Survey Questions

April 5, 2012

This survey is to measure the nutritional eating habits of students on and off campus enrolled at UofL. When answering questions about eating food, consider ONE portion of food is about ½ cup.

There are 9 questions. Please mark your response with a check or X.

1. Gender:

______Male _____Female

2. What is your living situation while at UofL?

____Commuter (Off-campus) ____Dorms (On-campus)

3. I eat meat (beef, chicken, fish, other protein) PER WEEK:

___Never/infrequently ___1-7 times (once daily) ___8-14 times (twice daily) __15-21 times or more (three or more daily)

4. I eat vegetables/fruits (raw, cooked, etc.) PER WEEK:

___Never/infrequently ____1-7 times (once daily) ___8-14 times (twice daily) ___15-21 times or more (three or more daily)

5. I eat starches (bread, cereal, rice, food w/grains) PER WEEK:

__Never/infrequently ___1-7 times (once daily) ___8-14 times (twice daily) __15-21 times or more (three or more daily)

6. I eat/drink dairy products (milk, cheese, yogurt, etc.) PER WEEK:

___Never/infrequently ___1-7 times (once daily) ___8-14 times (twice daily) ___15-21 times or more (three or more daily)

7. I eat/drink products containing sugars/fats (snack foods, candy, chips, sports drinks, etc.) PER WEEK:

___Never/infrequently ___1-7 times (once daily) ___8-14 times (twice daily) ___15-21 times or more (three or more daily)

8. Based on a traditional food pyramid, which pie chart would you say describes a balanced diet? (Pie charts are provided but are unable to be loaded to blogger).

9. Has eating on campus negatively effected your eating habits?

___Yes ___Somewhat ____No

Plan for Research for IMRaD Report

April 3, 2012

Plan for Research for IMRaD Report

For my upcoming assignment regarding the IMRaD report, I have decided to form a survey for college students based on their nutritional awareness and health while in college. My two research questions are:
1. What are the eating habits and general health of the average college student?
and
2. What are their current levels of health awareness (regarding food and their nutritional properties)?

These two questions combined will form the background for my main research question: How does the health awareness of a student effect their eating habits?

I will survey a group of my classmates (15-17), a few other college students (2-4), and then have a phone interview with a post-college graduate to see her perspective on her eating habits while in college and whether it effected her future view of health, etc. This will provide additional research to my paper in a different depth of the field.

Once I gather the data, I will compare the two sections of the survey (section #1 which asks questions about the current eating habits of the student) and (section #2 which asks questions about health awareness) to see the correlation of current health and nutritional awareness. I will also consider factors such as whether the student lives off campus or on campus and the gender of the student, amongst others. Lastly, I will use the interview I conducted to see whether or not attention paid to college health should effect college students in their future life after the world of academia.

Difference Between IMRaD and Research Paper

Mar. 29, 2012

Difference Between IMRaD and Research Paper

When it comes to the differences between an IMRaD report and a research paper, there are quite a few points to address. However, one of the main differences between the two is how their results are obtained. For an IMRaD report, the author of the work is looking to directly procure results from personal polls or surveys they conduct, while in a research paper, the author is borrowing and citing materials and information from sources and not from their one-on-one experience with individuals.

The second difference between an IMRaD report and a research paper is the IMRaD's compilation of gathered research in separate tables or graphs as opposed to a research paper sharing information within the body of the text.

One of the final differences that can be clearly seen between an IMRaD report and a research paper is the structure of the paper. An IMRaD report includes sections on an abstract, introduction, methods, results, and discussion, while a research paper may interweave multiple sections without subheadings or necessarily clear cut distinctions between sections.

Outline for Research Paper

March 1, 2012

Outline for Research Paper on Zero Tolerance Policies

I. Introduction:

1. Hook: An example of zero tolerance policies gone wrong, prompting a question about whether or not zero tolerance policies are effective and just.

2. Thesis: Zero tolerance policies have certain aspects which protect the lives of students, but the effectiveness of some of their integration into schools is questionable. This paper will argue that portions of zero tolerance policies' protection to students can still be maintained without the repercussions and harshness of other aspects of the policies.

3. Implications: Do zero tolerance policies really lower the crime rate in schools as opposed to non-policy schools? Are zero tolerance policies entirely just regarding their choice of targeting former badly-behaving students or choice ethnicities? What rights can changed policies provide for students, parents, and educators to make the right decision regarding punishment?

II. A Solution for School Crime Emerges

*An explanation of what disciplines were used previous to zero tolerance, and why zero tolerance was initially seen as a good idea.

*An example talking about the Columbine shooting which prompted the creation of zero tolerance policies.

*A basic description regarding what zero tolerance policies are and what they do in schools. Other information included will be where they are instituted (how many schools in the US).

III. Kids Will Be Kids: Students and Deviance

The Cold Facts About Crime and Kids

*A brief paragraph explaining the need for discipline and how children will commit crimes under all circumstances (the need for a policy)

Does Sparing the Rod Spoil the Child?

*Reveal the personal opinions of what zero tolerance proponents say about the crime rates in schools with zero tolerance policies by presenting an informal opinion (blog) and a formal opinion (academic)

*Compare these opinions with the actual statistical amount of safety in schools with and without these policies and instituting the first foundation against policies' completely appropriate use in schools.

