Thursday, December 16, 2010

Blog #10

              The most important thing I learned in English 102 is to cite everything. If it did not come from your head it must be cited. I also learned that the Purdue OLW website is great for all writing structures and layouts. A reference I will use in the future. Another resource I was informed of, for finding sources, is World Cat. These resources will be beneficial for academic writing as well as a practical reference in the workforce.

       Although it’s been a few years since I took English 101, I remembered some of the MLA format. I realized some things have changed and had to re-learn what I forgot. Until this class I had not used APA format. The cover page, abstract and method for citation are some of the differences. We were also informed of other writing styles such as Chicago and Turabian. When completing academic work always use Times New Roman font, not Arial or similar fonts. I was reminded to not use is/are/was/were, but replace them with active verbs. By saying "I think", "I feel", "I believe" the writing is weakened, our thoughts and emotions are not Apple products. Also, the use of contractions should be avoided for several reasons.

       Last, your prefix is Miss, as you are not married.