Wide Range Topics
-Drilling for oil in endangered waters
-Abortion
-Illegal immigration
-War in Iraq
-Troops in Middle east
-Car emission regulations
-Legal Marijuana
-Other possible energy sources
-Standardizing health care
-Standardizing college education
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Practical Proposal Argument
Feeling stressed you pull quickly into the parking lot. Knowing you are already late for your ten o’clock class you realize you have to find a parking spot quick. Preferably something close to cut down on walking time. Frantically your eyes search up and down the rows of already parked cars in hope of finding that lone spot someone possibly overlooked. Noticing that there are no options available upfront you start to make your way toward the back of the parking lot. Striking out there as well you head to another lot, one that you don’t think has reached capacity yet. Unfortunately it has, you are stuck now with no place to park and a class that you are already late for. University of Houston parking has struck again. The way that this situation ends most of the time is with students circling the parking lot waiting for someone to leave so that they can claim their spot. Being a commuter as are most students are at the University of Houston I have problems finding available parking spots. It makes getting to class on time a difficult task, and for some students not worth the trouble of finding a parking spot. To fix the parking here at the university new parking garages can be added, more transportation from the parking lots on the outskirts of campus, as well as more parking lots with more capacity.
The University of Houston is inside the 610 loop and right next to downtown Houston. Being in an already crowded place I understand that there is limited room for the university. This makes it hard to spend that valuable room on parking structures. There are also measures already being put into place in order to help solve this parking problem, such as the new parking garage located near Cullen Lofts. This is something that is a movement in the right direction but not nearly what needs to be done in order to completely fix this problem. The problem with the parking system at the University of Houston is fairly simple. There are too many commuter students compared to the number of parking spots available on campus.
Feeling stressed you pull quickly into the parking lot. Knowing you are already late for your ten o’clock class you realize you have to find a parking spot quick. Preferably something close to cut down on walking time. Frantically your eyes search up and down the rows of already parked cars in hope of finding that lone spot someone possibly overlooked. Noticing that there are no options available upfront you start to make your way toward the back of the parking lot. Striking out there as well you head to another lot, one that you don’t think has reached capacity yet. Unfortunately it has, you are stuck now with no place to park and a class that you are already late for. University of Houston parking has struck again. The way that this situation ends most of the time is with students circling the parking lot waiting for someone to leave so that they can claim their spot. Being a commuter as are most students are at the University of Houston I have problems finding available parking spots. It makes getting to class on time a difficult task, and for some students not worth the trouble of finding a parking spot. To fix the parking here at the university new parking garages can be added, more transportation from the parking lots on the outskirts of campus, as well as more parking lots with more capacity.
The University of Houston is inside the 610 loop and right next to downtown Houston. Being in an already crowded place I understand that there is limited room for the university. This makes it hard to spend that valuable room on parking structures. There are also measures already being put into place in order to help solve this parking problem, such as the new parking garage located near Cullen Lofts. This is something that is a movement in the right direction but not nearly what needs to be done in order to completely fix this problem. The problem with the parking system at the University of Houston is fairly simple. There are too many commuter students compared to the number of parking spots available on campus.
Practical Proposal Argument
Feeling stressed you pull quickly into the parking lot. Knowing you are already late for your ten o’clock class you realize you have to find a parking spot quick. Preferably something close in order to cut down on walking time. Frantically your eyes search up and down the rows of already parked cars in hope of finding that lone spot someone happened to overlook. Quickly noticing that there are no options available upfront you start to make your way toward the back of the parking lot. Striking out there as well you head to another lot, one that you don’t think will have reached capacity yet. Unfortunately it has, you are stuck now with no place to park and a class that you are already late for. University of Houston parking has struck again. The way that this situation ends most of the time is with students circling the parking lot waiting for someone to leave so that they can claim their spot. Being a commuter as most students are at the University of Houston I have problems finding available parking spots. It makes getting to class one time a difficult task, and for some students not worth the trouble of finding a parking space. The parking here at the university is clearly lacking and needs to be fixed. There can be new parking garages, more transportation from the parking lots on the outskirts of campus, as well as more parking lots with more capacity.
