1aa Blog Kit How to Do Guide

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Class,

You should start to prepare for the blog projects required in class. Initiate your ownlearning initiative and read on!

This kit is to assist you to do your blog correctly. It is presumed that the basic of goodwriting is already in you.

The blog is written in the English language only. You can use Tagalog or Latin words asthe case may be but it should be handled in accordance to proper

English writing setupif you cannot do it correctly do not attempt to use any other

words except English.

Definitely the mix of Filipino/Tagalog and English words in sentences are prohibited.

You will need a PC and an Internet access for this project.

This blog writing exercise is for you to learn to think correctly. When your thoughts arewritten you see it exist in the cosmosoutside of oneself or no longer in ones mind.

You can then better review and refine your thoughts.

It is understood that not all are gifted with literary ability but all (referring to highereducation students) are required to think and argue their points clear. This point is

particularly required in business decision-making; it is an advantage to possess. Prose orordinary/plain writing is acceptable.

Be brave. Write!

First, you have to setup your free (pay nothing) blog hosting site. I suggest you use

wordpress.com. Here is the URL and work through the sign up steps.

http://wordpress.com/

You have to think hard on how you wish your blog is to look and feel. Visit the examplesgiven or seek for others outside wordpress.com. You can use your blog to illustrate

yourselves to your future employers or whoever you see appropriate. However you needto do good enough to brag about it.

Second, this course presumes that you have the ability to write correctly. However this is

not a comfortable assumption. Below are reference sites to introduce you to academicwriting. Hopefully it is a review of writing techniques and not an introduction. However

it will work either way. There are more to find from the said site on the subject ofacademic writing, please explore and benefit from them.

http://www.suite101.com/content/how-to-write-an-argumentative-essay-a149161


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http://www.suite101.com/content/how-to-write-the-classic-five-paragraph-essaytips--

techniques-a245526

http://www.suite101.com/content/how-to-write-an-essay-outline-a98961

The web pages given above cover argumentative essay writing, 5-paragraph essay writingformat, and how to prepare an essay outline.

Correct grammar is required and your English vocabulary should be enough to state clear

your point(s).

A 5-paragraph essay format is sufficient for the blog. Again, the essay should containexactly 5 paragraphs, no more no less. It should follow the prescribed outline. Refer to

the web pages above.

For those in two classes under me only a single blogsite is required. Learn to differentiateyour articles correctly. There is a topic/subject classification option available in

wordpress.com for you to use.

The blog topics are about the subject you taking under me. Blog triggers, (topics andtheme) to help you write are discussed in class. The class discussions then and

forthcoming are meant to prepare you to write your blog. Therefore your readingassignments and your participation in class discussion is very important. By participating

actively you can test your thinking. You can therefore write effectively.

There are expression of pain due to difficulty and the subsequent request to use simplerhandouts or reading materials. These difficult materials are the sources of your points and

argument for the blog. Simple materials are insufficient for this thinking and writingexercise.

In anticipation of your cry of pain I emphasize the following: the degree of difficulty and

pain one can handle determines the quality of his or her person. The student/person withthe ability to address great difficulty and take on pain is the desired one by employers (for

those who wish to join corporations) and by their customers (for those who wish to betheir own boss). My role as your professor is to guide you through this simulated

difficulty all for sake of your future success. In your career life the difficulty is far greaterand there are no professors to assist you through.

Note clearly, deadlines are to be met. Penalty will be imposed on late submission/posting.

Far serious consequence will be imposed on non-submission. Your preparation for thisproject starts now.

Cheers,

Prof. L. San Juan


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Your name here

Year, Section, & date

Blog address

Title

Why should the smaller business consider exporting? Certainly, to the untutored eye,

exporting can easily appear to be an unnecessary assault on a bridge too far. Apart from

the greater risks inherent in trading in foreign currencies, and the inevitable

administrative and language complications, the smaller business - almost by definition -

has yet to fully tap its domestic market. Why take the risk when there are lower-hanging

fruit at home?

Yet the allure remains. Products and services can command higher prices in foreign

markets than in domestic ones, particularly when what is being exported is new and

unfamiliar to the overseas customer. Currency movements can add to this, by altering the

terms of trade in favour of an exporter. And foreign travel, let's face it, is not without the

opportunity to add a little sparkle and glamour to everyday business life.

These arguments would evidently have been familiar ones to many of the respondents to

last month's questions. To almost a quarter of them, Europe was a more significant

market than the UK, Looking ahead, 45% of them expected to see Europe become their

NOTE:Follow this blog format for submission!

Use letter size 8 1/2 x 11 inch (short bond) paperUse Times New Roman fontUse "double line" spacing

Don't bother with content herein, it is just to

illustrate the submission format.

Fill these information correctly! Each blogis assigned a specific address every time itis posted. State your subject code togetherwith the year, section, date line.

Make your title good!


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most important market, with fully a third of companies anticipating that markets such as

North America and Asia would comprise their most important outlet in ten year's time.

