Response to Marcus Krien's Post Ethics and Medicine.

I believe that Marcus Krien's blog post on ethics and medicine makes a very good point on how medical marijuana should be used and what kind of effects of having medical marijuana can cause. Marijuana is a drug and drugs from plants can help people in many different and helpful ways and the opinion on this subject can go different ways and is probably split fifty fifty on the opinions of this subject. There is always a debate on this subject. Marcus talks about the different ways that marijuana can help if it was used for medical purposes such as AIDS and the other sicknesses that it could help with and I totally agree that is someone is in desperate need for help that medical marijuana should be something that can help you. He also talks about  how marijuana can be used in different forms so smoke can be reduced and it can help the people that need it and I think this is a very valuable point that should be considered. Marcus then talks about the cons of having medical marijuana and how people can get addicted to it and this needs to be considered in the use of medical marijuana. people also fake it and that alters people's opinion about this subject. the website that he uses has a lot of information on this subject and seems very reliable. The website talks about both sides of the opinion and what the government thinks about this subject. From what i read only 14 states and D.C. have the law of allowing medical marijuana use. It also mentions areas on medical and recreational use. The website seems very knowledgeable and it is also a organization website so it must be very well organized.

Preparing for a Ski Race Evaluation

I believe that my demonstration on "how to prepare for a ski race" had it's ups and downs. I was very nervous before and this seemed to affect me in a way. I talked a lot faster then I wanted to and made me barely miss the time limit. The negative points that I seemed to do a lot of included saying "and then" over and over, pausing a bit and not making sense in some points, and looking down at my paper more then I wanted too. Another negative point that I could improve on is that I did not repeat my steps enough and this may have confusion to the crowd. A few positive points that I believed I included in my demonstration was speaking clearly to the crowd, having few pauses in my demonstration, using most of the time i was given, and showing clearly the objects I was including. Another positive aspect I was doing was talking about what the sport is and what each race is and talking about the equipment you would need. Overall, I believed I did better then I expected out of myself and am happy overall with my demonstration speech.

Demonstration Evaluation: How to Drive a Car with Manual Transmission.

The Youtube video, "How to drive a Car with Manual Transmission," is a very informative and very well put together video on teaching how to drive with a manual transmission. I myself find it very difficult to drive in manual transmission, but know many people who drive in manual transmission and think it is a very useful technique to be able to know how to do. The video seems to be done by somewhat of a professional who has done videos before but also has the feeling of being done by a random guy who wants to help out people who want to learn to drive a manual transmission. There are many positive attributes that the man in the video brings forth through the session. The most noticeable attribute is the man speaks very clear and looks at the camera with assertion and keeps you listening and learning. Another very important attribute is him sitting in an actual car with manual transmission and doing by example what each step of the process to get the car moving is. Different views of the camera helps you understand where each part of the process is, such as where you shift gears and where the clutch is to help you maintain a smooth ride. He also explains the limits the car can take at each gear which can be really helpful to maintain a safe, well taken care of car. Along with the positive points there are negative points. The most noticeable negative point I noticed was the man was not repeating himself and helping keep your memory up to date and what you need to do. After watching the video straight through, it was hard to remember every little thing you needed to do. Another negative point I noticed was not keeping interest in the topic. He sort of straight shotted it and made it a bit boring to listen too. Overall, the demonstration video on "how to drive a car with manual transmission" was very well done and can teach someone in 5 minutes how to drive a manual transmitted car.

Peer Response #1: Max Jentsch

In response to Max Jentsch's blog post on Organs for Sale, I believe what he is saying about how you have the right to do what you want with your organs and have the right to receive money for what is a part of you, is a very clear statement and I agree with this. Max states the argument very clearly and talks about after reading the post that it does not change his opinion. The blog post that was read is http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-10786211 where Mark Wilkinson's article "Sell Organs to Save Lives" talks about how the amount of organ donors needed far outstrips the supply. It involves legal battles, ethical  questions, and increasing supply. Max also talks about how the license driver states whether you want to be an organ donor or not and this helps with the topic because this states that you have the choice to be an organ donor and help save peoples lives. Now this doesn't state that you will receive money for what organs you get, but it does state that you have the choice to help others and can even help yourself morally. Max also talks about how you have the right to receive a tattoo so you should have the right with your organs too. It really does seem to be the same thing. Its your body do what you want with it. The only part of Max's response is the part about being able to sell your heart. I did not understand if he meant that you can't give your heart away if it would kill you or that it wouldn't help if you tried to transfer it to someone else. But besides that the rest seemed to be clear and well written. I enjoyed reading Max's post on Organs for Sale.

Technorati Search: NFC North Blog

As I was searching on Technorati.com for a blog to read and look over, I came across the blog "NFC North" and it caught my eye because it had to do with our conference. The blogs author is Kevin Seifert who used to work for the Minneapolis Star Tribune where he covered the Minnesota Vikings. Kevin Seifert joined in 2008 and starting working on the blog since then. The blog seems to have new posts everyday and not just one post but many. There were 6 posts today in total. Also, there are many hyperlinks that are included in all the blog posts. In this specific blog there hyperlinks on every person mentioned in the post which includes all the athletes, Coaches, and team. Although, those are not the only hyperlinks included in the blog. There are also tags on Facebook and Twitter and there are tags to a bunch of other teams and players around the league. The authors include many different kinds of media besides texts in their posts such as videos of players talking and coaches talking and there are many pictures of players in action. It is a very interesting blog and is very well done it is definitely something I would read.
I found a blog post called "A Detailed look at the Little Ice Age," and this post came from the blog Climate Progress. The post was written on October 7th, 2010 so it is new and up to date. The tone and style of the writing of this blog post seems a bit similar in certain ways to the writing in my paper. It is a lot of factual information on climate change but the style is more bullet points and one sentence paragraphs really which you could say my outline was like.

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/index/_count/1
http://climateprogress.org/2010/10/07/the-little-ice-age/