The University of Houston is inside the 610 loop and right next to downtown Houston. Being in an already crowded place I understand that there is limited room to expand for parking lots. There are also measures already being put into place in order to help solve this parking problem, such as the new parking garage located near the Cullen Lofts. This is something that is a movement in the right direction but not nearly what needs to be done in order to completely fix this problem.
Feeling stressed you pull quickly into the parking lot. Knowing you are already late for your ten o’clock class you realize you have to find a parking spot quick. Preferably something close in order to cut down on walking time. Frantically your eyes search up and down the rows of already parked cars in hope of finding that lone spot someone happened to overlook. Quickly noticing that there are no options available upfront you start to make your way toward the back of the parking lot. Striking out there as well you head to another lot, one that you don’t think will have reached capacity yet. Unfortunately it has, you are stuck now with no place to park and a class that you are already late for. University of Houston parking has struck again. The way that this situation ends most of the time is with students circling the parking lot waiting for someone to leave so that they can claim their spot. Being a commuter as most students are at the University of Houston I have problems finding available parking spots. It makes getting to class one time a difficult task, and for some students not worth the trouble of finding a parking space. The parking here at the university is clearly lacking and needs to be fixed. There can be new parking garages, more transportation from the parking lots on the outskirts of campus, as well as more parking lots with more capacity.
The University of Houston is inside the 610 loop and right next to downtown Houston. Being in an already crowded place I understand that there is limited room to expand for parking lots. There are also measures already being put into place in order to help solve this parking problem, such as the new parking garage located near the Cullen Lofts. This is something that is a movement in the right direction but not nearly what needs to be done in order to completely fix this problem.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Blog assignment for Tuesday October 27, 2009
The topic I choose is, University of Houston parking situation. This is concerning the parking problems at the University of Houston.
This problem is a problem because there is not enough parking on or near campus for the amount of commuters that we have going to and from campus daily. We are mainly a commuter campus therefore we should have enough parking to fulfill the needs of one. This is a problem for all of the commuter students attending the University of Houston. It affects everyone that parks in the main parking lots past ten o’clock. If this parking problem is not solved then it will lead to lower attendance in classes because nobody will want to come that early in order to just find a parking spot that should be there in the first place.
The people who are able to solve this problem are those that work here at the University of Houston and are in charge of parking on campus. There are many things that can be done in order to accommodate the commuter students such as build parking garages and expanding parking lots. The problem is starting to get solved; they are building a new parking garage near the new Cullen Lofts. However one reason that it hasn’t been solved yet is because the campus is growing each year with more and more students, so this might have been a fine amount of parking for a few years ago but not anymore. Another reason why it hasn’t been solved yet is because there is limited room for them to add new parking. If you get too far away from campus it will be the same problem as waiting for a spot to open up because nobody will want to walk that far.
One way that this problem can be solved in addition to what they are doing now by making a new parking garage is to open up more of the parking lots that aren’t being used by staff to some of the students. As well as having shuttles transport students to and from some of the farther parking lots. This would make the farther away lots more appealing than waiting for 30 min for a closer parking space
The topic I choose is, University of Houston parking situation. This is concerning the parking problems at the University of Houston.
This problem is a problem because there is not enough parking on or near campus for the amount of commuters that we have going to and from campus daily. We are mainly a commuter campus therefore we should have enough parking to fulfill the needs of one. This is a problem for all of the commuter students attending the University of Houston. It affects everyone that parks in the main parking lots past ten o’clock. If this parking problem is not solved then it will lead to lower attendance in classes because nobody will want to come that early in order to just find a parking spot that should be there in the first place.
