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For the papers that I have written in English 101 I have only had to use a few sources in my writing. Usually, when looking for a source I start with the library website that WSU has to offer. I find it very helpful because you can narrow your topics down so you can get exactly what you are looking for. Once I have found a source using the library website, depending on the topic of my paper I will try and find the article that is the most recent. This is a good way to go about finding sources because it will allow you to gather the most up to date information, instead of attempting to cite an article that was wrote ten years earlier. I also have found Google to be a very helpful website as well. Google has allowed me to browse through thousands of different sources to find the correct information that I’m looking for. Even though not all of the information that I find is credible I have found a lot of reliable information that has really helped in my writing. If I am not sure of whether or not a website is credible I will do a background check on the creator of the website or the author to make sure that the information I am obtaining is worth using in my work. At this point in my research I have found that I have been successful in finding credible sources, but there still is a few things that I could improve to enhance the quality of my searches. First off, I believe that even though I have been occasionally using the library as a way to find sources, I should use it as the number one place to search for sources for my essays. I could also try and stay away from the easy way out like Wikipedia and even Google as a way to effectively find sources.

Kellogs article response

The significance of this article is to explain why and how Kellogg's has decided to take on this new form of advertisement through the use of lazer printing. Of course everyone has noticed the Kellogg's brand at some point in their life, but for some reason Kelloggs believes that if they lazer imprint their slogan on the actual pieces of cereal than the public will now that they are in fact eating the Kellogg's brand, and not another store name brand cereal. From this, Kelloggs wants its customers to now that they do not make cereals for any other brands. This article could be used in essay three because it brings in the idea of advertisements and food, and how a companies image can increase through the use of a new type of advertising campaign. In Kellogg's case, it is to put their label on each individual piece of cereal that they produce. It could be used in my paper if i end up talking about how food advertisements have changed and effected how a product has been sold to its customers, or maybe how companies come up with new ideas to keep their image positive.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1220135/Kelloggs-plan-use-laser-burn-logo-individual-corn-flakes-stamp-fakes.html

Norman Borlaug Response

The Norman Borlaug articles main purpose is to basically explain what the world needs to do in order to stop the world hunger issue. At the end of the quarter century, it is projected that the world will have 8.3 billion people inhabiting and consuming the worlds resources (Borlaug). If that statistic is accurate than the world must do something in order to fix the problem or else mostly everyone will go hungry. From this, scientists have been looking into ways to stop this problem through the use of biotechnology. For example, progress has been made into developing cereal variates that can adapt easier to soils that in reality might not be the healthiest places to grow. Since this step has been made, certain cereals can now be harvested in many new places because more arable land has been opened to grow on. Even though this sounds like a great plan, there is the anti science crowd who thinks differently. The fact that these groups do not realize is that if a change is not made in the way we grow our crops, their is no possible way that the world will be able to survive if there is 8.3 billion people trying to survive on our planet.

Chapters 6 and 7 They Say I Say

In chapter six, writer Jane Tompkins starts out by talking about her experience as a writer and how readers criticism is extremely important to take in while revising your work. The book states: "even though most of us are upset with the idea of someone criticizing our work...it can actually work to our advantage" (They say 74). I would definitely have to agree with this statement because when you incoorperate the ideas of others into your writing it will always give you a competitive advantage over the argument or idea you are trying to state. Even if you dont always agree with what the reader is criticizing you on, it is always good to take note on the advise that they are trying to give you.

Chapter seven than goes on to talk about this issue of "so what" and "who cares" when being applied to your writing. As a writer, you always have to let your reader know exactly what the text is about and why they should even care. In reality though, "these questions are usually left unanswered... because writers and speakers assume the audience knows or will figure out the answers on their own" (They say 88). That's why it is so important for the writer to clearly give the reader an idea of what they are talking about.