Author Archives: mmason

After many hours, working on every little detail.  It is done.  Here it is. https://www.buzzfeed.com/micaelamason/17-reasons-why-all-girls-schools-arenat-that-bad-30dn6?utm_term=.nbvnYMM5d0#.jrDqWZZDzX The above link is to the Buzzfeed article I wrote as my final project for my CTW class.  My article is titled “17 Reasons Why … Continue reading →

We have come to the end.  It has been so fun writing this blog this quarter.  Although it has been a lot of work, it has been fun to go back and read my old posts.  There have been some … Continue reading →

I made it to week 10 of a 10 week quarter.  But, we have one more assignment or step in this process.  Last week, I turned in my final research paper and it was a huge weight lifted off my … Continue reading →

My research paper topic came to me in a dream …  haha no it didn’t but that would have made a good story I guess.  But I did decide on a topic.  I know I know I’m just as excited … Continue reading →

I have finally approached the section in my class where we are beginning to write our final research paper.  It has been a long time coming but it has finally arrived.  But now that I’m here I have no idea … Continue reading →

Today instead of a typical class session we had a library session which was taught by a librarian.  We learned about scholarly articles and peer reviewed articles.  They are articles published in scholarly journals and go through a rigorous review … Continue reading →

So remember when a few weeks ago when I talked about the survey I was conducting and how I didn’t tell you the results?  Well, I sent out my survey and got my results and I’m ready to share them … Continue reading →

Last week, I started researching my topic for the next step in this research process.  We are supposed to use databases that we can find through our school’s library and specifically encouraged to use the database, OmniFile.  Over the last … Continue reading →

For my English class, we had to read this article that was about the best ways to use sources persuasively.  It highlights Kinneavy’s triangular diagram of the rhetorical situation.  Now I know what you all are probably thinking, “didn’t she just … Continue reading →

Do you feel like every time you visit this blog I am talking about the next step in this long research project?  Well, I can tell you I do.  Thankfully, this is week 6 of a 10 week quarter so … Continue reading →