Research Project Final Draft

“Radiation is responsible for only about 1 percent of diseases worldwide, and most of this comes from the natural background and from medical uses.” (Hodgson 8).

Over the past year, coal has more than doubled in price. Today the use of nuclear power is a very controversial topic around the world. The cost of coal, which is primarily used in America, has drastically risen in cost. Nuclear power could create a good alternative to the negative aspects of fossil fuels for energy. Although nuclear power seems like a very scary alternative to many, nuclear power could be better for the envrioment and will create more energy for the country. Their are many environmentalists and politicians that are in support of using nuclear power. It is expected that within the next 30 years nuclear energy will be renewed (Wicks). Although nuclear power plants can stop green house gases, and give out more energy, their can be serious issues because nuclear energy is expensive, can have long term affects on people, and could potentially release large quantities of nuclear waste into the environment.

Since June of 1978 Mineral, Virginia has been receiving their power from North Anna Power Plant. North Anna Power Plant is a nuclear power facility and because a nuclear power plant must use water to function, the plant sits on the bay of Lake Anna. The plant currently has two reactors, and it is being considered to add a third reactor. The plant has caused the temperature in Lake Anna to raise, and by adding a third reactor the temperature of the lake will increase. Many of the residents of Mineral can argue that by building the third reactor they will risk lowering the lake level, and cause the lake to be to warm to enjoy. (Garber). The North Anna Power Plant can prove that America can successfully manage a nuclear power plant. But there is always a price to pay whether it is natural sources or feeling safe.

Over the years nuclear power has been used in other countries. For example, France receives 78% of its electricity from nuclear power plants (Petit). As of right now, 85% of the United States electricity comes from fossil fuels: coal, oil, and natural gas (U.S.DOE). Fossil fuels take millions of years to form, and from relying on fossil fuels for such a long time, the source is starting to run out. Not only are they running out, the fuels are emitting greenhouse gases into the air. According to Richard Meserve who wrote “Global Warming and Nuclear Power, states “A realistic response to global warming should involve harnessing a variety of energy options: increased use of renewable energy sources, sequestration of carbon at fossil-fuel plants, enhanced efficiency in energy generation and use, and increased reliance on nuclear power.” (Meserve). The combustion of fossil fuels is also threatening species, who cannot survive in the changing climate. With all the issues that go along with fossil fuel power plants , nuclear power plants are starting to become an alternative for power in the United States. Nuclear power plants give off no green house gases, which is a major focus in drastically reducing the emissions of green house gases, and in the long run cost less for the consumer (Grunwald). But nuclear power plants are extremely expensive to build, costing anywhere from $5 billion to $12 billion (Richard). According to Kristen Shrader -Frechette “Since 1949, the U.S. government has provided about $165 billion in subsidies to nuclear energy, about $5 billion to solar and wind together, and even less to energy-efficiency programs.” (Sharder).


Nuclear power gives off less waste than fossil fuels, but the radio-active waste has to be properly stored long-term. Although their is less radio-active waste, it stays active for thousands of years, so it has to be carefully watched. Their is nuclear waste repositories which hold the waste safely underground in enclosed areas. Their are two types of waste: low level waste, and high level waste. Low level waste are objects that have been contaminated with radioactive materials. High level waste are highly radioactive materials which are byproducts of reactions that take place in nuclear power. Both of these radioactive waste have designated disposal areas in the United States. Low level waste is sent to Richland, Washington; Barnwell, South Carolina; and Clive, Utah. High level waste is sent to Yucca Mountain, Nevada. High level waste can have up to a 24,000 year half-life, and will remain radioactive even after it is placed in the disposal area. Because the radioactive waste does have a half-life, precautious measures must be put in place to prevent any accidents from happening. Yucca Mountain holds nuclear fuel rods, and solidified high-level radioactive waste, both types of waste are put in underground tunnels. According to Alan Poletti “The simplest and easiest disposal method is to incorporate the waste in glass, seal it in a stainless steal container and bury it (Poletti). Their is always the possibility of a failed disposal, which would contaminate the area and ground water. The nuclear waste sites are made mostly of concrete, and the nuclear waste is put in safe containers. But their can always be a possibility of earthquakes. Although the foundation on the nuclear waste facility would meet standards, an earthquake could have the possibility of damaging the facility.

After the attack of 9/11, it has been more worrisome that nuclear power plants will be more vulnerable to terrorist attacks. According to Tyson Slocum who wrote Nuclear Power Play, “9/11 and its aftermath placed nuclear power facilities at-risk as targets, which prompted some to begin writing nuclear's obituary.”(Slocum 1). A terrorist with large explosives has a very good chance to damage a nuclear power plant, and this could lead to thousands of people becoming exposed to radiation, this exposure could lead to cancer and death. In the event of a nuclear reactor meltdown the impact could have no affect, or have a huge affect on the people in the range of the explosion. To prevent a reactor meltdown, the power plant must be safely designed so the core can be cooled if there is any loss of coolant. (Lyman 1)

On March 28th, 1979, the Three Mile Island Unit 2 nuclear power plant outside of Middletown, Pennsylvania had a incident, when a feed water pump stopped working. The pump allowed the steam generators the ability to remove heat from the core. After that happened the reactor shut down creating so much pressure that it caused the core of the reactor to overheat. The coolant for the reactor gave confusing readings to the reactor operators. This event gave off radiation, but luckily was not enough to affect the people living nearby. This accident brought attention to what can happen if an accident happens at a nuclear power plant. American citizens had a sense of uneasiness, and it eventually led to stricter regulations.

A more recent incident that took place at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukraine on April 26th, 1986. One of the plants reactors became unstable and caused a steam explosion. The core was exposed, and large amounts of radiation were emitted in the area. It took over a week to have the reactor fully contained on May 4th. The radiation was at lethal levels, and millions of people were contaminated. About 32 people were killed at the time of the accident, and close to 500 others were immediately hospitalized. The surrounding areas were evacuated. Research showed that thyroid cancer in the surrounding areas drastically increased (McGill). According to Ann McGill “Diseases caused by immunological suppression, known locally as "Chernobyl AIDS," are almost five times as prevalent now as they were before the disaster.” (McGill) .It has been 22 years since the accident, and people in the surrounding areas are still being affected (Chernobyl.info).

Before any nuclear power plants are built today, they must undergo excessive planning and regulations by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. This organization was created by congress in 1974 to ensure that people and the environment are protected from radioactive material. The U.S.NRC inspects and reviews performances of all nuclear power plants in the United States. Their goals are to have no nuclear reactor accidents, no deaths resulting from acute radiation exposure from nuclear reactors, no events at nuclear reactors resulting in significant radiation exposure, no radiological sabotages at nuclear reactors, and no events that result in releases of radioactive material from nuclear reactors causing adverse impact on the environment. Although this organization exists, there is still a possibility that dangers of nuclear power plant disasters could be catastrophic.

Nuclear power plants are a logical alternative for power, but their seems to be no completely safe way to build a nuclear power plant. If a nuclear power plant was to have a incident, soil and ground water would become contaminated. The soil would have to be removed, and the radiation would linger for years. Even after years of an incident, just being in the area a person can become exposed to radiation. By putting a nuclear power plant near a town puts civilians at risk, a coal power plant would not do this. In addition the economy today could not risk spending billions of dollars on building a nuclear power plant. This would cost the government billions of dollars that the tax payers could not afford. With the fear of terrorism attacks and nuclear reactor meltdowns, American citizens are not ready to depend on nuclear power plants to receive their power. Only time will tell whether nuclear power plants will be the next big source of energy in the United States.










Works Cited


“Chernobyl Generations .” Chernobyl.info

http://www.chernobyl.info/index.php?userhash=198039&navID=529&lID=2

“Fossil Fuels.” U.S. Department of Energy. 10 Apr. 2008


Garber, Kent. “A tough Nuclear Decision.” U.S. News and World Report. Vol. 145. Issue 10
(November 2008):44-45. Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=34982462&site=ehost-live

Giles, Jim. “Nuclear power: Chernobyl and the future: when the price is right.” Nature. Vol. 440. Issue 7087
(April 2006):984-986.

Grunwald, Michael. “Going Nuclear.” Time Magazine Vol. 173. Issue 1.
(January 2009): 38-39 .Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=35921057&site=ehost-live


Hodgson, P.E. “Nuclear Power and the Energy Crisis.” Modern Age Vol. 50. Issue 3
(Summer 2008): 238-246. Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=35045211&site=ehost-live


Lyman, Edwin. “Can nuclear plants be safer?” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Vol. 64. Issue 4
(October 2008): 34-37. Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=34043151&site=ehost-live

Mackenzie, Debora. “Is it time for an international nuclear fuel bank?” New Science Vol. 201. Issue 2690
(January 2009): 6-7. Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=36262177&site=ehost-live


McGill, Ann. “Chernobyl Disaster.” Chernobyl Disaster
(2009): 1-2. Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost.



Meserve, Richard A. “Global Warming and Nuclear Power.” Science Vol.303. Issue 5657
(January 2004): 433-433. Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=12186409&site=ehost-live


“Nuclear Power vs. Other Technologies.” Georgia Power 2009


Petit, Charles. “Nuclear Power.” National Geographic. April 2006.



