Monthly Archives: April 2016

So I wrote this post awhile back, but was not sure this was going to be my topic, and then forgot to post it when I actually decided. The Vietnam War(1955-75) affected the american homefront a lot. It was probably … Continue reading →

For class today we were asked to read BEAM: A Rhetorical Vocabulary for Teaching Research-Based Writing. It covers the ideas of research papers and how he has taught it over the years. He uses a method called BEAM, which stands for … Continue reading →

Research papers have never really been my favorite thing, as seen in my other posts. But when I find a topic I am truly interested in I find it easy to write about because it is easy to research because … Continue reading →

Our assignment for my CTW class has been to research the archives of Santa Clara University. I have never really done anything like this before or to be honest been interested too in it. But when I visited the the … Continue reading →

My least favorite type of writing is research papers. I find them dry and difficult to read and write. Unless the topic is incredibly interesting, I do not think I have ever enjoyed reading or writing a research paper. But … Continue reading →