Peer reviews

I think peer reviews are good.  It gives you a different perspective on your paper.  Perhaps they see things that are missing that you would have never thought of, or see where you are being to wordy.  I have never had a bad experience with peer reviews.  I know some of my friends do like them, but I think it is because they never felt comfortable with writing.  I may not be the best but peer reviews help you get better at writing and the way you can edit your paper.  I think someone else's eyes on the project/paper helps you, as you are always the one looking at it.  It can give you fresh ideas on where to go for your paper.  Looking forward to peer reviews.

The Last Six Weeks

The last six weeks have been the worst six weeks in a long time.  My youngest Madalynne is not doing good at all.  Today we found out we are having to go back to Portland to the children's hospital for more testing as she is not gaining weight, her anemia is not getting better if not getting worse and she is just cranky.  It is hard to go to work knowing that she is miserable.  It is hard to get my school work done as all she wants me to do is hold her.  I do not know how I have been keeping my grades up and getting my assignments in on time.  I am not sure if I am going to be able to turn in my rough draft on time this week as there is a possibility that my daughter is going to have to have surgery to place a feeding tube!  I am hoping that the next two days are good days for Madalynne so that I can get my paper done.  I have all the research just got to write it.  So hears to hoping that all my work is done and turned in before Portland, and that my daughter is going to be OK.
Amber

How school is influencing my life right now

Being a Mom,wife, friend and going to work everyday is taking its toll on me.  I'm working in the field that I have always wanted to do.  I am a case manager for a state managed care insurance division.  I absolutely love it and my degree is for just what I am doing.  I feel like I am sometimes missing my kids growing up by working and going to school.  I know that I am lucky cause they hired me before my degree is finished.  I'm doing this for my girls so that they can see that it is possible to better yourself for your family, but I honestly feel like I'm not giving them enough attention.  My poor husband also is having to take up a lot of slack regarding the house work, cooking and the kids.  He told me he is proud of me that I am doing this for the family but he cannot wait for me to be done.  I love going to school, I have always enjoyed it.  I guess I'm a nerd. LOL!  I am constantly putting things that I have learned at school to use at work.  It is very helpful working in the field and learning it as it is pounding it into my brain.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is a horrible thing that happens all the time.  I think that people who plagiarizee are not confident enough in their own abilities that they resort to plagiarizing someone elses work.  Citing your sources does not show that you do not have any of your own ideas, it just shows that you are able to take someone else's work to build onto what you are working on.  I see citing your sources as a way of saying thank you to the author of the work in which you are writing.  Their work has helped you build onto your own ideas.  Citing your sources also covers your behind when you have paraphrased ideas in which you have read.