Poletti, Alan. “Nuclear Power Now.” Power Engineer Vol. 18. Issue 2
(April/May 2004):8-8. Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=13269671&site=ehost-live


Richard, Michael. “New generation of nuclear power plants more expensive than expected.” Science and Technology 14 May. 2008


Rosner, Robert. “Making nuclear energy work.” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist. Vol. 64. Issue 1
(March/April 2008): 28-57. Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=32587048&site=ehost-live



Sharpe, Virginia A. “Clean.” Hastings Center Report Vol. 38. Issue 4
(Jul/Aug 2008): 16-18. Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost.




Slocum, Tyson. “Nuclear Power Play.” Multinational Monitor Vol. 29. Issue 2
(September/October 2008): 15-18. Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=34319492&site=ehost-live


Sharder-Frechette, Kristin. “Five myths about nuclear energy.” America Vol. 198. Issue 20.
(June 2008): 12-16. Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=32625382&site=ehost-live

Talbot, David. “Nuclear Powers Up.” Technology Review Vol. 108. Issue 9 Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost. (September 2005)




Wicks, Frank. “50 Years of Nuclear Power.” Mechanical Engineering Vol. 129. Issue 11
(November 2007):36-39. Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=27459914&site=ehost-live

Essay 3 Revised

On any given day in the winter, someone can either pull out of their driveway and hear their car scrape on the road, or run into a pile of snow that was neglected to get cleared completely. Snow removal is a huge deal in Fairbanks. But removal of snow tends to become a headache for locals. Some people believe that there is no problem with snow removal in Fairbanks. Although the city of Fairbanks Public Works Department maintains winter roads by plowing snow, and street sanding , there should be a service that better clears access in and out of housing and businesses because it would allow people to safely leave their house, allow better access into parking lots, and prevent damage to vehicles.

Every year Fairbanks North Star Borough, Public Works Department creates a plan for snow removal. Each winter they approximately maintain 260 lane miles of road. There are many roads that need to be maintained in the winter and Public Works does do well maintaining the roads by sanding and removing a good portion of snow, making the roads less bumpy. Although they manage to somewhat clear the local roads, they manage to make some driving for locals more difficult. I have talked to many friends and co-works, who have complained about not being able to leave/enter their driveway; after their road has been plowed. On numerous occasions I have drove down Cowles to find that half of the lane was not cleared, causing the road to be cut in half. This has made the road dangerous, especially when drivers are not paying attention. In several neighborhoods that have a driveway that is level with the street, there driveway gets blocked with a snow berm. Keeping in mind that a snow berm can easily be shoveled away, there are people who have disabilities or other difficulties that permit them from being able to shovel away the snow berm. I have one friend who’s driveway is level with the road and after they plowed their was a snow berm. My friend was very pregnant with twins, so it made it difficult for her to remove the snow. There were also many businesses in town that had a cliff of snow on there parking lot entrance that was left over from plowing, which would pose difficulties for customers. When snow berms are left as they are, they can block fire hydrants, and block access for a emergency vehicle. There are also spots in town where the turn lane is completely covered, making it dangerous for the driver, and blocking visibility of any cars in the turn lane on the opposite side. As the snow accumulates and gets plowed it creates a cliff of snow that forms between the road and driveway. When this happens any lower profile car is a risk of damage. I also recall one day the public works was removing snow on my street, and left a pile of snow in the middle of the street, as they took a break, thus blocking me from exiting my house. On another occasion they were plowing the street while their was a decent amount of traffic and did not slow down for any traffic.

All of the snow removal issues that I have mentioned can create some sort of danger. Some of these issues are just caused from someone not doing their job correctly. The issue of roads not being completely cleared of snow can be corrected by plowing closer to the gutter. The city could also add a sort of utility, where they can offer a choice to have the city remove any berms outside a house. This could be a monthly public utility bill for anyone that chooses to use the service. Their should also be people that routinely drive around checking for any blocked fire hydrants, or entry/exit ways. Another way to help snow removal dangers, is to make detours for the traffic so public works can clear the roads safely. By putting more effort into creating jobs that would help solve snow removal, they would solve many problems for locals and create more jobs for the community. Because not everyone is going to believe that they should pay the city to clear out the snow berms left from plowing the roads, making it a utility can solve that issue of people who would rather correct snow removal issues themselves.

Essay #3Final Draft

On any given day in the winter, someone can either pull out of their driveway and hear their car scrape on the road, or run into a pile of snow that was neglected to get cleared completely. Snow removal is a huge deal in Fairbanks. But removal of snow tends to become a headache for locals. Some people believe that there is no problems with snow removal in Fairbanks. Although the city of Fairbanks Public Works Department maintains winter roads by plowing snow, and street sanding , there should be a service that better clears access in and out of housing and businesses because it would allow people to safely leave their house, allow better access into parking lots, and prevent damage to vehicles.

Every year Fairbanks North Star Borough, Public Works Department creates a plan for snow removal. Each winter they approximately maintain 260 lane miles of road. There are many roads that need to be maintained in the winter and Public Works does do well maintaining the roads by sanding and removing a good portion of snow, making the roads less bumpy. Although they manage to somewhat clear the local roads, they manage to make some driving for locals more difficult. I have talked to many friends and co-works, who have complained about not being able to leave/enter their driveway; after their road has been plowed. On numerous occasions I have drove down the Cowles to find that half of the lane was not cleared, causing the road to be cut in half. This has made the road dangerous, especially when drivers are not paying attention. In several neighborhoods, that have a driveway that is level with the street, there driveway gets blocked with a snow berm. Keeping in mind that a snow berm can easily be shoveled away, there are people who have disabilities or other difficulties that permit them from being able to shovel away the snow berm. I have one friend who’s driveway is level with the road, and after they plowed their was a snow berm. My friend was very pregnant with twins, so it made it difficult for her to remove the snow. When snow berms are left as they are, they can block fire hydrants, and block access for a emergency vehicle. There are also spots in town, where the turn lane is completely covered, making it dangerous for the driver, and blocking visibility of any cars in the turn lane on the opposite side. As the snow accumulates and gets plowed, it creates a cliff of snow, that forms between the road and driveway. When this happens, any lower profile car is a risk of damage. I also recall one day the public works was removing snow on my street, and left a pile of snow in the middle of the street, as they took a break, thus blocking me from exiting my house. On another occasion they were plowing the street while their was a decent amount of traffic and did not slow down for any traffic.

All of the snow removal issues that I have mentioned can create some sort of danger. Some of these issues are just caused from someone not doing their job correctly. The issue of roads not being completely cleared of snow can be corrected by plowing closer to the gutter. The city could also add a sort of utility, where they can offer a choice to have the city remove any berms outside a house. This could be a monthly public utility bill, for anyone that chooses to use the service. Their should also be people that routinely drive around checking for any blocked fire hydrants, or entry/exit ways. Another way to help snow removal dangers, is to make detours for the traffic so public works can clear the roads safely. By putting more effort into creating jobs that would help solve snow removal, they would solve many problems for locals and create more jobs for the community. Because not everyone is going to believe that they should pay the city to clear out the snow berms left from plowing the roads, making it a utility can solve that issue of people who would rather correct snow removal issues themselves.

Works Cited

City of Fairbanks Public Works Department.

Research Project Rough Draft 2

“Radiation is responsible for only about 1 percent of diseases worldwide, and most of this comes from the natural background and from medical uses.” (Hodgson 8)

Over the past year, coal has more than doubled in price. Today the use of nuclear power is a very controversial topic around the world. The cost of coal, which is primarily used in America, has drastically risen in cost. Nuclear power could create a good alternative to the negative aspects of fossil fuels for energy. Although nuclear power seems like a very scary alternative to many , nuclear power could be better for the envrioment and will create more energy for the country. There are many environmentalists and politicians that are in support of using nuclear power. It is expected that within the next 30 years nuclear energy will be renewed (Wicks.) Although Nuclear Power Plants can stop green house gases, and give out more energy, are a good alternative for decreasing fossil fuel, there can be serious issues because nuclear energy is expensive, can have long term affects on people, and could potentially release large quantities of nuclear waste into the environment.

Since June of 1978 Mineral, Virginia has been receiving their power from North Anna Power Plant. North Anna Power Plant is a nuclear power facility and because a nuclear power plant must use water to function, the plant sits on the bay of Lake Anna. The plant currently has two reactors, and it is being considered to add a third reactor. The plant has caused the temperature in Lake Anna to raise, and by adding a third reactor the temperature of the lake will be even hotter. Many of the residents of Mineral can argue that by building the third reactor they will risk lowering the lake level, and cause the lake to be to warm to enjoy. (Garber) The North Anna Power Plant can prove that America can successfully manage a nuclear power plant. But there is always a price to pay whether it is natural sources or feeling safe.

