ENG 103:01 Group 1

The concept of pets is actually pretty crazy if you think about it. You have little creatures roaming around your house who you consider to be part of your family. There is also quite a large range of different animals people have as pets. Some have something as simple as a cat or a hamster, while others home animals like lizards and parrots. The benefits all of these pets have on humans is very exstensive.  Dogs are a common example of pets that we as people have, and the effects they have on us are beneficial.  Here is a list of just some of the benefits owning a dog can have on people: Improved happiness Healthier life Safer life Reduced stress life Improvements in social life Good for your heart Added sense of purpose to life For me having three dogs is something that has made a huge impact on my life. When things are going bad, being with my dogs makes it better; when things are going well, being with my dogs makes it better. Yes, it's true dogs are a lot

Adaptation One of the most important traits a species or object can have is adaptation. Environments change every day, and we are in the midst of one of the biggest changes in our lifetimes, if not the biggest. If you cant adapt you will be passed up and beaten. You never want to be passed up. As college students we have seen this change first hand. From walking to class and sleeping in dorms. Eating with friends at Noyer Dining hall, and within a blink of an eye COVID-19 became a really serious issue. Not only in the states, but globally. Assignments and classes moving to online was a bump in the road of necessary adaptation. Can you remember your assignments with no class, while coz at home? I personally saw a struggle in the beginning of all this. Constant late nights suddenly remembering an assignment due in just a few minutes. Something needed to change.  Finding a calendar and daily pattern was my first attempt at change. This worked for a few weeks, but eventually more

Just before the movie Thank You for Smoking was released, Charlie Rose (PBS) interviewed Christopher Buckley (the author of the original book), Jason Reitman (the script writer and director of the movie), David Sacks (who produced the movie, his first), and Aaron Eckhardt (the actor who played Nick Naylor). I find this interview interesting for a variety of reasons, some of which I will detail here. 1.  Buckley notes that Reitman had been screening the movie at college campuses across the country. Reitman recalls one particular showing at the University of California at Berkeley, which he says is an intimidating place to screen a "libertarian film" (more on that later).  During the Q & A session (after the film), one older lady stood up and starting berating him for not going after Big Tobacco for doing such evil things.  And the students starting booing her until she shut up.  Reitman is quite pleased with that response.  Why? 2.  Elsewhere in the interview, bot

Let’s admit it: Coronavirus has changed everything. As I type this, on a Sunday evening, I am laying at home in the same clothes I’ve been wearing for three days. My hair is disheveled and I haven’t shaved or seen anyone else in at least a week. It sorta sucks. And it’s totally not normal. So, what does this have to do with Eng 103? Well, alot actually.  Despite everything being totally NOT normal, Ball State has asked us to carry on as if everything were. So, like, continue to treat class as if we were still getting up and getting dressed to go to class. Which we are totally not. I guess what I am trying to say is that it’s really difficult right now to pretend everything is normal when we all know it’s not. It’s hard on the teachers. It’s hard on the students. And I’m sure it’s hard on all the parents who have to come pick up their kids after all residence halls are closed down.  And right now, to be honest, it’s hard for me. Really hard for me. I’ve recently l

Well, I am sure by now you all are aware of the word 'Coronavirus'. The outbreak that originated in Wuhan, China late last year has reuslted in mass-shutdowns in the United States, including institiutions, schools, government offices, and places of work. With now 12 confirmed cases in the state of Indiana,  this week Ball State University announced all classes were to be moved online by March 16th -- resulting in an immediate rush of questions, panic, and uncertainty. Amidst the miasma of doubt surrounding COVID-19, the disease attibuted to the solar-structured Coronavirus, the United States government has seemed to be stumbling to prevent or mitigate further damage from the illness. With now more than 1,000 cases in the U.S. and a death rate surpassing Italy's (which just last week was entirely quarantined ), many critics have suggested President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have done little to help the situation. Many on the right insinuate that t

I believe that group projects are the best way to get an assignment done for the majority of people. The reason? The majority of people will enter the real world and work in groups of people, or at least be required to report to others. Having the ability to communicate not only your opinion but your thoughts on others work is vital in real world settings. At the same time they can drive me crazy like most. Getting a partner who does nothing or does work that needs to be fixed is worse than just doing it yourself. However, it creates experience and forces you to learn how to work with others to get to a goal. It is also important to be able to communicate to someone if they aren't doing their part or at least giving effort. Especially if you seek a leadership position later in life. This goes along with criticism. Maybe you are the one who isn't doing your part, can you hear someone tell you to pick it up without getting aggravated? You must listen and at the same token learn t