My Favortie book

Well I don't exactly have one all time favorite book, and I have read my fair share of books! I do how ever have a favorite author(s). Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, together they write thriller/suspense novels and have their own separate novels as well. Some of their works include, Relic, The Ice Limit, Brimstone, Mt. Dragon and they have many more all of which I have read, I can stay up into the we hours of the night reading, and in class to, although my teachers never approve of that haha. Anyways those are my two favorite authors for you!

Randomness

So this weekend me and my friends decided last minuet to drive to Colorado to snowboard at loveland (which is where I took the picture you see) for opening day! , Despite the fact that I had two midterms due on Monday. It was sooooo worth driving 14 hours straight back and getting into vermilion at 7 a.m. this morning. I love to snowboard, and I will do what ever it takes to go snowboard when I am able to. I even made it back with enough time to get some extra sleep! and I did pretty good on my midterms.



So what am I doing right now? I'm sitting here on my futon blogging and typing my essay, also talking to my super awesome girl friend on skype!
oh it rained today, it felt realllly good, I just wish it would snow sometime soon!
I think its crazy that the first half of fall semester is over, school has been great. I like all my classes except for math and the dorm life isn't all that bad. I'm very sick and tired of the food here thought, and Vermillion isn't exactly the funnest town in the world, I love USD though, its a great school! when I'm not in class I wish I could be somewhere else though, like Colorado or Arizona or Seattle or somewhere that isn't Vermillion.
Well I'm going to go finish my essay now!

Its all greek to me

Rough Thesis: With further research and development GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) can prove to be a safe and ethical way to help fight world hunger.
Ex 1. Logos: For Logos I can talk about how GM cash crops such as corn will be less susceptible to pests if they have a natural resistance to them already
Ex 2. Pathos: For Pathos I can talk about how GMOs have benefited certain communities
Ex. 3: Ethos: For Ethos I can find credible scholarly research that shows how GMOs do not harm the environment and have a positive affect.

Topic ideassss

Topic 1: Stem Cell Research
Question 1: what is stem cell research?
Question 2: What are the benefits of stem cell research?
Question 3: Is stem cell research ethical?

Topic 2: The Death Penalty
Question 1: How is the death penalty administered?
Question 2: What kind of criminals are put on death row?
Question 3: Is taking the life of someone who took another right?

Topic 3: GMO's (Genetically Modified Organisms)
Question 1: What are the benefits to GMO's?
Question 2: What are some of the possible effects they may have on humans and other animals?
Question 3: Can they help food shortages?

what I thought of the lesson in class!

well I wasn't in class on tuesday, I was driving back from Minneapolis, I was at the u of m this weekend, and I left at 5 a.m tuesday thinking I would be able to make it back to Comp on time, I didn't get back till after 10. I'm sure I would have had much to say about the lesson in class if I was there, I will not miss it again.

class reflection

What do I think of comp 101? hmmmmmmm it has been my second favorite english class I've have taken since highschool, right behind creative writing. I enjoy the teacher and the what we have been working on. I hope that I can grow as a writer in this class. I haven't ever really enjoyed english classes, until my senior year of highschool where I took creative writing, ever since then I have had a brighter outlook on english. So I've been a bit more enthusiastic about this class.
The only things about the class I haven't to fond about are the library test things. I already know how to use a research database, its just annoying. It seems that every year of english I have done some sort of library activity. and honestly I hate them. Aside from that this class is fun and I enjoy it, especially our debates.