At this point, you are ready to start taking notes on your sources. In the shared data drive (S-Drive), there is a template that you can use during this process. Click on "Mrs. Baker English Class" and "Note-taking Template." This is the format:
I. Article Title, Publication Information & Link if Available
II. Important facts, statistics, quotes found in the article (include page numbers if available):
III. Thoughts During and After Reading the Article
Homework: Notes from each of your four sources are due on Thursday. You should also be considering who you will interview. The interview is a requirement for all students. We will talk about this topic in class on Thursday.
1. http://useconomy.about.com/b/2008/04/24/nafta-pros-and-cons.htm This article has information about what it is, and statistics about much money it reels in annually. It also states how many jobs were lost due to this program.
ReplyDelete2. http://www.earlham.edu/~pols/17Fall97/nafta/worldview.htm This website explains what NAFTA is and how it is viewed from a general liberal and conservative perspective.
3. http://www.citizen.org/trade/nafta/ In this site, information is stated from NAFTA opponents and promoters. It then explains what it was intended to do when it was first proposed.
4. http://www.heritage.org/Research/TradeandForeignAid/BG1462.cfm The information in this website contains the effects of NAFTA and which ones are a myth and which are a reality.
Ryan Viglione
Period 1
I. Article Title, Publication Information & Link if Available
ReplyDeleteStem Cells at the National Academies
http://www.dels.nas.edu/bls/stemcells/what-is-a-stem-cell.shtml
II. Important facts, statistics, quotes found in the article (include page numbers if available):
“Over the past two decades, scientists have been gradually deciphering the processes by which unspecialized stem cells become the many specialized cell types in the body. Stem cells can regenerate themselves or produce specialized cell types. This property makes stem cells appealing for scientists seeking to create medical treatments that replace lost or damaged cells.”
“Stem cells are found in all of us, from the early stages of human development to the end of life. All stem cells may prove useful for medical research, but each of the different types has both promise and limitations. Embryonic stem cells, which can be derived from a very early stage in human development, have the potential to produce all of the body's cell types. Adult stem cells, which are found in certain tissues in fully developed humans, from babies to adults, may be limited to producing only certain types of specialized cells. Recently, scientists have also identified stem cells in umbilical cord blood and the placenta that can give rise to the various types of blood cells.”
“A blastocyst (BLAST-oh-sist), is a pre-implantation embryo that develops 5 days after the fertilization of an egg by a sperm. It contains all the material necessary for the development of a complete human being. The blastocyst is a mostly hollow sphere of cells that is smaller than the period at the end of this sentence. In its interior is the inner cell mass, which is composed of 30-34 cells that are referred to by scientists as pluripotent because they can differentiate into all of the cell types of the body.”
“Scientists can induce embryonic stem cells to replicate themselves in an undifferentiated state for very long periods of time before stimulating them to create specialized cells. This means that just a few embryonic stem cells can build a large bank of stem cells to be used in experiments. However, such undifferentiated stem cells could not be used directly for tissue transplants because they can cause a type of tumor called a teratoma. To be used for therapies, embryonic stem cells would first need to be differentiated into specialized cell types.”
“Right now, only a few diseases are treatable with stem cell therapies because scientists can only regenerate a few types of tissues. However, the success of the most established stem cell-based therapies—blood and skin transplants—gives hope that someday stem cells will allow scientists to develop therapies for a variety of diseases previously thought to be incurable.
III. Thoughts During and After Reading the Article
After reading this article I feel I understand Stem Cells much more. I learned the differences between Adult stem cells and embryonic cells and what their abilities are. I also learned that there aren’t many diseases that stem cells can treat yet but with more research scientists believe they can transform them into any other type of cell. Scientists believe that diabetes and some types of cancer can be cured from stem cells once more research is done. Another thing I learned from this site is how some people disagree with stem cells because of their moral or religious values.
I. Article Title, Publication Information & Link if Available
Stem Cell Basics
http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/basics/basics1.asp
II. Important facts, statistics, quotes found in the article (include page numbers if available):
“Stem cells differ from other kinds of cells in the body. All stem cells—regardless of their source—have three general properties: they are capable of dividing and renewing themselves for long periods; they are unspecialized; and they can give rise to specialized cell types.”
“Scientists are trying to understand two fundamental properties of stem cells that relate to their long-term self-renewal:
1. why can embryonic stem cells proliferate for a year or more in the laboratory without differentiating, but most adult stem cells cannot; and
2. what are the factors in living organisms that normally regulate stem cell proliferation and self-renewal? “
“. What stages of early embryonic development are important for generating embryonic stem cells?
