journal assignment

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Journal Assignment This is a continuous assignment from the beginning until the end of the course. Journal Assignment Basics The journal is an assignment that runs from the beginning of the course through the end. The purpose of the journal is for students to get additional practice in the analysis of ideas and issues. The journal can be kept in a notebook or as a Word document you can print out. The journal should be written in weekly, and roughly one page per dated entry per week. Note: The journal is not a diary-like recollection of a days events. Some of the prompts below can be done as an entry more than once. Journal Prompts: Describe the most obsolete item still in use in our society. When you (or if you already) have children, how permissive will you be? Explain and especially explain why.How much information is too much information? Explain. Are grades today artificially inflated? Explain why/why not.Animals have been historically used in all types of medical research (and cosmetic research, and more. Many feel experimentation on animals is wrong. Some do not. How do you feel about this subject? (state your position and explain why)What should the role of technology be in education today? State your position and explain why.Many places today, such as museums and public libraries, are strictly smoke-free. How far should the ban on smoking in public places go? State your position and explain why.Both movies and television shows today are given ratings. How effective are these ratings? What purpose do they/should they have? State your position and explain why.What company would you create if you had the funding? Explain! Is our society too competitive? State your position and explain why.Name one thing that would improve the place where you live and explain why/how.Describe something you learned in a class in the last seven days that you found especially helpful, clever, interesting, or new (to you).Pick a reading from the past two weeks and explain what you about the topic of that reading BEFORE the reading and what you learned FROM the reading. Imagine a society where young people were not allowed to date, were segregated from the opposite sex, and relationships were arranged by parents. Explain ways in which this might be a good idea! Does employer-mandated employee drug testing make sense for all types of businesses? Should there be a limit to employee drug testing? Explain. Does the American Dream still exist today? Explain! And be sure to explain how/why it does/does not and how you define it either way. Argue for/against public schools doing away with the summer vacation and changing to a year-round schedule.Today, cameras are everywhere. Is there too much surveillance in our society today? State your position and explain why.Explain what kinds of behaviors are appropriate in social media and which kinds are not. What web sites do you visit most often and why?Describe one thing youd like to spend time (or spend more time) seeing or doing and why. There used to me magazines labeled as mens magazines and magazines labeled as womens magazines. Do these categories still exist today? Should they? Is there a magazine often associated with the opposite gender that you find enjoyable? Explain!What is prewriting and why do writing instructors have students do this?Describe an advertisement you found particularly moving, persuasive, outlandish, and/or impressive and explain why you feel that way.What is your preferred social media outlet? Explain why.Describe a favorite activity you enjoy and try to convince the reader that he/she should try this. Write for/against the legalization of marijuana.Should companies offer maternity leave for dads as well as moms? State your position and explain why. Does TV violence encourage and/or promote violence? State your position and explain why. Some people feel cloning human beings (in any way, shape, or form) is a violation of the natural order of things. What do you think? State your position and explain why.More and more farmers are growing/raising genetically modified crops and animals. Would you eat such modified foods? Should farmers be allowed to grow/raise genetically modified crops and animals? State your position and explain why.Student loan debt is a major issue for current and former college students. What can be done to help financially strapped students (and former students)? Explain! Some people, in this country and in others, believe in an eye for an eye justice. Explain why this is/is not a good idea. Describe a change in your life that improved your life in some way (or the lives of others).Write a few paragraphs in FAVOR OF recycling and describe your efforts to recycle.Describe one thing you did or learned in high school that youll remember for the rest of your life. Which is better: Going to college right after high school or waiting a couple of years and then going to college? Explain and describe which YOU did and why.How physically active are you? Describe, and explain, too, why being physically active is important to you and should be (and could be) important to others. Once, the Olympics were strictly for amateur athletes. Today that is not the case. Write a few paragraphs explaining why professional athletes SHOULD NOT be allowed to participate in the Olympics. From nonprofits, to churches, to homeless shelters, and more, volunteerism has been on the rise in our society. Write describing the importance of volunteering today. (Advocate FOR it)Take something youve read recently, and first describe why you believe what you read. Then, describe the things you doubted as you read or afterwards. Describe a poem, story, novel, nonfiction work, painting, song, or film that has influenced how you see the world and/or how you see yourself.Pick a quotation that best fits you and explain why it does (and when you realized this).If you could spend a week doing whatever you wanted to do, what would that week be like?Describe one person you really admire and explain why. The journal due dates are posted in the course schedule. This is submitted here, below.(Note: Do not use "Google Docs" for this assignment.)

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