Journal #15: Analyzing Arguments

Katie Rossomano(2008, October 29). Sexism in the 'World of Warcraft'. Daily Titan, p. 4.

Katies stated in this article that there is the inequality between male and female from real world to World of Warcraft game online. (par.1) Katies argument that many women play game by using male character because woman characters are obvious set to sexy. (par.7) This is a claim of Cause which appeals to Pathos or emotion with this bias of sexism. Katies also claimed that in the world of warcraft society, people who play female characters are “G.I.R.L.s”( guys in real life).(par 16). This is because of a harassment on this online game. (par.13) However Blizzard, the company that created WoW argue that it is not abide for harassment and sexism (par. 9).

>>Veasna and Laula

Journal #14

Here is the annotated bibliography of my reserch paper.

Internal Control. (2008, October 11). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 20, 2008, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Internal_control&oldid=239860705

This website has a lot of information that helpful for my reserch paper. There is another name of internal control which is business control. This article explains about definition of internal control and component of COSO framework. I realize that efficient internal control can reduce business risk. It’s also help management to prevent and detect about fraud.

Leslie, Jamie

Journal #13: Summary/Paraphrase Practice

U.S. infant mortality ranks lower

The death rate of baby in U.S. is not changing too much since 2000. The death rate was 6.86 per 1,000 live births. It’s almost the same as in 2005 which is 6.89 deaths per 1,000 births in 2000.
In 2004, death rate of baby in U.S. was 29th in the world, which dramatically drop from 1960 that it was 12th. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 9 percent of the death rate came from the increment of baby who born too early and too little weight. This increment is the biggest cause of baby die. Furthermore, other treatment and prenatal steroids help these babies alive.
The gap between baby who born with black women and Cuban-Americans is fluctuate. The death rate baby who born from black women is higher than baby who born from Cuban-Americans 9.21 per 1,000 births. This means that socioeconomic status and health care did not conclude about the gap.

Engel, Mary. (2008, Oct 15). U.S. Infant Mortality Ranks Lower. Los Angeles Times.

http://www.mercurynews.com/politics/ci_10728919

>>Candy

Journal #12: Research topic

Today our composition class learns about the topic question. My topic is “Internal Control” This topic interesting to me. After I learn about internal control in Wigipedia website, I found that it’s about concept of management which most company through out the world use. Good internal control helps company management succeed the goal. There is COSO framework which play important role with internal control. Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) is an organization which major objective is to identify the factors that cause fraudulent financial reporting and to make recommendations to reduce its incidence.I think this topic is related to my major; therefore I want to know it deeply.

Anyway this topic is not easy to me to figure the research questions. I realize that I have to work hard for this topic (T___T). However after I did a research, finally I get my research question. My research question is “ What does COSO framework important to internal control?"

>>Candy, Jupiter<<

Journal #11: Advice

I rarely have too much problem in my life. When I have a problem, I always advise my father. I think because of he is the one who love me most. He listens to me all the time. He usually gives me the best solution and I also follow his suggestion.

However some problem, I needs my friend advice than my father such as my school problem. My best friends is good student, she always has her plan for study each semester. Sometime I cannot handle with my school life; she is the best advisor for me. She knows my weakness and she also suggest me that which class I should attend. I follow her advice all the time. (^______^). I think I might not graduate with high score without her. hahaha

I am a good listener when she has problem too. She always has a problem with her boyfriend. I did not give her much advice of this problem. I thing it is a problem between two people and they have to figure out problem by themselves. She just wants people who listen to her problem therefore she constantly talks to me when she needs someone to listen in her problem.

Saud