final thoughts and advice

my final thoughts of class are a sense of relief. I tried the best i can on this paper and feel pretty confident with it. My advice for other students writing a scientific research paper is to take your time and use all the time you get to do research and write the paper. The more research you can find, the better your paper is. It's crazy how this class is already almost over, it seems like we just started not that long ago. time sure does past by fast.

How I feel about writing at this point.

How i feel about writing at this point...hmm well i can actually say i enjoy it. I like looking into topics that i either have experience with or what to learn more about. I'm glad that we got to choose what we want to write about. It helps me write a better paper. My idea of writing has not changed throughout this course. I just had writing comp. I so i kinda knew what to expect with this class but i do enjoy writing and looking up facts that i would love to learn more about.

Do you plan to continue your blog even after the course?

I honestly don't think i will keep blogging after this course. I enjoyed doing it for this class but i don't think i will keep posting once this class is over. There is so much going on outside of class that i just get distracted and wouldn't be able to keep up with it.

How I feel about peer reviews

I really enjoy reading what other people have to say about my paper. I use to take what other people said in a negitive way but after having my first writing class it helped me understand that people aren't critizing you they are trying to help you. People catch things that i normally wouldn't and it's nice to hear what others have to say so I  can make a better paper in the end.

how my ideas about my topic could be influential in later research

My topic on Alzheimers Disease could be influential in later research because showing that it does need to be reconginzed and how it can affect a person and their family is extremly imporant. I never knew what Alzheimers Disease was until my grandma had it and if i knew all of this before she got it maybe i would have been prepared to deal with everything this disease came with. It wasnt easy thats for sure. We just need to be there for our families and provide all the support you can. My family and I are coming to a conclusion that my grandma (great grandmas mom) might have this disease just like her. She is forgetting what day it is and dates that she wouldn't normally forget such as birthdays of our family members but we aren't sure if it's exactly Alzheimers disease. She could be just forgetting things with the cause of old age. So maybe if I have her read my paper when it's finished she might realize something with her daily routines and ask to be seen or maybe it's just a normal thing to happen when getting old and there's nothing to worry about. We all just hope for the best. Life takes us in all different directions and whatever comes our way, we as a family are going to be there for one another 100%.

How school is influencing m life at this point

Going to school has changed the way i see things a lot. When i first got out of high school i didn't attend that first year and i regret it. Furthering your education is the best thing you can do in life. I now have a 8 month old son that keeps me motivated every single day and when i had my son, instantly i was motivated to become something in life. When I talk to other moms that have children at a young age and they  feel like they don't have time to go to school right now or they just keep pushing it off, i tell them that they CAN do it if you put your mind to it. If you want to get your education, you will. no doubt. You have to want something in order to make a difference and complete it. So all together school has just been something that I'm very proud of doing and getting the education that i need and want.

What I think of plagiarism

We NEED to cite our sources because if we don't then that's plagiarism and you can't steal someone elses work and claim it as your own. You have to give them credit for the work they have done. I couldn't imagine doing this. When writing a paper I have not once thought of stealing someone elses work and claiming it as something I thought. I want to be able to feel proud of my work and feel that sense of accomplishment when turning it in and getting the grade i deserve. I would be very upset and mad if someone were to use something that i put full effort in and them use it as something they came up with. It's just something you don't do in school as well as professionals in your career.