*Source: Billitteri, Thomas J. "Discipline in Schools: Are Zero-Tolerance Policies Fair?" CQ Researcher 18 (2008).

IV. Discipline Which is Not Colorblind

*Transitioning into the next paragraph by further questioning the validity of the policies by revealing not only what the policies don't do (compared to schools without them), but what damages they do present to children

*Analyze and reveal those in authority who control the zero tolerance policies

*Discuss examples of prejudice and stigmas of color and gender from policies, and discuss extreme examples of zero tolerance gone wrong

*End portion of paper by reiterating the faultiness of such authority figures controlling the discipline

*Source: Skiba, Russ, and Reece Peterson. "The Dark Side of Zero Tolerance: Can Punishment Lead to Safer Schools?" Kappan Magazine (1999): 1-11. The Professional Association in Education.

V. Hope for a Fair Future of Policies

*Reveal parents, educators', and students' frustration briefly and provide a hopeful intro into the solution

*Provide a solution of more parental and student involvement in discipline rather than relying solely on those controlling the policies

*Summarize and re-cap the arguments and the final solution to them.

Larger Questions:

*What do parents say, as opposed to the opinion of academic sources? What counter-arguments would zero tolerance proponents use to combat those provided against it? Have there been any positive examples of zero tolerance policies succeeding?

Web Sources Cited MLA Style

Feb. 30, 2012

Web Sources Cited MLA Style;
T. B, S.S., J.B, M.L.

The following sources are cited MLA style and were all found online:

27. Entire Website:

Schultz, Sam. Kinder Kreek Farm.
Yahoo Small Business, 2012. Web. 28 Feb. 2012.

28. Work from a Website

Riley, Jim. "Morning Corn Commentary." Farms.com.
Farms.com, 27 Feb. 2012. Web. 28 Feb. 2012.

30. Article in an Online Scholarly Journal

Rice, Todd W. "Initial Trophic Vs. Full Entreal Feeding in Patients With Acute Lung Injury."
Journal of the American Medical Association. 307.8 (2012): 749-874. Web. 28 Feb. 2012.

31. Article in an Online Newspaper

McWhiter, Cameron. "Georgia on Gingrich's Mind." Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones &
Company, 28 Feb. 2012. Web. 28 Feb. 2012.

33. Blog Entry

Benedict, Tabitha. "Beauty and the Beast." Smileymorning.blogspot.com. 1 Jan. 2012. Web. 28 Feb. 2012.

*Note: This particular blog setting prevented us from tabbing in when citing sources so that they would be aligned properly.

Similarities and Differences of APA/MLA Styles

Feb. 28, 2012

Similarities and Differences of APA/MLA Styles

Writing papers for any assignment, whether it's in your career, school, or for personal use, requires one of two styles of writing and citing in the text: either MLA or APA citation.

The similarities between the citation forms begin with the in-text citation. Both require that you provide the source information within parenthesis (i.e., Bond) if it is not already provided within your text. Alternatively, both require some kind of guideline back to your works cited page even if you already quote the author in your text (i.e, in MLA you would quote the page number even if you had shared the name of the author in the text, while in APA, you would quote the year of the publication the author you already quoted had published his/her article or other document). Both include works cited pages and similar structure of always providing source information, no matter what the citation is.

The differences between the citation forms are mainly in what information each considers relevant. In MLA, page numbers (along with the author) are cited, while in APA, dates of publication (along with the author) are cited. Although APA does provide page numbers, it places more of a stress on years and dates than MLA. Another difference between the two consists within the works cited page, where information is rearranged slightly differently when providing the citation sources.

Analysis on Mckay's Essay

Feb. 23, 2012

Analysis on Joanna McKay's Organ Sales Will Save Lives

For Joanna McKay's essay, Organ Sales Will Save Lives, McKay begins her essay by supporting her opinion on whether or not governments should ban the sale of organs in a two-sentence thesis 'statement': "Governments should not ban the sale of human organs; they should regulate it. Lives should not be wasted; they should be saved."

In the body of her paper, McKay goes on to support her opinion with various paragraphs devoted to opponents of her argument, which she addresses and defeats to solidify her own reasoning. In paragraph 10, for example, she argues that proponents of the illegality of organ donation for profit are affluent and don't understand the desire poor donors have to willingly receive money for the services given through their donations. In other paragraphs, McKay argues that donors will begin disappearing if not given the incentive for money (¶11), and also that despite current bans on the poor donating organs, they continue to participate in such behavior, which translates into allowing something that will occur despite laws (¶12). In the upcoming paragraphs, McKay encourages regulation---not illegality---because this will benefit not only the patient's long wait, it will cut back on the criminality of illegal organ donors and reward donors instead of punishing them (¶13-16).

McKay breaks her essay into several different sections: First, she addresses the problem and states her thesis. Secondly, she cites some statistics dealing with the need for organ donors. Thirdly, she speaks about the facts of illegal donations of organs. Once she has set up this backdrop, she begins to discuss the protests of others against the legalization of poor donors and their main complaints. She addresses these with her own viewpoint on such matters, and finally, explains her own way of fixing the problem through regulation of legal donations of organs. She ends her paper with a thought-provoking question and paragraph.