Over the years nuclear power has been used in other countries. For example, France receives 78% of its electricity from nuclear power plants (Petit). As of right now, 85% of the United States electricity comes from fossil fuels: coal, oil, and natural gas (U.S.DOE). Fossil fuels take millions of years to form, and from relying on fossil fuels for such a long time, the source is starting to run out. Not only are they running out, the fuels are emitting greenhouse gases into the air. According to Richard Meserve “A realistic response to global warming should involve harnessing a variety of energy options: increased use of renewable energy sources, sequestration of carbon at fossil-fuel plants, enhanced efficiency in energy generation and use, and increased reliance on nuclear power.” (Meserve) The combustion of fossil fuels is also threatening species, who cannot survive in the changing climate. With all the issues that go along with fossil fuel power plants , nuclear power plants are starting to become an alternative for power in the United States. Nuclear power plants give off no green house gases, which is a major focus in drastically reducing the emissions of green house gases, and in the long run cost less for the consumer (Grunwald.) But nuclear power plants are extremely expensive to build, costing anywhere from $5 billion to $12 billion (Richard). According to Kristen Shrader -Frechette “Since 1949, the U.S. government has provided about $165 billion in subsidies
to nuclear energy, about $5 billion to solar and wind together, and even less to energy-efficiency programs.” (Sharder)


Nuclear power gives off less waste than fossil fuels, but the radio-active waste has to be properly stored long-term. Although there is less radio-active waste, it stays active for thousands of years, so it has to be carefully watched. There is nuclear waste repositories which hold the waste safely underground in enclosed areas. There are two types of waste: low level waste, and high level waste. Low level waste are objects that have been contaminated with radioactive materials. High level waste are highly radioactive materials which are byproducts of reactions that take place in nuclear power. Both of these radioactive waste have designated disposal areas in the United States. Low level waste is sent to Richland, Washington; Barnwell, South Carolina; and Clive, Utah. High level waste is sent to Yucca Mountain, Nevada. High level waste can have up to a 24,000 year half-life, and will remain radioactive even after it is placed in the disposal area. Because the radioactive waste does have a half-life, precautious measures must be put in place to prevent any accidents from happening. Yucca Mountain holds nuclear fuel rods, and solidified high-level radioactive waste, both types of waste are put in underground tunnels. According to Alan Poletti “The simplest and easiest disposal method is to incorporate the waste in glass, seal it in a stainless steal container and bury it (Poletti.) There is always the possibility of a failed disposal, which would contaminate the area and ground water. The nuclear waste sites are made mostly of concrete, and the nuclear waste is put in safe containers. But their can always be a possibility of earthquakes. Although the foundation on the nuclear waste facility would meet standards, an earthquake could have the possibility of damaging the facility.

After the attack of 9/11, it has been more worrisome that nuclear power plants will be more vulnerable to terrorist attacks. According to Tyson Slocum “9/11 and its aftermath placed nuclear power facilities at-risk as targets, which prompted some to begin writing nuclear's obituary.”(Slocum 1) .A terrorist with large explosives has a very good chance to damage a nuclear power plant, and this could lead to thousands of people becoming exposed to radiation, this exposure could lead to cancer and death. In the event of a nuclear reactor meltdown the impact could have no affect, or have a huge affect on the people in the range of the explosion. To prevent a reactor meltdown, the power plant must be safely designed so the core can be cooled if there is any loss of coolant. (Lyman 1)

On March 28th, 1979, the Three Mile Island Unit 2 nuclear power plant outside of Middletown, Pennsylvania had a incident, when a feed water pump stopped working. The pump allowed the steam generators remove heat from the core. After that happened the reactor shut down creating so much pressure, leading to much pressure that it caused the core of the reactor to overheat. The coolant for the reactor gave confusing readings to the reactor operators. This event gave off radiation, but luckily was not enough to affect the people living nearby. This accident brought attention to what can happen if an accident happens at a nuclear power plant. American citizens had a sense of uneasiness, and it eventually led to stricter regulations.

A more recent incident that took place at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukraine on April 26th, 1986. A reactor became unstable and caused a steam explosion. The core was exposed, and large amounts of radiation were emitted in the area. It took over a week to have reactor fully contained on May 4th. The radiation was at lethal levels, and millions of people were contaminated. About 32 people were killed at the time of the accident, and close to 500 others were immediately hospitalized. The surrounding areas were evacuated. Research showed that thyroid cancer in the surrounding areas drastically increased. (McGill) According to Ann McGill “Diseases caused by immunological suppression, known locally as "Chernobyl AIDS," are almost five times as prevalent now as they were before the disaster.” (McGill) It has been 22 years since the accident, and people in the surrounding areas are still being affected. (Chernobyl.info)

Before any nuclear power plants are built today, they must undergo excessive planning and regulations by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. This organization was created by congress in 1974 to ensure that people and the environment are protected from radioactive material. The U.S.NRC inspects and reviews performances of all nuclear power plants in the United States. Their goals are to have no nuclear reactor accidents, no deaths resulting from acute radiation exposure from nuclear reactors, no events at nuclear reactors resulting in significant radiation exposure, no radiological sabotages at nuclear reactors, and no events that result in releases of radioactive material from nuclear reactors causing adverse impact on the environment. Although this organization exists, there is still a possibility that dangers of nuclear power plant disasters could be catastrophic.

Nuclear power plants are a logical alternative for power, but their seems to be no completely safe way to build a nuclear power plant. If a nuclear power plant was to have a incident, soil and ground water would become contaminated. The soil would have to be removed, and the radiation would linger for years. Even after years of an incident, just being in the area a person can become exposed to radiation. By putting a nuclear power plant near a town puts civilians at risk, a coal power plant would not do this. In addition the economy today could not risk spending billions of dollars on building a nuclear power plant. This would cost the government billions of dollars that the tax payers could not afford. With the fear of terrorism attacks and nuclear reactor meltdowns, American citizens are not ready to depend on nuclear power plants to receive their power. Only time will tell whether nuclear power plants will be the next big source of energy in the United States.










Works Cited


“Chernobyl Generations .” Chernobyl.info

http://www.chernobyl.info/index.php?userhash=198039&navID=529&lID=2

“Fossil Fuels.” U.S. Department of Energy. 10 Apr. 2008


Garber, Kent. “A Tough Nuclear Decision.” U.S. News and World Report. Vol. 145 Issue 10
(November 2008):44-45 Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=34982462&site=ehost-live

Giles, Jim. “Nuclear power: Chernobyl and the future: when the price is right.” Nature. Vol. 440 Issue 7087
(April 2006):984-986

Grunwald, Michael. “Going Nuclear.” Time Magazine Vol. 173 Issue 1.
(January 2009): 38-39 Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=35921057&site=ehost-live


Hodgson, P.E. “Nuclear Power and The Energy Crisis.” Modern Age Vol. 50 Issue 3
(Summer 2008): 238-246 Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=35045211&site=ehost-live


Lyman, Edwin. “Can nuclear plants be safer?” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Vol. 64 Issue 4
(October 2008): 34-37 Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=34043151&site=ehost-live

Mackenzie, Debora. “Is it time for an international nuclear fuel bank?” New Science Vol. 201 Issue 2690
(January 2009): 6-7 Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=36262177&site=ehost-live


McGill, Ann. “Chernobyl Disaster.” Chernobyl Disaster
(2009): 1-2 Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost.



Meserve, Richard A. “Global Warming and Nuclear Power.” Science Vol.303 Issue 5657
(January 2004): 433-433 Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=12186409&site=ehost-live


“Nuclear Power vs. Other Technologies.” Georgia Power 2009


Petit, Charles. “Nuclear Power.” National Geographic. April 2006.



Poletti, Alan. “Nuclear Power Now.” Power Engineer Vol. 18 Issue 2
(April/May 2004):8-8 Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=13269671&site=ehost-live


Richard, Michael. “New Generation of Nuclear Power Plants More Expensive than Expected.” Science and Technology 14 May. 2008


Rosner, Robert. “Making nuclear energy work.” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist. Vol. 64 Issue 1
(March/April 2008): 28-57 Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=32587048&site=ehost-live



Sharpe, Virginia A. “Clean.” Hastings Center Report Vol. 38 Issue 4
(Jul/Aug 2008): 16-18 Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost.




Slocum, Tyson. “Nuclear Power Play.” Multinational Monitor Vol. 29 Issue 2
(September/October 2008): 15-18 Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=34319492&site=ehost-live


Sharder-Frechette, Kristin. “Five Myths About Nuclear Energy.” America Vol. 198 Issue 20.
(June 2008): 12-16 Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=32625382&site=ehost-live

Talbot, David. “Nuclear Powers Up.” Technology Review Vol. 108 Issue 9 Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost. (September 2005)




Wicks, Frank. “50 Years of Nuclear Power.” Mechanical Engineering Vol. 129 Issue 11
(November 2007):36-39 Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=27459914&site=ehost-live

Week 11 Step 4 Workshop for Amber Anderson

Workshop for Part 4
Overall
1. What do you like best about the paper? The research. I learned a lot that I didn’t know.
2. Email the author and ask for one particular concern that s/he had about the draft. Examine that area and see if you can offer the author helpful suggestions. Ambers concerns were how she cited her sources.

