February 29- Blog 16 (Success)

Since this is the point in the month where midterms start and spring break is a couple days away, I am rushing to get all my assignments done, papers written, tests studied for, and a lot more. Im working so hard that it all just seems impossible. But after viewing this video for the first time and listening to Eric Thomas speak about success and how bad do you want it, it got my attention right away and every time I watch it, it inspirers me just as much as the first time. I want to do better, do more than what is asked, and most of all succeed. This video is just one step that can and may inspire you just as it did to me.

Inspiration: How bad do you want it? (success)

February 29- Blog 15

This is the point in the week when I am cramming in all my homework and barley getting any sleep. I honestly feel like I work and work and at the end of the day I don't have enough time. I don't get how I can see some Ball State students play video games all day, everyday and still maintain good grades and not spend near as much time studying or doing homework. Maybe I am just one of the slowest learners ever, but I hope I can get my grades up more and they will end up just as good as last semester.

February 23- Blog 14

Today I had my meeting with Professor McArdle and I feel like I got a lot of new ideas on my paper. I have a lot more directions I can research and topics I can discuss. It was very helpful and but now the hard part is getting myself to sit down and work on it. I am planning on doing a lot of it tonight and hopefully only have to make a few more changes next week and be finished. Goodluck everyone.

February 22- Blog 13

Today I was looking and surfing Ball State's website and I typed in my name in the people directory. It was then I saw another Chad Miller. His full name is Chadrick Miller. Then it finally made sense to me thats why my email starts out as crmiller2. I thought I got lucky with the number 2 especially because it is my favorite number. But now I realize that this whole time I was actually just the second Chad Miller attending Ball State. But it also makes since that the other Chad is number one because he has a lot cooler name: Chadrick!

Log#6

Tuesday- February 14th
On Tuesday we started out class by getting into our peer review groups and discussing each others papers with one another. Once everyone was done making comments on each others papers, our National Gaze essays were handed back. Then we were told to highlight every sentence that had an in-text citation, or any sentence that wasn't in our own words. This was to show that our papers should not just be facts and information but have a balanced ratio between our own voice and the facts. If you just put facts in the paper there would be no point in writing the paper in the first place. The last ten minutes of class was then used to  work on our Annotated Bibliographies.

Thursday- February 16th
On thursday we went over Kendra's, Spencer's, Allyssa's, and Ariel's Annotated Bibliographies for the Intensive Review session. We commented on everyones papers the whole class period and everyone had good advice each other. Also it helped give ideas, strategies, and pointers for others that are still working and revising their Annotated Bibliographies.

February 17- Blog 12

I can't believe it is already midterms of the second semester of my freshman year. Its going to be over before I know it. I am nervous to be a sophomore because I still don't know what I want to do when I get out of college or what my official major is going to be. With this year coming to an end it worries me that I am running out of time and I still don't have a major chosen. Hopefully it will come to me soon and I can stick with it and benefit from the rest of my college experience.

February 14- Blog 11

Today we got back our National Gaze essays and I am very proud of my grade. But I still have a lot to learn and work on. I especially realized that my voice was not as balanced compared to my facts and sources. I definitely need to work on putting more of my knowledge, and opinion in my essays. I hope I can do just as well on the annotated bibliography.

February 9- Blog 10

So far this semester has been very difficult. Last semester it took me a while to get into the groove of college life. This semester I was expecting it to be a lot easier because I knew what to expect, but it has been the exact opposite. So far my classes demand a lot more work, time, and effort. I just need to work on my time management skills and get more sleep!!

February 9- Blog 9

Today in class we further discussed annotated bibliographies, and I have a good idea of what my topic should be. But Im not ready to start working on a new project especially after how much time and effort the last assignment took. This assignment though I want to work ahead and not fall behind.

February 2- Blog 8

Today in class Professor McArdle pushed the due date of our paper to Thursday, which is very helpful. Also during the class time we got to work on our papers I found a website with what seems like an unlimited amount of information about my country, specifically about tourism.  Now my main problem is to start putting the information in words, instead of procrastinating till the last minute.

February 1- Blog 7

Yesterday in class my paper was discussed in the intensive review, and I feel I gained a lot of helpful information from the class and Professor McArdle. I have a lot of new ideas and information that will benefit and hopefully piece together a solid paper. I am planning on finishing my paper this week so I don't have to worry about it anymore. Good luck everyone!