Ashley Draeger's Blog

Project Four

ashleydraeger — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:53:44 +0000

Reflection

ashleydraeger — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:33:40 +0000

Over the course of the semester, I learned new ways on writing as well as had an exposure to new ideas. The new ways on writing I learned involved the ethos,pathos, and logos. Using those, my writing gains a feeling that the audience or myself can sense. I personally prefer to use ethos because it has the emotional appeal and I tend to like that more. The exposure to new ideas I had was that there are many different subcultures, ones that I would not have otherwise classified as a subculture such as hackers or hobos. I would have never thought before that being a hobo could be a chosen lifestyle. I always associated a hobo with a homeless person but they in essence are two very different groups. Having to write about the different subcultures also helped bring a different viewpoint so that I can understand some people better. The way I wrote things did not change much at all. I still continued to keep the same habits that I had in high school when it came to writing papers. I started to realize that I need to change those as doing so will help me be more successful in college and life in general. Not only do those habits put stress on me, they also can have an effect on the outcome of what I am producing. Changing my writing habits will have to be an ongoing thing and I will need to work hard at it. I think that having a small class turned out to be more like a support system as everyone would talk about or give ideas to each other to help. That really helped me out because when I did not do something someone like Derek, Andrea, or Morgan would ask about it and tell me I need to do it. Overall, I view that this class helped me learn a lot on writing and how to be successful with it through out the rest of college and life.

Blog Post 10

ashleydraeger — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:56:42 +0000

I think I learned a lot between English and transitions. I learned that I need to start things sooner rather than later and meet deadlines. I enjoyed being with the same people in two classes because it was like a support system and everyone always asked if the work was done or reminded somebody of something that was due. I don’t think I changed much with my writing. I still have most of the same habits that I had in high school. I don’t think these have changed because it was almost the same setting and style of teaching that I had while in high school.

Project 4

ashleydraeger — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:14:59 +0000

research paper

transitions

ashleydraeger — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:06:43 +0000

transitions

Blog Assignment #8

ashleydraeger — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:57:46 +0000

I think that Zhu in his essay “A Different View of Hackers” is trying to convey an evaluation and ethical argument. I think that because if you are a hacker you have to ask yourself if you really want to do it and evaluate yourself on if it is the right thing to do or not. Hacking is something most people fear of happening to them while hackers view it as a job or something that keeps them occupied. Zhu in the essay states that the third generation of hackers would hack to “obtain free software, games, and other programs.” Companies that supply these things often have a copyright code that they use to try and keep these hackers out; the hackers then try to break the code in order to get these copies for free. Zhu also in the essay talks about the fourth generation hacker which is people who criminally hack. This is the kind that most people fear since it can have the worst outcome for a person. These hackers tend to go for personal things such as when you use your credit card or bank account number online.