Thesis
3. Does the author clearly express his/her opinion of the topic in the thesis? What argument does the thesis make? Yes she did. She supports funding for early childhood programs.
4. What group of people agrees with the author? Groups that agree with funding childhood programs. What group disagrees with the author? Groups that do not feel that children need early tools to be successful in later life.
5. Does the paper have an argumentative thesis statement using ALTHOUGH and BECAUSE? Yes

Content
6. On a scale of 1 to 10, how interesting did you find this paper to read? 10
7.Where can the author more fully develop ideas, either by providing examples or explaining/clarifying concepts for the reader? Be specific (e.g. “the 3rd is dullsville”; “the conclusion is really vague”). I found that everything was well developed. I would like to see some examples of children that went through those types of programs as a child and how they are doing at an older age, if possible.
8.What kinds of objections might someone who disagrees with the author’s point of view raise? If there are none, go back to #3. Someone could say that they do not believe that early childhood programs benefit the children and how would the programs get funded as much as they need to be successful. How would it create more jobs?
9.Has the author dealt with these objections? sort of
10.Is the relationship between each paragraph and the thesis clear? Yes

Style
11. Are there easy transitions from one paragraph to the next, or does the author jump from topic to topic? Yes she did a very good job at transitioning
12. Does the opening of the essay capture the reader’s attention? Yes How so? The quote and when she said, “Our nation is making a tragic mistake,” is a great way to make the reader wonder what she is talking about.
13. Does the concluding paragraph serve to bring the discussion to an end that logically follows from the thesis and its direction? Yes

Research
14. How many different sources are cited in the paper (don’t look at Works Cited; look at the parenthetical citations. The medium does not matter.) Seven
15. Does the author rely heavily on just 1 or 2 sources, or does the author equally use all of the sources to support the paper’s thesis? I found that she equally used her sources.
16. Does the author have more quotes in his/her paper than personal opinion? I believe so
17. Are there any sources listed on the Works Cited that are not cited within the body of the essay? (This is a no-no) No
18. Is all the information retrieved from research, including opinion, ideas, paraphrases, quotes, and statistics, cited with in-text (parenthetical) citations? If not, list specifics of what needs to be cited (friends don’t let friends turn in plagiarized papers). I believe so. I wondered about some sentences in paragraph five. But overall everything seemed cited correctly
19. All quotes in research papers should be commented upon. Does the author comment after every quote? Yes.

What about the kids that are orphaned?

Week 11 Grammar Girl Response

In Episode 111 of Grammar Girl, she talks about “Everybody: Singular or Plural.” Grammar Girl goes over the use of the words everybody versus everyone. Both words mean every person, so she says that to use what one sounds better to the writer. She says that the word everyone can be both one word or two words, but normally its used as one word. One of the biggest issues that Grammar Girl talked about was if the word are plural or singular. She says that you should not pair a singular noun, with a plural verb. Such as “ Everyone are happy.” American grammarians don’t agree that plural pronouns should be used with the words everyone and everybody. Grammar Girl says that the root of this problem boils down to the fact that English does not have a word to refer to a undetermined gender. It was said to use the words, he or she to solve the problem. I never knew that this was such a big issue. I believe that it is so simple to rewrite a sentence correctly be avoiding the use of singular nouns, with plural verbs. In school I was always taught that if you use those type of words together, that it was a incorrect sentence. That made perfect sense to me. Why would you say “Everyone are mad.” ? That just doesn’t sound right, no matter who’s saying it, or where it is written. I am glad that Grammar Girl covered this issue, it was a good refreshment course of plural verbs, and singular nouns.

Proposal Rough Draft

On any given day in the winter, someone can either pull out of their driveway and hear their car scrape on the road, or run into a pile of snow that was neglected to get cleared completely. Snow removal is a huge deal in Fairbanks. But removal of snow tends to become a headache for locals. Some people believe that there is no problems with snow removal in Fairbanks. Although the city of Fairbanks Public Works Department maintains winter roads by plowing snow, and street sanding , there should be a service that better clears access in and out of housing and businesses because it would allow people to safely leave their house, allow better access into parking lots, and prevent damage to vehicles.

Every year Fairbanks North Star Borough, Public Works Department creates a plan for snow removal. Each winter they approximately maintain 260 lane miles of road. There are many roads that need to be maintained in the winter and Public Works does do well maintaining the roads by sanding and removing a good portion of snow, making the roads less bumpy. Although they manage to somewhat clear the local roads, they manage to make some driving for locals more difficult. I have talked to many friends and co-works, who have complained about not being able to leave/enter their driveway; after their road has been plowed. On numerous occasions I have drove down the Cowles to find that half of the lane was not cleared, causing the road to be cut in half. This has made the road dangerous, especially when drivers are not paying attention. In several neighborhoods, that have a driveway that is level with the street, there driveway gets blocked with a snow berm. Keeping in mind that a snow berm can easily be shoveled away, there are people who have disabilities or other difficulties that permit them from being able to shovel away the snow berm. I have one friend who’s driveway is level with the road, and after they plowed their was a snow berm. My friend was very pregnant with twins, so it made it difficult for her to remove the snow. When snow berms are left as they are, they can block fire hydrants, and block access for a emergency vehicle. There are also spots in town, where the turn lane is completely covered, making it dangerous for the driver, and blocking visibility of any cars in the turn lane on the opposite side. As the snow accumulates and gets plowed, it creates a cliff of snow, that forms between the road and driveway. When this happens, any lower profile car is a risk of damage. I also recall one day the public works was removing snow on my street, and left a pile of snow in the middle of the street, as they took a break, thus blocking me from exiting my house. On another occasion they were plowing the street while their was a decent amount of traffic and did not slow down for any traffic.

All of the snow removal issues that I have mentioned can create some sort of danger. Some of these issues are just caused from someone not doing their job correctly. The issue of roads not being completely cleared of snow can be corrected by plowing closer to the gutter. The city could also add a sort of utility, where they can offer a choice to have the city remove any berms outside a house. This could be a monthly public utility bill, for anyone that chooses to use the service. Their should also be people that routinely drive around checking for any blocked fire hydrants, or entry/exit ways. Another way to help snow removal dangers, is to make detours for the traffic so public works can clear the roads safely. By putting more effort into creating jobs that would help solve snow removal, they would solve many problems for locals and create more jobs for the community. Because not everyone is going to believe that they should pay the city to clear out the snow berms left from plowing the roads, making it a utility can solve that issue of people who would rather correct snow removal issues themselves.

Works Cited

City of Fairbanks Public Works Department.

Week 10 Reading Response 3

In “The F Word,” by Firoozeh Dumas, she talks about immigrants that move to America, who have difficulties with their names in the English language. Dumas states that when coming to America immigrants know that their will be struggles, but had no idea that their names would be such a obstacle. Dumas said that when she was younger, she decided that she did not want a name that would draw attention to her. The exact subject of her essay is the lack of being able to accept and pronounce names from other countries. When Americans come across a name that they do not know, they try to avoid using the name. When Americans hear a name that is foreign to them, they automatically assume that the person is a immigrant. Dumas also spoke about going to the doctors office, and the nurse pronouncing her name wrong; which made her extremely uncomfortable. As a kid with an odd name in America, it is very common for people to make fun of the name by pronouncing it incorrectly. Often after moving to America immigrant become uncomfortable with using their real name. I have seen that people from other countries, that have uncommon names in United States, have many problems in the society. I have a friend from Nigeria, and when I met her she introduced herself as Cindy. Later I found out that Cindy was not her real name, and she was probably uncomfortable telling me her real name. When she applies at jobs she used her real name and often has difficulties finding jobs.

Week 10 Reading Response 2

In “Why and When We Speak Spanish in Public,” Myriam Marquez explains the reasons and when she speaks Spanish in public. Marquez talks about when she is shopping with her mother or standing in line with her father to order food, that they are going to speak to each other in Spanish. She says that often people could get the impression that they are talking about them, and wonder why they insist on speaking Spanish if the live in the United States for many years. Marquez explains that her family have not adopted English as their official language Because it is a matter of respect for their parents and comfort for their cultural roots. She says that someone that comes to America should learn to speak English, but not stop speaking in their native language. Marquez also says that Latin Americans often see their grandchildren become so “American” that they resist speaking in Spanish. Marquez says that what is rude, is when two or more bilinguals are talking and there is one person who only speaks English, and all of the sudden the bilingual people just start talking in their native language. She says that, that is the one thing that she would never do. I completely agree with what Marquez wrote. I have never really thought of people speaking in Spanish that way. I always just found it rude to speak in a native language when in public. I never knew that different cultures saw it as a matter of respect.

