Paper Sources

How do I choose which sources I use in my papers for English 101? Well for me it depends on the paper and the kind of details it requires. For most classes I have to find scholarly articles and other sources of that nature. But if the paper does not specify what kind of source I tend to use the internet to find them. The sources consist of government websites, organizations, articles, etc. However, Wikipedia is forbidden to use by most teachers and professors. But for English 101 I use books, the internet and scholarly articles. So I guess I could say that I use a mixture of all kinds of sources. Once I have found a source I make sure that it has accurate information before I use it. I will also sometimes check the information with one source to another source to make sure they have the same information. I choose the sources in terms of how accurate the information is and how it ties in with my paper. If it has nothing to do with my prompt for the paper then I don’t use it. Where I use the sources is kind of different. I tend to use them after I have used the authors own words and I cite the source to give the author credit for his or her work. I do this to make sure I don’t get into trouble by accidentally plagiarizing. How might I improve my method for finding and using sources? I guess I could ask others for help on where I could insert sources. Or maybe even help me find better searching methods in finding my sources for the paper. Teachers would be a great starting point for finding help with it. So that is basically how I find my sources and how I use them in my papers.

Paper Three Article

Kelloggs has developed a new technology which allows them to write the companies name on their cereal flakes by using laser technology and it won’t disrupt the cereals flavor/taste. The Kelloggs company has become so concerned lately about similarly packaged cereals that look exactly like Kelloggs cereal. This would be a great source to use in paper three. Since paper three deals with using the ethics of eating and food, this is a great example of what is ethical to eat and what can be considered food in the food industry. This whole issue of being ethical can closely tie into Norman Borlaug’s article where he talked about using biotechnology to genetically modify food, give to poorer nations and possibly end world hunger. The question of his article was, was it ethical? The question in this article is, is it even ethical or necessary to inscribe the companies name onto their cereal by using laser technology? I guess the people will have to decide for themselves. Nonetheless, this article can be a great source for paper three and give me a lot of information.





Source: Mail, Daily. "Kellogg's Will Use Laser to Burn Logo on to Individual Corn Flakes to Stamp out Fakes." October 13, 2009. Website Article. March 8, 2010.

Norman Borlaug

The Norman E. Borlaug article “Ending World Hunger” was pretty interesting. The main part that it talked about was the issue of biotechnology. The idea of creating hybrid foods such as corn can be a great way to grow food. It can greatly change agriculture. One of the coolest additions to this that caught my attention was the part where it mentioned the reduction of the need for pesticides. But this wasn’t the only useful thing that I learned about biotechnology. This could very well solve the problem of world hunger. The fact that genetically modified crops could be used to help those countries struggling with starvation is just an incredible vision to think about. What if it could actually work? Isn’t that worth modifying food for? Third world countries would be very gracious to receive food even if it was modified. I think that this is ground breaking new technology that should be used to help make the world a better place.

Chapter 15, 18, 19, 20

In this reading of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Pollan talks about creating the perfect meal and preparing an entire meal without spending a single dollar. Pollan decides to go to the roots of the food so he knows where it came from and be absolutely sure that it is 100% pure. No additives or anything. Pollan sort of takes on the hunter gatherer category like the old and ancient times. He does this by hunting for mushrooms with his community that he was in. Pollan mentions that the perfect meal exists where each member can contribute to the goal of the community itself. Pollan goes on to gather many foods for his perfect meal such as mushrooms and pigs. This can bring one to question where the foods in grocery stores really come from. What really happened before the animal was slaughtered? Where did it come from or what happened to it? All these are questions that one can ask themselves. What matters is that it is very satisfactory when you know where your food came from like Pollan did with his perfect meal.