Monday, July 30, 2012
Revisions to Writing Portfolio
In my writing portfolio I have a few revisions to make. I want to first add links on my home page to email me, and to my blog. On my sub pages I need to add links to my drafts and peer reviews. I might change my font of my titles. I want to also revise what I have written in my biography. I also need to make corrections to my works I have completed through out the course.
Monday, July 16, 2012
Revisions of Audio Script
There are a few revisions I need to make on my audio slide show script. I need to first of all add a title page with my name, title and date. I need to come up with a title. I need to change some conjunctions. I need to also break up my information into more slides. So they are not as long.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Images for Audio Slide Show
Bortel Lee, That darn Sun will Burn the Popcorn! 2012 Newspaper Article. retrieved July 2012 http://cbskool.wordpress.com/2011/03/12/indiana-farmers-fought-daylight-savings-time-why/
This picture will be used to sow how devastating the weather has been to the crops. How the farmers are so disheartened by the drought.
Perlmen, Seth. Associated Press. Heat and Drought Threaten some States corn crops. 2012 Article. July 2012 http://bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2012/07/04/heat-and-drought-threaten-some-states-corn-crop/9vqZJal5WuGxfJmYgBr1kM/story.html
I think this picture is a good representation of how the sun just bakes the crops.
Bloomsberg News. Johnson Andrew. Corn plants with wilted and dying leaves stand in a dry field in Indiana at the end of last week. 2012 Article. July 2012. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303292204577517181109756756.html
This picture is of corn that is suffering because of the relentless wheather
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This picture will be used to sow how devastating the weather has been to the crops. How the farmers are so disheartened by the drought.
Perlmen, Seth. Associated Press. Heat and Drought Threaten some States corn crops. 2012 Article. July 2012 http://bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2012/07/04/heat-and-drought-threaten-some-states-corn-crop/9vqZJal5WuGxfJmYgBr1kM/story.html
I think this picture is a good representation of how the sun just bakes the crops.
Bloomsberg News. Johnson Andrew. Corn plants with wilted and dying leaves stand in a dry field in Indiana at the end of last week. 2012 Article. July 2012. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303292204577517181109756756.html
This picture is of corn that is suffering because of the relentless wheather
Kucera, Ariel. Averi Fishing. 2012
This is a picture of the bank, where all the rocks are used to be all under water.
Luft Paige. Ariel and Nick 
This is another example of how low the water is.
Bryan Luke, Album Doing my Thing. song "rain is a good thing" 2009. Article. July 2012 http://gotcountryonline.wordpress.com/page/73/
At the beginning of my slide show I sing lyrics to a Luke Bryan song. This is a picture of Luke Bryan.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Audio Slide Show Annotated Works
Bryan Luke. Capital Nashville. Album Doin' My Thing. "Rain is a Good Thing" 2010
This song is a comical song by Luke Bryan, a country singer. He sings about why rain is a good thing. Rain adds in the growth of corn and corn can be made into many products. This song is very entertaining but also has some truths to how important rain is.
U.S. Drought Monitor. United States Department of Agriculture. July 3 2012
http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/new.html
This website is ran by the United States Department of Agriculture. This website gives facts and statistics for drought conditions across the United States. It also gives forecasts for any part of the country.
United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service 2012 Indiana Drought Information July 2012 http://www.in.nrcs.usda.gov/drought.html
This website is also ran by the USDA. However this website is more specific to our state, Indiana. This gives facts and statistics on how the drought is affecting Indiana. What the outcome can be in the future if we don't receive any rain soon.
Sipples, T. The Exponent. Drought could have lasting effect of crops, livestock. July 6th 2012
http://www.purdueexponent.org/city/article_3fb46714-0106-58d7-9df4-9cfdf5cb22fc.html
This article explains the effects of a drought on our crops and livestock. Effects that can last into next year. This article gives facts and opinions from credible sources such as the USDA, the The U.S. Drought Monitor, and specialists in this field.