Embryonic stem cells, as their name suggests, are derived from embryos. Specifically, embryonic stem cells are derived from embryos that develop from eggs that have been fertilized in vitro—in an in vitro fertilization clinic—and then donated for research purposes with informed consent of the donors. They are not derived from eggs fertilized in a woman's body. The embryos from which human embryonic stem cells are derived are typically four or five days old and are a hollow microscopic ball of cells called the blastocyst. The blastocyst includes three structures: the trophoblast, which is the layer of cells that surrounds the blastocyst; the blastocoel, which is the hollow cavity inside the blastocyst; and the inner cell mass, which is a group of approximately 30 cells at one end of the blastocoel.”
“An adult stem cell is an undifferentiated cell found among differentiated cells in a tissue or organ, can renew itself, and can differentiate to yield the major specialized cell types of the tissue or organ. The primary roles of adult stem cells in a living organism are to maintain and repair the tissue in which they are found. Some scientists now use the term somatic stem cell instead of adult stem cell. Unlike embryonic stem cells, which are defined by their origin (the inner cell mass of the blastocyst), the origin of adult stem cells in mature tissues is unknown.”
“Human embryonic and adult stem cells each have advantages and disadvantages regarding potential use for cell-based regenerative therapies. Of course, adult and embryonic stem cells differ in the number and type of differentiated cells types they can become. Embryonic stem cells can become all cell types of the body because they are pluripotent. Adult stem cells are generally limited to differentiating into different cell types of their tissue of origin. However, some evidence suggests that adult stem cell plasticity may exist, increasing the number of cell types a given adult stem cell can become.”
“Human stem cells could also be used to test new drugs. For example, new medications could be tested for safety on differentiated cells generated from human pluripotent cell lines. Other kinds of cell lines are already used in this way. Cancer cell lines, for example, are used to screen potential anti-tumor drugs. But, the availability of pluripotent stem cells would allow drug testing in a wider range of cell types. However, to screen drugs effectively, the conditions must be identical when comparing different drugs. Therefore, scientists will have to be able to precisely control the differentiation of stem cells into the specific cell type on which drugs will be tested. Current knowledge of the signals controlling differentiation fall well short of being able to mimic these conditions precisely to consistently have identical differentiated cells for each drug being tested.”
III. Thoughts During and After Reading the Article
After reading this article I feel I understand Stem Cells much more. I learned the differences between Adult stem cells and embryonic cells and what their abilities are. I also learned that there aren’t many diseases that stem cells can treat yet but with more research scientists believe they can transform them into any other type of cell. Scientists believe that diabetes and some types of cancer can be cured from stem cells once more research is done. Another thing I learned from this site is how some people disagree with stem cells because of their moral or religious values.
Taylor Period 1
http://www.neurologychannel.com/cerebralpalsy/treatment.shtml
ReplyDeleteThis article is good for treatment
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/cerebral_palsy/article_em.htm
Treatment, causes, symptoms
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/medical/brain/cerebral_palsy.html
Kids with cerebral palsy- a birth injury
http://www.ucsfhealth.org/childrens/medical_services/neuro/cerebral_palsy/conditions/cpalsy/signs.html
Overall information
http://www.cerebralpalsysource.com/contact.html?gclid=CLWktuztlpMCFQ4yGgodyVlCgw
This page is good because there are links; there is also a link to contact people, which I can use to quote for my paper
http://news.google.com/archivesearch?hl=en&cx=disease_for_patients&q=cerebral+palsy&um=1&ie=UTF-8&scoring=t&sa=X&oi=archive&ct=title
This article shows some cases and archives, statistics I can look at for my paper
Palsy. Legal16.5 (May 2008): (p.71). (374 words) From Academic One File.
Newsletter article on birth of a newborn child that was in need of a cesarean section, but it wasn’t done in time and the baby developed cerebral palsy. The parents ended up suing for 37,850,000 dollars.
A Beauty Queen--with Cerebral Palsy. (People HEROES AMONG US)(Abbey Curran).Sharon Cotliar. People Weekly 69.15 (April 21, 2008): p.91. (869 words) From General One File.
An article about a girl with Cerebral Palsy. A good source portraying common everyday people with this disease and how they participate and live do things like normal people. Sort of an inspiration to show that even people with disabilities can do amazing things, and can basically do anything if they put their minds to it. It’s a matter of hope. Hence, “Heroes Among Us.”
