Week 4: 2/6/2012
A type of communication that has in a sense taken over today’s mailing system is e-mail. E-mail has really made an impact on the postal system. I was speaking with my dad a few weeks ago who is one of the few who does not have the internet to receive emails. He had mentioned to me that the postal office where he lives is closing down. This was not a shock to me, but a huge one to him. I have...
Week 3: Status Update: Losing your Cell Phone vs...
The other day I was doing my daily check-up on facebook to see what was going on in the world of my friends and family. I was reading up on some status updates and came across one that particularly grabbed my attention. First off, a status is simply a statement that a person can place on their facebook page asking “what is on your mind”? The status that caught my attention and stuck...
January 2012
4 posts
Week 2: 1/25/2012
Global warming reguarding the excessive release of cardon dioxide into the earth’s atmosphere is affecting more than just human life. It affects many of the world’s animals in large or small ways also, including the fish of the sea. Inlcuding out dear friend nemo.
As scientist’s are looking deeper into this, they have discovered that as carbon dioxide emision levels continue...
Week 2: 1/25/2012
One of my biggest fears about going off to college was leaving my friends, family, and boyfriend. It was scary enough moving onto the next stage of my life, but to do it alone only made matters worse. I wished I could just pack them all up with me and we could all live in my rediculously small dorm room together. However, we all know this was not plausable. So I did the next best thing.
They...
Week 1: 1/21/2012
Climate change is not only an issue for humans, but also for animals from all parts of the world. Specifically in the Artic. As water temperature is changing and causing differences in ice thickness and the temperature around them.
Harp seals have really been taking a hit when it comes to this topic. Harp seals use the ice in the Artic as a place to nurse their young and give birth. They...
Blog Week 1: 1/19/2012
My assignment is to look for pieces of visual or electronic communication I see during the week. I at first thought this would be a difficult task until I simply began letting my eyes and mind wander. As for week one, blog one, this is what came of my wandering.
The type of communication that immediately caught my eye was texting. Something most people use regualary. I myself am an...