Plagiarism at Its Finest

After examining the originality report, I learned that SafeAssign is a great tool at determining acts of plagiarism in writing. In terms of direct “copy and paste” circumstances, the tool was able to find them with ease. However, outside of these circumstances, I believe there are some flaws in the program. There were a few instances […]

We are Humans, Not Categories.

We are all one in the same, human beings. Created equally, we as a society have instead constructed this idea that we are different from one another based on characteristics like skin color, facial features, or even place of origin. This idea, better known as racism, is used in such a way to assert dominance […]

My First Essay Reflection

When I received my grade for the first essay assignment I didn’t really know how to feel. I felt confident that the paper I submitted followed the rubric requirements and was error free. I was wrong. However, that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I still received a decent grade on the essay and I still […]

My Research Question

For the upcoming research paper, I have chosen a topic that is an intersection between science and technology. The question that will essentially guide me through my research is: “How does space exploration impact human development?” This question interests me because I feel that space is our civilization’s final frontier and there is so much […]

In Response to Philip Gerard

For my upcoming research paper, the topic that I believe I am going to focus on is an intersection between science and technology. More specifically, I am going to focus my research on how the future of space exploration correlates to human development. Like Philip Gerard mentioned in his interview, writing should not be about […]

The Power of Civility Feedback

Reflecting on the feedback given on of my first critical response paper, I feel I was able to encompass all aspects of the prompt by including detailed summaries of each source. From these summaries I was able to branch off and connect my own personal experiences. However, there were a couple instances where my writing […]