Learning Styles

After I took the first quiz, I knew the answer was wrong because I have known my whole life that I am a visual learner. It told me I was an auditory learner and that is WAY OFF because there are times that I sometimes listen and some times that I do not and I usually like looking at pictures of things to make sure I am thinking the same way I am hearing...if that makes sense?

We are finishing up our project tonight and I am going to start paraphrasing what I am going to say tomorrow for our presentations.

Group Project

We are starting to actually get into the swing of things and starting to work on the website and slideshow. We have been splitting up the work and trying to get pictures and songs put together so that we can divide up the work for certain before we go on Thanksgiving break. We are making progress but we should each have a lot done after the break!

Group Project

• Our group name will be WAAT.
• Purpose: World Against Animal Testing
• Jenna Gaylor, Becca Ehlich, Kait Williams.
• Thesis: Animal testing can be harmful and even fatal to animals and we should begin to use products that do not test on animals.
• Audience: Young Adults
• Modes of Media: We will first make a website, then post a PSA on the site, and finally make an Advertisement that will also be posted on our website. We chose those types on media because our audience is more tech savvy. On the website, we will talk about the different products that do use animal testing and show the consequences of those products. Images, videos, etc. will be used to get our point across.
• We are still trying to devise a plan of splitting up the work properly. Kait is the one that knows how to create websites, but Becca and I will help her with the images and things like that. More to come about how we will split the work up!!

Wolf Hunting Now Legal but Still Controversial

Hunting of the gray wolf used to be illegal but now they have decided to lighten up on the ways that they enforce it. One reason in the article that is talked about is how gray wolves prey on farmer's sheep and that is one of the problems that happens out west where there is much more farmland and wild animals, like the gray wolf, running around. A problem that upset environmental and animal groups is that the federal government decided to take the gray wolf off of the endangered species list, which in turn led to this law to be revoked about hunting them.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/03/wolf.hunt/index.html

International Trade for Animals

The article, “Trade Curbs Sought for Sharks, Corals, and Bluefin Tuna”, was written on October 16, 2009 by Laura MacInnis. This is another article about how the UN is trying to limit international trade on these certain animals. There were about 40 species that have been requested to be looked at for more in depth thought on whether or not they should have international trade restrictions. The problem is that most people could lose jobs if they ban too many of these species for international trade. Losing jobs, losing money.

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE59E4TX20091015

Polar Bear Protection

The article, “US Seeks Tougher Protection for the Polar Bear”, was written on October 16, 2009 by the Associated Press. This article also pertains to my topic of endangered species because it talks about how the government is trying to put a limit on the amount of international trade of bear fur and other parts of the bear. The polar bear was classified as a threatened species just last year. There are also pointers in this article that talk about global warming as a concern for animals’ habitats in the arctic and subarctic regions.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jkFpiWu8Za6HhsuOeIJa6p2GoZYgD9BCBIQO0