Sunday, April 15, 2012

Plagiarizing

#1. What the student did wrong was that he/she used words from the original text. What he/she could have done was cited the source.
#2. In Vincent Van Gogh: Starry Night by an unknown author the author states how people react to seeing the painting starry night by Vincent Van Gogh in different ways., "There are actually several main aspects that intrigue those who view this image, and each factors affects each individual different" (14-16)
#3. 3 ways to avoid plagiarizing is to reread and think how to reword it. Another way to avoid plagiarizing is if your going to use the exact words cite it. And another way is to take notes on what your reading and use your notes to reword it.     

 

Article Assigment

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/chris_mannix/04/08/knicks.bulls/index.html

      The Article that I read is about how Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks had a season high 43
Carmelo Anthony's season-high 43 points kept the Knicks in line for a playoff spot. points against the first place team in the Eastern conference Chicago Bulls. The author of the article states that this is what Carmelo should be doing for the rest of the season. Which I agree with the author because since they Knicks are in 8th place in the Eastern conference they need to try and win if they want to stay in the playoff picture since the Milwaukee Bucks are looking to pass the knicks to be in the playoffs.
      Ever since Carmelo was traded to the Knicks last year he has been having bad moments according to sports illustrated. But on April 8 against the Chicago Bulls Carmelo helped the Knicks to defeat the Bulls. This is one of his good moments. Which also shows something. Earlier in the season fans were saying that Carmelo was hogging the ball to much. This shows that Carmelo hogging the ball is a good thing.
      This also shows that if the Knicks stay in 8th place at the end of the season the Knicks will have to face the bulls in the playoffs. There showing that their able to beat the bulls and possibility defeating the bulls to go to the 2nd round. Also shows that just Carmelo he can help the Knicks defeat the Bulls without Jeremy Lin. When Jeremy Lin comes back( Which won't be in the 1st round) the Knicks will be able to go further with Carmelo and Jeremy.
      In the end Carmelo is showing that him hogging the ball can help the Knicks and their hopes into getting into the playoffs.  
      
            

Review On Blogs

      The 2 blogs that I liked the most were George's in class 813 and Anthony's in class 810. What I liked about George's was that he supported his main topic about irony being in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakesphere with evidence from the book. Anthony's is about a book he's reading called Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals. He states what has happen so far up to where he has read to and how he reacted to it.
      What I could do to improve my own blog entries is to try to improve how I explain what has happen in a book that I'm reading so that the people reading the blog entry be able to understand it more. Also improve how I explain how i react/feel about the book. I could also improve my essay blog entries by giving more specific details. And try to make my essays longer than usually to show evidence to support my main idea more.