Boyce B. Tribune-Star Droughts Impact to Extend well into the Future for Fish, Wildlife Experts say. 6/24/2012 http://www.indianaeconomicdigest.net/main.asp?SectionID=31&SubSectionID=120&ArticleID=65475
This article gives facts and statistics from ecology and biology experts on how a drought can effect surrounding environments and the wildlife. The effects of this drought can effect the fish and wildlife for years into the future.
National Integrated Drought Information System U.S. Portal July 5th 2012
http://www.drought.gov/portal/server.pt/community/drought_gov/202;jsessionid=C1525A243793390B965DE72359BF0FCA
This website is another website that gives the definition of a drought. It explains how it can effect our environment and economy. It also gives current information on the weather in our area and in areas across the country.
This song is a comical song by Luke Bryan, a country singer. He sings about why rain is a good thing. Rain adds in the growth of corn and corn can be made into many products. This song is very entertaining but also has some truths to how important rain is.
U.S. Drought Monitor. United States Department of Agriculture. July 3 2012
http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/new.html
This website is ran by the United States Department of Agriculture. This website gives facts and statistics for drought conditions across the United States. It also gives forecasts for any part of the country.
United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service 2012 Indiana Drought Information July 2012 http://www.in.nrcs.usda.gov/drought.html
This website is also ran by the USDA. However this website is more specific to our state, Indiana. This gives facts and statistics on how the drought is affecting Indiana. What the outcome can be in the future if we don't receive any rain soon.
Sipples, T. The Exponent. Drought could have lasting effect of crops, livestock. July 6th 2012
http://www.purdueexponent.org/city/article_3fb46714-0106-58d7-9df4-9cfdf5cb22fc.html
This article explains the effects of a drought on our crops and livestock. Effects that can last into next year. This article gives facts and opinions from credible sources such as the USDA, the The U.S. Drought Monitor, and specialists in this field.
Boyce B. Tribune-Star Droughts Impact to Extend well into the Future for Fish, Wildlife Experts say. 6/24/2012 http://www.indianaeconomicdigest.net/main.asp?SectionID=31&SubSectionID=120&ArticleID=65475
This article gives facts and statistics from ecology and biology experts on how a drought can effect surrounding environments and the wildlife. The effects of this drought can effect the fish and wildlife for years into the future.
National Integrated Drought Information System U.S. Portal July 5th 2012
http://www.drought.gov/portal/server.pt/community/drought_gov/202;jsessionid=C1525A243793390B965DE72359BF0FCA
This website is another website that gives the definition of a drought. It explains how it can effect our environment and economy. It also gives current information on the weather in our area and in areas across the country.
Monday, July 9, 2012
Audio Slide Show Topics
In the midst of a Drought
I live in a rural farming community. We are surrounded by corn and soybeans. This summer my surrounding
environment has suffered greatly. We are experiencing a drought. Some people might think droughts are the thing of the past. The technology we have today prevents are crops from suffering from such a disaster. This is an untrue fact. Some of the farmers in my community do have irrigation systems to help with the relentless weather but others do not. Some farmers have estimated they will grow so much crops and already have sold that to consumers. Unfortunately they will come up short and not be able to produce that amount. This is an important topic because it will in directly affect every consumer. The estimated amount of crops produced this year with be off. This means with a shortage of crops, the prices of corn and soybeans will go up. The cattle and livestock producers will may more for their feed and in turn charge more for their products. This drought will not only affect this years prices but next years as well. This is because next year we will be starting off with a shortage. Consumers should keep the fact in mind that not only will vegetable prices, but other good prices will be going up; when they are purchasing anything.
Starting off the School Year Right
I know I am excited to go back to school to see my boyfriend and all my friends. I am just thinking of all the fun activities we can do on the weekend. All of the activities and events at Purdue's main campus can be over whelming. Upcoming freshmen need to remember when they get there, the purpose of college is to get an education. Yes it is so much fun but school and studying needs to come first. Upcoming freshmen need to be aware of the traps that will start them off on the wrong foot. Parties, staying up to late and missing class, and over scheduling all these fun activities and prioritizing school work first.