Week 10 Reading Response 1

In the 2002 “National Survey of Latinos,” 2,929 adult Latinos from various backgrounds were chosen to be surveyed in order to set out “to capture the diversity” of the Latinos population. Included in this survey, was 171 African Americans, and 1,008 whites for comparison. The Pew Hispanic Center/Kaiser Family Foundation who put the survey together, found that as a whole the Hispanic population in the United States had different attitudes, beliefs, and values; that are different from non-Hispanic whites and African Americans. It was noticed that their was no single, homogeneous Latino opinion. It was found that the Hispanics who are Spanish speakers, fill strongly that Hispanics must learn English in order to be successful in the United States. It is more common today to find English spoken in the Hispanic population. They found that if a Hispanic immigrated to the United States at a young age, they were more likely to speak English as an adult. The primarily used language of foreign born Latinos was Spanish dominant and native born Latinos were English dominant. By the age in which Latinos immigrated and their use of English dominancy, was found that the younger they were when they moved to the United States, gave a higher chance to be English dominant. Third generation United States Hispanics mostly used English as the dominant language. African Americans, Whites and Hispanics all argued that adult Hispanic immigrants need to learn to speak English to succeed in the United States. I found this survey very interesting. I have come across many Hispanic immigrants who did not speak English. When their was Hispanic immigrants in school, they would take a class to learn to speak English, and take the rest of their classes in Spanish until they learned English. I was surprised to read that Hispanic immigrants were found to speak English at such a high number.

Week 10 Step 3 Workshop for Amber Anderson

Workshop for Part 3
Overall
1. What do you like best about the paper? The research. I learned a lot that I didn’t know.
2. Email the author and ask for one particular concern that s/he had about the draft. Examine that area and see if you can offer the author helpful suggestions. Ambers concerns were how she cited her sources.

Thesis
3. Does the author clearly express his/her opinion of the topic in the thesis? What argument does the thesis make? Yes she did. She supports funding for early childhood programs.
4. What group of people agrees with the author? Groups that agree with funding childhood programs. What group disagrees with the author? Groups that do not feel that children need early tools to be successful in later life.
5. Does the paper have an argumentative thesis statement using ALTHOUGH and BECAUSE? Yes

Content
6. On a scale of 1 to 10, how interesting did you find this paper to read? 10
7.Where can the author more fully develop ideas, either by providing examples or explaining/clarifying concepts for the reader? Be specific (e.g. “the 3rd is dullsville”; “the conclusion is really vague”). I found that everything was well developed. I would like to see some examples of children that went through those types of programs as a child and how they are doing at an older age, if possible.
8.What kinds of objections might someone who disagrees with the author’s point of view raise? If there are none, go back to #3. Someone could say that they do not believe that early childhood programs benefit the children and how would the programs get funded as much as they need to be successful.
9.Has the author dealt with these objections? yes
10.Is the relationship between each paragraph and the thesis clear? Yes

Style
11. Are there easy transitions from one paragraph to the next, or does the author jump from topic to topic? Yes she did a very good job at transitioning
12. Does the opening of the essay capture the reader’s attention? Yes How so? The quote and when she said, “Our nation is making a tragic mistake,” is a great way to make the reader wonder what she is talking about.
13. Does the concluding paragraph serve to bring the discussion to an end that logically follows from the thesis and its direction? Yes

Research
14. How many different sources are cited in the paper (don’t look at Works Cited; look at the parenthetical citations. The medium does not matter.) Seven
15. Does the author rely heavily on just 1 or 2 sources, or does the author equally use all of the sources to support the paper’s thesis? I found that she equally used her sources.
16. Does the author have more quotes in his/her paper than personal opinion? I believe so
17. Are there any sources listed on the Works Cited that are not cited within the body of the essay? (This is a no-no) No
18. Is all the information retrieved from research, including opinion, ideas, paraphrases, quotes, and statistics, cited with in-text (parenthetical) citations? If not, list specifics of what needs to be cited (friends don’t let friends turn in plagiarized papers). I believe so. I wondered about some sentences in paragraph five. But overall everything seemed cited correctly
19. All quotes in research papers should be commented upon. Does the author comment after every quote? Yes

In your first sentence of paragraph four, you used by in the wrong spot.

Step 3: Research Draft #1

Over the past year coal has more than doubled in price. Although Nuclear Power Plants can stop green house gases, gives out more energy, and is a good alternative for the decreasing fossil fuels; their can be serious issues because nuclear energy is expensive, can have long term affects on people, and releases large quantities of nuclear waste. Today the use of nuclear power is a very controversial topic. The cost of coal which is primarily used in America has drastically risen in cost. Nuclear power would create a good alternative to the negative aspects of fossil fuels for energy. Although nuclear power seems like a very scary alternative, nuclear power is better for the environment and will create more energy for the country.

Over the years nuclear power has been used in other countries, for example France gets 78% of its electricity from nuclear power plants (Petit). As of right now 85% of the United States electricity comes from fossil fuels: coal, oil, and natural gas (U.S.DOE). Fossil fuels take millions of years to form and from relying on fossil fuels for such a long time, the source is starting to run out, and not only are they running out, the fuels are emitting greenhouse gases into the air. With all the issues that go along with fossil fuel power plants , nuclear power plants are starting be a alternative for power in the United States. Nuclear power plants give off no green house gases, which is a major focus to drastically reduce emissions of green house gases, and in the long run cost less for the consumer. But nuclear power plants are extremely expensive to build, costing anywhere from $5 billion to $12 billion (Richard).

Nuclear power gives off less waste than that of fossil fuels, but the radio-active waste has to be properly stored long-term. Although there is less radio-active waste it stays active for thousands of years meaning that it has to be carefully watched. there is nuclear waste repositories that hold the waste safely underground in enclosed areas. There are two types of waste: low level waste, and high level waste. Low level waste is objects that have been contaminated with radioactive materials, while high level waste are highly radioactive materials that are byproducts of reactions that take place in nuclear power. Both of these radioactive waste have designated disposal areas in the United States. Low level waste is sent to Richland, Washington; Barnwell, South Carolina; and Clive, Utah. High level waste is sent to Yucca Mountain, Nevada. High level waste can have up to a 24,000 year half-life, meaning that it will still be radioactive while it is in the disposal area. Because the radioactive waste does have a half-life precautious measures must be put in place to prevent any accidents from happening. Yucca Mountain holds nuclear fuel rods, and solidified high-level radioactive waste, that is put in underground tunnels. Their is always the possibility of a failed disposal which would contaminate the area and could contaminate ground water, which will affect the population in the area.

After the attack of 9/11 it has been more worrisome that nuclear power plants will be more vulnerable to terrorist attacks. A terrorist with large explosives has a very good chance to damage a nuclear power plant, which would lead to thousands of people to have radiation exposure, the exposure leads to cancer and death. In the event of a nuclear reactor meltdown the impact could have no affect or have a huge affect on the people in the range of the explosion. To prevent a reactor meltdown the power plant must be safely designed to the core cooled if there is any loss of coolant. On March 28th, 1979 the Three Mile Island Unit 2 nuclear power plant outside of Middletown, Pennsylvania had a incident, when a feed water pump stopped working, the pump allowed the steam generators remove heat from the core; after that happened the reactor shut down creating pressure, leading to much pressure that caused the core of the reactor to overheat. The coolant for the reactor gave confusing readings to the reactor operators. This event gave off radiation, but luckily it just gave off a low amount of radiation that was enough not affect the people in the town. This accident brought attention to what can happen if a accident happens at a nuclear power plant, American citizens had a sense of uneasiness, and led to higher regulations. More recently was the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant reactor accident in Ukraine on April 26th, 1986 a reactor became unstable and caused a steam explosion; the core was exposed and large amounts of radiation were emitted in the area. The radiation was at lethal levels, millions of people were contaminated, and the surrounding areas were evacuated. Before any nuclear power plants are built today they must undergo excessive planning and must undergo regulations by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which was created by congress in 1974 to ensure that people and the environment are protected from radioactive material. The U.S.NRC inspects and reviews performances of all nuclear power plants in the United States; their goals are to have no nuclear reactor accidents, no deaths resulting from acute radiation exposure from nuclear reactors, no events at nuclear reactors resulting in significant radiation exposure, no radiological sabotages at nuclear reactors, and no events that result in releases of radioactive material from nuclear reactors causing adverse impact on the environment5. Although this organization was put in place there is still that dangers of nuclear power plant disasters that could be catastrophic.

Nuclear power plants are a logical alternative for power. But their seems to be no completely safe way to build a nuclear power plant. By putting a nuclear power plant near a town puts the civilians at risk, which a coal power plant would not do. The economy today could not risk spending billions of dollars on building a nuclear power plant, this would cost the government billions of dollars that the tax payers could not afford. With the fear of terrorism attacks and nuclear reactor meltdowns American citizens are not ready to depend on nuclear power plants to receive their power.










