Blog 7: Snopes

Blog 7: Snopes

It is quite interesting that I have never come across this website (snopes.com) before. In fact, when I first opened the website, I saw that this website has many issues that are currently been going on and reports whether the story is true or not. In fact, I saw the tilapia story as I saw a couple weeks ago that people should stop eating tilapia because of risk and disease. I employed ethos, pathos, and logos to determine whether this author is good or not. I discovered the site to possess all of these traits and find that the author has no bias. I found that in every article that I read the author introduced the topic and often had research in the article to back up their opinion. And the research that was in the articles were simply outstanding and well done. I learned a lot of things by coming to this website. I better know how to provide commentary on my opinion and also provide research. I think as a writer you grow as you learn effectively what to do on papers when you see examples. I definitely think that I have grown as a writer. This website has been a teaching tool for me and I think I definitely know how to look for biases in websites much better. All in all, I was not able to find any biases in the essays by the authors of this website and I can say without a doubt that this website is very professional and clean in nature.

Blog 6- KSU Sentinel

KSU Sentinel
Going back to archives, I have been able to find many articles about the concerns at Kennesaw State University. Some of these concerns affect everyone at Kennesaw State University. These concerns are parking, campus carry for guns, and smoking. In the article that I read that was archived, I found that many students on campus found that smoking was a major issue concerning the university and still is. In fact, some of the articles indicated that the smoking was prevalent when walking on campus and around the fountain by the University Village Suites dorms. Lately, it has seemed that the smoking has died down. Many have issues with the smoking ban currently on campus because some people violate the rules and they are not punished because of it. Another issue is parking. This has long been an issue at Kennesaw State University many are affected by it because they can’t find parking for sometimes up to 40 minutes. The problem has even become more profound as the merge with Southern Polytechnic State University has created even more of a hassle because a new deck has not been built. The population at campus has drastically increased and no solution has been created in order to solve the parking issue. The final issue that I have seen is the campus carry bill. This bill would allow anyone over the age of 21 with a license to carry to have a weapon at the school. Many have said that it is their right to bear arms and many have said that allowing this would diminish the educational advancement at Kennesaw State University. It has been a struggle and it will be finally seen if this will be the case when Governor Nathan Deal has the option to sign the bill into the law or refuse to sign it into law.