Why? Developments such as the Channel Tunnel certainly help to reduce freight costs.

The single European market further helps to minimise the legislative and financial

barriers to trade. But a huge fillip has come from improved technology: cheap, reliable

communications around the world - even when neither party is in their office. And the

Internet, too: not just websites and e-mail, but economical and effective e-commerce.

The good news is that technology is set to make exporting even easier. Exchanging high-

quality digital images with customers helps to short-circuit the selling and sample

approval process. Video conferencing makes talking to customers quicker and easier than

before. The bad news? Sadly, exporting in future may mean a little less glamorous

foreign travel.

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Type "end" so Iknow nothing

more follows.


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5 Paragraph OutlineCredit: Tracy O'Brien

article:How to Write an Essay Outline

Other images from this article

Paragraph Outline- Suite101.com Images http://www.suite101.com/view_image_articles.cfm/72

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This is the 5-Paragraph

Outline to use for theblog.


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Encourage Your Children to Attend School PartiesA Sample Blog by Prof. L. San Juan

Professors Note: This is a sample Blog essay. Do not bother about the content butanalyze how the content was handled. The how is termed method5 paragraphessay format. The content depends on what your class is and the theme given to you to

work on. The content used here should be of common interest to young people like you.But this is not the primary concern.

This is the complete representation of the example shown in class. Please notice theauthors point contained in the first paragraph and how the paragraph #2, 3, & 4 waswritten with the quotes/citations to prove the point correct. Paragraph 5 is only thesummary and conclusion.

In your own Blog you must do the same. Good writing (a.k.a. communication skill) isrequired to effectively illustrate ones point. Never allow the reader to misinterpret you. Beclear with your point and prove its validity. Allowing the reader to impose his/her point onyour work defeats the purpose of your Blog that is to illustrate your point and offer proofof its correctness. The author, you, must impose upon the reader to either agree or

disagree with your point. It is the synergy between the thesis (that is yours) and theantithesis (the counterpoint of the reader) that brings out greater wisdom from theexercise. Learning this method allows you, the student, to properly disagree by comingout with a logical counterpoint. This skill is important in working in business organization.

Be brave. Just do it. Only then will you learn to write correctly. Good luck.

Parents should allow their children to attend school supervised parties and socialevents as it assist in the proper formation of personality traits required in later life.Effective personality trait is important when the person ages and acquires greaterresponsibility in his profession. The personality trait useful in later adult life isabout social and political skillsthe ability to relate to individuals of equal stature,

to ones subordinate, and to those of authority. This is useful to persons workingin organizations or as self-employed entrepreneurs. This essay only supportschool supervised events given the restriction it implements to eliminatemisbehaviors among students. Private parties without or minimal adultsupervision is dangerous to young people.

Schools have organized parties and social events and require their students toattend. The schools tasked is no longer exclusive to education. The articleSocialization and Modern Education in Post Modern Times: The School--LimitedSphere of Integration said, schools does not only solve problems of educationbut socio-political ones. Recognizing this point the schools have co-curricular

and extra-curricular activities that promotes socialization among its students. Thejunior and seniors prom is a long established school sponsored parties thatallows students to experience a formal dress party. There are students councilsin schools with make-believe politicians, electorate, and a campaign period thataims to simulate the political exercise found in democratic societies.

Dr. Ralph Perrino said in his article The Socialization Process and its Impact onChildren and Learning that the family is the primary agent of socialization aside


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from being the first educator. Perriono adds, that the school too is another majoragent of socialization. The school takes over from what the family could notprovide such as a bigger circle of friends and acquaintances. Schools allows thestudents of varied interest to mingle, socialize, and develop their interest indifferent fields--the arts, politics, law, science, technology, and others.

Well-being relates to health as John Rowe and Robert Khan in their articleSuccessful Aging. Rowe and Khan said more participation in social relationshipsthe better overall health for seniors. This statement illustrate the value ofsocialization to the well-being, a.k.a. better quality of life, of the aged, sick, anddying. It is clearly pointed out here that socialization is beneficial all throughout apersons life from young to old. There is a synergy between socialization andwell-being given that socialization brings forth well-being that in turn allows forbetter socialization. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy states in thearticle Well-Being by Roger Crisp published in Dec. 2008, that a person's well-being is in some sense constituted by their virtue, or the exercise of virtue.

Virtue in this sense is about the practice of the general principles of love God,honor your parents, and do not harm your neighbor as given by St.Bonaventure in his point on conscience. Well-being in the philosophical sense isabout a persons good life that is lived with socializing with others. It is best tosocialize with a person of virtue or moral character. Whoever wants a friend thatis a thief in the night or a backstabber?

Parents are the primary source of socialization skills of their children and mustnot abandon this role. Allowing children to learn how to effectively socialize has along impact on their personality that reaches out until their later years. Schoolsnow have an added role aside from education. Schools also build socio-politicalskills among its student. School supervised parties are the best form of buildingproper socialization skills for young people. The school has the supplementaryrole to build socialization skill that parents should recognize. Parents should workwith the school by encouraging their children to join in school-sponsored partiesand other forms of social event.