Works Cited


Talbot, David. “Nuclear Powers Up.” Technology Review Vol. 108 Issue 9
(September 2005)



Garber, Kent. “A Tough Nuclear Decision.” U.S. News and World Report. Vol. 145 Issue 10
(November 2008):44-45
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=34982462&site=ehost-live

Giles, Jim. “Nuclear power: Chernobyl and the future: when the price is right.” Nature. Vol. 440 Issue 7087
(April 2006):984-986

Grunwald, Michael. “Going Nuclear.” Time Magazine Vol. 173 Issue 1.
(January 2009): 38-39
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Hodgson, P.E. “Nuclear Power and The Energy Crisis.” Modern Age Vol. 50 Issue 3
(Summer 2008): 238-246
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=35045211&site=ehost-live

Klein, Andy., and Jack Lance. “Future Directions, Challenges And Opportunities In Nuclear Energy.”
AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 894 Issue 1
(2007): 32-36
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Lyman, Edwin. “Can nuclear plants be safer?” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Vol. 64 Issue 4
(October 2008): 34-37
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Mackenzie, Debora. “Is it time for an international nuclear fuel bank?” New Science Vol. 201 Issue 2690
(January 2009): 6-7
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Meserve, Richard A. “Global Warming and Nuclear Power.” Science Vol.303 Issue 5657
(January 2004): 433-433
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Poletti, Alan. “Nuclear Power Now.” Power Engineer Vol. 18 Issue 2
(April/May 2004):8-8
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Richard, Michael. “New Generation of Nuclear Power Plants More Expensive than Expected.” Science and Technology 14 May. 2008

Rosner, Robert. “Making nuclear energy work.” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist. Vol. 64 Issue 1
(March/April 2008): 28-57
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Sharder-Frechette, Kristin. “Five Myths About Nuclear Energy.” America Vol. 198 Issue 20.
(June 2008): 12-16
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Slocum, Tyson. “Nuclear Power Play.” Multinational Monitor Vol. 29 Issue 2
(September/October 2008): 15-18
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Wicks, Frank. “50 Years of Nuclear Power.” Mechanical Engineering Vol. 129 Issue 11
(November 2007):36-39
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“Nuclear Power vs. Other Technologies.” Georgia Power 2009


Petit, Charles. “Nuclear Power.” National Geographic. April 2006.



“Fossil Fuels.” U.S. Department of Energy. 10 Apr. 2008

Week: 7&8 Grammar Girl Response.

In Grammar Girl Episode 45: " Comma Splice", Grammar Girl talks about using a comma to separate two sentences. She says that the main way to use a comma is in between two sentences with a coordinating conjunction, which is a word such as "and," "but," and "or." If you have a sentence such as "My frog was hungry, he ate my fish." that would be a comma splice, because their is no coordinating conjunction with the comma. Grammar Girl also states that instead of using a comma, you could use a period. So it could say "My frog was hungry. He ate my fish." She also says that you could use a semicolon because the second clause would expand on the first clause. I never knew that their was such thing as a comma splice. I always knew that their needs to be a coordinating conjunction when there is two clauses. Sometimes I am sure that I forget to use a coordinating conjunction, semicolon, or a period. This episode is a good refreshment to remind me of when to not use a comma and use a semicolon, coordinating conjunction, or a period. This episode reminded me to double check my use of commas in my writing.

Week 9: Grammar Girl Response

In Grammar Girl's, Episode 49: "Run-On Sentences" she talks about the problems with run-on sentences, and their impact on the reader. She explains that many people probably think that run-on sentences go on like the Energizer bunny. A run on sentence is a sentence that is fused together, causing confusion for the reader. I get confused with run-on sentences. I often wonder if I have some in my writing but I never catch them. I see them sometimes at work when I receive training packets. When I see run-on sentences in published writing it really bothers me because that should be caught when the writing is proofread. This article made me realize that I might have not noticed run-on in my writing. Sometimes I am sure that I lack a comma somewhere, which creates a run-on sentence. I tend to forget about run-on sentences sometimes, this made me realize that maybe I should proofread better. I always thought that a run-on sentence was just one really long sentence, that is the size of a paragraph. A lot of the time I think that people forget about run-on sentences. Run-on sentences should be taught at a younger age to prevent habits from possibly forming.

Casual Essay #2 Final Draft

Although independence in women has increased, the “perfect image” in media cause a poor body image because the body image portrayed in the media cannot be avoided, girls growing up compare themselves to the women that they see in magazines, movies, and on television, and women mask their beauty with makeup and plastic surgery, in order to look like the airbrushed women in the media.



Disney movies are probably that most viewed cartoons by children. As a child, they always idolize the girl character in the cartoons. I remember when I was little I wanted to be like Ariel, she had long pretty hair , and I always had the short haircut. Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Sleeping Beauty, and Aladdin, are all movies that little girls love; but very rarely do people realize that the cute, fairy tale characters have a huge impact on children. Watching Disney movies a child gets a false presentation of beauty. The princess like characters give off a “perfect image” to the little girls, which gives a child a false idea of what they should be like. For example “ Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs” the beautiful ideal character is Snow White who is labeled as “the fairest of them all” by the Magic Mirror. Snow Whites natural beauty is envied by her step-mother the queen , who attempts to murder snow white. The queen is aging and is not beautiful like she used to be. Most Disney movies have the same type of characters, being that the main character is beautiful, while the villain is usually is ugly and envies how perfect the main character is portrayed as. When a child sees this kind of envy of beauty at such a young age, the “perfect image” of the princess look is what a girl wants to be like.
A more serious, poor self image starts in grade school and in middle school, where a girl is introduced to the media. The Pussy Cat Dolls, Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana, and Britney Spears are some of today’s entertainers that are thrown in the face of pre-teens and teenagers. The Pussy Cat Dolls have good music, but they are half naked most of the time, have personal trainers, and are have their face covered with makeup, like cake. This is a image that many girls believe that they should copy, they do not realize that their ideal image is fake and unrealistic. During the middle school age is when a girl goes through puberty and starts to find herself. But with all the fakeness in the media, a person can be blindsided with the reality; therefore, making the process of finding oneself difficult to achieve. Their desire to be “Hot” creates insecurity, that causes a poor self image. This also creates a standard to fit in during school, which leads to bullying other girls and damaging their self image.
If anyone has ever watched the E! Channel Series “The Girls Next Store”, they would see that the women on television look nothing like they do without their makeup on. This show features Hugh Heffner’s, three girlfriends at the mansion. In the show they show the girls in their daily life and they often have a ton of makeup on, but at some point in the show they show them without any makeup on and you can tell a huge difference. Most television shows have women always have the women looking extremely flawless, this gives many women an ideal image, that they have to disguise their natural beauty with makeup.

When everything is so fake in the media, it is so easy for women to feel insecure about their body. The poor body image that women get from the “perfect image” in the media, leads to wanting plastic surgery, botox, and many other alterations that can be made to the body. Starting as a young child the media has a huge impact on the way females think about themselves growing up. If women grew up with more input about how beautiful they are, and if the media was not so improper about image, women would not be so concerned about their image.





“Self Image.” Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self_image

“Self (psychology).” Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self_(psychology)

“Beauty and Body Image in the Media.” Media Awareness Network
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/stereotyping/women_and_girls/women_be

Week 7&8: Reading Response 3

In “Making a Visual Argument: Three Views on Body Image.” there is a photograph by Toby Old called “Orchard Beach” which was taken in New York, in 2002. The photography shows two curvy women in one piece bathing suits, wading in the water with children, and one woman is holding two Barbie dolls. This picture can argue that the woman holding the Barbie is contradicting her own body image. With the women being more realistic than Barbie, it could create confusion for the child. Playing with a Barbie would not make the child confident if she is built like her mother. This picture also shows the medias affect on body image. This compares our societies body image versus the medias body image. Without the Barbie’s in the women’s hand, the picture would just show the realistic body image. The contrast of the Barbie’s and the women allows a good argument on body image. The little girl that is framed in between the women playing in the water, reflects the image of the Barbie’s. Being that the Barbie’s are most likely for the little girl, the body image of the Barbie will affect her view on her on body image, as well as hew views on the body image of her mother. Barbie’s body is not proportioned correctly, which is a very bad image for little girls to think is normal. For the most part Americans are very obese or anorexic. The body image of a Barbie gives girls the feelings that they are not normal.

Week 7&8: Reading Response 2

In “America: Not their First Choice.” Hannah Fairfield examines a survey by The Pew Research Center. The survey asked 17,000 people from 16 countries, where they would want to move to if they left their country. The survey found that in every country, excluding India, Poland, and Canada, no more than 1 in 10 people in the other countries said that they would move to the United States. Among the 15 countries that were surveyed, Canada and Australia won the popularity contest . India had the highest percentage that chose the United States. Poland and Spain tied for Britain. Germany, China, France, and the Netherlands all chose Canada. Canada, Germany, Britain, and the Netherlands chose Australia. Poland and Spain both chose Britain. Russia and Turkey chose Germany. Lebanon chose France, and Jordan chose United Arab Emirates. Pakistan chose China and Indonesia chose Japan. I am a little surprised with the results. I am surprised about the amount that would want to go to Australia. I thought that the United States would have higher results. I was really surprised the China chose Canada, instead of the United States. It seemed as though countries would stick to countries that were near by. I think that most Americans would be surprised by the results, because of the lack of results for the United States. Some people would probably be mad about the results from India, because their tends to be a lot of discrimination toward non Americans. It seems like a lot of countries have lost respect for America, based on these results. Based on these results it looks as though the immigration to America has lessened. I would be interesting to see results from more countries.

