APA/MLA exercise

1. Write a sentence containing a singnal phrase.

There's a long list of cancer threats that The National Institute for Enviromental Health Sciences (NIEHS) keeps in mind, and not all of them are as danger as they say. According to the NIEHS "...it removed sacchrin as a potential cancer-causing agent because tests that showed it cause cancer in rats did not apply to humans."

2.Reference entry.

Adams, M. J. (2000) U.S. report adds to list of carcinogens. The New York Times. Section F; Page 4; Column 4.

APA/MLA exercise

Research Process

Even though I've had philosophy classes on ethics that discussed capital punishment, there's always new material to discover. I have sources from philosophers, professors, and even students who work together to provide a lot of information; and that helps me have a nice range of information. Which helps me be more certain on my own views of capital punishment. A lot of things are accounted for when it comes to the death penalty, such as; the ethics of capital punishment, the cost to house a prisoner if they don't penalize him, should it stay, should it go, is it effective in lowering crime rates, and does it serve any purpose when it comes to criminal justice. A lot of questions have to be asked also, does "eye for an eye" have any pull when it comes to the death penalty? Is it wrong, no matter what the circumstances are, to take a person's life? These are few of the many questions that need to be answered in regards to capital punishment.

Paraphrasing exercise.

It's not wise to use a lot of quotations in the final paper. No more than one tenth of a paper should be quotations straight from the source. The writer needs to fully understand the overall meaning of what his sources say, so then the writer can use his own words in a way to describe the actual quotations.(Lester, 1976)

Gladwell Chapter 2

In chapter 2, Gladwell talks about three specific social gifts. 1, is the connector, 2, being the maven, and 3, the salesman. Each with own special talent, the connector is basically a people person. The maven is a person who not only loves to gather knowledge but to share that knowledge with others. The salesman can read people and can see what going on in their heads without that person even saying a word. The idea I liked a lot was the whole six degress of separation and how it's broken down into many facets.

Comparing and Contrasting Gladwell from Philosophical readings

There are similar forms that Gladwell well takes on that is philosophical. For example; he takes an event that has had a different outcome and figures out the reasons why for the dramatic change. Gladwell dissects his situations or stories just like any other philosopher would. The two big differences between most philosopher and Malcom Gladwell; is the fact that Gladwell's arguments are done faster and with many smaller bits of information. Philosophers tend to be a little longer in getting to the point but when they do get there, it's a lot clearer. Gladwell likes to just say what he has to say without much explanations and moving on to another point.

Tipping Point Intro and Chapter 1 Summary

The book The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell addresses the idea of small, little trends can cause a gigantic revolution over night. For instance; the example with the Hush Puppies shoe company; they were pretty much down and out, and were about to call it quits. When all of the sudden some people who decided to separate themselves from the usual crowd bought pairs of Hush Puppies. It started a massive trend which seemed to be over night. Something that makes an actual "tipping point" moment is the speed in which the trend progresses. The faster, the better is the case for Gladwell's algorithm on a tipping point moment; along with the three main rules of his tipping point; the law of the few, the stickiness factor and the power of context.