The people who are able to solve this problem are those that work here at the University of Houston and are in charge of parking on campus. There are many things that can be done in order to accommodate the commuter students such as build parking garages and expanding parking lots. The problem is starting to get solved; they are building a new parking garage near the new Cullen Lofts. However one reason that it hasn’t been solved yet is because the campus is growing each year with more and more students, so this might have been a fine amount of parking for a few years ago but not anymore. Another reason why it hasn’t been solved yet is because there is limited room for them to add new parking. If you get too far away from campus it will be the same problem as waiting for a spot to open up because nobody will want to walk that far.
One way that this problem can be solved in addition to what they are doing now by making a new parking garage is to open up more of the parking lots that aren’t being used by staff to some of the students. As well as having shuttles transport students to and from some of the farther parking lots. This would make the farther away lots more appealing than waiting for 30 min for a closer parking space
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Writing Assignment
Writing Assignment 10/22/09
In the Houston press article page a few titles seemed to jump out at me. The first being Burgers and Hash, I think mostly because I like to eat food and it was the first article that I saw when I opened the page. After scrolling down I began to look for other topics that seemed interesting and I noticed the section called slideshows. In this section there are all the pictures from the clubs in Houston, which was interesting. Moving on to The Daily Cougar one of the articles that interested me was the one over UH football. I don’t follow much football but since UH was doing so good this season I decided to seem somewhat interested and so it is good to know how they are doing through this article. Another article that jumped out at me was the one over our campus security. Having received many emails over the past year and a half regarding robberies and assaults on campus this is a main concern of mine and something that is nice to be kept up to date on. On the Houston Chronicle website you immediately see an article covering the major rain and flooding that we are having today. Me being a commuter this interested me because I have to deal with whatever mother nature throws at me and make the decision on whether or not I can go to class or which roads to take.
If I had to choose one of these articles in order to write a Practical Proposal paper then I would probably choose the one over campus security. It would be something that directly impacted me on a regular basis and something that I am familiar with. My research question would be something like “What can we do to improve security at UH?”
Some sources I could get information from are places such as The Daily Cougar of course, as well as the annual security report that has recently come out. I could also interview the chief of campus police in order to find out what is happening on campus and what is being done to help the matter of campus security now and in the future.
Another issue that I am exploring for this paper is something in my neighborhood. I know there are current things going on in my neighborhood such as buying a park and things like that. I spend a lot of time doing things for my neighborhood such as community service and helping out with things, so this topic would show interest for me. Another topic that I am debating over is parking at the UH campus. I am a commuter student so this would definitely effect me in a big way and not having the parking available can get very frustrating some days.
In the Houston press article page a few titles seemed to jump out at me. The first being Burgers and Hash, I think mostly because I like to eat food and it was the first article that I saw when I opened the page. After scrolling down I began to look for other topics that seemed interesting and I noticed the section called slideshows. In this section there are all the pictures from the clubs in Houston, which was interesting. Moving on to The Daily Cougar one of the articles that interested me was the one over UH football. I don’t follow much football but since UH was doing so good this season I decided to seem somewhat interested and so it is good to know how they are doing through this article. Another article that jumped out at me was the one over our campus security. Having received many emails over the past year and a half regarding robberies and assaults on campus this is a main concern of mine and something that is nice to be kept up to date on. On the Houston Chronicle website you immediately see an article covering the major rain and flooding that we are having today. Me being a commuter this interested me because I have to deal with whatever mother nature throws at me and make the decision on whether or not I can go to class or which roads to take.
If I had to choose one of these articles in order to write a Practical Proposal paper then I would probably choose the one over campus security. It would be something that directly impacted me on a regular basis and something that I am familiar with. My research question would be something like “What can we do to improve security at UH?”
Some sources I could get information from are places such as The Daily Cougar of course, as well as the annual security report that has recently come out. I could also interview the chief of campus police in order to find out what is happening on campus and what is being done to help the matter of campus security now and in the future.
Another issue that I am exploring for this paper is something in my neighborhood. I know there are current things going on in my neighborhood such as buying a park and things like that. I spend a lot of time doing things for my neighborhood such as community service and helping out with things, so this topic would show interest for me. Another topic that I am debating over is parking at the UH campus. I am a commuter student so this would definitely effect me in a big way and not having the parking available can get very frustrating some days.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Blog assignemnt 9/29/09
Essay topics
The topic I have chosen for my first major essay is why we should have more public transportation in the city of Houston, as well as what would happen if we did.
