A Choice In Topics

   What i have enjoyed so far in my college experience would have to be the community most of the people i have met in my classes have been really nice towards me and treat me with respect. Another thing i have enjoyed so far in my college experience would have to be my classes. i have really like my teachers, and some of the things i am learning are new to me but are also very interesting. For example, my survey of psychology class i have learned about sleeping disorders such as sleep walking, and insomnia. I have also learned the different types of rocks such as sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous in my FYE class;Chicago rocks. i have also learned how Chicago used to have tropical weather until a glacier hit it and eventually the glacier melted shaping the land differently. all of these classes are new to me that my old high school didn't offer. i also have enjoyed the gym in neiu it is  fun to go when you just want to play a sport and kill time. What i have enjoyed the least in my college experience would have to be how sometimes if am not careful my homework can pile up on me really quick. this is a problem since i been known to procrastinate on assignments and homework. there isn't much that i haven't liked about my college experience, although i wish sometimes i was more involve into the neiu community but sometimes it is hard since i don't know many people. i guess in time i would try to get more involve like joining a club but there is always time and am in no rush.

Thinking about Arguments

     In the article "Don't Presume to Know a Pig's mind" by Tarkio, Mo it talks about how a commercial from chipotle Mexican grill is starting to make farmers think twice about how they are raising there pigs and even how they are raising other farm animals they have. In the article the author makes an arguments about how chipotle claims to only use happier pigs, yet they don't explain how they know if the pigs are happy and how do they measure their happiness. he claims that there is no way to measure the happiness of a pig and the only thing we can agree on is that pig production shouldn't cause pain "needless pain" to the pigs. he then goes on by saying that we don't know for sure if pigs aren't happy living inside a warm, dry building, and in the end it doesn't matter because the pig end up on a plate. the article then states that after the commercial ran mcdonalds made an announcement on how they would make their pork supplier end gestation crates, but then argues on how those crates are meant to feed the pigs equally because when they are put on grouped pens the pigs are known to be aggressive and start fights so they can eat most of the food. in the end he talks about how we cant ask pigs which life style they prefer the only thing we do know might happen is that the price of pork will rise, and although many companies might be able to afford the changes or at least have the political sway to resist them , small farmers raising hogs now will be push out of the industry. farmers are business people who responds to market signal but they are being mixed because some say we need to produce more as prices and world hunger are increasing, yet others are disputing over the animal cares and want plentiful and affordable food supply.
      i chose this article because it interested me. the author of the article made good points on the issue at hand. i think i might do ok writing on the topic yet i might come across some problems. i mostly chose this article because the title caught my attention. i wanted to keep on reading and understand what the title meant. in the end the article was interesting and i didnt know this issues was happening and would like to analyze it further.      

Reflecting on Progress

        Looking back on my first blog post i think i am making progress on some of my goals. I have notice some improvements on my writing compare to what it was coming into the class. i think i understand better the grammar mistakes i make while writing my papers which helps me identify them and correct them. i might not always catch every single mistake but most of the time i feel like i can identify my grammar mistakes on my paper. The thing i belief i haven't improve on my writing is how i start my papers i always have a tendency to not get to the point quick. i tend to put a lot of hooks to try to catch the readers eye and sometimes i don't explain my thesis clearly. Peer review has helped me a lot. My peer reviewer always has something to say that helps me out. peer review helps me understand how people look at my paper and if what i wrote makes sense. it helps me understand the reader and helps me improve my paper as well as my writing. at first i didn't like peer review but not as i am getting out of my comfort zone i realize that peer review is a benefit i should take advantage of. i will help me grow and become a better writer at the end. although i haven't completed my goals fully i know i am on my way and i know i will try my best to get better at my writing skills.