Website Characteristics

At first I thought microsoft.com was an ineffective, but after class I realized that it was actually an effective website. One of things I thought they did very well was using the right colors and the rule of thirds in a few pictures. I also feel like they used contrast really well by contrasting white backgrounds with vibrant colors like a pink or purple. They also conveyed their information in a few words but it was clear enough that the reader knew what was going on. They also made it very easy to find the things that you were looking for because of the tabs and they also had tabs that pertained to which type of service you needed i.e. home, work, developers, etc.

Websites

1. I figured out by talking to Natalie that I should actually not argue such a narrow topic, so by doing that I should be able to easily get to the length requirement.

2. Effective Sites: ESPN espn.go.com I think it is effective because it has qualified reports and it also always is updating the headlines so people can stay on top of the news in the sports world. Yahoo! yahoo.com is very effective because like ESPN it is always updating and it has so many different things like sports, shopping, and stocks. NFL nfl.com is an effective website because it has constant news on what's happening around the NFL and has pictures, videos, and articles for the users to get up to date. NBA nba.com is very similar to nfl.com but this has to deal with the NBA obviously. It is really cool because you can watch all sorts of videos of highlights of recent games or interviews and it is very quick to upload the new videos and news.

3. Ineffective Sites: Spotify spotify.com is ineffective because the website isn't easy to figure out how to get to certain parts of it. It also is difficult to discontinue the use of the paid services. Blackboard blackboard.byu.edu I think this website is hard to follow because there are so many empty folders that shouldn't exist if they are empty because at times I will look through at least two or three empty folders in order to find what I'm looking for. Microsoft microsoft.com is very confusing to find what you are looking for because they have the links to all of their products, but once you get to that part of the site it is confusing to find what you need concerning that product. beemp3.com is an ineffective website because it has so many links to the wrong song or songs with bad quality. I also is very annoying that it makes you constantly type in a code to make sure that you aren't a robot.

Paraphrasing

We constantly think that if something that doesn't relate to our religion but relates to others is simply a myth. We use myth is a way to describe something that is so outrageous that it can in no way be real. Which is completely different from what it really is because it used to be stories and tales that had value both educationally or religiously.
The hardest part about the paper is just the length because I don't know if there are places where I need to go into deeper analysis or to even stop in some places.

Library Research

I learned a lot more than I expected that I would when I went to the library. I was just thinking that we were going to go through the motions of searching databases and other library resources, which was true, but I also learned a lot about some sources. If anyone had asked me if it was good to use a published encyclopedia I would have definitely said yes; however, I was very wrong. So that was one thing that I learned was to stay away from these and use books and academic journals. There are, however, a few things that I am still a little confused about, but they have more to do with my topic. I just don't know what kind of information I should use to help support my claim. I probably won't be able to figure this out until next time, but it is something that I really need to know.

2-3 Well Developed Paragraphs

I'm going to write about how American Taxpayers are funding the building of a soccer field for the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay that is going to cost 750K. I think that this is absolutely outrageous because the people in this prison have committed or attempted to commit acts of terror on our country. These people deserve to be treated like humans and not receive any cruel punishments, but we as American citizens shouldn't be paying for this field. Because through some research I have found out that they already had facilities similar to the soccer field where they could do recreational activities. I wonder why American citizens should be the ones to pay for this, and also why the prisoners even needed a new field because they already have two fields.
This is very intriguing to me because this is something that American citizens shouldn't have to pay for. I also think that this is a kairotic issue because of the upcoming election. It is also interesting because these people deserve to be treated in a fair and humane manner, but a soccer field that costs 750K is ridiculous.

Interests

1. Rap music leads to violence 2. Video games lead to violence 3. R-Rated movies lead to violence 4. Effects of Marijuana 5. Cyberbullying 6. FaceBook 7. Wikipedia 8. YouTube 9. Twitter 10. Texting while driving 11. Effects of watching too much TV 12. Guantanamo Bay Soccer Field 13. War on Terror 14. Presidential Election of 2012 15. Honor Code 16. Global Warming 17. Renewable energies 18. BCS in College Football 19. Obamacare 20. Separation of Church and State

Peer Review/Fav. Movies

Three changes
1. I'm going to make sure to fix my tone so that it isn't too harsh on the article's author.
2. I'm going to paraphrase one quote instead of having a huge quote.
3. I'm going to continue to add more analysis.

Fav. Movies
First off I like way to many movies to have a favorite, but I'll list some of my top 10.
Hot Rod, Dumb and Dumber, All the extended Lord of the Rings, Bourne Movies, both Sherlock Holmes, and Saving Private Ryan.