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Sociology 3 AC | Principles of SociologyMary E. Kelsey | Fall 2005

University of California, Berkeley

Essay Structure and Citation Guidelines

What comprises a logically constructed essay? In general, good essays have a clear,

overarching argument that is developed and substantiated in the body of the paper. Sub-

themes need to be related in some way to the main argument and you need to make theconnections between sub-themes clear. By the conclusion, the reader should have a new

perspective on the topic at hand.

ORGANIZATION OF THE PAPER

Introduction (Theme and Thesis)

The most important functions of the introduction are to introduce your topic and to present

your position on the relevant issues of the topic. The essay questions give you the topic ortheme for your paper (in this case, evidence that class inequality affects the quality ofpublic education offered our children). Your particular position on the topic should be

expressed as broadly-stated argument or thesis statement. For example, In this paper Iwill show how education is not always the great leveler of inherited class differences, butopens opportunities for some while closing opportunities for others. Or, In this essay, I

will explore how educational institutions can either create or take away opportunities fromtheir students. I will argue that in the absence of a class-based understanding of educationinequality, we as a society will continue to see success in individualized terms. Notice that

the second example has two sentences. Your argument should be brief, but it doesn't haveto fit into a single sentence. If you are not sure whether you have an overarchingargument, try inserting this phrase--"In this paper I will argue that"--before the sentence

that you think is your thesis statement.

If you don't have a clearly formulated argument when you begin your paper, relax. Many

scholars begin their work with only a vague conception of their main argument. Jot down

an idea on what you think you will argue in the paper, and start on the body of your draft.Once the essay is in draft form, you can rewrite your introduction with a clearer formulationof your position. While it is not necessary to do so in this assignment, scholars often finish

their introductions with a brief overview of the paper. This part of the introduction is alsoeasier to write once you have a draft of your entire essay.

A word of caution: you might be tempted to use your own experience as the basis for yourargument about class structure and schools. As sociologists, we are looking for generalpatterns. There are always individual exceptions to any general pattern, but individual

exceptions are not sufficient to support generally applied conclusions. Therefore, if youwant to write about your school experience as exceptional, make sure you acknowledgethe general social trends. For example, Although most sociological evidence documents a

correlation between poor communities and less effective public schools, a well-organized

poor community can lobby for and often get meaningful educational reforms.

Body

For the purposes of this essay, you don't need to have formal subsections in the body of thepaper, but you might want to organize your writings so that you move from a brief reviewof relevant points in the readings to your analysis of the material. For example, the reader

should clearly understand what sociologists mean by the term class and how it is


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measured. You might also want to introduce some ideas from the readings on the

relationship between class and education. The data/statistics you use from yourworksheet will have more meaning if you create an interpretive context for your data.

As you reread your draft, make sure that the paragraphs in the body of the paper are insome way related to the main argument. And, when you change topics, make sure to use

transitional sentences that clarify the link(s) between your new subject and old.

Conclusion

By the conclusion of the essay, the reader should have more or new insight into the topic athand. An unwritten rule of conclusions is that they shouldn't include radically new material.While your conclusion should re-emphasize the most important argument of your paper in a

clearly stated manner, you can enhance the sense of completion if you return to a majorideanow in more nuanced forminitially presented in the introduction.

OTHER CONCERNS

Collaboration vs. cheating

You will be asked to work with people in small groups. I ask that you work with peers inorder to exchange ideas and experiences, help each other clarify key concepts, and ingeneral make the process of writing an essay more fun. You may create some common

ideas for your essays, but it is very important that you write your essays in your ownwords. If we find essays that have identical sentences (including identical sentences indifferent order), we will consider the identical sentences as evidence of cheating and mark

down your grade accordingly.

Definitions

It is always a good practice to define a discipline-specific term (e.g., cultural capital or

socioeconomic status) the first time you use it in your essay.

Grammar note: I find that some students still confuse its and its. If you use theapostrophe, you are writing a contraction for it is. Since we avoid contractions in formal

writing, spell out it is if this meaning is appropriate. If you mean the possessive form ofthe pronoun it the correct form is itswith no apostrophe (e.g., Each school in the studyhad its own additional measures to assess student achievement). By all means, use spell

check (and even grammar check) before you turn in your final draft. In either case, thereshould be no its in your final paperonly it is or its.

CITATIONS

If you use direct quotes in your text (a good idea), make sure you cite the author(s), year

of publication. Include page number when you quote directly from the work or refer tospecific passages.

Note, if you are using material from the course reader, cite the name of the actual

author (available from the syllabus as well as the table of contents in the reader) and theyear of publication (available from the table of contents of your reader). Use the originalpage number from which the quote was taken rather than the stamped page number of the

course reader.


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