The experiences I have had at college will definitely stay with me for a life time. I want those memories to be positive ones, I can look back and happily laugh at. In coming students at any college need to recognize the traps that will hinder their college experience. They need to be educated on them, prioritize, and always keep in mind why you are there, to get an education.
I live in a rural farming community. We are surrounded by corn and soybeans. This summer my surrounding
environment has suffered greatly. We are experiencing a drought. Some people might think droughts are the thing of the past. The technology we have today prevents are crops from suffering from such a disaster. This is an untrue fact. Some of the farmers in my community do have irrigation systems to help with the relentless weather but others do not. Some farmers have estimated they will grow so much crops and already have sold that to consumers. Unfortunately they will come up short and not be able to produce that amount. This is an important topic because it will in directly affect every consumer. The estimated amount of crops produced this year with be off. This means with a shortage of crops, the prices of corn and soybeans will go up. The cattle and livestock producers will may more for their feed and in turn charge more for their products. This drought will not only affect this years prices but next years as well. This is because next year we will be starting off with a shortage. Consumers should keep the fact in mind that not only will vegetable prices, but other good prices will be going up; when they are purchasing anything.
Starting off the School Year Right
I know I am excited to go back to school to see my boyfriend and all my friends. I am just thinking of all the fun activities we can do on the weekend. All of the activities and events at Purdue's main campus can be over whelming. Upcoming freshmen need to remember when they get there, the purpose of college is to get an education. Yes it is so much fun but school and studying needs to come first. Upcoming freshmen need to be aware of the traps that will start them off on the wrong foot. Parties, staying up to late and missing class, and over scheduling all these fun activities and prioritizing school work first.
The experiences I have had at college will definitely stay with me for a life time. I want those memories to be positive ones, I can look back and happily laugh at. In coming students at any college need to recognize the traps that will hinder their college experience. They need to be educated on them, prioritize, and always keep in mind why you are there, to get an education.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Topic Definition Statement
Topic Definition Statement:
Background for the issues- Today our world’s population is around 6 billion people, the estimated population by 2050 is 9 billion. How are we to feed 3 billion more people? When the area of our land resources and water resources are depleting. Agricultural advances in biotechnology and genetics might have a helping hand in sustaining our world’s hunger
Summarize the purpose of your project and how you will accomplish it- The purpose of my project is to inform my audience of our population dilemma. To also inform them of our advances in agriculture to help.
working title- How will we feed our growing population?
indicate questions to be answered- What are the advances? How and where they can be used? Ethics of using Genetically Modified foods? Pros and cons to genetically modified crops. Alternatives to genetically modified crops? Are genetically modified crops a reasonable solution in helping population.
Background for the issues- Today our world’s population is around 6 billion people, the estimated population by 2050 is 9 billion. How are we to feed 3 billion more people? When the area of our land resources and water resources are depleting. Agricultural advances in biotechnology and genetics might have a helping hand in sustaining our world’s hunger
Summarize the purpose of your project and how you will accomplish it- The purpose of my project is to inform my audience of our population dilemma. To also inform them of our advances in agriculture to help.
working title- How will we feed our growing population?
indicate questions to be answered- What are the advances? How and where they can be used? Ethics of using Genetically Modified foods? Pros and cons to genetically modified crops. Alternatives to genetically modified crops? Are genetically modified crops a reasonable solution in helping population.
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Annotated Sources
Web Site 1: Technological Abundance for Global Agriculture: The role of Biotechnology
URL http://web.hks.harvard.edu/publications/getFile.aspx?Id=767
Author: Calestous Juma
Summary: This is a paper pdf file. This paper talks about the increasing GM crops being planted in developing countries. It talks about the Green Revolution. This paper also speaks about how to improve growing and regulating of GM crops.
Analysis: This source is very credible. It is from the the John F. Kennedy, Harvard School of Government. The source is also fairly new, it was published in March 2012.
Reflection: I will probably use this source. It talks about why GM foods are important. Also the history of the green revolution and how it helped produce more crops.
