Thanks to the COM352 students for contributing a bunch of new pages! I'll be moving these pages into the main area of the wiki soon.

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[edit] Useful Links

Here is a link to the homepage:

Class:Section 71 - ENG 112 - Spring 2007

Here is a link to the Quiz 3 Results page:

Class:Section 71 - ENG 112 - Spring 2007/Day 7/Quiz three RESULTS

Here is a link to a site outside the wiki so I remember how it works:

Google

Here is a link to Stephs user page.

Here is a link to the Numbing of the American Mind activity:

Class:Section 71 - ENG 112 - Spring 2007/Day 16/Take Out Your Pencils/"Numbed Mind?" Summary Page

Here is a link to the grammar mechanics page:

Class:Section 71 - ENG 112 - Spring 2007/Day 16/Grammar and Mechanics

[edit] My Picture

[edit] My Wonderful Writing

[edit] Unit One Final (for now) Draft

[edit] Unit One Reflection Letter

[edit] Unit Two Paper "Final Draft"

[edit] Unit Three Paper

I chose to read "The Science of Shopping" by Malcomb Gladwell. I have an interest in Marketing and business in general and liked what I was able to read of the essay. I could not find an article that goes along with the story well enough to be able to use it in an essay. John? 23:36, 30 March 2007 (EDT)

Now that I have thought more about this paper, I am thinking of writing a paper about the automobile industry. It is a passion of mine to argue against the purchase Japanese cars-for the simple reason that doing so supports unfair competition. To give you a minute idea of what I am talking about, the Japanese government takes measures to ensure that its' currency, the Yen, stays weak. This allows Japanese manufacturers, such as Toyota, Honda, and Nissan to make about $2,000 more per $25,000 vehicle they sell here in the U.S. Even the most avid Japanese car enthusiast acknowledges that this is an unfair practice which severely limits the ability of makers like Ford Motor Company and General Motors to be competitive. In the paper, I plan to address common misconceptions that the public has made about Japanese and American auto manufactures and try to convince the reader to make their next automobile purchase non-Japanese, if not from ford or GM. I would begin by researching the unfair practices which contribute to weakening the Japanese Yen. I would also research misconceptions such as "Japanese cars are way more reliable than American cars", or "Japanese manufacturers are more American than Ford or GM". John? 16:52, 6 April 2007 (EDT)

Here is a link to the Adding to a Conversation information I have.

[edit] More Pictures

My cousin Sean's new baby, Tomás Kota (TK):

My family at my Eagle Scout Court of Honor: