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jueves, 3 de octubre de 2013

Metacognitive Analysis:


           The aptitude to write methodized is essential to all the students, and after facing challenges of writing I am in my way to achieve a better method to do it. Every time I write something, I feel better and a complacent sympathy about my writings. For example, during the first years at college, writing was not clear and onerous for me. Furthermore, topics were not intriguing, due to after an uninteresting given sentence, we were told to develop a story. As still another instance, I used to use few synonyms, antonyms and linking words which made the writing less academic. Assuredly, this year my writings are more prodigious and stunning.

           It is a fact that we could not improve the way of writing by ourselves; writing is considered as a process or as a progressive work accompanied by a lot of theory. In our classes for example, concepts and steps are well developed, the relevance of different kinds of paragraphs and its introduction sentence, body or development of the main idea and concluding sentence as well. Secondly, through theory, I realize about mistakes make by me in my papers or short writings. Finally, theory is essential to me, it is the main structure to follow in order to create sharpened manuscripts. Regarding to the way of writing in my personal experience, the progressive work through several stages, processes and theory, reveals that I need time, patience, and scaffolding, because writing is nothing more than a procedure.

 Definitions:
 Methodized:
 Verb (used with object), meth•od•ized, meth•od•iz•ing.
1. to reduce (something) to a method.
2. to arrange (something) according to a method.

 Complacent (about something/somebody):
 Adjective.
 1. Pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc.,often without awarenessof some potential danger or defect; Self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
2. Pleasant; complaisant.

Onerous:
Adjective.
1. Burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship: onerous duties.
2. Having or involving obligations or responsibilities, especially legal ones that outweigh the advantages: An onerous agreement.

 Prodigious:
 Adjective.
1. Extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.: a prodigious research grant.
2. Wonderful or marvelous: a prodigious feat.
3. Abnormal; monstrous.
4. Obsolete, ominous.

 Stunning:
Adjective.
1. Causing, capable of causing, or liable to cause astonishment, bewilderment, or a loss ofconsciousness or strength: a stunning blow.
 2. Of striking beauty or excellence: What a stunning dress you're wearing!

 Sharpened:
Verb (used with object), verb (used without object).
To make something sharper; to become sharper.

 Source: Dictionary.com [ONLINE] Available at: http://dictionary.reference.com/. [Last Accessed September 20 th]. 1st Paragraph 2nd Paragraph

martes, 1 de octubre de 2013

lunes, 16 de septiembre de 2013

Portfolio #11: Metacognitive Analysis (OLD VERSION)


Metacognitive analysis:

         The aptitude to write methodized is essential to all the students, and after facing challenges of writing I am in my way to achieve a better method to do it. Every time I write something, I felt better and complacent about my progress. For example, during the first years at college, writing was not clear and burdensome for me. Furthermore, topics were not intriguing, and after a uninteresting sentence, we were told to develop a story. As still another instance, I used to use few synonyms, antonyms, linking words which made the writing less academic. Assuredly, this year my writings are more prodigious and stunning!

         I could not improve my way of writing by myself, writing is considered as a process or as a progressive work plus a lot of theory. In class for example, concepts and steps were well developed, the relevance of different kinds of  paragraphs and its introduction sentence, body or development of the main idea and concluding sentence. Secondly, through theory, I realized about mistakes made by me in my texts. Finally, theory was essential to me, it was as a main structure to follow in order to create sharpened manuscripts. To be a successful writer, or at least that is what I believe, I needed time, patience, theory, ans scaffolding, writing is nothing more than a procedure.

Definitions:

Methodized: 
Verb (used with object), meth·od·ized, meth·od·iz·ing.
1. to reduce (something) to a method.
2. to arrange (something) according to a method.

Complacent:
Adjective
1.pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awarenessof some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change thegovernment.
2. pleasant; complaisant.

Prodigious:
Adjective
1. extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.: a prodigious research grant.
2. wonderful or marvelous: a prodigious feat.
3. abnormal; monstrous.
4.Obsolete ominous.

Stunning:
Adjective
1. causing, capable of causing, or liable to cause astonishment, bewilderment, or a loss ofconsciousness or strength: a stunning blow.
2. of striking beauty or excellence: What a stunning dress you're wearing!


Sharpened:
Verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
To make or become sharp or sharper.
             


             

miércoles, 10 de julio de 2013

Research paper: Art and inclusion.

No bars for art:

            Art is seen as an exceptional educational project in many jails, art becomes an activity entirely teachable and effective when the main purpose is changing the minds of inmates within an adequate social cultural environment. Art builds bridges between inmates and outside people and at the same time, people dismiss prejudices against convicts. Art is considered inclusive and implies activities carry out in prisons and in addition art is a therapy in order to make easier their life behind bars and perhaps they deeply regret their crimes.
            Art is applied and seen in many contexts and in jails is useful and is a fact that inmates work for exceeding their goals and art gives a positive feedback. In addition, for teachers is a challenge to work with convicts, they are aware that inmates are not children but they have into account their endeavour to make a successful work, they have found that teaching in jails is rewarding. However, prisoners are in jail for many reasons and under criminal laws but they express themselves through art, nothing limits them to do it neither bars nor prison guards.
           
              Prison life can cause psychological distress and consequently there is a need for mental treatment and art therapy services is the best option. The advantages for art therapy are well known, researches from Florida State University developed a program of art therapy, and they had quantitative studies to examine the effectiveness of art therapy with prison inmates.  The results of the studies revealed that art therapy is effective in improving mood, behavior and socialization. Art is not a way or earning money only, art is a way of improve life for people who are living in darkness paying for the crimes or calamities that they committed.

          Art attempts to encourage inmates to work and earn their own money and through this art changes their way of living, their objectives and minds. There are web pages or online outlet for the sale of crafts, paintings and artwork created by prisoners, for instance “priosonart”, “prison art for sale-fine art America”, “how to sell prison art”, etc. They sale each piece of art, painting or craft posting on the sites their name (need not to be real), the title of the item or artwork, the price and contact information in some cases.

         The opportunities that art gives to people in jail are unlimited if art is accompanied by a creative project. These projects are an approach to the community; they connect convicts with society against one´s better judgement as in some cases. It is relevant to consider that people who work on this kind of projects are the result of hard working and dedication, they love what they do, teaching inmates and encouraging them to find a new way of living, despite the fact that this is a challenge inconceivable for some people.  Teachers and people who join the projects show that art helps and contributes to inclusion and on the other hand, prisoners demonstrate that they can do it; they are ready to change their life and show the society that behind bars they can be connected with the world doing something good in compensation for their crimes.  
           
 Sources:

Campbell A. (2010). Research. [ONLINE] Available at: http://arttherapyinprison.com/?page_id=183. [Last Accessed 9 July 2013].
Gussak D., (August 2007). The effectiveness of Art Therapy in Reducing Depression in Prison Populations. 4th ed. Florida State University, Tallahasse. [Last Accessed 7 July 2013].
(2013). How to sell art. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.prisonart.org/index.php?main_page=page&id=2. [Last Accessed 9 July 2013].
López J., González Diez J. y Romero Rodríguez J. (2009). PARA EL ARTE NO HAY REJAS. La formación cultural como medio de reinserción social. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.redvisual.net/pdf/9-10/carcel.pdf. [Last Accessed 7 July 2013].


           

            

jueves, 13 de junio de 2013

Entry #9 My CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH corresponding to the essay analysed in class.

          Although researchers affirm that distracted driving become a threat on the roads of the Nation, Americans ignore that research. Through articles, videos and interactive features  the risks of talking and texting behind the wheel are shown daily but nobody begins to take the problem seriously. "We make no attempt to gather data on the problem", affirm police in almost half of all the States. "The Federal Government warns against talking on a cellphone while driving, but no State Legislatures have banned it", says Ray LaHood of the Department of Transportation. It is time for the country to become law the restriction of using cell phones in moving vehicles.

Sources:
Matt Richel (2013). Driven to distraction
. [ONLINE] Retrieved from: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/technology/series/driven_to_distraction/index.html. [Last Accessed 13 June 2013].

jueves, 30 de mayo de 2013

Entry # 8: Immigration (Peer assessment)

Immigration:

       Immigration is a term to refer to the act of moving from one country to another for the purpose of permanent residence. People who live under this condition, is called "Immigrants" until their citizenship is confirmed. Immigration takes place due to a number or reasons, wars, security, marriage, religious freedom, employing opportunities, a better education or simply a better and happier way of living. In the past, world witnessed the immigration of people who escaped from dangerous countries in order to be safe or because they were persecuted. As another example, employment, is the usual reason for immigration nowadays, new job opportunities are in foreign places, so people have to leave their country of origin. Clearly, there are plausible reasons to migrate, good jobs, better education, safer ways of leaving that make people to take the decision of leaving their country. Immigration is an endless movement around the world, and the word "Immigrant" becomes more common among the inhabitants of a country, they are seen as people who found a new chance. 


ISFD N°41
Licciardi, Magali Rocio.
Tovagliari, Maria Florencia.

Entry #7 Peer Assessment.

The pleasure of travelling:     


(My paragraph)        

Travelling nowadays around the world is significant, we travel perhaps once in a blue moon or we take a train, a bus, a plane or a ship every week, every month, every year. We travel in order to see other countries and continents, we cross deep oceans, high mountains, rivers and vast areas. Through travelling we meet different people, we visit old or modern cities and consequently we can learn about other cultures. From any point of view, travelling is an unforgettable experience for everybody, because forces us to lose sight of all that familiar things, our home and customs. In addition one of the best thing about travelling is that we experience new things and face a completely new world, and everything will be in our minds, forever. There is no better way of learning than travelling, it is enjoyable and memorable, it is not impossible to find out something new in other country. Whatever the place is, wherever we travel, whenever we do it, every day, every month, once a year or once in our life, travelling is significant and it will be a treasure stored in memory for everyone.



The pleasure of travelling:


(Version of my mate Magalí)


     Travel is important because it fundamentally transforms us. This experience of waking up to the power of your own transformation fires you up to “be the change you want to see in the world”. We travel in order to see other countries and continents, we cross deep oceans, high mountains, rivers and vast areas. Through travelling we meet different people, we visit old or modern cities and consequently we can learn about other cultures. From any point of view, travelling is an unforgettable experience for everybody, because forces us to lose sight of all that familiar things, our home and customs. In addition one of the best thing about travelling is that we experience new things and face a completely new world, and everything will be in our minds, forever. There is no better way of learning than travelling, it is enjoyable and memorable, it is not impossible to find out something new in other country. Travelling is important because it expands one's knowledge and understanding of the world. Travelling opens up people to other cultures and ideas.






Metacognitive analysis:


The peer assignment was purposeful. In the case of my second paragraph, the version of my mate Magalí changed the meaning of it. In her topic sentence, she refers to a transformation and that travelling is an experience which completely changes our mind whereas I talked about travelling as a hobby or something we do in our free time. On the other hand, her concluding sentence is similar to mine, but she supports the idea of that travelling expands our mind. For me, her concluding sentence is better than mine because is the most suitable conclusion of my paragraph, it gives a clear ending and best reflects the content of the paragraph. In comparison of my sentences to her sentences there are neither synonyms nor antonyms. Regarding wording, language has been taken into account by my mate and the elements of her sentences are developed in the paragraph.




ISFD 41 Licciardi, Magali. Tovagliari, Florencia.

Entry #6


English Academic Writing Introduction, parts of a paragraph:
  •  Topic sentence. The subject. An interesting topic. Give your opinion.

  •  Body. The heart. Gives supporting details or arguments. Details ordered by importance/ By chronology.
           
  •     Closing sentence. Remains the topic to the audience. A little extraargument.






University of Massey, writing structured paragraphs:
  • Style
  • Correct punctuation
  • Paragraphing.
  • Clear  and logical paragraphs.
  • Understandable material.
  • PARAGRAPH:
  • A distinct section in a piece of writing.
  • Indicated by a new line.
  • Started with a topic sentence.
  • Sentences related to each other (COHERENCE)
  • One main idea, one focus. (UNITY)
  • Cohesion
  • Main idea supported by examples and details. (DEVELOPMENT)
  • Concluding paragraph:   Main points summarized.    Short.     Main conclusion stated.    It must satisfy the reader.
  • Do not:    Introduced new material.    End with a generalization.  End with a quotation.





Sources:

Alex (). Introduction to English Academic Writing. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.engvid.com/introduction-to-english-academic-writing-parts-of-a-paragraph/. [Last Accessed 30 May 2013].

The Student Learning Centre Albany Campus (2005). Writing Structured Paragraphs. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w183qB0KDFg. [Last Accessed 30 May 2013].
     
ISFD N°41
Licciardi, Magali Rocio.
Tovagliari, Maria Florencia.

viernes, 17 de mayo de 2013

She is a writer.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
  Chimamanda Adichie’s Commonwealth lecture (Video)          
       Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaks about the importance of what she terms “realist literature”, her discourse is fantastic and clear. She starts claiming books are the centre of her world. She affirms, writing is a private act which becomes a public one. Firstly, her writings are for readers, but not any kind of readers, for those who love the way she writes, an audience arises and moves right-wing from a concrete took public space and the result is, Chimamanda writes the kind of fiction she would like to read. Chimamanda writes for whoever enjoys that kind of fiction, due to she is a writer who is not interest in Hobbits or alternative universes for  example, so readers who love fiction stories or live in a fairy tale would not be her audience; her books are about real human beings living in real places, what she means real literature. In addition,  about which is the role of literature, she claims it is to delight and underlines that realist literature is to search for humanity with less cynicism as well. Literature is in deep how we are different and calls realist literature transmits the sensibility of citizenship.
Half of a yellow sun, one of her books.
              About her books and writings, Chimamanda expresses where the inspiration comes from,  which is  for the writer is a challenge. The inspiration comes from the desire to write about love, friendship and family and how world changes all of that for instance. In addition, for Chimamanda, the inspiration comes from her father, from the eyes of her mother telling her stories. To sum up books and literature are her world, and realist literature makes her to be closer to the audience. 




Award winning African author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tells Jon Snow why her latest book Americanah mirrors some of the central issues of her own life; race, immigration and the power of hair.


Biography: 
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born on 15 September 1977 in Enugu, Nigeria. Chimamanda grew up in Nsukka and completed her secondary education at the University's school, receiving several academic prizes. She went on to study medicine and pharmacy at the University of Nigeria for a year and a half. During this period, she edited The Compass, a magazine run by the University's Catholic medical students.


At the age of nineteen, Chimamanda left for the United States. She gained a scholarship to study communication at Drexel University in Philadelphia for two years, and she went on to pursue a degree in communication and political science at Eastern Connecticut State University. 
Chimamanda graduated in 2001, and then completed a master's degree in creative writing at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
It is during her senior year at Eastern that she started working on her first novel, Purple Hibiscus, which was released in October 2003. The book has received wide critical acclaim: it was short listed for the Orange Fiction Prize (2004) and was awarded the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book (2005). Her second novel, Half of a Yellow Sun (also the title of one of her short stories), is set before and during the Biafran War. It was published in August 2006 in the United Kingdom and in September 2006 in the United States. Like Purple Hibiscus, it has also been released in Nigeria.
Chimamanda was a Hodder fellow at Princeton University during the 2005-2006 academic year, and earned an MA in African Studies from Yale University in 2008.
Her collection of short stories, The Thing around Your Neck, was published in 2009. Chimamanda says her next major literary project will focus on the Nigerian immigrant experience in the United States.
Chimamanda is now married and divides her time between Nigeria, where she regularly teaches writing workshops, and the United States. She has recently been awarded a 2011-2012 fellowship by the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University.




A list of the awards she has won is available in http://www.l3.ulg.ac.be/adichie/cnaawards.html 


Sources: 

Saubidet, S. Academic Writing. Blogspot.com.ar. Retrieved May 22, 2013, from http://academicwriting-now.blogspot.com.ar/
Tunca, D. (2004, ). Cnabio. The Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Website. Retrieved May 22, 2013, from http://www.l3.ulg.ac.be/adichie/cnabio.html


viernes, 3 de mayo de 2013

APA CITATION RULES

APA citation style refers to the rules and conventions established by the American Psychological Association for documenting sources used in a research paper. APA style requires both in-text citations and a reference list.
The examples of APA styles and formats bellow include many of the most common types of sources used in academic research.

  • Works by a single author

The last name of the author and the year of publication are inserted in the text at the appropriate point.
from theory on bounded rationality (Simon, 1945)

If the name of the author or the date appear as part of the narrative, cite only missing information in parentheses.
Simon (1945) posited that


  •          Works by multiple authors
When a work has two authors, always cite both names every time the reference occurs in the text. In parenthetical material join the names with an ampersand (&).
as has been shown (Leiter & Maslach, 1998)

In the narrative text, join the names with the word "and."
as Leiter and Maslach (1998) demonstrated

When a work has three, four, or five authors, cite all authors the first time the reference occurs.
Kahneman, Knetsch, and Thaler (1991) found

In all subsequent citations per paragraph, include only the surname of the first author followed by "et al." (Latin for "and others") and the year of publication.
Kahneman et al. (1991) found


  •          Works by associations, corporations, government agencies, etc.
The names of groups that serve as authors (corporate authors) are usually written out each time they appear in a text reference.
(National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH], 2007)

When appropriate, the names of some corporate authors are spelled out in the first reference and abbreviated in all subsequent citations. The general rule for abbreviating in this manner is to supply enough information in the text citation for a reader to locate its source in the Reference List without difficulty.
(NIMH, 2007)


  •          Works with no author
When a work has no author, use the first two or three words of the work's title (omitting any initial articles) as your text reference, capitalizing each word. Place the title in quotation marks if it refers to an article, chapter of a book, or Web page. Italicize the title if it refers to a book, periodical, brochure, or report.
on climate change ("Climate and Weather," 1997)
Guide to Agricultural Meteorological Practices (1981)

Anonymous authors should be listed as such followed by a comma and the date.
on climate change (Anonymous, 2008)


  •          Specific parts of a source
To cite a specific part of a source (always necessary for quotations), include the page, chapter, etc. (with appropriate abbreviations) in the in-text citation.
(Stigter & Das, 1981, p. 96)
De Waal (1996) overstated the case when he asserted that "we seem to be reaching ... from the hands of philosophers" (p. 218).

If page numbers are not included in electronic sources (such as Web-based journals), provide the paragraph number preceded by the abbreviation "para." or the heading and following paragraph.
(Mönnich & Spiering, 2008, para. 9)
The following list provides the information necessary to identify each source:

Order: Entries should be arranged in alphabetical order by the last name of the author. Sources without authors are arranged alphabetically by title within the same list.
Authors: Write out the last name and initials for all authors of a particular work. Use an ¨&¨ instead of the word ¨and¨ when listing multiple authors of a single work. e.g. Smith, J. D., & Jones, M.
Titles: Capitalize only the first word of a title or subtitle, and any proper names that are part of a title.
Pagination: Use the abbreviation p. or pp. to designate page numbers of articles from periodicals that do not use volume numbers, especially newspapers. These abbreviations are also used to designate pages in encyclopedia articles and chapters from edited books.
Underlining vs. Italics: It is appropriate to use italics instead of underlining for titles of books and journals.
In addition for works accesed online:
Internet Address: An Internet address should be included and should direct the reader as close as possible to the actual work. If the work has a digital object identifier (DOI), use this. If not, use a stable URL. If the URL is not stable as well, use the home page of the site you retrieved the work from.
Date: In the case of a journal article, the date within the main body of the citation is enough. However, if the work is not dated and/or is subject to change, as in the case of an online encyclopedia article, include the date that you retrieved the information.


EXAMPLES:
ONE AUTHOR, PRINT SOURCE
Gallagher, T. E. (1992). Vargas Llosa, The Storyteller, and the premature demise
of ethnography. MACLAS Latin American Essays, 7, 121-133.
ONE AUTHOR, FULL TEXT ONLINE SOURCE (periodical)
Ozawa, T. (1999). The rise and fall of bank-loan capitalism: institutionally driven 
growth and crisis in Japan. Journal of Economic Issues, 32, 351+. Retrieved 
October 6, 1999 from Expanded Academic ASAP (InfoTrac) on the World 
WideWeb: http://www.infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/
TWO AUTHORS, QUOTATION 
Economopoulos, A., & O'Neill, H. (1995). Bank entry during the antebellum period. 
Journal of Money, Credit & Banking, 27, 1071
 MORE THAN TWO AUTHORS
Chambliss, C., Pinto, D., & McGuigan, J. (1997). Reactions to managed care among
psychologists and social workers. Psychological Reports, 80, 147-154.
 DAILY NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
Landler, M. (1995, May 9). Jingling the keys to cyberspace, cable officials sing a new tune. The New York Times, pp. D1, D6.
 NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, ELECTRONIC SOURCE
Brown, M. W. (1994, July 26). Comet that shook Jupiter may probe planet's secrets. New York Times, Late Edition, Final, Sec. C: Science Desk, p. 1. Retrieved from ProQuest database, (New York Times Ondisc, CD-ROM)
ARTICLE IN AN ENCYCLOPEDIA
Oboler, R. E. (1995). Nandi and other Kalenjin peoples. In Encyclopedia of World Cultures (Vol. 9, pp. 231-234). Boston: Hall.


Further information:
For additional examples and more detailed information about APA citation style, visit http://www.americanessays.com/tool-box/apa-format-citation-generator/ 





Sources:

(November 2002). APA Citation Style. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.library.cornell.edu/resrch/citmanage/apa. [Last Accessed May 3, 2013].
J. Fryer (1999). APA Sample citations. [ONLINE] Available at: http://myrin.ursinus.edu/help/resrch_guides/cit_style_apa.htm. [Last Accessed May 3, 2013].