Week 7 and 8: Reading response one

In “Those Unnerving Ads Using “Real” Women” by Meghan Daum . Daum examines advertising women with curvy bodies Daum focuses on Doves ad campaign “Real Women for Beauty,” which focuses on the curviness’ of real women. Daum states that “Dove” uses reality to sell the product. Daum also makes a point that people are shocked seeing when in the media who are not silicon enhanced, and it shows how shallow we have become. Instead of creating confidence in women Daum states that the advertisements make women wonder if that’s what the look like. People don’t want to see themselves in advertising because it is to real for them. I think that having curvy girls in advertising is good. Having “real” women in the media creates a better role model than a fake model would for girls. I have always hates seeing airbrushed women in the media, because I believe that they also create a standard that men look at and compare to their girlfriends. But at the same time I do agree with Daum. My mom is more curvy than me and she has asked after we saw a commercial, if she looks like that. I believe that I could make people more self conscious about themselves. When women see the fake women in the media so much they get used to seeing it, so when they see a “real” woman they get shocked and look closer at what they look like. Overall “Dove” advertisements can create another way to advertise for other companies, and maybe someday the media wont be so fake.

ausal Essay # 2 - Rough Draft

Although independence in women has increased, the “perfect image” in media cause a poor body image because the body image portrayed in the media cannot be avoided, girls growing up compare themselves to the women that they see in magazines, movies, and on television, and women mask their beauty with makeup and plastic surgery, in order to look like the airbrushed women in the media.



Disney movies are probably that most viewed cartoons by children. As a child, they always idolize the girl character in the cartoons. I remember when I was little I wanted to be like Ariel, she had long pretty hair , and I always had the short haircut. Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Sleeping Beauty, and Aladdin, are all movies that little girls love; but very rarely do people realize that the cute, fairy tale characters have a huge impact on children. Watching Disney movies a child gets a false presentation of beauty. The princess like characters give off a “perfect image” to the little girls, which gives a child a false idea of what they should be like. For example “ Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs” the beautiful ideal character is Snow White who is labeled as “the fairest of them all” by the Magic Mirror. Snow Whites natural beauty is envied by her step-mother the queen , who attempts to murder snow white. The queen is aging and is not beautiful like she used to be. Most Disney movies have the same type of characters, being that the main character is beautiful, while the villain is usually is ugly and envies how perfect the main character is portrayed as. When a child sees this kind of envy of beauty at such a young age, the “perfect image” of the princess look is what a girl wants to be like.
A more serious, poor self image starts in grade school and in middle school, where a girl is introduced to the media. The Pussy Cat Dolls, Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana, and Britney Spears are some of today’s entertainers that are thrown in the face of pre-teens and teenagers. The Pussy Cat Dolls have good music, but they are half naked most of the time, have personal trainers, and are have their face covered with makeup, like cake. This is a image that many girls believe that they should copy, they do not realize that their ideal image is fake and unrealistic. During the middle school age is when a girl goes through puberty and starts to find herself. But with all the fakeness in the media, a person can be blindsided with the reality; therefore, making the process of finding oneself difficult to achieve. Their desire to be “Hot” creates insecurity, that causes a poor self image. This also creates a standard to fit in during school, which leads to bullying other girls and damaging their self image.
If anyone has ever watched the E! Channel Series “The Girls Next Store”, they would see that the women on television look nothing like they do without their makeup on. This show features Hugh Heffner’s, three girlfriends at the mansion. In the show they show the girls in their daily life and they often have a ton of makeup on, but at some point in the show they show them without any makeup on and you can tell a huge difference. Most television shows have women always have the women looking extremely flawless, this gives many women an ideal image, that they have to disguise their natural beauty with makeup.

When everything is so fake in the media, it is so easy for women to feel insecure about their body. The poor body image that women get from the “perfect image” in the media, leads to wanting plastic surgery, botox, and many other alterations that can be made to the body. Starting as a young child the media has a huge impact on the way females think about themselves growing up. If women grew up with more input about how beautiful they are, and if the media was not so improper about image, women would not be so concerned about their image.





“Self Image.” Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self_image

“Self (psychology).” Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self_(psychology)

“Beauty and Body Image in the Media.” Media Awareness Network
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/stereotyping/women_and_girls/women_beauty.cfm

week 6: step 2

Although Nuclear Power Plants can stop green house gases, gives out more energy, and is a good alternative for the decreasing fossil fuels; their can be serious issues because nuclear energy is expensive, can have long term affects on people, and releases large quantities of nuclear waste.

Annotated Bibliography

Talbot, David. “Nuclear Powers Up.” Technology Review Vol. 108 Issue 9
(September 2005)

This article examines the nuclear power plant in Jackson, Mississippi. The company that made the nuclear power plant is Entergy Nuclear Inc and the company has 10 nuclear power plants. The company banded to together with Exelon to create Nustart. Nustart and the government are splitting $4 millions of the cost , to come up with designs for water-cooled reactors. The company will promote competition for nuclear power.



Garber, Kent. “A Tough Nuclear Decision.” U.S. News and World Report. Vol. 145 Issue 10
(November 2008):44-45

This article gives information about Dominion’s plan to a third commercial power plant in Mineral, Virginia. Because of the Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania in 1979 it has made it more difficult to build nuclear power plants. If they build a third nuclear power plant in Mineral, they face affects on Lake Anna.
The possibly of a new plant would raise the water temperature and lower the water level, which the power plants use to run.



Grunwald, Michael. “Going Nuclear.” Time Magazine Vol. 173 Issue 1.
(January 2009): 38-39

In this article it talks about nuclear power being clean, and a good alternative to coal and oil, and the expenses that goes along with nuclear power. The author talks about nuclear power making a come back in the United States, and talks about how nuclear power is being mentioned more in Congress. As of January of 2009, 35 nuclear reactors are in the planning stages. The high sky costs of nuclear power could cause them not to be built.

Lyman, Edwin. “Can nuclear plants be safer?” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Vol. 64 Issue 4
(October 2008): 34-37

This article summarizes on the new generation of power plants. The new designs for nuclear power plants are adjusted to utilize safety systems. The author also talks about the NRC states that the new power plants will not provide major advances. The new power plants would use emergency water in case of a loss of coolant.

Slocum, Tyson. “Nuclear Power Play.” Multinational Monitor Vol. 29 Issue 2
(September/October 2008): 15-18

The author for this article takes a look at the issues concerning nuclear power in the United States. He talks about the issue of nuclear power possibility, returning during the last presidential election, both McCain and Obama are for nuclear power. The finance concerning the use of building the plants is also talked about, which usually run around a billion dollars. The author states that nuclear power would cause more debt for America.

Sharder-Frechette, Kristin. “Five Myths About Nuclear Energy.” America Vol. 198 Issue 20.
(June 2008): 12-16

This interesting article discussed five myths that surround nuclear energy. The five myths include nuclear energy is clean, nuclear energy is inexpensive, nuclear energy addresses climate change, nuclear energy will not increase weapons proliferation, and nuclear energy is safe. The author points out that using nuclear power is to risky. The author thinks that the people are not ready for nuclear power.

Hodgson, P.E. “Nuclear Power and The Energy Crisis.” Modern Age Vol. 50 Issue 3
(Summer 2008): 238-246

This article examines the application of nuclear power as a solution of the energy crisis. The author states that nuclear power plants are very reliable and are not affected by the weather. The cost is more expensive than with the power plants that we use today and emit’s radioactivity. The biggest issue that the author covers is nuclear radiation.

Rosner, Robert. “Making nuclear energy work.” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist. Vol. 64 Issue 1
(March/April 2008): 28-57

The article examines the need to reform the nuclear power plant to find ways to improve on the safety of power plants. The author explains that the goal is to push forward nuclear power in order to get rid of fuel prices. The author also talks about making solution for the radioactive waste. Another issue that is discussed is how expensive nuclear power is.

Engineering & Technology Vol. 2 Issue 6
(June 2007): 18-19

In this article the author talks about nuclear power playing a huge part in the future. He examines the past nuclear plants and what will take place in building a new one. Building new nuclear power plants can not be done in a year, it is a very lengthy process. He states that the life for a nuclear power plants is 60 years, and then the reactor needs to be replaced.

Giles, Jim. “Nuclear power: Chernobyl and the future: when the price is right.” Nature. Vol. 440 Issue 7087
(April 2006):984-986

In this article talks about the displeasure of citizens for nuclear power and the cost of building a plant. Most of the nuclear powers expenses is caused from building it. A good sized plant could cost between $1.5 billion and $2 billion. But once the plant is built the cost of operating the plant is low. The biggest issue that the author talks about affecting the nuclear power is the possibility of a catastrophic accident.

Poletti, Alan. “Nuclear Power Now.” Power Engineer Vol. 18 Issue 2
(April/May 2004):8-8

This article the author makes an example of using nuclear power plants, by using France. The author states that France operated at a 96% capacity in 2003 and have decided to build another plant. Nuclear waste was an big issue that was brought up in the article. The radioactive nuclei have a half life of over 1200 years.

Meserve, Richard A. “Global Warming and Nuclear Power.” Science Vol.303 Issue 5657
(January 2004): 433-433

In this article the author states that people who said they were concerned about the environment, did not want nuclear power plants. The author states that people are environmentalists should want nuclear power, because it does not give off greenhouse gases. Nuclear power plants actually have a safer performance than they did years ago. The author states that for people who are concerned for the environment that they should be for nuclear power.