Website 2: Research Review Paper, Biotechnology Advances Volume 28, Issue 1 pages 160-168
URL http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0734975009001876
Name of Site: Genetically Modified and Organic Crops in Developing Countries: A Review of Options for Food Security
Authors Hossein Azadi Peter Ho
Name of Sponsor: University of Groningen Centre of Developing Countries
Last Updated: 5 Nov 2009
Last Viewed: June 28 2012
Summary: This review article talks about the difference of organic and genetically modified foods, this article explains the goods and bads to both products.
Analysis: This source is credible it is from the University of Groningen, in the Netherlands. It also moderately new source dating to 2009.
Reflection: I think I will use this source. I think it is a good idea to let my readers know the alternatives to GM foods. I think it also good for them to see some aspects that need improvement to GM foods. So they actually get the full back round story to them.
Website 3: Sustainable Development in Agriculture and Food Systems Using Biotechnology as a tool.
URL http://futureforests.se/download/18.3b158a351337ec14334800010983/Background+Paper+Mistra+Biotech.pdf
Sponsor: The Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research
Author: Wolfgang Friedt, Lynn Frewer, Peter Gregory, Alan Randall, Thomas Rosswall (Chairman) and Peter Sandøe
Last Updated 2011-03-05
Last viewed June 28 2012
Summary: This article speaks about Biotechnology in Agriculture. It speaks of all the crop disease it could prevent and the possible outcomes of using biotechnology to increase yield from out crops.
Analysis: Not only is this a new article, only being published a year ago. It is credible source. This company is a Swedish researching company.
Reflection: I might reference this source in my paper. I have many sites picked out that are from American companies. It would be a good idea to reference people from around the world so that my readers get a better understanding that biotechnology isn't just a technology that Americans are turning to, but people are the world are as well.
URL http://web.hks.harvard.edu/publications/getFile.aspx?Id=767
Author: Calestous Juma
Name of Sponsor: John F. Kennedy School of Government
Last Updated March 2012
Last Viewed June 29th 2012Summary: This is a paper pdf file. This paper talks about the increasing GM crops being planted in developing countries. It talks about the Green Revolution. This paper also speaks about how to improve growing and regulating of GM crops.
Analysis: This source is very credible. It is from the the John F. Kennedy, Harvard School of Government. The source is also fairly new, it was published in March 2012.
Reflection: I will probably use this source. It talks about why GM foods are important. Also the history of the green revolution and how it helped produce more crops.
Website 2: Research Review Paper, Biotechnology Advances Volume 28, Issue 1 pages 160-168
URL http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0734975009001876
Name of Site: Genetically Modified and Organic Crops in Developing Countries: A Review of Options for Food Security
Authors Hossein Azadi Peter Ho
Name of Sponsor: University of Groningen Centre of Developing Countries
Last Updated: 5 Nov 2009
Last Viewed: June 28 2012
Summary: This review article talks about the difference of organic and genetically modified foods, this article explains the goods and bads to both products.
Analysis: This source is credible it is from the University of Groningen, in the Netherlands. It also moderately new source dating to 2009.
Reflection: I think I will use this source. I think it is a good idea to let my readers know the alternatives to GM foods. I think it also good for them to see some aspects that need improvement to GM foods. So they actually get the full back round story to them.
Website 3: Sustainable Development in Agriculture and Food Systems Using Biotechnology as a tool.
URL http://futureforests.se/download/18.3b158a351337ec14334800010983/Background+Paper+Mistra+Biotech.pdf
Sponsor: The Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research
Author: Wolfgang Friedt, Lynn Frewer, Peter Gregory, Alan Randall, Thomas Rosswall (Chairman) and Peter Sandøe
Last Updated 2011-03-05
Last viewed June 28 2012
Summary: This article speaks about Biotechnology in Agriculture. It speaks of all the crop disease it could prevent and the possible outcomes of using biotechnology to increase yield from out crops.
Analysis: Not only is this a new article, only being published a year ago. It is credible source. This company is a Swedish researching company.
Reflection: I might reference this source in my paper. I have many sites picked out that are from American companies. It would be a good idea to reference people from around the world so that my readers get a better understanding that biotechnology isn't just a technology that Americans are turning to, but people are the world are as well.
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