My research question is one of two questions. One, “Why isn’t there already more public transportation options in the city of Houston?” and two, “What public transportation does the city of Houston already have in place that either not many people know about or that most don’t take advantage of?”. The reason I picked possibly both of these is that there could be public transportation out there already and a sufficient amount however nobody knows about it, if that were the case then my argument would change to why doesn’t everyone know about the options of public transportation and carpooling.
This topic of public transportation hits a home with me. This is because last semester I actually was sharing a car with my brother and so I would carpool with my dad and whoever out of the two of us had to go home first would take the bus home. Not only was this a hassle because sometimes you would be waiting for up to 30 min at the bus station for a bus to come by but then when it did then it would be at least a 45 min bus ride, not to mention that sometimes there weren’t enough seats on the bus. Now I understand that me saying that there weren’t enough seats on the bus means that people ride the bus but I think that its quite the opposite, it means that there aren’t enough busses mostly because there is still traffic.
Some of my ideas consist of educating the reader on why this is a problem to begin with, what are some options that we could follow to sometime in the future have a better public transportation system, and relate some of the points of my argument to some personal anecdotes to try and relate the reader to my side of the argument.
The topic I have chosen for my first major essay is why we should have more public transportation in the city of Houston, as well as what would happen if we did.
My research question is one of two questions. One, “Why isn’t there already more public transportation options in the city of Houston?” and two, “What public transportation does the city of Houston already have in place that either not many people know about or that most don’t take advantage of?”. The reason I picked possibly both of these is that there could be public transportation out there already and a sufficient amount however nobody knows about it, if that were the case then my argument would change to why doesn’t everyone know about the options of public transportation and carpooling.
This topic of public transportation hits a home with me. This is because last semester I actually was sharing a car with my brother and so I would carpool with my dad and whoever out of the two of us had to go home first would take the bus home. Not only was this a hassle because sometimes you would be waiting for up to 30 min at the bus station for a bus to come by but then when it did then it would be at least a 45 min bus ride, not to mention that sometimes there weren’t enough seats on the bus. Now I understand that me saying that there weren’t enough seats on the bus means that people ride the bus but I think that its quite the opposite, it means that there aren’t enough busses mostly because there is still traffic.
Some of my ideas consist of educating the reader on why this is a problem to begin with, what are some options that we could follow to sometime in the future have a better public transportation system, and relate some of the points of my argument to some personal anecdotes to try and relate the reader to my side of the argument.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Glee
First hearing about Glee it reminded me about the movie trilogy High School Musical, with it being part musical and all. This was a movie that I didn’t necessarily like I was a bit pessimistic about having to watch this in the first place. Throughout the episode it kind of drifted in and out between all the other normal ‘reality’ Disney high school based shows and something completely new. On one hand there were the typical types of people you would see in one of the other shows such as Degrassi or even Saved by the Bell. And then there were parts that persuaded me the other way like whenever they started to go into musical mode, it didn’t remind me at all of anything I had seen on a television show.
So during this episode I was wrestling with myself on whether or not Glee was doing something brand new with the whole musical thing or if they were just doing the same old thing just in a different way. While Glee did take a new approach to the old story of high school drama and making it funny there just wasn’t enough differentiation between this ‘new’ type of high school drama story and the older type. This show is paving the way for some different ideas though. It might not be the first television show to break that new ground on a different type of show but it has definitely shown us that there are other options rather than just the normal drama-comedy show.
I think that Glee is an interesting show but in the end it is just bringing back the same old character stereotypes as in the other high school drama-comedy shows, just with a new way to present it. You still have the same old type of characters such as the jocks, the popular crowd, the mean teachers etc. which was just too much of a shared characteristic with all the other types of shows to not pay attention to.
