Brooklynn's Blog

Have you ever watched any national news stations when they are having discussions with people with different political backgrounds and race about a problem in America? All they do is argue and talk over each other using biased facts, they don't have a progressive conversation. It's really hard to have an intelligent and civil discussion in America because everyone wants to be victim and be offended. Anytime an issue is brought up whether it be race, religion, sexual assault, gun laws, equality, cultural appropriation, etc. instead of Americans actually having a conversation about it they just argue and play the blame game. For example the most frequent debates are about gun laws. Instead of people sitting and having a debate about how to stop people who aren't mentally stable from having a gun they choose to blame others and act like their uneducated. So, we get reactions like "well they need to arm teachers" or the most popular one is "you can't take our...

MLA Style is one of the most commonly used writing and citing method among scholars. It's easy enough to use when it comes to formatting the paper but I always have trouble with using the MLA citation. Since it is changed every few years I often get the versions of the citations mixed up and I write it all out of order. For example when I was doing the MLA citations for my essay instead of putting the authors/publishers first I put them at the end instead and so now it's wrong.

Imagine yourself sitting down in your math class getting ready for this big test. You read all of your formulas and looked over the problems that you did in class. You get your test and then BOOM you don't remember anything. How can you prevent this? You have to actually practice. According to Paul Dawkins, a math professor at Lamar University, " You cannot learn mathematics by just going to class and watching the instructor lecture and work problems.  In order to learn mathematics you must be actively involved in the learning process.  You’ve got to attend class and pay attention while in class.  You’ve got to take a good set of notes.  You’ve got to work homework problems, even if the instructor doesn’t assign any.  You’ve got to study on a regular schedule, not just the night before exams.  In other words you need to be involved in the learning process."(Dawkins) This is a true statement since I've had the opportunity to test it myself on my last math ...

For me personally, I would devote 10,000 hours into Painting/Drawing. Even though I don't want to paint or draw as a profession I do enjoy doing it during my down time. It always brought me a sense of reassurance when I got done drawing something and I could step back and say with confidence that 'I did this.' Drawing is far from easy though, you have to learn the anatomy of both human and animals, color theory, space, line, shadows, and so much more. So in order to achieve this I must learn and devote my 10,000 hours to all of those elements I just mentioned but it would be totally worth it. As a result I'd be able to make the most beautiful and unique art in my very own art style that I could sell to a gallery or just keep for myself. Maybe I'll be famous for my art years after I die like Picasso.

Writing an academic document with the audience being your teacher can be quite frustrating but also easy. It's easy because you know your audience and what they would like to see and hear. First you have to go find articles, blogs, or essays written by people on the same educational platform as your professor. Like our own professor once said "I'm not going to be convinced if you give me information from someone lower than me-" or it was something like that. The frustrating part is finding these resources and then analyzing their credibility. Just because they claim they are a teacher doesn't mean that it's true. If they are and they use outside sources it's also your responsibility to see if that source is credible.

Is CloudTweaks a credible blog? Lets find out! Cloud Tweaks has all kinds of materials on it about cloud computing made or redistributed by professionals of that industry. On it's Contributors page it states that " C loudTweaks provides thought leaders and influences  around the world with an opportunity to contribute articles on our site. Our focus remains firm on raising and spreading awareness of the many benefits that cloud computing has to offer" This means that I am getting information from not only certified Americans in the industry but I'd be getting info from people certified in the industry from all around the world. This means different software companies, different views, and ideas for cloud computing.  "Okay that's great but are your sources reliable and credible?"  Yes, yes they are,  I recently read one of the articles on the site about online migration tool and it was written by a woman named   Katie Cullen Montgomerie who works for Foo...

When you think of a question like this what comes to mind? Is it your parents, pets, friends, your cellphone, or is it something a little more sentimental? To me, when I think of this question there is one thing I could possibly say: Self-Validation. Oh, I know what you’re thinking 'she is just insecure,' or 'she is being a snowflake' but I assure you that I am not. When I say self-validation I’m not referring to people's thoughts of me or trying to fit in or be different. I mean by the validation in the things that I do and how I can make an impact of my personal surroundings. Let's take me going to college as an example. I do not live in a suburban neighborhood with white picket fences, I live in Macon with a new body bag at the corner of my street once or twice a week. The fact that I know that I’m going to college to achieve a higher life style and to take better care of myself and my family so that we can get out of Macon and into the white picket fences ...

Cloud Tweaks   is blog focused on the cloud community in Information Technology. This blog has almost every bit of information any I.T student going into networking could need. They have tech resources, tech training, cloud comics, events, and so much more. I've also noticed that on every different tab I clicked on, the sidebar would give me a list of different resources per topic. From this blog I hope to improve my knowledge on cloud computing and come to a better understanding on whether or not I would even want to venture further into networking or change my major. If not, this blog well get me more familiarized with the subject to the point that I could be able to hold conversation about cloud computing with someone in the I.T department and know what i'm talking about. Who knows, maybe it'll even get me ahead in my classes by even just a little bit.