Wicks, Frank. “50 Years of Nuclear Power.” Mechanical Engineering Vol. 129 Issue 11
(November 2007):36-39

This article the author talks about two nuclear power plants that have been in America for over 50 years. The author states that the pressurized water reactor is the easiest to build. Today there are 90 different water reactors in 10 different countries. A renewal of nuclear plant construction has been expected to continue in the U.S.

Mackenzie, Debora. “Is it time for an international nuclear fuel bank?” New Science Vol. 201 Issue 2690
(January 2009): 6-7

This article focuses on establishing a system that discourages nuclear weapons. The author states that by 2030 nuclear power can double. With so many nuclear power plants it makes it easier to have nuclear weapons unless there are many inspections. Their solution was to internationally manage preprocessing plants.

Klein, Andy., and Jack Lance. “Future Directions, Challenges And Opportunities In Nuclear Energy.”
AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 894 Issue 1
(2007): 32-36

This article is about the pressing issue of nuclear power. Scientists need to think of new, safer ways for nuclear power. Currently they are developing new reactors and new fuel cell cycle developments. They are trying to find a way to recycle used nuclear fuel and use it over again.

Week 6 Reading Response 1

In the cartoon by Dean Camp called “Pricey” it shows a running track leading the finish line called “College”, with clouds and hills, there is a boy running in the distance that looks exhausted, and a boy flying over the finish line with a jet pack that states “Weekly Tutor: $1,000”, shoes with wings that state “SAT Classes: $550” and “Summer Program: $3,000”. The whole point of the cartoon is the bubble that says “Getting Accepted Into College of Choice: Pricey.” In the cartoon Camp shows that many students who want to go to college struggle, unless they have money. Most times a student does not have access to use such programs such as “SAT Class”, “Summer Programs”, and weekly “Tutors” this makes the point that going to college of choice “Pricey”. All of the things that were mentioned make the cartoon “Pricey” a debate about affirmative action, meaning that their should be more of an effort to promote the rights, or progress of disadvantaged people. Even with scholarships out there, it is still difficult for a disadvantaged student to receive any help. With all the jobs that need proper education, college should not be so expensive. When I got accepted to The Art Institute of Seattle during my senior year of high school, I did not think that it was going to be so difficult to pay for. I would be the first person in my family to go to college for a degree, but my family was not able to help with much expenses. The Art Institute of Seattle was very expensive and I was not able to attend as of the time being. I believe that schooling should be less difficult to afford or schools should think about more approaches for the costs.

Week 6 Response: Paraphrasing and Plagiarism

Paraphrasing is very important to pay attention to in your writing. No one should ever copy as sentence directly from the source. When a sentence is directly from the source, it limit’s the knowledge from that is learned for the person uses it on the topic. Plagiarism is a very serious issue to pay attention to in your writing. To avoid plagiarism one must always give credit to the source that it was found from. Even when one puts quotations around the used information, they must still credit the source. I understand plagiarism and paraphrasing very well.

Week 6 Reading Response 2

In “Who’s a Looter? In Storms Aftermath, Pictures Kick Up a Different Kind of Tempest” Tania Ralli writes about the issue of discriminating photographs taken during Hurricane Katrina. The pictures were highly debatable. The first photography was of a black man wading through chest deep water, carrying a Pepsi box and a full garbage bag, he was considered to be ‘looting’. The second photograph was a white couple carrying food in the same water but were considered to be ‘finding’ food.

The first photo that was of the black man was taken by Dave Martin a photographer from the Associated Press stated that he saw the man taking food out of a grocery store. The second photo was by Chris Graythen from Getty Images stated that he saw the white couple found the food in the vicinity of a grocery store. The photos created a huge controversy that boiled down to racism. Before going on assignment to the photographers for the Associated Press gave guidelines to distinguish the difference in ‘looting’ and of ‘finding’, they were told that if a person comes out of a store with goods with them that it would be considered ‘looting’. Because the man in the first photography was black and considered to be looting made that a big issue; whereas the white couple was said to have walked out of a grocery store and was labeled as finding food. Both of the situations where the same except for the color of their skin. Mr. Graythen who took the second photo stated that he did not see the couple emerge from the store, even though the door was left open and food was floating around. Mr. Graythen saw the act of finding food as a means of survival.

During Katrina I clearly remember the media being discriminating towards African Americans, they would always point out blacks that were looting, but never said anything about the white people. Their were helicopters flying in food for the survivors, but that could take hours to get to the people. Since that process of receiving food could take so long the people who survived were on their own to survive, so it makes logical sense to take food from a store. The stores were flooded to begin with, and by the time the water was gone most of the left over food would not be consumable. I believe that the Associated Press was at fault and was racist. I do not think that the people should have been considered looting, unless it was jewelry or any other outrageous item. Katrina was a huge disaster and the media discriminated all African Americans that were affected by Hurricane Katrina

Week 5 Reading Response 3

In “Public Service Campaigns Use Language to Send a Message” The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign uses teenagers in their advertisements to get across to their audience. The audience for this campaign are many teenagers of every race, couples, sports players, and anyone who can relate to the advertisement. The advertisements are directly addressing teenagers. In the first add which the use "courage" as the anti-drug a couple is used, they use the girl as being concerned about him using illegal drugs and her telling him how she feels about his use of drug because she cares. In the second add the use a little girls bike tire that have been hit by a car; the anti-drug they used was regret, they show that by smoking weed and then driving that you do stupid things, like hit a six-year-old on her bicycle. The third add is “I am my anti-drug”, they use a guy explaining that he is labeled as a “drugged out loser”, but in reality he is an uncle, a thinker, and a rugby player. In the fourth add which is another “I am my anti-drug” they use a girl who people could possibly scan as another pot smoking teenager, but in reality she is an artist, a therapist, and a kick boxer. The fifth add is another “I am my anti-drug” , they use a guy who states that he is filed under a pothead, but in reality he is a writer, and a halfback. Each of these adds use a different race (excluding the second add) so that there is no stereotyping, and each of them have different interests. I find that add two would be the most effective, I believe that by using a little girls bicycle tire that they get more of a point across about the affects of doing illegal drugs. Over all I believe that this sort of argument could be effective to its audience, especially since they do not stereotype one person. But at the same time in school their were a lot of kids that played sports and were on the honor roll who did drugs.

Week 5 Reading Response 2

In “Skin-Deep: What Polls of Minorities Miss” David Bositis examines minority group poll results. Bositis states that opinion polls fail to adequately sample minority population. When a minority is inadequately polled they encourage stereotypes about the minority at a large.

In Bositis’s argument he proposes the group whether it’s a news group or organization do not accurately poll the minority. Bositis finds that when minorities are polled that they are not a reliable source of opinion, because the group that does the poll does not poll a large amount of the minority. The minority polls are most often extremely risky and misleading, when the poll is reporting on crime, police misconduct, and elections. In the argument Bositis concludes that the polls that there are large margins of error in conducting minority polling, which shows that polling does not meet correct criteria; thus, making his argument a evaluative argument. Bositis finds that to achieve a valid minority poll is to poll more of the minorities population and to take the polling effort to the local level where people understand the views that they do or do not share. This finding also make Bositis argument a proposal argument.

Bositis makes a valid argument and covered his research polling very well. With his finding Bositis proves that the media does not take into consideration minority opinions as whole, which can discriminate the minorities. Minorities are often misunderstood by the media, this is why there is so many stereotypes and the racism is a never ending problem. If opinion polls correctly poll the minorities their would not be so many problems in the media with minorities and minorities would have equal treatment in the polling.

Week 5 Reading Response 1

In “Can We Talk?” Deborah Tannen describes and analyzes mother and daughter interactions. Tanner goes into talking about the mixed emotions that take place when a mother and a daughter communicate. Tanner describes why a mother and a daughter would have troubled moments.

A mother and daughter relationship can have a great bond that can not be found in any other relationship. But a relationship that involves such a close bond has many mixed emotions. Tannen talks about times that their can be a great level of comfort in the mother/daughter relationship; although, there are also times that there are hurt feelings that are caused from disappointing remarks or even a meaningless argument. Tannen states that when a relationship is so close that the mother or daughter tend to have the feeling that they no longer have control in their own life; this takes place when one person is trying to take an action intended in the spirit of connection. Tannen brings up meta-messages which is usually meant to be taken sarcastically. Meta-messages can often be seen in mother/daughter relationships.

I believe that Tannen is correct in her writing. In my experience with my mom who I am very close with, we often have those hurt feelings that Tannen was explaining. I think that in many mother/daughter relationships they have the same problem. I have noticed these experiences when I think about my high school days when she felt that I was doing something that I should have not been doing. I do believe that a mother/son relationship is sometimes the same way, especially if their father figure in not around. Every daughter and mother should think about why the other said what they said.

Week 5: Lead Sentence

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1879241,00.html

The lead that I picked is a delayed lead. I really enjoyed this lead and it made me laugh because I have walked through a swarm of gnats a countless number of times and I absolutely hate it. The lead that the author chose was great idea to grab the readers attention.