Family Caregivers Discuss Roles and Needs in Supporting Adults with Cerebral Palsy and Complex Communication Needs in the Hospital Setting.(Report).Bronwyn Hemsley, Susan Balandin, and Leanne Togher. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities 20.3 (June 2008): p.257 (18). From Academic One File.
An article that explains the needs that people with cerebral palsy are intended to get and how to support and communicate with the adults in the hospital with cerebral palsy
Camille, Period 1
http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_gastemperaturemap.aspx
ReplyDeleteThis is a map that shows range of gas prices in the United States. It uses colors as a key to show the highest gas prices in the United States, to the lowest. This can help if I want to compare prices across the U.S.
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/gasprices/FAQ.shtml
This seems to be a very helpful website, there is a column with frequently asked questions, by regular people all of which are very good questions. There are very good maps, and diagrams.
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/why-are-gas-prices-so-high.html
May not be the best website, but definitely covers the topic of “why are gas prices so high.” One mans point of view. This website does not include actual facts.
http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0503-34.htm
Lots of reading, but tells how the war relates to high gas prices. This website talks about President Bush and the war. This is the only website that talks about the war and President.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18615572/
This is a website by msn. This website takes a stand where they realize that the gas prices are high, and that they won’t be down for awhile. It shows you ways to accept the high gas prices, and ways how you can use less gas, and get better mileage.
http://zfacts.com/p/35.html
Really good. Many statistics and facts. This is the only website I found that talks about the history of gas prices. Has a really great diagram comparing gas prices today, to years ago.
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=1062131&page=1
Tells ways that the Government can help lower gas prices.
Notes on sources
ReplyDelete1. Article Title: NAFTA pros and cons. Publication Information: By Kimberly Amadeo, April 24, 2008. http://useconomy.about.com/b/2008/04/24/nafta-pros-and-cons.htm
Some of the advantages include a tripling of trade between the NAFTA signatories from $297 billion in 1993 to $903 billion in 2007. Critics say that the agreement has led to a net loss of 879,000 jobs in the U.S., and a decline in labor protection and degradation of the environment in Mexico. My thoughts about the article is that it has a lot of good information from both sides that are in favor of NAFTA and that oppose it.
2. Article Title: World view analyses. Publication Information: Copyright ©1997 Becca Renk, Becky Jarvis, Josh Guttmacher. http://www.earlham.edu/~pols/17Fall97/nafta/worldview.htm
The general liberal perspective is that they typically are for NAFTA and believe that “NAFTA takes care of individuals and private businesses through promotion of free trade and government deregulations”. “Though large corporations are certainly seeing the benefits of trade deregulations, small and medium sized companies are struggling, with more than 20,000 of them going bankrupt in 1996 alone (Garcia)”. The article also talks about the conservative perspective. Conservatives believe NAFTA is going to affect the entire world negatively.
3. Article Title: Global Trade Watch. Publication Info: www.citizen.org.\ Link: http://www.citizen.org/trade/nafta/\.
This website shows NAFTA opponents, promoters and explains why they are so different on their perspectives. Opponents say that, “launch a race-to-the-bottom in wages, destroy hundreds of thousands of good U.S. jobs, undermine democratic control of domestic policy-making and threaten health, environmental and food safety standards”. Promoters argue that, “including many of the world’s largest corporations - promised it would create hundreds of thousands of new high-wage U.S. jobs, raise living standards in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, improve environmental conditions and transform Mexico from a poor developing country into a booming new market for U.S. exports”. The reason stated that they are so different opinion,” NAFTA was a radical experiment - never before had a merger of three nations with such radically different levels of development been attempted. Plus, until NAFTA, “trade” agreements only dealt with cutting tariffs and lifting quotas to set the terms of trade in goods between countries. But NAFTA contained 900 pages of one-size-fits-all rules to which each nation was required to conform all of its domestic laws - regardless of whether voters and their democratically-elected representatives had previously rejected the very same policies in Congress, state legislatures or city councils.”
4. Article Title: The Effects of NAFTA on Exports, Jobs, and the environment: Myth V.S. Reality. Publication Info: Sarah J. Fitzgerald on August 1, 2001. One myth is that NAFTA diminished U.S. exports and a reality is that NAFTA has led to higher paying jobs.
RYAN VIGLIONE
PERIOD 1