First hearing about Glee it reminded me about the movie trilogy High School Musical, with it being part musical and all. This was a movie that I didn’t necessarily like I was a bit pessimistic about having to watch this in the first place. Throughout the episode it kind of drifted in and out between all the other normal ‘reality’ Disney high school based shows and something completely new. On one hand there were the typical types of people you would see in one of the other shows such as Degrassi or even Saved by the Bell. And then there were parts that persuaded me the other way like whenever they started to go into musical mode, it didn’t remind me at all of anything I had seen on a television show.
So during this episode I was wrestling with myself on whether or not Glee was doing something brand new with the whole musical thing or if they were just doing the same old thing just in a different way. While Glee did take a new approach to the old story of high school drama and making it funny there just wasn’t enough differentiation between this ‘new’ type of high school drama story and the older type. This show is paving the way for some different ideas though. It might not be the first television show to break that new ground on a different type of show but it has definitely shown us that there are other options rather than just the normal drama-comedy show.
I think that Glee is an interesting show but in the end it is just bringing back the same old character stereotypes as in the other high school drama-comedy shows, just with a new way to present it. You still have the same old type of characters such as the jocks, the popular crowd, the mean teachers etc. which was just too much of a shared characteristic with all the other types of shows to not pay attention to.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Believer, doubter job response
Believer
Whenever Mr. Rowe says that , “Not all knowledge comes from college. Skill is back in demand”, he is right. There are many opportunities for someone who didn’t get a college education. Examples are given such as a physical therapist and power plant operators, jobs not listed such as a real estate agent are other options that don’t require a college degree. As well as both of the mentioned jobs earning over the average American income of $42,000 a year with physical therapists at $74k and plant operators at $58k. Even though these jobs aren’t without some kind of training, that training comes at a much easier price than college. Not only are there other opportunities for non college educated people such as specialty skills but there is also the option of entrepreneurship, where you start your own business. The story of Keegan Abendschoen is a perfect example of starting your own business without having a college education, and not only starting your own business but maintaining it and making it grow. In the end a specialty skill or your own business in the world today is something that can compete with a college education and are respected options as well.
Doubter
Throughout this while story there is only one thing that keeps crossing my mind, if you had a college education you would far surpass the income of someone who doesn’t. This point has been proven in many studies that a person with a college degree makes significantly more than someone who only has a high school education under their belt. Also, with the way you are able to get money for college these days there are many options for someone to choose from who can’t afford college. So there isn’t an excuse for someone who says that they can’t go to college, there are only the people who don’t think that they can go. Not only does having a college education get you a job that pays more money but there is also the security of you knowing that you will have a job and that you will be picked over the other person who doesn’t have a college education whenever it comes down to it. Another subject, the point of entrepreneurship, there are so many small starting business’s that fail each year. Small restaurants, real estate agencies, and landscaping companies are just a few from the many types of small businesses started by entrepreneurs who don’t have a college education and failed. So that option is definitely not open to everyone. Overall, there is no way that a special skill trained job can compare to that of someone who has a college education.
Whenever Mr. Rowe says that , “Not all knowledge comes from college. Skill is back in demand”, he is right. There are many opportunities for someone who didn’t get a college education. Examples are given such as a physical therapist and power plant operators, jobs not listed such as a real estate agent are other options that don’t require a college degree. As well as both of the mentioned jobs earning over the average American income of $42,000 a year with physical therapists at $74k and plant operators at $58k. Even though these jobs aren’t without some kind of training, that training comes at a much easier price than college. Not only are there other opportunities for non college educated people such as specialty skills but there is also the option of entrepreneurship, where you start your own business. The story of Keegan Abendschoen is a perfect example of starting your own business without having a college education, and not only starting your own business but maintaining it and making it grow. In the end a specialty skill or your own business in the world today is something that can compete with a college education and are respected options as well.
