What has been happening in the last 6 weeks.

Well, I have been learning a lot about writing an argumentative paper, and studying anatomy and physiology. I love going to school and learning, and I think the greatest part is I will be able to use what I learn in the work place. I remember when I was young and going to school I always wondered why we had to learn the things we were learning we would never use them in the real world. Boy, how wrong was that kind of  thinking. I learned a couple of weeks ago that my brother has cancer of the prostrate, according to the doctor's, I guess if you are going to have cancer, (prostrate) cancer is the one to get, because it is treatable. My brothers wife passed away 2 years ago from thyroid cancer it was a rare form only 10 cases in the world and she was case #10. So it was a little difficult to hear that he has cancer now. So we are dealing with that and the doctors think that everything is going to be alright. I am also trying very hard to keep up my grade point average, I never thought that would be important to me. I am also learning a lot about alcoholism and I think the more I learn about it the more I feel in control of my life. It is a hard essay to write, because it is really close to home for me being an alcoholic and all.

How has school influenced my life.

Wow, going to school has brought such joy to my life that I can't even explain it. I like the fact that I get to push myself beyond my comfort level, and  the challenges are huge. When I get high marks it makes my very proud of myself. I am able to share all my achievements with my grandchildren, and they are proud of me too. I feel so much more confident within my own skin, and I feel that I can accomplish anything. So overall I really love going to school, and doing something that I enjoy, and that is learning. We are never to old to learn and start a new career.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is using someone elses information,work, or ideas. It is very important to give credit where credit is do.  There are some impressive people that have plagiarized for instance Hellen Keller was accused of plagiarism on a composition for school when she was young. She was mortified, and was determined to have all future compositions screened by her friend's before submission. Then there was now Vice-President Joesph Biden, when in 1988 had to withdraw from the Democratic Presidential nominations, when it was revealed that he failed a course in law school for plagiarism. It was also shown that he copied several campaign speeches, notably those of British Labour leader Niel Kinnock and Senator Robert F. Kennedy. In both cases he was essentially exonerated. As you can see that plagiarism is a form of dishonesty and no matter how far you think it might get at that moment it always come back and bites you. People work very hard on their work and it is only fair that they get the credit you would want the credit for your work.

Thesis Statement

This thesis statement has been eating away at me. I am not sure if I have come up with a good one or not. I ask myself a question what is it that I want people to know about alcoholism, and the answer came as a surprise to me. I still am trying to blame it on something or someone else , and that is not fair. I made the choice to drink now I have to fix the thing that I destroyed in my life. I just can't blame it on the alcohol so I am still in therapy talking about it and I hope someday I will have an answer as to why I took this road. What was so devastating that I had to hide in the bottle? So my new thesis statement is- The physical and psychological causes, and effects of alcohol on the human body, the and brain. I hope this is a good topic maybe it will help me to understand myself, and what I did to myself. I hope one day that I will be able to help others with their addiction.

Comp II blog

I am going to be researching how our genetic coding can or can not play a role in alcohol addiction. I think it would be interesting to know if there was something wrong with me genetically, and that was why when I drank I could not stop. I mean it could all boil down to that I am weak and I made a bad choice. I know now that I should never of picked up a drink. You know they say hind sight is always 20/20 and I believe that now. I am just not sure how to write a good thesis sentence so I am going to do some research on that and try to come up with one. I want to thank everyone for their feedback it is truly appreciated.