Plagiarism

Starting when a person starts to write essays they are told not to copy each other and then not to plagiarize. It is important to avoid plagiarism because obviously in the simplest terms it is cheating and as students and as a person we have an academic and moral responsibility for our actions. Another obvious reason it is important to not plagiarize is because you could fail or get a zero on the assignment. Deeper than that, plagiarizing devalues the efforts of the original author. It is hard for many people to see things from a different perspective. Would you want someone to turn in your work that you worked hard on? It "cheats yourself" as many people say because you do not learn anything by plagiarizing.

Research Log Template

In my research log I will have:
-Date
-Specific URL with short definition of what was on each site
-Specific quotes and sources
-Author
-Specific search terms used
-Note how helpful each source is
-Summary of the useful information
-Image sources


I will keep my log in Word.

Questions to Guide Research and Freewrite

Questions of Fact: How often does domestic abuse occur?

Questions of Definition: What is defined as domestic abuse? To what extent is punishment considered abuse?

Questions of Interpretation: How is defined domestic abuse different than it is perceived by the general population?

Questions of Consequence: What are some of the effect of abuse beyond childhood?

Questions of Value: How do we help those affected by domestic abuse? How could we help those affected by domestic abuse?

Questions of Policy: What are the laws against domestic abuse?
What should be the laws against domestic abuse?

Free Write
In America the awareness for domestic abuse has increasingly grown over the past few decades. Domestic abuse can affect those involved for the rest of their life. In this paper I will discuss how different organizations uses visual rhetoric to make domestic abuse aware and prevent it.
For sources I will use different websites that aim to prevent domestic abuse. I will use some government websites as well as sites by organizations like the Red Cross.
The most difficult part of this essay will be trying to present an argument against domestic abuse because I have not been involved with it personally.

DK pg. 27

The audience would care about the topic of family issues because most people know someone who has been affected by family issues such as abortion, abuse, and divorce.
The topic addresses the assignments purposes because it is a cultural, social, and political issue that people hear about every day.
This topic is rich enough to write a paper of this length because there is a lot of information on this topic.

When i googled "family issues" several government sites and many sites from legitimate sources came up.

Research paper topic

-Abortion
-Family Issues
-gay adoption
- divorce
- abuse
- Illegal Immigration

1. I find all of these topics interesting.
2. I can argue about all of these topics because they are controversial.
3. I can find enough information about these topics because they are popular for debate.
4. This research appeals to me because of the controversy surrounding these topics.

Super Bowl Ad

After watching the series of Budweiser commercials, I believe that the funniest is the ad with the Clydesdale that competes in fetch with the Dalmatian. The horse is not only competing in fetch but also for the owners attention. The owner throws a stick and a Dalmatian brings it back and he says, "Good boy," and pets the dog. Then the horse goes and brings back an entire tree, and the owner under his breath says "Show off." The commercial appeals to pathos particularly because of the humor. Budweiser knew that the audience would be an average American that watches football.