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who i commented on for the final assignment :)

TaYlEr — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:38:33 +0000

i commented on April, Alicia, and Tyler! They all did a nice job

Assignment 7

TaYlEr — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:49:48 +0000

Outside of this class, i’m not sure whether or not i’ll use the weblog for other things. I used to use blogging sites like this, but had one bad experience on it, and it ruined it all for me. Now I try to stear clear of on line blogging things.

Final Draft of my op-ed paper

TaYlEr — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:31:40 +0000

Johne’s and Crohn’s disease – two diseases that are similar but also different. These two diseases cause fear and question for many people, because there is a possibility of Johne’s being a link to Crohn’s disease. Even though most veterinarians do not believe that research shows a link between Crohn’s and Johne’s, some argue a connection between the two because of the similar bacterial organisms found in both diseases.

Crohn’s disease is found in humans and is a chronic inflammatory of the bowel. Researchers from Ohio State University Medical Center say that this disease“[ is] an inflammation that extends into the deeper layers of the intestinal wall, and also may affect other parts of the digestive tract, including the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine [duodenum, appendix, and anus].”

The symptoms of this disease include abdominal pain, diarrhea, fatigue, poor appetite, weight loss, fever, nausea, vomiting, floating stools, osteoporosis, eye infections, blood clots, liver disease, and skin rashes. But unlike Johne’s in cattle, Crohn’s disease has effective therapy, treatments and procedures to control the disease. Even though there are therapy treatments and procedures, there still is no cure to the disease and or a definite known cause of the disease, other than the possibility of being linked to Johne’s disease because of the bacterial organism Mycobacterium paratuberculosis.

Johne’s is a disease that is found in cattle, both dairy and beef and is also known as paratuberculosis. Johne’s disease is caused by the bacterial organism Mycobacterium paratuberculosis. Researchers from Iowa State University said that this disease is a “chronic, progressive, infectious [bovine] disease characterized by intermittent diarrhea, severe weight loss, emaciation, and death.” Johne’s causes a progressive thickening of the large and small intestines, and even the colon, which in time will compromise nutrient absorption and basic digestive function.

No cure or treatment for Johne’s has been identified at this time, therefore making it a terminal disease. Crohn’s disease appears to be similar to Johne’s disease in bovines, but occurs in humans.

The two diseases show quite a few similarities, but the question is whether or not Johne’s is linked to the cause of Crohn’s disease. It has been suggested that the cows infected with Johne’s disease leave traces of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in milk and meat consumed by humans.

It is my opinion that milk and meat from Johne’s positive cows is not to blame for any human contraction of Crohn’s disease. A person positive for Crohn’s disease shows traces of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in their gut tissues. However, tests have also proven that there are traces of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis can be present in people free of Crohn’s disease.

The cause of Crohn’s disease has not been fully identified and although similarities with Johne’s disease in bovines do exist, Mycobacterium paratuberculosis has not been conclusively linked as the cause of Crohn’s disease.

who i commented :)

TaYlEr — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:29:41 +0000

i commented on April, Danielle, Allison, and Cam’s op-eds

Johne’s and Crohn’s – Are they linked?

TaYlEr — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:00:05 +0000

Crohn’s disease is found in humans and is a chronic inflammatory of the bowel. Researchers from Ohio State University Medical Center say that this disease “[is] an inflammation that extends into the deeper layers of the intestinal wall, and also may affect other parts of the digestive tract, including the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine [duodenum, appendix, and anus].”

Assignment 6

TaYlEr — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:41:15 +0000

In English 110 we’ve written in different perspectives and atmospheres, from an analytical research, to digital composition, to the op-ed. When writing the analytical research my attitude was to find as much information as possible to inform the reader of my topic. My opinion was not to be in the research paper, so at times it was hard not to argue a certain point that was in the research paper. When writng on our worpress, i am free to express myself in any way i please. Writing on line to me is more of an open thing, where i can have the opportunity to express my views to the world. When writing the op-ed i have to be able to bakc myself up completely. i’m not a real big fan of wrting op-eds because i sometimes struggle with backing myself up. i wish i could write an op-ed where i just say what i think andbe done with it, instead of having to give evidence to back my opinion up. When it comes to my research and op-ed topic, there really is no right or wrong answer yet because there hasn’t been break through research done that gave a definite answer. My favorite writing was on the wordpress, because i don’t have many restrictions in my writing style.

Assignment 5 – rules

TaYlEr — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:17:14 +0000

Assignment 5 – What do you take to be the rules and conventions of the op-ed genre? Cite at least one example from a current op-ed

I think that the number one rule to writing an op-ed is picking a side on the subject and stick with it. You won’t be writing an op-ed if you jump from saying you agree with the subject to then saying that you don’t think its right. Don’t contradict yourself!!!!! If you refer to the link on my wordpress page, you will notice that this writer is completely against schools going to a four day a week program. The writer thinks the children’s education will suffer and parents will have to worry about finding a babysitter or transportation type things for the child on the day they would now have off.

Assignment 4

TaYlEr — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:06:53 +0000

Assignment 4 – After closely reading a recent op-ed, consider what persuasive or argumentative strategies are found in your op-ed

After reading an article titled “Our view on education: Four is not enough – Shortened weeks threaten student success, burden working parents” I was in agreement with the writer that having only four days of school a week is not enough. The writer persuaded me by giving logical facts that this four day a week idea won’t work good in terms of the students education and the parents duty to their child.

Reflect upon the different experience of writing for academic and popular audiences

TaYlEr — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:55:16 +0000

When I wrote my research paper, I had to be more aware of things like grammatical errors and correctness of the material overall. A research paper can’t just be thrown together and expect the reader to understand it. As the writer I had to not only understand what I was writing on, but also be able to explain it to my readers in a way they would understand. Writing a paper is sometimes hard to do when you want to try and relay some type of new information to a person, because if they don’t understand something, it’s not like they can always just walk right up to you and ask you the question they have. where as if you were just carrying on a conversation you’d be able to relay questionis and comments back and forth to each other.

November 9, 2008 – What an analytical research project is!

TaYlEr — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:15:11 +0000

I’m not much for blogging because of some previous bad encounters with personal webpage deals, but I guess I’ll give it another go. As an assignment I was told to describe an analytical research project to the reader. To me an analytical research project is a paper that informs readers of information, but also shows that there is some contradiction to the particular subject. For instance, my paper is on Johne’s disease in cattle (pronounced Yo-Knees) and Crohn’s disease in humans and whether or not their is a link between the two diseases. There have been studies done to try and prove that milk from a Johne’s infected cow, drank by a human can cause Crohn’s disease from the pathogen M. paratuberculosis found in Johne’s. This is a contradicting piece of evidence, because many people believe that this isn’t true and or possible. Now back to the definition of anayltical research. This type of paper generally requires research to be done, and then needs some contradicting evidence to back it up, like the example I shared.