Doubter
Throughout this while story there is only one thing that keeps crossing my mind, if you had a college education you would far surpass the income of someone who doesn’t. This point has been proven in many studies that a person with a college degree makes significantly more than someone who only has a high school education under their belt. Also, with the way you are able to get money for college these days there are many options for someone to choose from who can’t afford college. So there isn’t an excuse for someone who says that they can’t go to college, there are only the people who don’t think that they can go. Not only does having a college education get you a job that pays more money but there is also the security of you knowing that you will have a job and that you will be picked over the other person who doesn’t have a college education whenever it comes down to it. Another subject, the point of entrepreneurship, there are so many small starting business’s that fail each year. Small restaurants, real estate agencies, and landscaping companies are just a few from the many types of small businesses started by entrepreneurs who don’t have a college education and failed. So that option is definitely not open to everyone. Overall, there is no way that a special skill trained job can compare to that of someone who has a college education.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Orientation short essay response
Orientation Short Essay Response
The short story, the Orientation, makes many arguments. All of them are implicit none of them just come out and tell you what the author is trying to argue. It seems as if Daniel Orozco sums up every type of person in America in this office building. You have everyone from the serial killer to the overly nice person to the possessed person. After reading the story it makes it hard to believe that he is just talking about and office building and its employees. I don’t think that a company would hire a serial killer or a possessed person. It makes you think that he is trying to relate this office building to something else, say the United States of America.
He makes it seem that everyone has a dark side to them or something that you don’t know about like a hidden secret. For example, “Kevin Howard…He is a serial killer, the one they call the carpet cutter, responsible for the mutilations across town”. Not only is that a big secret that he is a serial killer, but if he had been a serial killer he wouldn’t be in an office working. He would be in jail. This implies that Kevin doesn’t really work there and that he is a metaphor for other people in the world. As well as Gwendolyn Stich, how on the outside it is said, “…she will always give you a hand, or the shirt off her back, or a shoulder to cry on.” But then telling about how she has been found crying in the stairway or vomiting in the bathrooms. This is saying that nobody is that perfect and that everyone must have some kind of flaw.
As I was reading this I was at first confused about what was going on in the story. Things started to catch my attention such as why a serial killer was working in an office building and why they would hire a possessed woman. Things like how there are so many “love triangles” in this office building. Then I realized that everything meant something else. Whenever I realized that everything started to make sense. I didn’t think of it as there were love affairs going on in the office building but rather that there were love affairs happening all over America. So instead of trying to make sense of everything in its given setting I tried to thing about how it affected everyone.
The short story, the Orientation, makes many arguments. All of them are implicit none of them just come out and tell you what the author is trying to argue. It seems as if Daniel Orozco sums up every type of person in America in this office building. You have everyone from the serial killer to the overly nice person to the possessed person. After reading the story it makes it hard to believe that he is just talking about and office building and its employees. I don’t think that a company would hire a serial killer or a possessed person. It makes you think that he is trying to relate this office building to something else, say the United States of America.
He makes it seem that everyone has a dark side to them or something that you don’t know about like a hidden secret. For example, “Kevin Howard…He is a serial killer, the one they call the carpet cutter, responsible for the mutilations across town”. Not only is that a big secret that he is a serial killer, but if he had been a serial killer he wouldn’t be in an office working. He would be in jail. This implies that Kevin doesn’t really work there and that he is a metaphor for other people in the world. As well as Gwendolyn Stich, how on the outside it is said, “…she will always give you a hand, or the shirt off her back, or a shoulder to cry on.” But then telling about how she has been found crying in the stairway or vomiting in the bathrooms. This is saying that nobody is that perfect and that everyone must have some kind of flaw.
As I was reading this I was at first confused about what was going on in the story. Things started to catch my attention such as why a serial killer was working in an office building and why they would hire a possessed woman. Things like how there are so many “love triangles” in this office building. Then I realized that everything meant something else. Whenever I realized that everything started to make sense. I didn’t think of it as there were love affairs going on in the office building but rather that there were love affairs happening all over America. So instead of trying to make sense of everything in its given setting I tried to thing about how it affected everyone.
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